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Galactic Conquest is the second full-length album by the Christian pop punk band Eleventyseven. The album was released on September 4, 2007, through Flicker Records.

Galactic Conquest
Studio album by Eleventyseven
Released	September 4, 2007
Genre	Pop punk, power pop, electropunk
Length	35:40
Label	Flicker
Producer	Ian Eskelin
Eleventyseven chronology
And the Land of Fake Believe (2006) Galactic Conquest (2007) Adventures in Eville (2009)
Alternative cover
Japan edition album cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
CCMCentral	(Favorable)[3]
Indie Vision Music	[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[5]
New Release Tuesday	[6]
Today's Christian Music	(Not favorable)[7]

In December, 2017, ten years after release, a limited edition vinyl pressing and release of Galactic Conquest occurred.[8]

Critical reception

The album received a wide variety of reviews ranging from positive to very negative.

New Release Tuesday praised the album saying "Overall, a must-have for anybody looking for original Christian music. The style is great and Eleventyseven have really found their niche. I mean, nobody else does it, and they do it perfectly. I would love to see the style throughout their next album, but this is one of my favorites for the year."[6] Kevan Breitinger of CCMCentral optimistically stated "The punk pop genre has been known, let’s face it, to lend itself to sophomoric behavior, repetitive beats, and a notable lack of imagination. But Eleventyseven’s sophomore release, Galactic Conquest, is decidedly un-sophomoric....Eleventyseven wrings as much out of it as anyone else in the mix, often a bit more. Galactic Conquest goes a long way in bringing soul to the genre."[3]

On the flipside, Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout said, "It's kind of sad nowadays that artists will put out music without much effort, knowing that there are kids out there who will buy it. I guess Eleventyseven is an amazing alternative to the filth and garbage that kids are listening to in the mainstream, like Soulja Boy or Nickelback, so I must give them props for that. And if it's what kids like, then Eleventyseven is doing a good job of keeping them entertained. But for those of us wanting some pop/punk with depth and maturity, steer clear of this, and go with FM Static or Run Kid Run. You'll most likely be more satisfied with them."[5] Finally, Andy Argyrakis of Today's Christian Music negatively stated, "The group's sugar-coated sounds and watered-down lyrics lack the full-fledged punch needed to fully land on any level....And while the project has a few more glimpses of saccharine satisfaction (thanks in part to producer Ian Eskelin of All Star United fame), Eleventyseven still has plenty of room to develop before a Galactic Conquest is even remotely possible."[7]

Singles

The song "Love In Your Arms" was released as the band's first single for this record, making it as high as the No. 6 spot in ChristianRock.Net's weekly Top 30.[9] The second song "It's Beautiful" also hit the Top 15, charting at No. 13 on the October 6, 2007 R&R chart.[10]

Track listing

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak positions
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums[11]	40

Music videos

• Love In Your Arms (and Initiation Sequence) on YouTube (opening intro to the video contains the song "Happiness" in the background)

Notes

• The song "Conan" is a tribute to late-night talk show host, Conan O'Brien.[5] Within the first line of the song, Max Weinberg is also mentioned.
• "Program Terminated" (the final track on the basic album track listing) has a hidden track, after a short silence, entitled "The Starship Unicorn". The song was released later as a separate track on the iTunes version of the album.[12]
• The Japanese edition of the album also comes with the music videos to the band's songs "Myspace" and "Love In Your Arms".
• In the music video for "Love in Your Arms", the band Flatfoot 56 cameo as the bullies that beat up the band at the beginning and end of the video.[13]

References

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