Known for melodic, moody songs, they combined introspective lyrics and vocals with an experimental use of guitars and a more "classic rock"-style rhythm section.
[citation needed] Seven Percent Solution recorded two full-length CDs and various cassette tapes and singles.
[1] The band developed a loyal following through college radio and praise from magazines such as Rolling Stone, Magnet, Option, CMJ, and Pop Culture Press.
From 1996 through 1998 Satellites received praise from a wide range of publications, most notably from Rolling Stone, with a review by the well-known rock historian David Fricke.
In an attempt to finish the CD without a drummer the band sifted through the recordings of songs that were most complete and noticed a similarity.
The cover art included wood engravings from a 1545 series titled The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein.
A limited hand numbered gatefold paperboard edition was also released on Lone Starfighter Records.
Originally by the German band Can In the music press Gabriel's Waltz received outstanding reviews but not in the same measure as their first CD.
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows, Can - Oh Yeah, Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine, Opal - Super Nova, Nina Simone - Lilac Wine, Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley - Lover, Radiohead - Palo Alto,You and Whose Army, Massive Attack - Angel, Portishead - Over, Van Morrison - Sweet Thing, Stereolab - Metronomic Underground, The Cure - Like Cockatoos, The Monkees - Porpoise Song, Loop - Be Here Now[11] The band became known for its extensive and creative use of a guitar effects device called the Ebow.
[13] They also formed a new band HeadShy that includes past Seven Percent Solution members Reese Beeman, James Adkisson, and Mike Sherrill and with the addition of Lisa Lipkin and Wayne Duncan.