LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don’t think I’ve listened to a Beastie Boys song in like 15 years
I listened to their entire catalog last Thanksgiving when I read their book.
Then I did it again last month when I listened to the audiobook.
I just don't get this level of interest in them...this reminds of how a bunch of people in my high school were obsessed with RHCP and raved about Kiedis's autobiography
I'm not sure it was a major commitment to listen to 8 albums in my car. But whatever, I was enjoying hearing new stuff after learning how they made the albums and what they liked about them.
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun June 09, 2019 9:22 am
by Fuzzcharger
B wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
B wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don’t think I’ve listened to a Beastie Boys song in like 15 years
I listened to their entire catalog last Thanksgiving when I read their book.
Then I did it again last month when I listened to the audiobook.
I just don't get this level of interest in them...this reminds of how a bunch of people in my high school were obsessed with RHCP and raved about Kiedis's autobiography
I'm not sure it was a major commitment to listen to 8 albums in my car. But whatever, I was enjoying hearing new stuff after learning how they made the albums and what they liked about them.
I never bought into the Beastie Boys in the 90's. They seemed a bit silly. But I'm so glad I got that book. It opened my ears to a whole bunch of music. Hello Nasty has such a great mix tape vibe in the traditional sense of the word not the hip hip sense.
tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 9:38 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I do
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 9:43 pm
by swan
I think it has some of the best pure rapping of their career. The Bush stuff is dated, but there is some great shit on there. Crawlspace > Brouhaha is one of my favorite 1-2 punches on any Beasties album. Also the beats & production are great.
I know I'm in the minority loving the album, and it also has to do with the time in my life that it came out. A great summer.
Crazy that this was the follow-up to Hello Nasty.
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 9:44 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 10:06 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah, it feels so minor to me i dont even listened to it. I keep forgetting to gab it. Not sure why.
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 10:09 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 10:12 pm
by VinylGuy
yeah, i guess for me the Beasties were Check Your Head and Ill Communication. It took me a while to get interested in Hello Nasty too. But weirdly i got into Hot Sauce right away.
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Sun August 18, 2019 10:14 pm
by Norah
yeah i'm not a big 5 boroughs fan either
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Mon August 19, 2019 12:09 am
by washing machine
I'm a fan of To the 5 Boroughs, but only recently. The minimalism is the appeal to me. I'd never say that I was burned out on the"classic Beasties albums, but sometimes an album full of what they were tapping into with the Three MC's... detour on Hello Nasty hits the spot.
It's got a lot of headphone power on neighborhood walks.
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Mon August 19, 2019 12:16 am
by Kevin Davis
I love "To the 5 Boroughs." It really got me back into the Beasties after not listening to them for a long time. Feels insane to think that was fifteen years ago.
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Mon August 19, 2019 12:18 am
by Norah
maybe it's time to revisit it
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Mon August 19, 2019 12:50 am
by washing machine
One of the cheesiest things I've ever done in my life was to put on "An Open Letter to NYC" on my final morning walk around Brooklyn before the vacation ended, but dammit if the verses didn't feel like a satisfactory ending to my brief visit.
And thanks to their great book I was reading when I was there, I understood the line "running home after school to play PIX" for the first time!
Re: Beastie Boys
Posted: Mon August 19, 2019 1:37 am
by B
It's not my favorite, but it's on my "to buy on vinyl" list. I have PB and IC already.
