''RockCrown'' is the third studio album by

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. It was released on June 3, 1997 on

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. The album peaked at number 75 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on June 21, 1997. The album's ''

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''-charting singles were "Lucky" (number 19 on

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and number 35 on

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) and the title track (number 17 on Mainstream Rock Tracks). Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Seven Mary Three/ref>

Critical reception

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criticized the band's musicianship for still being "a horrid cross between

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," and felt their ambition to emulate the sociopolitical issues found in

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's best material was undone by their lackluster guitar work, concluding that "There are a couple of glimpses that the band could develop their own voice on ''Rock Crown'', but the album in general finds Seven Mary Three floundering." Rob O'Connor from ''

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'' said the band are at their best on the album's more subdued cuts like "Make Up Your Mind" and "I Could Be Wrong" than the "overblown seriousness" found on "People Like New" and "Times Like These", saying "there might be a place for them somewhere other than a Vegas Grunge Revival in the year 2020."

Track listing

*Two additional songs ("The New Blues" and "A Little Hard, A Little Late") are listed in a picture of an album setlist, but are not included on the album.

Album credits

* Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Jason Pollock – lead guitar, backing vocals * Casey Daniel – bass * Giti Khalsa – drums

Production

*Producers: Tom Morris, Jason Pollock, and Jason Ross *Engineering: Tom Morris and Brian Benscoter *Mixing: Tom Morris *Mastering: Mike Fuller and Tom Morris *Art Direction: Lane Wurster and Seven Mary Three *Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth *Photography: Danny Clinch

References

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