test icicles

[insanepunkguy]

are they actually any good or not??
this album has been tickling me, its difficult to make out whether it is jsut a complete noise with no purpose or intent to break musical boundaries, or whether its the most complex and studious thing to be released into the media of pop since kid a/amnesiac??
any ideas...

[StandingStill]

They are a joke band, they'll split up soon.

[Senor_Whippy]

I got the Test Icicles album the other week and I have to argee, I don't see anything special in these guys at all. I think crictics have just listen to them and thought 'wow! a Scremo-Rap-Electro crossover' and labeled them like pioneers but I just think it's just pointless noise. They are some decent moments in their songs but nothing to blow you away.

My Rating Of The Album: 4/10

[Holyed]

I've really enjoyed them live, but the recordings on the album don't live up to the performances.

I guess around 6.5 /10 for the album

[Kyle]

You want us to tell you whether a band is good or not? surely that is a juegement for you to make.

If it helps I think they are boring.

[neal_672]

2 good songs does not an album make.

[dilettante]

Test Icicles are just another band trying to cash in on that whole dance-punk/new-wave revival stuff. Avoid if possible.

[dance to the radio]

they've always attracted polarised oppinions.

tbh if you're interested in challenging your preconceptions then you're not going to 'get' test icicles, especially live.

[StandingStill]

they've always attracted polarised oppinions.

tbh if you're interested in challenging your preconceptions then you're not going to 'get' test icicles, especially live.
Hmmm. Your username is my record label... coincidence?

[comptonasseddy]

O god another test icicles thread. I seem to be the only person on here who likes them. I think they are amazing, but its just disappointing that they dont have a drummer or bassist and they play the rhythm section through an ipod. But i think theyll break up soon and word is they have a new release coming out soon...

[dilettante]

What's bad about using a drum machine and not having a bassist?

[Bukowski]

I've never heard them. All i know is that if they're name was an attempt at humor, it failed. Either way, it's a s'hit name

[dance to the radio]

Hmmm. Your username is my record label... coincidence?
or it could a lyric from joy divisions transmission?

(blatant lie, your labels a bit of an inspiration, so does that make you forward,russia!'s 'whiskas'?)

[StandingStill]

Unfortunately not, I'm the bass player in 'Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames'. DTTR are putting our stuff out for the foreseeable future and Whiskas looks after us. Lovely chap. Buy the 'What we all want' compilation, its killer.

[dance to the radio]

Unfortunately not, I'm the bass player in 'Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames'. DTTR are putting our stuff out for the foreseeable future and Whiskas looks after us. Lovely chap. Buy the 'What we all want' compilation, its killer.
i've heard a lot of good things about your band but have found it difficult to get hold of any mp3's, i'll just have to wait for the compilation :)

[StandingStill]

http://www.myspace.com/dancetotheradiolabel. That'll sort you.

[moderaterock222]

they just split up. thank goodness for that.

[dei]

It wasn't meant to be.

[diezelpower]

i thought they had some really good dance tracks actually....tis a shame....

[Rockafella]

I completely agree when hearing this album I was just so confused, Pitchfork Media say they are a Blood Brothers-esque band so I expected rich excitement and chaos but instead it was just a bore.

[pikester]

'Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames'.

Kaki King.

and 3 points to everyone who said Test Icicles were going to break up soon.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

I saw one of their music videos on Rage last night.
The actual video wasn't very good, they were just playing basketball...yay? What the hell has that got to do with the song? :p

[diezelpower]

I saw one of their music videos on Rage last night.
The actual video wasn't very good, they were just playing basketball...yay? What the hell has that got to do with the song? :p
wow, that's such a retarded comment. what the **** do 99% of the videos out there have to do with the song?

[Kyle]

wow, that's such a retarded comment. what the **** do 99% of the videos out there have to do with the song?it was a bit of a silly comment, but most good videos do have something to do with the song. It gets to me how little effort people put into videos, a bland video is such a wasted oppertunity in my eyes.

[incubliss]

I remember reading they liked the Pixies video when they just walked on the rocks and did nothing. That was the inspiration.

[dei]

You're talking about the video for "Velouria." It's a disappointing video, in my opinion. It destroyed the feelings and air that once surrounded that song.

[incubliss]

Well, the Test-Icicles guys said they wanted a video that looked like it was maybe going somewhere, but just...didn't. Don't know if that was the message Pixies wanted also.

[dei]

**** Pixies, man. I like Frank Black, but I hate the fat guy that sings.

[Little Man being Erased]

You mean Black Francis, right?

[dei]

Frank Francis.

[Little Man being Erased]

Of course.

[Matt?]

haha yeah i agree with dei for once

who the **** is that fat guy any ways :rolleyes:

[Ed592]

haven't they split up?