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The New York TimesThis is music that tries to be over-the-top and uncool: too hard, sometimes. But more often the songs are too contagious and exuberant to dislike.
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For Screening Purposes Only reminds you that art and ADD can work together just fine.
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Unfortunately, it must be said that the results of this musical experiment aren't always as successful as they might have hoped.
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UncutIt's all far more familiar than might be expected. [Nov 2005, p.111]
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For Screening Purposes Only is rock without a filter.
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BillboardThe deafening dialectics often feel contrived, making Test Icicles sound like a fun "project," not a real band. [28 Jan 2006]
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Forgettable.
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It's a fairly fun album, albeit not one that sticks with you.
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The lack of variety here is as unsurprising as the rehashed chord progressions between songs.
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'For Screening Purposes Only' reeks with the all-pervading whiff of vapid irony.
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They've become a word-of-mouth sensation on the basis of their live shows, which must be amazing, because in their recorded form the Icicles are generic metal caterwaulers.
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BlenderDeadening, obnoxious stuff. [Mar 2006, p.115]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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DelroyFunkApr 26, 2006wow, this is just noise, worst album ive heard in the past 5 years
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BrandonHApr 15, 2006
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BenLMar 16, 2006