Press The Spacebar
by Chicks On Speed
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Hurrah for all those who delight in confounding expectations, especially when the results are this unexpectedly, paradoxically delightful.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    A horrible, hysterical splurge of splenetic punk rock, processed beats and whimsical experimental chaos. Which is no bad thing. [5 Feb 2005, p.51]
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  3. Q Magazine
    20
    Musically, it sucks. [Feb 2005, p.98]
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  5. Rolling Stone
    60
    For all the sloganeering, Press the Spacebar never forgets that it's a dance album.
  6. The Guardian
    30
    The trouble is, they've... stopped writing songs. Instead, there are collages of sound devoid of subtlety; colliding rhythms that make noise rather than sense.
  7. Uncut
    70
    A sparky and honest mess. [Mar 2005, p.94]
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  8. Urb
    30
    The Chicks sound as though they're running out of gas. [Mar 2005, p.118]
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  9. Junkmedia
    50
    Unfortunately, the band is not able to match their vitriol with memorable tunes.
  10. Pitchfork
    58
    A mess of an album.

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. alexf
    Jul 25, 2007
    8
    It was an okay album. I like Chicks on Speed and I always will.
  2. TimF
    Jun 14, 2006
    9
    Its never going to make sense with the chicks - its all about being unconventional and making a lot of noise - sometimes about nothing - but Its never going to make sense with the chicks - its all about being unconventional and making a lot of noise - sometimes about nothing - but hey - I love em and a lot of their music - this one perhaps not as good as previous ones. But hold onto yoru caps - they'll bounce back ....… Full Review »
  3. JoostD
    May 26, 2005
    3
    Well... this hurts...
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