For Screening Purposes Only - Test Icicles

Ignore the name, I think its meant to be a pun, although I think I read somewhere ages ago that it wasn t intentional. Anyway. I find that t Test Icicles are not one of those bands that you can actually enjoy, I think they are one of those bands that you have on your ipod so that when it s on shuffle it can shake you up a bit, maybe to shock people when they are going through your ipod, its something that you can have on your ipod to wake you up a bit, I certainly couldn t cope with listening to the whole album all at once, I had to take it a couple of songs at a time. I may be exaggerating a bit there though, I did actually enjoy some of the songs. I like listening ...

For Screening Purposes Only - Test Icicles

The short-lived dance-punk band T Test Icicles s first and only musical offering is an experimental and unique album which tries to merge musical influences from across the board. Unfortunately, they fail more than they succeed in creating a memorable album. As the album roars into action with a loud discordant note and loud drums, the vocals kick in on "Your biggest mistake" in a burst of punk fury. The chorus of sorts is well developed, with a quick tempo change soon winding the song back into the song s start. Some melody kicks in at half-way but this is largely a loud affair, with shouted vocals tearing into your ears. There are some nice solos here and the ...