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Track Listings

1 Overture 0:30
2 Theater 2:42
3 Make A Move 3:03
4 Get Well 2:57
5 The Grey 3:27
6 Off With Her Head 3:05
7 Fight 3:00
8 Up In Flames 2:48
9 Iodine 2:32
10 Only A Memory 3:51
11 Pieces 3:54

Editorial Reviews

The ensuring Scripted serves as the Decatur, IL-bred player's national debut album, but between the immediately apparent chemistry amongst front woman Ariel, guitarist Shawn Jump and drummer Adam Kronshagen, coupled with powerhouse production from Aaron Sprinkle (Anberlin, The Almost, Acceptance) and Rob Hawkins (Fireflight, Philmont), the group sounds nothing short of innovative, infectious and explosive. Though it might be natural to make comparisons to current tastemakers like Paramore and Flyleaf because of their kinship of female leadership, the guys in the group add additional gasoline-induced instrumentation, while the more menacing elements suggest listeners shouldn't necessarily judge gender before genre. In fact, Icon For Hire seeks to shatter stereotypes of every nature, ranging from its tongue-in-cheek moniker to the equally ironic album title Scripted.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.32 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Tooth & Nail Records
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 16, 2011
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Tooth & Nail Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005CAATXG
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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nobodygrl6
5.0 out of 5 stars I needed this
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2014
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"From here on in I shoot without a script. See if anything comes of it."-Anthony Rapp as Mark Cohen in RENT.

I first heard of Icon for hire-recently,obviously-with a little help from Youtube and soundhound. I came across an Elsa(from Disney's Frozen) video using "The Grey". I really liked it, so I used soundhound to see what it was.
And though, I am a Paramore fan. That had nothing to do with me liking IFH.I can see similarities career-wise but as a whole I can't identify the two bands as being all that similar. Ariel and Hayley's voices sound nothing alike.
But I can get...I guess its the general direction they end up going,as two separate bands. The main difference is Paramore had 3 major, good albums before going downhill. IFH, in my opinion, had one...this one. Off the newer one I only find myself liking 2 songs: "Sorry about your parents" and "Fix me".The rest,well, I'll put it this way I'm not a fan of being rapped at. Similar thing with Paramore's self-titled album. The list of songs I like:"Still into you", "Ain't it fun", "Part 2".

Before I start my track by track there is one complaint I have. Amazon delivered my package 2 DAYS LATE.
And now onto the other stuff.

~TRACKS~
1. Overture-Its awesome. But considering its only 30 seconds long. Perhaps, they should've just tacked it on to the intro for "Theatre".3/5
2. Theatre-I love this one. Its an awesome expression of not being afraid to be different.And though, I'm not a theatre person(actor,tech,etc.), the theatre references are not lost on me. I get it. Note the quote used at the beginning of my review. 5/5
3.Make a move-The first listen it got-as a whole- I didn't like it. But now I understand it better. 3/5
4. Get Well-Morbid. Awesome but morbid. Catchy,too. 3/5
5. The Grey- As previously stated, my first IFH song and quickly becoming my favorite at that. So many feels. I can't help but get the message. "In your deepest pain.In your weakest hour. In your darkest hour you are LOVELY."
That part always gets to me-yes, I already downloaded this one- especially at the end. When it feels like she's pleading with them that they are not alone.That last "YOU ARE LOVELY!!!". 5/5
6. Off with her head- Quickly becoming my second favorite. I already have plans to make a video-with an Alice-centric fandom -to it. And seeing the title, It sounds like the queen of hearts POV. and I pity her. a heartless villain-gotta love irony.5/5
7.Fight-Reminds me of another TV villainess-who I still love, even somewhat unhealthily. It sounds like their journey. Being treated so horribly. Driven to being portrayed as evil. But if you follow along with their story from the beginning, you can see they have some pretty good motives. 4/5
8.Up in flames-Rebellion. got it. Its my life. You can't control me.(No,not too many pre-album delivery listens on this one). 4/5
9. Iodine-Depression issues. 3/5
10. Only a memory-Sad. "This isn't my identity." 3/5
11. Pieces-"Misunderstood's an understatement at best".4/5

Packaging:
The plastic wrap was a pain, as expected. As was the label sticker. But otherwise its well packaged. You can tell the band really put some effort into making things look relevant from the cover image on the case to the margin notes in the lyrics. It looks very theatrical. the first page(on the left) is set up like a musical/play program magazine. Actors, Acts/scenes,etc. They even have cues in there. ie Theatre:Curtains open to a dimly lit stage,cast enters stage right. A lot of effort went into it.

Anyways...hope it helped. But please people in my experiences, its very rude to just hit the unhelpful button without it being say...a troll.

As for the other mentioned band/album. That's fairly irrelevant. If you wanna read my album review-go ahead, you know where to click.
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Ryan Nylander
5.0 out of 5 stars ummm, yeeaah, sweet album!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013
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Have to thank Spotify for coming across these guys. They were referenced as someone whom I might enjoy. What I heard the first song, which was "Only a Memory", I must have listened to it some 20x before I went onto the next song of theirs. I listened to their album kid you not over 50x in a week's time easy. This is one of those albums you can listen to from start to finish and never touch the remote control to forward, it's that stinking good!! How many albums can you do that with, seriously?

I can’t say they completely compare to any band, albeit you’ll hear from different reviews here and online ones that reference Paramore, Flyleaf, etc. Ok, just some minor similarities, but I get a completely different vide and impression from Icon For Hire. Completely different energy. I love the fact I hadn’t heard any cussing in their lyrics, and seem to care about their fans to a massive degree and want to keep it this way. There are one or two online YouTube videos that review (non industry reviews) IFH, and hit it pretty close to perfect, in accurately describing their sound and depth of music ability.

What’s nice is they aren't commercially fabricated and synthetically put there for our enjoyment. What you see is what you get. It’s all them. The music, the lyrics, the clothes, all of it. Heck, Ariel, the lead singer makes the majority of her own clothes and even has her own side business, her own clothing line. What’s also nice is Ariel doesn't strip down to near nothing like most artists do these days to get attn., esp in the area of rock or punk, etc. She stays covered up and respects herself doing so, along with paying respect to other females because of this. Very noble, and hope she continues to keep this attitude. She’s quite beautiful, so I can’t say this also doesn't help their cause!

I’m not going to try and break down their music or try and compare them, let me just say this, I bought their CD, and I hadn't bought a CD in more than a year or two. Also, here’s a FIRST ever for me, and I’m 36 years old and like a lot of artists!! I actually just missed their local concert here where I live, so I literally booked a ticket out of state and am going to their concert NEXT MONTH!! That’s how much they rock. Need I say more???

Put simply. If their next album is near or above the quality of this one, they’ll be getting bigger whether they want to or not. They’re special in their own way and once people get a taste of their goodness, they’ll instantly want more.

Great stuff and look forward to seeing them in concert. I’ve only heard great things about their concerts too. These guys are getting great reviews all over the place. There’s a reason for that. They’re that good and will continue to hone their art in music.
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stecomy
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo album, gran suono
Reviewed in Italy on June 17, 2017
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Album fantastico e produzione curata nei suoni e arrangiamenti, consigliatissimo.
È il primo disco che compro degli Icon For Hire, ma se questi sono i presupposti mi sa che comprerò anche i lavori successivi.
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Steph 92
5.0 out of 5 stars A découvrir en urgence !
Reviewed in France on March 15, 2017
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J'ai moi aussi découvert ce groupe par hasard sur le net. Groupe méconnu qui galère malheureusement trop (et qui s'est mis sur un site qui permet aux fans de faire des dons pour que les artistes puissent vivre de ce qu'ils font : musique, écriture, etc. puisque tout est piraté aujourd'hui). Allez juste voir "make a move" en clip sur Y....... et vous allez devenir accro.
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Kate Lucas
5.0 out of 5 stars Großes Theater einer großartigen Band
Reviewed in Germany on February 22, 2017
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Ich habe Icon for Hire vor etwa einem halben Jahr für mich (wieder)entdeckt und da ich gern etwas in mein Regal stelle habe ich mir nun endlich die Alben gekauft.

"Scripted" ist ein starkes Album, mit vielen meiner Lieblingssongs (Anspieltipp: "Theater", "The Grey", "Fight", "Iodine") Wenn man das Booklet in die Hand nimmt sieht man, dass "Scripted" einem Theaterstück ähnlih aufgebaut ist - die Songs haben Regieanweisungen und es gibt "handschriftliche" Korrekturen der Songtexte. Man kann einer Art Story folgen, die Wut, Trauer, Frustration, Angst und Depressionen in Wort und Ton fasst. Balladen, Power-Balladen und Uptempo-Rocknummern geben sich die Klinke in die Hand und der unverwechselbare Stil Icon for Hires und die Stimme der Sängerin Ariel ziehen einen tief in einen Strudel der Gefühle.

Icon for Hire ist zu Unrecht eher unbekannte Alternative Rock-Band, die hoffentlich weitere Alben wie dieses hervorbringt.
Definitve Kaufempfehlung!
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aa-como
5.0 out of 5 stars ありがとうございました
Reviewed in Japan on November 13, 2016
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配送も早く梱包も丁寧でした。ありがとうございました
またよろしくお願いします。
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suziegon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great rock sound and nice vocals. Upbeat and fun to listen to.
Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2014
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Despite the inevitable Paramore comparisons (mostly comparing Ariel Bloomer's to Hayley Williams' voice), this band has a lot of potential. They have a great rock sound that's a lot of fun to listen to and the vocals are a great complement to the music. That said, their slower songs are probably their weakest point, and their overall music could use some polish (more of a meaning to the chaos instead of just a lot of sound). Their lyrics - especially the choruses - can get a little repetitive. BUT, this IS a great band and they make awesome music that I would highly recommend. If they improve the way they structure their songs and build their sound, they'll be a formidable force - not that they aren't already getting there. I have high hopes for these guys. If you like Paramore and/or The Pretty Reckless, I'd say Icon for Hire's "scripted" album is a pretty safe bet.
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