Ill Communication
 | By Beastie Boys Capitol, 1994, Audio CD Customer Rating: 104 reviews Recommend |
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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 Wolk
- 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
Title: Ill Communication
Sales Rank: 7634 in Music
Artist: Beastie Boys
Label: Capitol, 1994-05-31, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds
- Definite Beastie Boy songs on here
- 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… More reviews
- afro-schmaltz
- These jew boys bring on the fizzle. you know what i'm talkin' bout? I'm mean the hip-hop flippy di flop jizzle on my tizzle, just that tasty white boy funk straight from da bronx. you best check it out. homeskillit. More reviews
- SHOOT TO THRILL
- Arguably their greatest album ever.It's has so many different musical styles it's unbelieveble.Many consider Check Your Head a better effort but this is as good as they ever got.This album gets my personal vote for best album of 1994. More reviews
- one of the best records
- you have great jazz work,lyrical work,and good hardcore tracks what else could you want?If your new to this then pick this up. More reviews
- "What do we know about partying or anything else??!"
- I know what you're thinking. "Eggplant giving a hip-hop album not only higher than one star, but FIVE?!?" People, people. This is not just a hip-hop album. "Ill Communication" offers not only GOOD hip-hop, but funk, punk, rock, jazz, fusion, et cetera, in one fresh-sounding album that's always good to listen to. This just might be my favorite Beastie… More reviews
