Split Personalities (album) explained

Split Personalities
Type:album
Artist:12 Rods
Cover:12_Rods_Split_Personalities.jpg
Released:July 28, 1998
Genre:Alternative rock, indie rock
Length:51:05
Label:V2 Records[1]
Producer:12 Rods[2]
Prev Title:Gay?
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Separation Anxieties
Next Year:2000

Split Personalities is the second album by 12 Rods, released in 1998.[3]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the clamorous yet tuneful 'Chromatically Declining Me' adds synthbeats and raga-rock riffs to the mix, while both 'I Am Faster' and 'Girl Sun' build noisy rockers atop blithe bossa novas."[4] The Stuart News though that 12 Rods "are nothing less than an American hybrid of Radiohead's ethereal beauty mixed with head-banging metal riffing topped with a singer who sounds like Ozzy Osbourne whining."[5] City Pages opined that the "police siren of a voice and the band's smart-rock overachieving begin to sound like great pop with repeated exposure."[6]

In 2005, City Pages included "Part of 2" on its list of the greatest Minnesota-made records of all time.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Split Personality" – 5:35
  2. "Red" – 6:34
  3. "I Am Faster" – 6:43
  4. "Chromatically Declining Me" – 3:55
  5. "Part of 2" – 3:23
  6. "The Stupidest Boy" – 5:17
  7. "I Wish You Were a Girl" – 5:37
  8. "Lovewaves" – 3:49
  9. "Make-Out Music" – 4:01
  10. "Girl Sun" – 6:12

Notes and References

  1. News: Bream . Jon . Crowd noise . Star Tribune . 17 Apr 1998 . 3E.
  2. Web site: 12 Rods On Recording, Performing With Todd Rundgren. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124174908/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433842/12-rods-on-recording-performing-with-todd-rundgren/. dead. November 24, 2020. MTV News.
  3. Web site: 12 Rods Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More. AllMusic.
  4. News: Minneapolis's 12 Rods are more song-oriented than... . The Washington Post . 27 October 2021.
  5. News: Shipes . Gary . 1998'S BEST MUSIC FELL ON DEAF EARS . The Stuart News . December 18, 1998 . D1.
  6. News: Scholtes . Peter S. . Symphony of a City - With the national collapse of indie rock, 100 local music scenes bloom . City Pages . January 13, 1999 . Feature.
  7. News: Thomas . Lindsey . Minnesota's Fifty Greatest Hits . City Pages . June 8, 2005 . Cover Story.

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