Seven Day Jesus
Encyclopedia
Seven Day Jesus was a Christian rock
band formed in Huntington, West Virginia
in 1994
. The group disbanded in 1998
, but they reunited for one concert in 2004
.
Brian McSweeney, rhythm
guitarist
Chris Beaty
, bassist
Wes Simpkins, and drummer
Matt Sumpter. They began as a cover band
, but soon began writing their own music
.
Looking to break-out, the band released several albums, before being signed by 5 Minute Walk
, an indie label in California
. After releasing the critically acclaimed album (Hunger) in 1996
, they were signed to Forefront
. In 1998
, after a change in line-up, they released their eponymous album
and changed their style significantly. The album spawned several hits, but the band quit recording soon after. The song, "Butterfly" was nominated for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the 1999 Dove Music Awards, but lost to Jennifer Knapp's "UNDO ME" from the Gotee Records release "Kansas."
They did reunite in 2004
, however, and played at Bleach's final live
performance. The band released a live album soon after. There is no further news as to the future of the band. The album
features two sets of songs from live performances in 1996 and 1998. McSweeney and Sumpter now play in the rock band Matthew. Chris Beaty joined The O.C. Supertones
in 2003 and played with them until they disbanded in 2005. He is currently a guitar technician for the rock band Switchfoot
. Fox is now playing guitar in the rock band The Red Velvet and runs Huntington's Broadmoor Recording Studio. McSweeney toured with the Christian rock
band Audio Adrenaline
for their final shows.
In 2009, McSweeney appeared on the Relient K record Forget and Not Slow Down
. He was featured on the song Therapy.
Singles
Compilations
Other
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band formed in Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...
in 1994
1994 in music
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. The group disbanded in 1998
1998 in music
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, but they reunited for one concert in 2004
2004 in music
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.
Band history
Seven Day Jesus was formed by childhood friends, singer and guitaristGuitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Brian McSweeney, rhythm
Rhythm
Rhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Chris Beaty
Chris Beaty
Christopher Beaty is a former bassist for the Christian Punk Ska band, The O.C. Supertones.Prior to his service in the Supertones, Beaty also performed rhythm guitar duties for the band, Seven Day Jesus from 1994 to 1998 when the band split...
, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Wes Simpkins, and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Matt Sumpter. They began as a cover band
Cover band
A cover band , is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band. A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is...
, but soon began writing their own music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
.
Looking to break-out, the band released several albums, before being signed by 5 Minute Walk
5 Minute Walk
5 Minute Walk is an independent record label founded by Frank Tate in April, 1995. Their operations were based in Concord, California in the back offices of "The Screem", a live alternate music club operated by Tate. They only carried Christian bandsDryve: Yeah, that was like the first thing...
, an indie label in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. After releasing the critically acclaimed album (Hunger) in 1996
1996 in music
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, they were signed to Forefront
ForeFront Records
ForeFront Records is a Christian Music record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from current owners Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo and is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group.In 1998, ForeFront released a 2-CD...
. In 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
, after a change in line-up, they released their eponymous album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
and changed their style significantly. The album spawned several hits, but the band quit recording soon after. The song, "Butterfly" was nominated for Rock Recorded Song of the Year at the 1999 Dove Music Awards, but lost to Jennifer Knapp's "UNDO ME" from the Gotee Records release "Kansas."
They did reunite in 2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
, however, and played at Bleach's final live
Live Music
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performance. The band released a live album soon after. There is no further news as to the future of the band. The album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
features two sets of songs from live performances in 1996 and 1998. McSweeney and Sumpter now play in the rock band Matthew. Chris Beaty joined The O.C. Supertones
The O.C. Supertones
The Orange County Supertones is a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records before becoming an independent band for its final tour...
in 2003 and played with them until they disbanded in 2005. He is currently a guitar technician for the rock band Switchfoot
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...
. Fox is now playing guitar in the rock band The Red Velvet and runs Huntington's Broadmoor Recording Studio. McSweeney toured with the Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline was a Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. During the band's 17-year existence, they were awarded two Grammy awards, multiple Dove Awards and they released 17 number one singles. They were regular performers at the...
for their final shows.
In 2009, McSweeney appeared on the Relient K record Forget and Not Slow Down
Forget and Not Slow Down
Forget and Not Slow Down is the sixth full-length studio album by American rock band Relient K, released on October 6, 2009. It is the band's first album since the departure of longtime drummer Dave Douglas at the end of 2007. Ethan Luck was his replacement as the drummer for the band. The album is...
. He was featured on the song Therapy.
Band members
- Brian McSweeney - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, lead guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Chris BeatyChris BeatyChristopher Beaty is a former bassist for the Christian Punk Ska band, The O.C. Supertones.Prior to his service in the Supertones, Beaty also performed rhythm guitar duties for the band, Seven Day Jesus from 1994 to 1998 when the band split...
- rhythmRhythmRhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Russ Fox - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Kevin Adkins - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Wes Simpkins – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1994–1997) - Matt Sumpter – drumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
(1994–1997)
Discography
- 1994: Sustenance
- 1996: The HungerThe Hunger (Seven Day Jesus album)The Hunger is the first album of the band Seven Day Jesus. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:All songs written by Brian McSweeney, except where noted.# "A Time to Heal" - 3:35# "Strength" - 3:46# "Flybye" - 5:02# "Forgive Me" - 4:45...
- 1997: Seven Day JesusSeven Day Jesus (album)Seven Day Jesus is the debut album of the band of the same name. It was released in 1998 by ForeFront Records.-Track listing:All songs written by Brian McSweeney, except where noted.# "Down With The Ship" - 3:01# "Always Comes Around" - 3:59...
- 2004: Seven Day Jesus Live
Singles
- "Always Comes Around"
- "O Holy Night" - Happy Christmas: A BEC Holiday Collection (1998)
Compilations
- "George" (From Sustenance) appears on "Hi! Here Is Our Alternative Compilation"
- "Big House" Audio Adrenaline cover appears on Forefront Records' "Ten: The Birthday Album" (1998)
- "Butterfly" appears on Forefront Records' "Seltzer 2" (1998)
Other
- "Always Comes Around," "Butterfly," and "Down With The Ship" from the self-titled album appear on the video game Original Dance PraiseOriginal Dance PraiseDance Praise is a Christian dance video game developed and published by Digital Praise.-Development:...
by Digital Praise, Inc (2005)
External links
- Seven Day Jesus at Jesus Freak HideoutJesus Freak HideoutJesus Freak Hideout is a Christian music website. The website specializes in reviewing, previewing, and selling Christian albums. The website is known for its album reviews, independent music, artist interviews, concert dates and ministry through devotionals and prayer...