The Paper- May 1986
MIX MASTER
"Midnight Records is not your average record store. With probably the
best selection of 50s and 60s rock and roll, it also claims to have the
most exhaustive selection of independent labels and imports. As well as
cataloguing the 100,000 or so records they have on hand (send $1 to PO Box
390, NY 10011), they have moved into the creative end of the business. A
compitlation album of 10 of their new bands, 'Hanging Out At Midnight',
includes songs by New York bands: The Tryfles, The Wind, and Woofing Cookies.
255 W. 23rd St. 675-2768." ....
MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #15
VARIOUS POP-PUNK AND FOLK ROCK BANDS WITH NEO-60'S FLAIR. THE BULK ARE 50/50
BUT THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE STANDOUTS, COMING FROM THE MIGHTY MOFOS(FORMERLY
THE HYPSTERZ), THE WIND, AND THE CAVEMEN..Rockpool - July 1, 1986
LUCKY 7 - Lucky 7!-
"Talk about your American music! Country rockabilly with an accordian
is sort of in the ballpark; to complete the recipe, throw in a dash of square
dance and a pinch of spaghetti western. Lucky 7 have put together an appealing
package here -- these engaging songs will quickly have you snapping your
fingers and tapping your toes. This band would be ideal for any pool hall,
school dance or beach party, and the record should work equally well on
college radio or a coffee shop jukebox. At first, comparisons to dozens
of other acts spring to mind -- everyone from the obvious rockabilly/country/tex-mex
types to Loggins & Messina and Wall of Voodoo. But Lucky 7 combines
so many varied influences so adroitly, it becomes more impressive than derivative.
My favorite cuts are 'Cajun Man' and 'Downtown Saturday Night,' but be sure
to check out the whole album."......Wendy Blatt
The Bob- #24, September/October 1985
LUCKY 7- Lucky 7!
...Lucky 7 on this mini LP also draw upon Cajun, Western Swing and Latino
Rock sources to create an appealing sound that has real life to it. A rock
record of this sort should never sound like merely a piece of vinyl and
the production by Bob Belfieore and the band gives this the immediacy...
Lucky 7 pull it off. They neither update nor imitate. They just play their
music, the best of which ("Cajun Man," "Rosalie," Chuck
Berry's "You Never Can Tell," and the atmospheric insturmental,"Bandito")
features ex-Mink DeVille keyboardist Kenny Margolis on accordian. Lucky
7 is a good record..." ...Bruce McClelland
U.S. Rock# 65, 1985 Circulation: 25,000
LUCKY 7 - Lucky 7!
"...these particular cats can rock 'n' roll with a certain panache
("Downtown Saturday Night" would make a great Dave Edmunds cover,
and "Rosalie hops along just fine")...." .....Jim Testa
Boston Globe- July 11, 1985
LUCKY 7 - Lucky 7!
"....A lively selection of original rockabilly tunes featuring the
Cajun accordian of Kenny Margolis, who used to be with Mink DeVille..."
New Music Report - June 28, 1985 (photo)
LUCKY 7- Lucky 7!
"Lucky 7 were bred in the city but they're bayou at heart. A quartet
featuring former members of Mink Deville and the Rockats, Luck 7 spice their
4/4 R & R with heady dosed of accordion, barroom piano, loose-handed
guitar and other cajun fare. Theough they can't claim roots as true as the
Neville Brothers or say, Los Lobos...the music is no less enjoyable; their
"Rootslessness"; even lets them take more liberties than a traditional
band could, as they swing from an accordionized cover of Chuck Berry's gen
"You Never Can Tell" to a pumped-up western instrumental "Bandito."
Other highlights are the free-spirited rocker "Rosalie" and the
swampy shuffle of "Makin'A Mess." Odds are in their favor that
Lucky 7 will make a killing on progressive radio."
Aquarian Arts Weekly- October 16, 1985
LUCKY 7- Lucky 7!
"All this is good time rock and roll. That's all it needs to be. Drink
it up."
Vox Pop
LUCKY 7- Lucky 7!
I'd heard this was going to be a good record, but I was not the least bit
ready for the strength of the material on Lucky 7. Here's a four-piece band
(with ex-members of the Rockats and BMT's) that understands that it's spirit
and not pose that makes rockabilly boogie. But this seven-song mini-LP is
more than that. You know that feeling on a hot summer night when you've
washed up after work, the top's down, the weather is perfect and you're
on your way to Love Street? This is what you play on the tape deck. From
the basic rock of 'Downtown Saturday Night' to the voodoo rockabilly of
'Makin' a Mess,' this record combines a variety of disparate styles that
meld nicely in the deft hands of the band members. 'Bandito' is a Tex-Mex
cajun stomp, and 'Cajun Man,' the records' highlight, is a wild, loose foray
into zydeco. And there's even a cover of Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell.'
There are doses of Creedence, Los Lobos and Cramps here, but Lucky 7 has
a sound all its own. And it doesn't hurt that Midnight Records recently
struck up a deal in France for its pressings - quality packaging is the
result. The listeners are the 'lucky' ones.".....Dave Perry
Sounds (UK) 9/14/85
LUCKY 7 - Lucky 7!
"Lucky 7 includes Mink DeVille's keyboard player in their ranks. This
down home cajun/rock'n'roll crossover is commonplace these days and addicts
of the genre will not be disappointed. The inclusion of 'You Never Can Tell'
suckered me."
Sound Choice #4, Spring 1986
"This four-piece band delivers a loose rockabilly sound. Fluid bass
lines and nimble guitar work drive raw, enthusiastic performances that usually
make up for their lack of great material. However, when accordionist Kenny
Margolis injects New Orleans zydeco music, as in "Rosalie,", 'Cajun
Man,', and an inspired remake of Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell,' Lucky
7's music enters another dimension: the rockabilly stylization is infused
with genuine feeling, and the richer cultural mix shows a band with imagination
and depth." - John Grooms
New York Times- February 7, 1986
"...A grittier taste of New Orleans will be heard at Kenny's Castaways,
153 Bleecker St., where the band Lucky 7 - whose 1985 EP on Midnight Records
is a stomping hybrid of garage-rock and cajun dance tunes, complete with
accordion - will hold forth tonight and tomorrow..." Jon Pareles
Hartbeat (German Magazine) April 1986
"Cajun & Roll, with the stressing on the latter! Tough and swinging
... great for a change! The 7-track starts with a 'Train Kept a Rolling'
soundalike ('Downtown Saturday Night') before that crazy accordian sets
in on 'Rosalie' ... and the boys let it swing and swerve, rock and roll
to maximum results. They got the punch (the drums) and they got the power
chords (Gretsch axe) and they got the country swing (accordian), too. A
real goodie, that is, fiery and swerving like a thunderbird at the 24 hours
of Daytona. Live this band should be monstrous cause if you add the certain
electric power, it must be! And if you consider tracks like 'Bandito' then
it's obvious, the Lucky Seven can combine power with charm, perhaps the
perfection of the sound the 1982 Dave Edmunds was aiming at. This 7-track
contains 6 originals written by a certain Zydebop plus Chuck's 'You Never
Can Tell'. the Lucky Seven prove to be experienced musicians: Barry Ryan
(gtr,voc) has played for the Rockats on all their three albums, Kenny Margolis
(accordian, piano, vocals) has been Mink De Ville's keyboarder since 78
and also played with Little Bob Story, Ronnie Spector, and David Lee Byron
(ooops?), Kevin Shaw (bass, vocals) and Vinni Matland (drums) are best-known
for being the rhythm section of the BMT's. Now they are going to conquer
the world together and their debut LP is a great thing to start with."
...Hans Jurgen Klitsch