The Beastie Boys - The Sounds of Science
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Free Music Notes for The Sounds of Science
Free Music Review: A Great Cd but Needs Some Extra Songs
Hit: 5 Stars
This cd was awesome. Their beats and rhymes are so influential. But i would have also added Girls, Paul Revere, and Time to Get Ill to be in the cd becuase they are the songs that brought me to love the Beastie Boys. Songs from their first album are mostly missing, but still a solid album.Free Music Review: Good stuff for B-boys fanatics and newbies alike
Hit: 5 Stars
I probably didn't listen to this CD set very much for the first 4 months that I had it. Beasties history is so varried that the music is all over the place, and hearing a cut from their early days next to modern stuff is jarring (at first). But the album grew on me. Not only has it turned me from a peripheral Beasties fan to hardcore, but I think even hardcore fans will find plenty newThis set is meant to be a "history" album, and that's not the same as a "Greatest Hits" album. Some popular songs are in there, fully intact, like "Intergalatic", "Fight for Your Right", and "Root Down." But it's the extras that I found the most interesting, and are now my favorite Beasties songs. For example: "Jimmy James" with scratching from a Hendrix sample, giving it a much harder, soulful sound; "Body Movin" as remixed by Fatboy Slim, with a richer, more upbeat dance flavor (better than the original); "3 MCs and 1 DJ" is a live version of the original, and showcases Mixmaster Mike's incredible talents; an Elton John cover with the B-boys and Biz Markie; unreleased and new songs like "Alive" and "20 Questions".
The book included is kinda interesting, as all 3 Beasties communicate pretty clearly in the limited space they have, and they give interesting insights to what they were into when they recorded various hits.
Free Music Review: great history
Hit: 5 Stars
Sounds of science is a compelation of the beastie boy's career so far. It contains their greatest hits as well as plenty of unrealesed songs and b-sides. It really is a good album to get introduced to the band, though hopefully people who like Sounds of science will also go and listen to beastie boys albums like ill communication.Free Music Review: Man, I hate thinking of catchy review titles...
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great collection for the unfortunate people who, like me, were a little too young to buy every Beastie Boys album as soon as it was released, but had maybe an older brother who was into the music, so they vicariously got to hear the stuff (that's me again). Or maybe you're just a fan of the Beastie Boys and want this album to add to your collection. In any case, there's no way you can be disappointed with these CDs. What more could you ask for with *42* songs, b-sides and spoof tracks even? OK, OK, that's just fancy talk. They could've put "Girls," "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn," "Flute Loop," "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun," and "Unite" on there. But I'm sure everyone (especially anyone who was sleeping and missed the chance to pick their own songs and order their own compilation CD when this thing first came out) has a few songs they wish were on here. Overall, though, it covers the Boys' career well, plus it's easy access to most of your favorite songs, and if you have a good sound system in your car, these are the CDs to be listening to while you drive. And hey, at least it's got "Fight For Your Right," unlike the Video Anthology DVD (I'm still bitter about that).
The Fatboy Slim remix of "Body Movin' ", the live version of "Three MC's and One DJ", and the 2001 Grammy-nominated single "Alive", not found on any other B-Boys album, are a treat, but the real bonus is the booklet that comes with it, full of rare and shiny This is a collection for anyone who realizes just how influential the Beastie Boys have been on the MTV generations and how much reverence in the music world they have and are worthy of. If you regard them as one of the best bands/artists/music groups/whatever ever, as if the music industry just wouldn't be the same without them, you should get The Sounds of Science.Free Music Review: Poor sound
I was expecting much more of the cd, if you are not familiar with the Beastie Boys and have not developed a love for their old music, this CD is not for you.
Hit: 3 Stars