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Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47029 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
I LOVE the Beastie Boys. But To the Five Burroughs and Hot Sauce Committee were both pretty disappointing. There some great highlights, but I can't listen to them front-to-back like I can the other records. I did enjoy The Mix Up quite a bit.
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47029 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Rank 'em:
Check Your Head Ill Communication Paul's Boutique The In Sound From Way Out Hello Nasty Aglio e Olio Some Old Bullshit The Mix-Up Licensed to Ill To the 5 Boroughs Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47029 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Dude if you don't like Hot Sauce you are crazy.
I think their beats got pretty weak after Hello Nasty. The raps and energy on Hot Sauce are great, a lot of the music just sort of bores me. Ditto Five Burroughs.
Come to think of it... I haven't heard The Mix Up either. Ha! I've got TWO "new" Beastie Boys albums to listen to.
It's good, but it's just a sequel to The In Sound... And they did it better the first time.
I'm confused.
Why is The In Sound considered a compilation and The Mix Up is considered their seventh album? If The In Sound isn't a proper album, how can it have a sequel?
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47029 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Come to think of it... I haven't heard The Mix Up either. Ha! I've got TWO "new" Beastie Boys albums to listen to.
It's good, but it's just a sequel to The In Sound... And they did it better the first time.
I'm confused.
Why is The In Sound considered a compilation and The Mix Up is considered their seventh album? If The In Sound isn't a proper album, how can it have a sequel?
The In Sound was composed largely of bossanova-tinged instrumental tracks that appeared on other albums, plus a few new cuts. The Mix Up is comprised of songs cut from the exact same cloth, only they were composed explicitly for the record.
Come to think of it... I haven't heard The Mix Up either. Ha! I've got TWO "new" Beastie Boys albums to listen to.
It's good, but it's just a sequel to The In Sound... And they did it better the first time.
I'm confused.
Why is The In Sound considered a compilation and The Mix Up is considered their seventh album? If The In Sound isn't a proper album, how can it have a sequel?
The In Sound was composed largely of bossanova-tinged instrumental tracks that appeared on other albums, plus a few new cuts. The Mix Up is comprised of songs cut from the exact same cloth, only they were composed explicitly for the record.
"5 Boroughs" was the album that got me really into the Beasties -- I'd grown up loving their hits, but hearing them tackle such serious issues with such compassion and such class on that album (while losing none of their humor or playfulness) really opened my eyes to what great artists these guys really were (though ultimately I ended up liking a lot of their older albums more).
"Hot Sauce" was just such a joy -- they sound like they're having such a ball on it, and knowing now that it's the last time they'd ever get to do it adds poignancy to the proceedings and makes the whole thing resonate that much louder.
Both albums just seem like raw, old-school hip-hop-style productions to me -- no issue at all with those beats.
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Paul's Boutique Check Your Head Ill Communication Hot Sauce Committee Hello Nasty Licensed to Ill To The Five Burroughs The Mix-Up
The quality of these albums is so consistent. For me, there's MUCH LESS space between the quality of the top and the quality of the bottom than when I rank Pearl Jam albums. I always know which Pearl Jam albums I'm going to shove the bottom. With this list, I could change the order significantly and still be content.
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