AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine criticized the band's musicianship for still being "a horrid cross between Pearl Jam and Grand Funk Railroad," and felt their ambition to emulate the sociopolitical issues found in Bruce Springsteen'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."[3] Rob O'Connor from Rolling Stone 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."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Seven Mary Three
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Lucky"
3:57
2.
"RockCrown"
2:45
3.
"Needle Can't Burn (What The Needle Can't Find)"
2:22
4.
"Honey of Generation"
3:55
5.
"Home Stretch"
3:01
6.
"People Like New"
3:59
7.
"Make Up Your Mind"
2:31
8.
"Gone Away"
2:11
9.
"Times Like These"
4:33
10.
"I Could Be Wrong"
3:46
11.
"What Angry Blue?"
3:31
12.
"Houdini's Angels"
3:28
13.
"This Evening's Great Excuse"
4:12
14.
"Player Piano"
2:19
15.
"Oven"
6:04
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
