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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
It's the album's end-to-end strength that speaks the most-- against hip-hop artists who fail to make solid albums and those rock idiots who say it can't be done. |
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| n/a by NME |
There's less space to breathe in 'This Is Not A Test!' than ever before - the beats are so relentless that just like the fiercest of the nu-prog bands it leaves you physically exhausted afterwards. |
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| 4 by Rolling Stone |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
There's not any new groundbreaking here for the consummate groundbreaker, but when the music is this good, there's no way in hell that should matter. |
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| n/a by www.guardian.co.uk |
Although [Test!] is predictably better than 90% of the year's hip-hop, it stands up less well against her own remarkable back-catalogue. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
This Is Not A Test isn't perfect.... But it's plenty close enough. |
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| n/a by www.eonline.com |
If last year's Under Construction was a little weird, then This Is Not a Test! is barking mad--in the greatest way. |
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| n/a by www.playlouder.com |
This has little future funk, but lots of Swizz beats-styled Casio Rap and contemporary chart dancehall. Which is lame. |
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| n/a by www.dotmusic.com |
This is what she does, really: talk clever, talk dirty, talk funny and, with Timbaland's dedicated assistance, annually expand the possibilities of what pop music can sound like. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
There's no great leap forward--or backward, depending on your theory of pop--of any sort here. |
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| n/a by www.theonionavclub.com |
Equal parts 'round-the-way girl, futuristic dance diva, sonically progressive critical darling, and super-freak, Elliott has earned the right to tread a little water artistically, especially when the results are this fun. |
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