Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
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Artist: Beastie BoysEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 1994-05-31
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Sure Shot
- Tough Guy
- B-Boys Makin` With The Freak Freak
- Bobo On The Corner
- Root Down
- Sabotage
- Get It Together
- Sabrosa
- The Update
- Futterman`s Rule
- Alright Hear This
- Eugenes`s Lament
- Flute Loop
- Do It
- Ricki`s Theme
- Heart Attack Man
- The Scoop
- Shambala
- Bodhisattva Vow
- Transitions
Free Music Notes for Ill Communication
Free Music Review: Definite Beastie Boy songs on here
Hit: 4 Stars
Out of the five original albums, the golden years, this stands as being their second worst. It's got plenty of cool tracks, but some of the tracks aren't great either. There isn't many horrible songs on this album besides Sabatoge (which sucks), but songs like Do It, The Scoop (?), Ricky's Theme, these songs just aren't up to snuff, and forgettable. I won't waste your time explaining ever single ________ detail or how they changed their sound They definitely, however, added more though, they tried new things and made plenty of cool experiments and new styles. Just trust me on that one. Track listing time (______!).
1.Sure Shot-They don't fail with this one. Great flute sample, and the beat is great and heavy.
2.Tough Guy-Nice break, but it's nothing too special. Nowhere in the calibur of hardcore punk bands like Minor Threat or Black Flag.
3.B-Boys Making with the Freak Freak-Totally unconvential and funky rap song. The "stick my _____ in the mashed potatoes" line is gold, and then goes back to the chorus repeating the title of the track. Nice!
4.Bobo On The Corner-Can you ________ imagine Eric Bobo (percussionist from Cypress Hill) playing on a rainy urban corner?
5.Root Down-One Phrase: "Oh My God That's the funky _______". That alone is enough.
6.Sabatoge-Despite it's trying to rock stature, this song is an all around ______ fest. I'm not going to lie, I hate this song.
7.Get It Together-If Q-Tip (from ATCQ!) trading lines with the Beastie Boys sounds appealing to you, listen to this song. Even if you haven't, listen anyway.
8.Sabrosa-Jazz-Funk Music for $#%.'
9.The Update-A crashing drumbeat, snaking bassline, keyboards, and a percussion-lauded beat. And "Children Of the Ark!" sampled!
10.Futterman's Rule-A cool mish-mash of... ________! Too bad it doesn't have much of a soul, until conjuring up breathtaking scenes in the brain. Great track.
11.Alright Here This-One of my favorites. Great beat.
12.Eugene's Lament-Weepy Violins and hip-hop beats.
13.Flute Loop-Kind of like Sure Shot, only short. BOOO!
14.Do It-It's funky and sounds good once in a while, but it's just mediocre, standard Beastie Boys track.
15.Ricky's Theme-Totally boring, souless instrumental.
16.Heart Attack Man-A better hardcore punk song than Tough Guy, but still not mind blowing.
17.The Scoop-See #14. It's, however, a bit better.
18.Shambala-See 10#. Only the style is actually rooted in Chinese music. Yes, it's Buddhism, and sets the tone for...
19.Bodhisattva Vow-With monk chants floating over a smooth beat, MCA raps about his finding of Buddhism. The Style is kind of meh, since I really don't give a _______ about Buddah. But the Chinese Percussion instruments crashing sample is simply ________ sweet. May be one of the coolest things on A Beastie Boys record. Yeah! *Applause*
20.Transitions-To end the album, here's a cool instrumental. Just what I need from the last track.
Sounds great enough right? There's enough on this album to last you a while, as it's almost an hour. I'll let you do the rest, but there's definitely some great music on this album. Greatly reccomended, if that works.
8.0/10
Ill Communication Poster
By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA's cop-show metal number "Sabotage," and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it's also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group's favorite sample sources. Their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they've tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: check out "Bodhisattva Vow," a salute to Buddhist spirituality. --Douglas WolkBeastie Boys Photos
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