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The 7th Joker Card? Music like this is why I started listen

stormshadow999 | Farmington Hills, MI | 09/02/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I came in around the Milenko era and lost my mind when I heard that CD for the first time. I've listened to everything ICP has ever put out, all the way back to Bassment Cuts and including the EPs and side projects (Psychopathic Rydas, Soopa Villainz, Dark Lotus, etc.). The last album I really liked was The Wraith/Shangri-La, and I thought most of The Tempest was pretty good, too. Maybe because it had a hint of that Dark Carnival old school feel. With the first listen, Bang! Pow! Boom! took me back to the days I discovered ICP and reminded me how I became a juggalo. Everything I love about the wicked clowns is on this disc: bouncy circus calliope beats, thumping bass, fast-paced raps (no drawn out, raspy Violent J ballads), scratching, Shaggy's screaming and character vocal change ups, impersonations of white trash rednecks and naive teenage girls, mini-skits between songs, corpses as girlfriends & homies and the theme of a judgement day recurring throughout the album. I was cruising around tonight and feeling like I did ten years ago. Like my car was a circus wagon rolling from town to town. After huge disappointments like Hell's Pit, Forgotten Freshness 4 and The Calm, this is exactly what I was hoping to hear. Some say it's not dark enough, but I think the group tried too hard to make Hell's Pit extra sinister and it sounded forced and awkward. I was bored with it right from the start. Others say that the tracks on this release are rehashed concepts the duo has done before, but it's not fair to say you want the old ICP and then criticize the music for sounding too familiar. Definitely worth the purchase."

The ICP we've been waiting for

B. Boyd | 09/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For us old school fans that have been down since the 90's, it started to to seem like we'd never get that sound or feeling of ICP back ever again. J started smoking weed and his voice has clearly been blown out from all the years of touring. They seemed uninspired after the 6th and have simply coasted through this decade while us older fans grew up and didn't really dig their new stuff. Causing a lot of us to be pissed off and bummed out knowing how great of an act this group used to be. Well, our prayers have been answered.



Being back in the studio with Mike E Clark recording this album together from scratch in the Funhouse like they used to do in the 90's (unlike the Tempest where Clark would email them a beat and they'd record the verses in their studio), they picked up where they left off. Nothing will ever be quite the same as 90's ICP but this is as close as it gets and I couldn't be happier. Carnival circus sounds, ICP getting their voices back (J even said he quit smoking weed and drank tea for the recording of this), screaming, chants, murder,skits, death, sex, horror, juvenile humor. Right down to the album cover art drawn by Shaggy and Legs Diamond is even back providing background vocals again. Basically everything that made them great in the first place is here in this album. It feels like it's the 7th. You can tell they feel energized again and the production is top notch. ICP needs Mike Clark and Mike Clark needs ICP from here on out. Working together with Clark being the unofficial third member in the group. If they keep cranking out albums like this with this much energy and passion, I'll remain a fan for life.



They put a lot of effort in to this album and you'll hear it. Buy it. You'll be laughing your ass off like you used to. Or if you're a new fan, good album to start."

Welcome back to the Dark Carnival

Weezy | 09/02/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am completely blown away by how this album came out. It's well put together, there are some fantastic beats and some great lyrics. I've been a fan for a long time (since I was 14) and now at almost 30 I'm still down with the clown. After The Tempest I was starting to fall away from them but when I found out this was dropping decided to give it one more go and I'm hooked again. I can't wait to see all the juggalos at the live shows doing the Chop Chop Slide (the hidden track on the green album) and it's going to be an amazing tour! If you're an ICP fan or not this is still a great album and has something for a lot of people."