This is the Way Love Was

Description

This is the Way Love Was is a compilation album by the American rock band The Seventy Sevens, independently released on Lo-Fidelity Records in April 2012 as a part of the 3CD super-deluxe version of the Sticks and Stones 2012-reissue. Features relevant live cuts and additional demos.

…the album has been completely remastered, and it sounds remarkable. I’ve heard Sticks and Stones probably 75 times, and I’ve never heard it as clear and bright as this. And it’s been augmented with two whole discs of never-released bonus material – mostly live tracks, but some interesting demos and unearthed tunes too. The second disc, entitled This Is the Way Love Was, has the highlights: demos of three songs we’ve never heard before, including the fun «Problem Girl» and the absolutely stunning «Cross the City Sky». (Man, I wish they’d recorded this for real.)

The Sevens really know how to stretch out live, and the second disc has plenty of evidence. My favorite is a 10-minute take on the crawling «Pearls Before Swine» that dips into Dick Dale’s «Misirlou». You also get extended runs through «Bottom Line» and the tremendous «You Don’t Scare Me», and two versions of «This Is the Way Love Is», one of which runs to about 14 minutes.

The third disc, Seeds and Stems, is only available with the super-deluxe version of the re-release, but it’s worth it, especially if you’re a longtime fan… [Andre Salles, tm3am.com, 3/28/12]

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CD tracklist:

01. Do It For Love (Live) – 4:58
02. Nowhere Else (Live) – 4:35
03. Problem Girl (Demo) – 3:24
04. Cross The City Sky (Demo) – 4:42
05. Walk Through The Door (Demo) – 2:57
06. This Is The Way Love Is (Live) – 7:20
07. The Days To Come (Live) – 5:30
08. Pearls Before Swine (Live) – 10:25
09. Bottom Line (Live) – 9:35
10. You Don’t Scare Me (Live) – 10:08
11. This Is The Way Love Is (Live/Encore) – 13:57