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Local H - 12 Angry Months Audio CD

A fair review of the Local H "12 Angry Months" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Local H reviews here, or go back to the Local H tabs.

Local H Band: Local H
Title: 12 Angry Months
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Release Date: 2008-05-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: One with 'Kid' 2: Michelle (Again) 3: BMW Man 4: White Belt Boys 5: Summer of Boats 6: Taxi-Cabs 7: 24 Hour Break-Up Session 8: Jesus Christ! Did You See the Size of That Sperm Whale? 9: Simple Pleas 10: Machine Shed Wrestling 11: Blur 12: Hand to Mouth

Its good to be angry
I say this because it has allowed them to create and make the type of music which is important to them instead of being pigeonholed into something their not. Local H has been overlooked their whole career and, in my mind, that has been a good thing for them. On all of their releases they let the rock music flow and on 12 Angry Months they continue to the pattern.

If you are unaware this is a concept album about frontman Scott Lucas breaking up with a girl, while this is not a new concept, it is an effective concept for this album. In a majority of the songs you can feel Lucas' frustration with his former fling. The first four songs on the album are flawless. The beginning track "The one with Kid" implores his ex to give back some of his cd's reiterating how important music is to him and how she ripped off some of his favorite music while also ripping his heart apart. "Michelle (again)" is another good song with Lucas expressing his feelings for falling for the wrong girl again, but he maintains positive attitude knowing he will find someone else, but wants to make sure they are not like his former girlfriend. The first time I heard this song it was probably my least favorite on the album, but I saw them play this song live and it totally changed my mindset of how good a song it is. "BMW Man" has a nice catchy chorus that will stay in your head for hours. My personal fav on the album "White belt Boys" starts of slowly and builds to a big finish with Lucas jamming out on his guitar.

The rest of the album is good as well with "24 Hour Breakup Session", "Machine Shed Wrestling", and "Jesus Christ did You see the size of that sperm whale" continuing on the same path as the beginning of the album. The only song I don't care for is "Summer of Boats" as it just does not seem to fit in musically with the other songs on this album.

In conclusion, this is a solid album with several good songs. If you like grunge/rock n' roll type music then this album is for you. Also, if your new to Local H and like them check out their other albums as they are very solid as well.


Great Album
I enjoy that they seem to put a change in their music with each album they come out with. These guys never disappoint me. This is a great album to get.


This album would have gotten radioplay if it had better production
In my eyes, and I think as in most fan's eyes, Pack Up the Cats was their best piece of work. I love Local H. Not only was every song amazing, but the production was more polished and coherent than their other albums.

I think this latest work, 12 Angry Months, strays away from that polished sound, which I think is too bad because that would have guarenteed radio play and perhaps unforeseen mainstream success. If you read the other reviews, you will see a lot of talk about "90's nostalgia". Well, bands like Local H, Weezer, Radiohead, Offspring, and Greenday are all apart of that nostalgia. Greenday notably has seen their greatest revival and are bigger than they ever were with the combination of their old and new fans. I wish Local H went into this direction.

Until they do that, I will just enjoy them for what they are and what great music they create. I know I will get s*** from this, but honestly, I just want to see them become as successful as possible. .


Still best yet for 2008
Don't tell me Cold Play, calling those guys "rock" is truly a misnomer. OK, what else (Rock) has come out in 2008 that is better? Maybe Rainbows, but that was back in January. Ditto to "Rock n Roll Jesus" I hope Kid Rock can cure people better than he rocks on his 08 offering. Come on, 12 Angry Months flat out kicks some serious a**! I have always felt that Pack Up the Cats was his best output, but the more I listen to this, the more I am convinced that this could be Scott's Abbey Rd. Do yourself and the world a favor; get out, buy this and share it with as many friends as possible. Maybe we all can prevent yet another embarrassing Grammy Award going to Jethro Tull.


YES!!!!
You only need to know one thing about Local H: this is what Nirvana would have sounded like if Kurt Cobain had been a talented songwriter.


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