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12 BAR BRUISE

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Psychedelic/Space Rock


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2.72 | 65 ratings | 3 reviews | 3% 5 stars

Good, but non-essential

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Studio Album, released in 2012

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Elbow (2:40)
2. Muckraker (3:00)
3. Nein (2:52)
4. 12 Bar Bruise (3:47)
5. Garage Liddiard (2:29)
6. Sam Cherry's Last Shot (2:49)
7. High Hopes Low (3:46)
8. Cut Throat Boogie (2:50)
9. Bloody Ripper (2:13)
10. Uh Oh, I Called Mum (2:38)
11. Sea of Trees (3:15)
12. Footy Footy (1:59)

Total Time 34:18

Line-up / Musicians

- Stu Mackenzie / vocals, guitar
- Joe Walker / guitar, vocals
- Cook Craig / guitar, vocals
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith / harmonica, vocals
- Lucas Skinner / bass, vocals
- Michael Cavanagh / drums
- Eric Moore / percussion, keyboards, theremin

With:
- Broderick Smith / spoken word (6)

Releases information

Artwork: Jason Galea

CD Flightless ‎- FLT001 (2012, Australia)

LP Flightless ‎- FLT001 (2012, Australia)

Digital album

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KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD 12 Bar Bruise ratings distribution


2.72
(65 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(3%)
3%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(11%)
11%
Good, but non-essential (45%)
45%
Collectors/fans only (37%)
37%
Poor. Only for completionists (5%)
5%

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD 12 Bar Bruise reviews


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Review by Mellotron Storm
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2 stars "12 Bar Bruise" is the debut record of KING GIZZARD released in 2012. Twelve tracks under 35 minutes means we get a lot of shorties and none reach 4 minutes. A lot of youthful energy on display here and a definite punk vibe. The sound quality is loud and jumbled to my ears so whether it's the sound quality or the music itself it's a fail in my opinion.

The fact that the Garage Rock sub genre that gets thrown at their early stuff, more specifically this album, is true from the sound alone. The second record "Eyes Like The Sky" is more about narration than music and the third is a Psychedelic album so... Interesting that a song like "Sam Cherry's Last Shot" would be on here being out of place but clearly the band are drawn to the Western subject matter and the next record is all about that so a bit of a hint at what's coming I suppose.

I don't give out many 2 star ratings but this is well earned.

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4 stars '12 Bar Bruise' is the debut album by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, a wild and unapologetically raw journey into the heart of garage rock and lo-fi psychedelia. Released in 2012, it serves as an introduction to the band's distinctive sound and their fearless approach to experimentation. While it ... (read more)

Report this review (#2948219) | Posted by imProgRick | Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | Review Permanlink

3 stars 12 Bar Bruise and Eyes Like The Sky seem to come up very rarely when KGLW is discussed. Case in point: neither have a review on this site yet. Hell, I initially wasn't even interested in adding these first two Gizzard albums to my collection, as I wasn't that impressed from sampling them on the ... (read more)

Report this review (#2781622) | Posted by Stressed Cheese | Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | Review Permanlink

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