GO METRIC - THE 7-10 SPLITS "FROM THE TALL CORN COUNTRY" EP
Throughout the early 90's The Wrench were one of my favorite bands. Criminally overlooked, underappreciated and even under recorded (but
one CD and one EP), The Wrench were smart, fast, fun, and yeah, often drunk, but that only added to the other elements. Soon after their
breakup in '95 or '96, I heard that Timo, the band's main songwriter, had a tape of new songs. And for five years that's as far as it got,
I heard of the songs but never heard them. Then out of nowhere spring The 7-10 Splits (in which Timo is backed by Tim and Scary from Scary
Chicken, making for a Buffalo supergroup). This doesn't quite fill the void left behind by the Wrench but it comes pretty close. Three of the
four cuts are fuckin' brilliant. My favorite being the tongue in cheek "Jesus Got a Hammer" ("When your number comes up, that hammer comes down").
Even my wife who hates 99.5% of all punk rock finds "Yard Sale" stuck in her head (and enjoys it!). And for those who don't know any of the
Wrench, and have stuck around this long, here is the cliffs notes version: A most welcome return from a great writer, think Descendants crossed
with the Young Fresh Fellows... and cross your fingers for a full length.
WSUM - THE 7-10 SPLITS "FROM THE TALL CORN COUNTRY" EP
Goofy punk rock from Milwaukee. "I Love Your Mom" is an instant classic.
BLANKGENERATION.COM - THE 7-10 SPLITS "FROM THE TALL CORN COUNTRY" EP
Ramonesy pop punk. Goofy tunes that the Borisites will dig. The song "Jesus Got A Hammer" is pretty catchy. But the coolest thing about these derelicts is that
they seem to really dig bowling – a greatly overlooked sport. Yeah, Yeah!
FLIPSIDE - THE 7-10 SPLITS "FROM THE TALL CORN COUNTRY" EP
Punk rock with oddball lyrics and wacky harmonies. There are two songs on each side. I thought they might be proponents of a new genre
- "bowling rock" but, there is only one song that relates to the heavy ball sport: "Up Your Alley." The other three tunes, "Yard Sale,"
"Jesus Got A Hammer," and "I Love Your Mom" are humorous and/or absurd spasms of semi-hardcore LUNACY.
FLIPSIDE - THE 7-10 SPLITS "FROM THE TALL CORN COUNTRY" EP
First look at the back cover and I thought "looks like a bunch of drunk losers from the midwest and an Amish fellow." Turns out they're from
my home state of Wisconsin, so rack up some serious bonus points. Sounds like a bunch of drunk losers from the midwest! (Don't know about the
Amish fellow, tho) playing basic as it gets, catchy, poorly recorded (but in a good way) drunk punk rock that isn't quite as gritty as some of
the past releases on this label. (Not sure how you get much grittier than The Blowtops.) "Up Your Alley" is one of the more amusing songs I have
heard lately. Big Neck has put out a bunch of great singles over the past few years (Primate 5, The Blacks, The Blowtops, The Baseball Furies,
etc....) and from the sounds of this and the looks of their upcoming release schedule, it doesn't look like they're lettin' up any time soon.
CYCLOPS ZINE - THE 7-10 SPLITS "FROM THE TALL CORN COUNTRY" EP
The 7-10 Splits are another cool band on Big Neck Records. They play silly, catchy rock 'n roll songs. I don't know if it's the singer's voice or the goofy lyrics,
probably both, but they remind of the Dead Milkmen. The first song on this four song ep is "Yard Sale." It's a punk rocker about having a yard sale. Yes I said the
songs were silly. "Jesus Got A Hammer" is a song about how brief our time here on earth is (yeah, yeah). It even has a guitar solo. The first song on the b-side, "I
Love Your Mom", reminds me of a guy from High School. His name was Tim Harrison and he was always claiming to sleep with some older woman. First it was the hot
english teacher, then the lunch lady, etc. The lead singer says "Don't be so sad, I'll let you call me dad." Oh, the memories. "Up Your Alley" finishes up the 7"
with their theme song of sorts. It's a little ditty where they sing "7-10 Splints" a bunch. They may be silly but these guys can play. All the songs are tight two
minute punk rockers. I like it. The 7-10 Splits bring some rockin' relief to all the punk rock angst in the world today.
GO METRIC - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
Me: I’ve listened to this disc half a dozen times, nearly all of the songs are great, but I don’t know what to say.
Kasiser, my dog: (Walks over, puts his head on my knee, wags his tail and looks up.
Me: You’re right, I shouldn’t get caught up in trying to explain that the 7-10 Splits simply rock out and indulge in the kind of ironic, pre-Reality Bites humor that got my friends and I through High School.
Kaiser: (Barks)
Me: Absolutely, Yard Sale is a goof punk classic in the making. Someone doesn’t have to like hard rock or metal to dig songs like “Permanent Record” or “Prettiest Girl In The USA” because it’s the humor that ties it altogether.
Kaiser: (Walks away, starts chewing on a tennis ball)
Me: Yeah, why muck up a good thing with too much thinking. It’s a new record from Timo(ex Wrench) and Tim and Scary(ex Scary Chicken) That’s good enough for me.
TONY SUICIDE - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
Woh ! Those guys are DUMB ! I hope that they do it on purpose cuz if they are like this in real life, they are dumb mofos ! But, punk rock is suppose to be dumb ! Or else, it would be called post-punk or art punk or new wave...like Radar Secret Service or A-Frames...or DEVO ! They must have been educated guys, they had glasses ! I really like the records ! The song are really catchy, great good punk rock ala Ramones mixes with dumb punk rock, a harder version of the Dead Milkmen maybe ? It made me think a bit of NOFX too...but, a trashier lo-fier version of NOFX ! I just LUV the song I love your mom ! It happens that, where I work, there is this girl, who got a totally hot mom that I?m hitting on ALL THE TIME !! And I think she’s kinda of digging me too cuz she always come talking to me when she’s making her
groceries ! I should write a column about it ! And they are right ! Nothing make me happier than a crappier person than me ! Those guys are bright in fact !!
GARBAGE DUMP FANZINE - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
This New York band doesn't play what I'm used to listen from BIG NECK, but are a mean pop-punk band. Their sound is big with raw guitars which reminded me a lot of early SCREECHING WEASEL and THE NOBODYS, straight melodic three-chord guitar stompers using a slightly out-of-tone, bratty voice ... the whole thing is more appealing to me this way. The songs may seem heard a million times before, but I assure you you won't be putting this CD back in his case after a couple listens because it's really catchy as hell. They throw in a lot of rockin' frenzy and some lounge and metal parts also, and the lyrics are funny and arrogant enough to make me wanna listen more and more. I am surprised because I am not really into this kind of music at this time, but i really enjoyed the 7-10 SPLITS brand of pop-punkin' songs.
SAVAGE MAGAZINE - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
I was laughing to their "I Love Your Mom" 7" (included here too) on Big Neck a few years ago and some of that humor continues on this CD but it’s also kinda annoying. They play funny garagepunk and sounds like what punkrock sounded like in the mid-90’s but it also sounds a little to hardrocki-ish at times for my tastes. Some songs are okay. It reminds me a lot of Gaunt actually.. And that’s not all bad..
SMASHING TRANSISTORS - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
All the songs have a nice switch/ variety. Reminds me of Dead Milkmen meets Meatmen. Late 80's punk style with a thrift shop rock sound and some acoustic,mellow and jazzish instrumental's too.
AMP - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
One of the best bowling punk records to come out in the last couple of months. Galloping punk rock with snotty, tongue-firmly-in-cheek lyrics. A solid fuck you of a record, every song blasts out of your speakers and all are precise and to the point. Tracks like “Let’s go Somewhere Else” and “I Love Your Mom” are instant favorites.
ROCKTOBER - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
Bowled me over with pure rock n roll stoopidity. Good bowling alleys have serious bars and a lot of crashes and yelling, and this record would sound great if you were drunk and there was a lot of loud noises around you.
TRASH COMPACTOR - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
Loud'n'stupid, bold'n'brazen ramonesy goof-punk that's probably too rough sounding for labels like Lookout Records so thanks to the good folks at Big Neck for releasing this, the 7-10 Splits debut album. If you, like me, need a break from all the angst-ridden garage-bluespunk combos that keep flooding in from God knows where, then "Yard Sale" should be right up your alley. Funny and often obnoxious lyrics and a healthy juvenile sense of humor make these 16 beer-soaked pogo stompers the perfect soundtrack for every 22-year old middle-class high school dropout's backyard party, and if you, like me, are a tad older than that, they'll wash away the wistful memories of your lost youth instantly and make you want to drive around the inner city in your wreck of a car while blasting "Lets Go Somewhere Else", "I Love Your Mom" and "So Fucking What" at top volume with your raised middle finger sticking out of the window. I just wish it wasn't so damn cold outside. Whatever, "Yard Sale" certainly won't make rock history but it'll give you a great time, and that's exactly what punk rock should be all about, right? Right.
MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL - THE 7-10 SPLITS "YARD SALE" CD
The 7-10 Splits play better rock meets Screeching Weasel, than I bowl. I do bowl like crap though. This CD is not crap though and isn't a bad listen.
