The Number 12 Looks Like You – Put on Your Rosy Red Glasses – Review

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Put on Your Rosy Red Glasses (ECA)
by Scott Hefflon

While I hate spazzcore with a passion cuz it’s random and ya can’t walk down the street blasting it without tripping, The Number 12 Looks Like You‘s tantrums annoy me a whole lot less than the other “aren’t we arty?” douchebags. There’s grind and blast and skronk mixed in with the wankery, and most elements are done well, even if many of the songs themselves are as enjoyable as listening to your CD player skipping for 30 minutes.

To me, I simply don’t get why a band who can obviously play and write memorable “real” music would want to throw it out the window by forcing fans to endure the spastic bowel movements of the other half of the CD. Just seems mean, not to mention random spazz is as easy as farting, but writing a complex, multi-layered epic takes work and skill. Why get lumped in with “those shitty bands” when ya got the goods to LEAD the pack?
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