Beastie Boys

[liebzz]

Some Old Bullshit - I mean it is interesting to hear them starting out as a hardcore punk band, but mostly to me it’s a bunch of guys hanging out in garage with no idea what to do with their music. It doesn’t really get any good until the end with the Cooky Puss and Beastie Revolution, both strong previews of where they were going. It’s nice to have the document of their beginnings, but hardly anything worth revisiting for me.

[tragabigzanda]

[liebzz]

EGG RAID ON MOJO! EGG RAID ON MOJO!

I am guessing it is the quality of the recordings but they sound high pitched like Mickey Mouse in a punk band. The start of Egg Raid on Mojo isn’t so bad but it devolves quite fast.

[Norah]

What the band achieved AFTER License is truly amazing, though. What (and who) they became is fantastic.

And the leap from License to Paul's Boutique is astounding. Radiohead is the only other band that comes to mind that made such strides between their first and second albums.

Great comp

Also The Mynabirds.

[epilogue]

What the band achieved AFTER License is truly amazing, though. What (and who) they became is fantastic.

And the leap from License to Paul's Boutique is astounding. Radiohead is the only other band that comes to mind that made such strides between their first and second albums.

Great comp

Also The Mynabirds.

Mmm.... yeah? I don't know. I see/hear the shift but The Mynabirds first record is still the better record. That isn't true of the Beastie Boys or Radiohead.

[liebzz]

License to Ill - you folks jumped on this a bit but other than a bit of sameness going on in places, it’s a pretty strong debut. I counted four classic tracks here that are universally known - Girls, Fight For Your Right, No Sleep Til Brooklyn, and Brass Monkey - and no complaints for me on any of them, especially because I grew up knowing those songs. Rhymin and Stealin is also a pretty strong track. I will admit that I found their sampling of Jimmy Page a little off, but it was more because of what I expected to hear than how they reimagined it. What this album represents to my ears, particularly on a this listen, is the sense of freedom it conveys. These aren’t corny love songs, or tracks bogged down with synthesizers - these are 3 dudes having a great time mashing up two universes in a somewhat cogent manner while not taking themselves seriously, and relaying a teenage lust for independence and fun.

[Norah]

What the band achieved AFTER License is truly amazing, though. What (and who) they became is fantastic.

And the leap from License to Paul's Boutique is astounding. Radiohead is the only other band that comes to mind that made such strides between their first and second albums.

Great comp

Also The Mynabirds.

Mmm.... yeah? I don't know. I see/hear the shift but The Mynabirds first record is still the better record. That isn't true of the Beastie Boys or Radiohead.

True, true.

[washing machine]

I think you could make an argument for Sonic Youth in this conversation.

[B]

What I found so far for streaming:

Licensed to Ill
Paul’s Boutique
Love American Style
An Exciting Evening At Home...
Check Your Head
Some Old Bullshit
Ill Communication
The In Sound From Way Out
Hello Nasty
To the Five Boroughs
The Mix Up
The Mix Up Bonus Tracks
Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2

Sufficient?

The In Sound is just the instrumentals from CYH and Ill Comm. Kinda redundant in this set up.

[VinylGuy]

Ill revisit some of the old ones as well. Fuck i love the beasties.

[super nintendo chalmers]

Anyone get the audio version of the book? I haven't yet, but supposedly its fuckin sick.

[VinylGuy]

Anyone get the audio version of the book? I haven't yet, but supposedly its fuckin sick.

i got it. Havent listened yet.

[B]

Anyone get the audio version of the book? I haven't yet, but supposedly its fuckin sick.

i got it. Havent listened yet.

It was great!

[Higgs]

There is a small Noo Z'lnd brewery called Yeastie Boys. They make good beer.

That is all.

[liebzz]

Paul’s Boutique - I can certainly see a sharp progression, especially as they moved much more into sonically experimental and interesting hip hop and relied much less on their rock roots. There’s a lot to talk about here because almost all of it feels like it’s breaking ground for them. I came in knowing Shake Your Rump, and Hey Ladies quite well but the real genius lies in songs like The Sounds of Science and the 9-piece movement of B-Boy Bouillabaisse. They were like lightning in a bottle here throughout. I mean this is probably their big statement but I look forward to moving forward with them.

[Norah]

[liebzz]

An Evening at Home with Radrach... - I liked both the “instrumental” And What You Give Is What You Get and Car Thief here, and it sounds like they threw in some b-sides from Paul’s Boutique, but no complaints here - even the b-sides have some merit in the rhythms and sampling they play around with.

[Birds in Hell]

This rules!

[tragabigzanda]

[liebzz]

Could have been but I think the release date is after - Paul’s Boutique is listed as July and the latter October.