The Crew is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band 7 Seconds, released in 1984 by BYO Records. The original LP was released with 18 tracks, and later re-released on compact disc with six live bonus tracks.
In retrospective reviews, The Austin Chronicle called the album a "stone classic," writing that "precious few third wave punk-hardcore outfits have aged as stoically â or as relevantly â as vox/guitar sibling duo Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth." Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that the band's sound "is distilled ... to a steady grind of too-pah beats and blender-like three-chord sounds, but itâÂÂs the combination of this minimalism and Kevin SecondsâÂÂs voice â passionate, melodic, hopeful â that makes you believe everything he says." LA Weekly placed The Crew at No. 3 on its list of the top twenty hardcore albums in history, writing that "7 Seconds wrote the book on positive hardcore and that book is called The Crew."
All songs written by Kevin Seconds, except for where noted.