Licensed To Ill

I'm not gonna listen to it I heard it before it's not that good

not my personal vibe but there’s a couple good songs.

Christ

They are weird and can’t stop saying White Castle.

I get why people who like it like it but I was embarrassed to be listening to it.

Sorry to be a party pooper. Other than the two big hits it's pretty annoying. Also here in the UK it is hard not to think of Morris and the Minors.

Mistook this for the Beach Boys at first. That confusion didn't last very long.

Starting an album with a "When the Levee breaks" sample is a good idea. Sampling another Led Zeppelin song 2 songs later is less of a good idea. What a 13 year old with a computer would think to do. "Girls" is a war crime. Notable that "Fight for your right" is a straight ahead rock song and not like the rest of the album (more like Twisted Sister than a rap group). "Brass Monkey" works the best because it's a cool beat and they do enough with their raps to give you something a little unexpected. A few of the samples/beats are cool...ultimately it's hard to really get into any song because they are so limited rapping that any track gets repetitive within 40 seconds. Not a fair comparison but early 90s rappers would destroy a verse "Ryhmin & Stealin"...doesn't feel like the same universe

I don't know why I thought The Beastie Boys were The Beach Boys. Wish I listened to the Beach Boys instead though

Musica "Owow" media memera. Me parece más auténtica que "To Pimp A Butterfly" de Lamar (que acabo de escuchar, pero se nota que tiene menor nivel de producción (lógico porque se produjo 30 años antes). Es divertido el lado memero al principio pero se torna repetitivo bastante rápido.

Some bangers on this album, like 'Girls' and 'Fight for Your Right,' but otherwise this just isn't my jam.

Man, that “Girls” song was vile.

1001 хочет, чтобы я стал экспертом по Beastie Boys за пару недель. Это самый слабый из альбомов, что я у них слышал. Да, это типа дебют, первый белый хип-хоп в принципе, но в моем видении этого просто не может быть достаточно. Рифмы/целые песни порой ну настолько кринжовые, что трудно поверить. Лучшая песня - Rhymin & Stealin.

Kinda reminds me of The Clash. I like the album cover. Rhymin & Stealin is familiar- didn't realise they did No Sleep Til Brooklyn. Slow Ride samples Low Rider apparently? Ahh, and I know Girls too - it sounds like that Boyfriend (Tyler Cassidy) meme song? BRASS MONKEY Slow and low is the favourite I think.

I like the attitude but all the songs sound the same.

More screaming than singing.

2/5

Ugh, this is a hard one. At times during this album I found myself nodding my head, but then about halfway through groaned to myself as the next song came on, "not another one." I think the Beastie Boys are best in small doses otherwise the rapping gets annoying pretty quickly. Fight For Your Right an obvious banger though. 4.5/10 (2.25/5)

2 harde nummers

Might've been groundbreaking when it came out. And surely it has influenced a lot of artists and musical styles (notably rap-rock). But to the modern ears, it just sounds typical old school rap that has been so overused and even mocked in the 90s pop culture. But you can't deny the exuberance of youthful irreverence, libido and just raw energy these Manhattan punks display. I liked the tracks that rock- Rhymin' and Stealin', Fight For Your Right, No Sleep Till Brooklyn. But rest of them where just uninteresting.

I liked some of it but I'm not really into all the machismo

Kind of fun and silly, but lyrics were most degrading

Well, this one was not really for me... I think. I tried to like it, I really did – hell, this is the album that gave us Fight For Your Right, how could I not like it? Unfortunately, the only songs I see myself ever listening to again (apart from Fight For Your Right, obviously) are Rhymin & Stealin (found it to be a great opener track) and Slow Ride (mainly because it samples Low Rider, one of my all-time favourite songs and apparently a staple in songwriting with samples). Other than that, I found it to be too noisy, even though I am anything but a person that would complain about something being "too noisy", as proven by the fact that I have a soft spot for industrial metal and power noise (don't ask me why I like the latter, I honestly have no idea. But I do). 2.2/5, I get what they were going for but it fell flat for me. Bonus points for the songs I mentioned.

Brainrot in an album. Just don’t understand the hype at all. Having said that there’s a couple of catchy tunes that bring it up to 2 Stars. Fundamentally I wouldn’t listen again.

4.5/10. The instrumentation in a lot of the tracks is really great. However, good Lord, those vocals are giving me a bloody headache. They sound whiny, and are making it extremely difficult to enjoy the album. I hear a lot of rock influences. I think that it would have been great if they would have performed their vocals in a different manner. Perhaps actual metal screaming, rather than whiny shouting would have lifted this album up to a 9/10. Perhaps if I listen to the Beastie Boys more, I will acquire a taste for the vocals, and begin loving this album. For example, Dave Mustaine's vocals are an acquired taste which I have acquired, and I LOVE Megadeth. I would like to note that No Sleep Till Brooklyn is a standout track for me, personally. :)

Sounds like an SNL skit 2 ⭐️

A bit shouty and repetitive. They love a bit of Led Zep though, which gives a new slant on some old favourites.

Can’t help but hear: “Scranton, what? The electric city.”

Some good hits. A little corny nowadays since rap has really come a long way since '86

1980's equivalent of Gen AI - stealing 95% of your content from actual artists Some decent grooves here and there, but they weren't appealing to me and i was 16 when it came out

I’ve heard these songs before but Ive never paid attention to the lyrics. I liked the beastie boys before listening to this album but I’m not so sure now. The bad boy persona is “cool” but it crosses a line for me when it comes to guns at school, being attracted to minors and putting drugs in girls drinks so they will have sex with you. Sure the times were different and the songs are catchy, but I don’t find them relatable. Overall, after listening carefully I think that their unique and progressive sound carried the heavy weight that led them to success.

1. rhyming - 1 2. neuu ztyle - 1 3. crafty - 1 4. pozze - 1 5. ride - 1 6. girlz - 2 7. fight - 1.5 8. brooklyn - 1 9. revere - 1.5 10. hit it - 1.5 11. brazz monkey - 2.5 12. louu - 1 13. time - 1

As the sample to Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks' (at least I think it is)kicks in, I realise I bought this album. Mainly to try and work out where those samples came from. And within minutes I'm humming 'all right now' expecting Ozzy's voice to come in over that monster guita riff. Lyrically immature more than infectious it was certainly popular. Now aged 55, six minutes in its hurting my head though.

First dude out of this book, loud, annoying, super basic instrumentals coupled with super basic lyrics, any other rapper after beastie boys does it better

fell asleep while listening, sounded alright, but don’t have enough to give a higher score 2/5

juvenile, grating, unpleasant. like what a mum in a british cartoon from the 90s would think of if she was told to picture rap music. the only thing saving this from being a single star is she's crafty because the idea of one of these chucklefucks bringing home a girl who then steals all their stuff is really really funny

Hip hop didn't work this time

More misogyny, but I can still enjoy “No Sleep to Brooklyn”

Some guys who mixed everything at this time…maybe fantastic for 1986…but now not…3/10

Never been a big Beastie Boys fan. I never knew anyone who was until my partner mentioned knowing one of our friend's brothers being super into them, and that surprised me. Getting this album and listening to it (while eating Deadpool branded snack food from Jack in the Box, which felt fitting if I'm honest), didn't sway me. It felt very one-note - it's a fun note, sure! But there wasn't a ton of depth and the best songs on there were the singles, which obviously get a lot of airplay. They did some interesting things and maybe broke some barriers, but were there barriers? And did those barriers need to be there in the first place? Either way, it's clear why they're revered but the number of people who count them as their favorite band may be isolated to just Jimmy in 2002.

Licensed to Ill is an iconic Hip-Hop style, and I’m not really sure why. It feels bizarre and out of the genre. In my opinion, this attempt to mix rap and rock sounded off-putting and terrible for the first half of the album. On the later half, you had more rap-esque beats and production, which led to a better flow and delivery in my opinion. Still, a disappointing listen for something so iconic. All in all, Licensed to Ill is a bad album.

I'm gonna be honest, I don't think I'm a Beastie Boys fan. I've listened to three of their albums now. The first two that I heard, 1994's "Ill Communication" and 1989's "Paul's Boutique" were alright. I respect those albums and they have some good songs, but they're not really my thing. As for their 1986 debut, Licensed to Ill? I just don't like the album. The juvenile parts of this one really make me appreciate the more mature elements of those other albums. Don't get me wrong, there are things to commend with this album. The production, courtesy of industry legend Rick Rubin, was quite revolutionary for its time. But that's what this album is... a product of its time. The lyrics are just bad. If you drank a shot for every time they say the world "girls" on this album, even if you were to exclude the song "Girls," you'd still die of alcohol poisoning. And don't even get me started on how many times they say each other's names. I swear if I hear the names Mike D, MCA, or Ad-Rock ever again, I may just hurt someone. Anyways, I feel like the Beastie Boys are at their best with this album when they lean into their punk influences more and combine it with hip-hop instead of just going with straight hip-hop. This is why songs like "No Sleep till Brooklyn" and "Fight for Your Right" work for me, while all of the other songs don't. Overall, while this album may convince me to revisit their later work eventually, I don't think the Beastie Boys started out on a very strong foot. 2/5.

I made it through a little more than twice before I had to bail. Cool album cover though.

I've never really thought about whether or not the Beastie Boys are any good, have always just considered them a bit of a 'joke' band. Don't think that's actually their intention, although I guess it's meant to be fun music not taking itself too seriously. Objectively the music isn't very good, although it has a fun vibe, so I was unsure how to rate this. Marking it down based on how repetitive a lot of these songs are. No Sleep Till Brooklyn was the standout track, and another classic Guitar Hero tune.

This was fun listen but I didn’t appreciate the sexist lyrics. Also, some of this felt like that one episode of The Office where Michael and Dwight sing Straight Outta Scranton

Important but hit and miss. Firstly I can't be the only one who can't stand Ad-Rock's stupid whiny shouting. Also some of the songs on here are just weird. And of all the copycats in Hip-Hop these guys started out as the most bandwagon jumping of all, but... you can sort of hear the obsession with original samples and more experimental ideas coming through which led them to be totally original in the end. Patchy but catchy.

Yeah, I don't know. I can handle the Beasties for a few songs, but only from Paul's Boutique and beyond. It's their voices. They drive me cray-cray. Also the beats are boring and their flow is the same on every song. I'm kind of amazed at how much respect this album continues to get.

Can't argue with the hits but a whole album is just a bit much 💀

Well, if there was ever an album of anthems for teenage boys, this would be it. It does have it all...fullin testosterone. Sadly, I am not a teenage boy anymore. I am more than a few years past that point. Target audience aside, this aged music lover does see the rhythm, groove and exhuberance in this album. Still, from the perspective of being on a list of albums to hear before I die...the best I can do is give a rating of 2.

Tavallaan fiilaan tätä energiaa mut toisaalta en. Arvoin kakkosen ja kolmosen välillä, mut oon ehkä paremmille levyille antanu kolmosta joten kakkosella mennään.

Realizing it can be difficult to put things into their time and perspective, but at this point just feels like a bad white dude hip hop skit.

Sorry, es erweist sich immer wieder, dass mir Hip-Hop nichts gibt ...

I don’t know. I like their song in SSX tricky, but I had a really hard time listening to this album. Skipped most of it.

brzmi jak wszystkie hiphopy The Lonely Island, Jon Lajoie i inne bekowe. Wszyscy chyba ten album samplowali, Step Up, i inne filmy. Malo w sumie tutaj muzyki, duzo krzyczenia. Na pewno jest kultowy ale nie do sluchania

Alloooora, purtroppo non mi sono piaciuti tantissimo. Talmente confusionari che non riuscivo a seguire nemmeno il filo logico dei miei pensieri

Neither Rap nor Rock it looses in both ends.

This had a significant negative impact on my mood.

Another user asked, “Is this good, or is it just nostalgia?” To answer their question, it’s definitely nostalgia, not quality. This album has not aged well; in fact, it’s downright obnoxious and grating to listen to today. Take a song like “Girls”—it’s impossible to consider it a classic with any lasting value. The whole album feels childish, filled with shallow, surface-level lyrics that lack any depth or thought-provoking content. It’s a relic of its time, best left in the past.

Beastie Boys do one thing and one thing only, yell over a backing track. So if you like that one thing, this album is for you.

Det är ju inte dåligt. Men rätt enformigt. Det är samma sound låt efter låt (iaf tre första :) ) det fortsätter genom hela albumet. Blir faktiskt för mycket. Tröttnar på deras skrikande. Blir nästan en parodi på sig själv. Fight for your right och no sleep är bäst. Det visste man. Fyller en funktion, på fest. Men totalt blir sisådär.

Krädd för att det här var banbrytande när det kom, men personligen har jag aldrig varit något större fan av Beastie Boys eller metal-rap-genren generellt för den delen. De är inga vidare rappare och ett helt album med det här soundet är rätt utmattande. På minuskontot också att de är såna töntar.

I don’t think hip-hop is really my genre…

Some classic songs like Slow Ride and Fight for Your Right but overall the record sounded old and dated. The production especially was a muddled mess at times. I also disliked their voices, one guy especially which made it hard to enjoy.

Obnoxious, aggressive and absolutely not for me. Vocals are akin to scratching nails on a chalkboard.

I've never liked the Beastie Boys much, the vocals are grating to listen to.

Partly heard before Saved 3/13 Top track: Fight For Your Right

I had a vague notion that I didn't like the Beastie Boys, but didn't really know anything more. This album confirmed it, but it wasn't as bad as I expected. I found nothing to enjoy until "She's Crafty" and "Girls", which were both catchy and fun.

I mostly despise the beastie boys. I find them boring and obnoxious. Some of the hits are ok and save this from a 1 but man I did not enjoy this and I don’t get the hype.

Heard of them. Hate the first song. Lyrics are interesting but I don't consider "rap" music!

No sorry I honestly just couldn't listen to this it wasn't my thing at all. I don't really get how you can enjoy it, though it might be for a certain mood that I just don't have often enough. It just wasn't my cup of tea so my rating unfortunately will be low.

Very disappointing. I had ill communication a while a back and thought it was ok at best. Rapping style got a bit tiresome after a while but there were a few good tracks on it. This one...rapping even more annoying and no good tracks. 1.5*

Well, more shouting than anything else, innit?

Surprisingly really didn't enjoy this! Thought of myself as quite liking them but maybe I'm thinking of some later work. Found it to be largely very grating and without the self-awareness required to pull off such lame lyrics. Still some fun to be had. Fave track: No Sleep Til Brooklyn

Interesting first lp. Not their best work. Somewhat juvenile. 2/5.

Not for me

That's a moment in time right there. Still a fun listen coming up on 40 years later in all its ridiculousness

Remember finding this quite fun at the time. Prefer the more guitar-y ones. I had a sense of humour failure over "Girls" - can't be bothered buying into it these days. But it sounds like they had fun and there were some grooves. I think it was always going to be two stars.

als Persiflage...

Räppi ja hiphop ei vaan maistu, etenkään näin sämplerikkaana. Mut hei, Columbo mainittiin!

Friends moved this. Went to the concert repeatedly. Threw lyrics at me. I was bemused. It's rappy and white boy preppy and gang language and cultural riffs and all the stuff that did not see growing up in white Australia. I enjoyed a couple of the tracks while at the gym, I worked out a bit harder than usual, it was kinda nice and kinda naff. I'll probably listen again now I know what the album experience is. individual tracks, they have weight and quality. I do feel a bit shouted at by strangers though. It's all a bit odd. 2 stars. No more, no less.

very sorry to say but that's a no from me

The Beastie Boys are a one-trick pony that managed to stretch their unremarkable style into an entire career. Although this album contains some of their greatest hits, songs that have permeated popular culture, it’s hard to argue that every track on this album, along with their other releases, sound the exact same throughout. The formula is simple: AA BB rhyme scheme with lyrics out of a children’s dictionary, and most importantly, SHOUT the last word of every second or fourth line. This is noise. Leave rap to rappers.

On dirait la voix de Sum 41 mélangée avec du vieux rock, c'est étrange (et pas vraiment ma came).

Not my preference but not bad enough to turn off. Some interesting beat patterns.

Some OK songs but really never saw the appeal of these guys. Way too unrefined for my taste.

I like the instrumentals, and I giggled a bit. But this is just a bunch of immature white boys talking shit. I’ve been one myself, but still…

På låt nr. 4 nu. Känns som att jag har lyssnat på samma låt i 20 minuter. Prel. betyg 2 / 5. Jag är glad att det är över

I didn't much like The Beastie Boys back in the day, and having listened to this album several times my opinion has not changed. Essentially this is three whiny ranty kids bellyaching over nicely produced beats, and enlivened by some nice samples. I found myself enjoying the samples more than the Beastie Boys. Now to go and listen to some Led Zeppelin! I'd be quite happy not to listen to this album again.

Turns out I just can’t get into the Beastie Boys. They’re just not great with bland mixes and pretty garbage lyrics.

Not so much for me

Paar echte hitjes, maar de rest beetje matig 2 - 3

Hated every moment of it

Really did not enjoy this. People like this music?

Mid

Not my cup of tea

Memories is all this album is worth to me now. Not an easy listen. Real primitive and lame, but love the rock hooks.

The switch in the ruthenium an

This album feels really dated. Never been a Beastie Boys fan and I'm still not. But I can appreciate it's place in music for what it is and was during the era.

meh not really my jam the 3 iconic ones are the best

WTF is this. Has not aged well.

I know this is a 'classic' album, but the lyrics have not aged well at all. They are rapping about a lifestyle that I don't understand, because I have never experienced it, and doesn't sound enticing from their rhymes. The standards work well, but outside of those the album felt very repetitive, monotonous and shouty. Not something I will listen to again. The 'highlight' (?) was hearing pieces that had been sampled elsewhere or were from standard soundboards.

Honestly pretty mediocre screaming with minimal change in cadence. Stand-out: Rhymin & Stealin

A few songs in the beginning were fun but some was insufferable

solo conocía como buen millenial fight for your rights, no es mi estilo

לא משהו... מעדיף את שב"ק ס'

Favorite track: Slow Ride

Meg

First listen for this album. Several songs are familiar. I enjoy the percussive nature, but this is not really something I would listen to regularly, but hey, it's part of what I heard growing up.

1.8/5

I’ve never had the desire really to listen to go out and purposefully listen to the Beastie Boys and listening to this has validated my thinking. Yes it has the classic Fight for your Right but that’s pretty much the only highlight for me and it’s not even their best song in my opinion (that being Sabotage for me)

Not sure if it got better as it went on or if I just got used to it. They certainly sampled Led Zep quite a bit, but the better tracks were when they didn't. The two released tracks were OK, but personally I preferred Morris Minor and the Majors. WIBI? Nah. A 2 from me.

Beavis and Butthead made a record? Who knew! Apart from the classic ‘Fight For Your Right’ and ‘No Sleep Till Brooklyn’ (when the rock got cranked up), there’s nothing here for me. A low 2.

I remember this as a 15 year old schoolboy. All the metal heads loved it. I didn't, I thought it sounded more immature than I was. Not a good thing at that time and dismissed them as a joke. Then saw them at the legendary day at the 1992 Reading Festival and thoroughly enjoyed them. Strange how things change. Listening to this now, it sounded better than it did in 1986, maybe a shame I don't listen to lyrics until I get to know songs well, so maybe I'm missing out somewhere? It still sounds immature, in a 'Weezer/Wheatus' sort of way, which only Americans can do, but did like the big heavy guitar samples and their cheeky take on hip hop up to a point. So it gets a mid 2.

Honestly, I know this isn’t generally the type of music I enjoy but in the spirit of being open to new things I really sat and listened to this album and did discover a couple of tracks I could see myself hitting play on again in future. I think I’ve identified that melody is an important factor for me when it comes to music so I do struggle with the ‘sameness’ of beat-driven rap. That’s not to diminish whatsoever the talent inherent in being able to string lyrics together to fit those beats, it’s just not my jam. Slow Ride and No Sleep Till Brooklyn were the tracks I enjoyed most.

Håll rock och hip hop separerade tack

Not a fan of this album. 4/10

- too shouty for me personally but fight for your right is still a banger

fuck the beastie boys.

not really my thing, the back and forth between them all the time gets tiring

Notable Songs: Brass Monkey, Slow Ride

I know this is considered a classic, and majorly influential, etc. But to me, it really hasn't aged well. Several of the songs come off like bad jokes that run way too long (for ex Paul Revere) and many have cringe inducing immature lyrics. There are a couple of greats on here though, like Fight For Your Right, No Sleep til Brooklyn and Brass Monkey. I'm deducting a full star here for "Girls", for reasons which I hope are obvious.

I think No Sleep Till Brooklyn is the only track on this album I really like. Most of the others are a bit cringey teenage bravado.

Definitely early rap, there is a strong beat that is consistent across all their songs. But most of their songs sound the same.

Some catchy songs and of course No Sleep Til Brooklyn but other than that its just a bunch of white boys trying to be black

questionable lyrics

Was not remotely in the mood for this today. Nasilly voice was unpleasant early in the morning I enjoyed it more a few years ago I'm going 2/5

not for me

The Bestie Boys make me want beat my unborn children. The background music reminded me of playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle games. “Girls” is super well known but I did think it was a joke. “Fight For Your Right”, “Till Brooklyn”, & “Brass Monkey” are big hits and catchy but that doesn’t mean they’re goooooood. They do get an extra point from me just because some of these songs are so well known and I do YELL the lyrics when I hear them. 4/10

Hab bisher noch nie Beastie Boys gehört, könnt ihr das glauben?! War witzig, hab auf play gedrückt und sofort kam Valentin, mein Freund, um die Ecke gerannt, headbanging, laut mitsingend. Hat Bestie Boys scheinbar mit 14 immer gehört. Oldschool hört sich immer etwas an, als wär's verkleideter Punk. Mit Ausnahme von einigen weniger bum-bazigen Highlights wie Girls fand ich das Album recht anstrengend, weil sehr repetitiv (und auch ein bisschen, weil ich es nicht hinkriege, über die Lyrics hinwegzuschauen).

Perus beastie boys.. 2 star.. kuitenkin... debut... aika uskomaton 86 vuoden soitannaksi.. + 1 tähti.... kuitenkin... paulin putiikille annoin 2 star.. tämä paskempi.. -1 tähti seka blondi elokuvasta matkittu nimi... Plus ei ole "I was makin' record when you were suckin' your mother's dick" lineä...

was so mad to be listening to this bc i did not have this energy today, however, some of the lowlights were so bad that i was actually relieved to hear "Brass Monkey" by the time it rolled around, a song which i am on the record as despising However, I will be repurposing "She's Crafty" for my indie movie about the cutthroat tribal politics of fiber and knitting conventions. One slowmo pan through a crowd of white haired 70yos in matching sweaters? absolutely anyway. 1.5

my max beastie boys content is one song a day thank you

Instantly I can see the thread connecting this album and the influence of the Beastie Boys with hip hop and rap from the 90s-present: before even checking, I could tell Rick Ruben produced this. Additionally, there's a level of comedy within the lyrics and the boy's voices that, coupled with their consistent flows and consistently obnoxious vocals, mostly work to their advantage (although I did find the album to be grating at times), shaping a strong character for the group on their debut. Love the amount (and variety) of samples and the use of electric guitar on the tracks; the atmosphere is incredibly youthful and almost proto-grunge in a way, and creates a strong image of a rock n roll slam poetry event (think Staten Island Patti Smith mixed with the The Clash); there is a distinct level of whiteness present, and it shows itself in the simplicity of their groove and flows, and some of their more shallow lyrics; quite long for a debut, but with a characteristic goofiness, I found more enjoyment here than I anticipated; I would be remiss to not mention the album cover as well, which is certifiably dope, AND opening for Madonna on The Virgin Tour- THAT'S puss. Standouts: Rhymin & Stealin, She's Crafty, Fight For Your Right, No Sleep Till Brooklyn, Slow and Low

Dated. Sounds like Hip Hop that was informed by Run DMC and bad guitar music.

Here we are at the birth of rap, the ultimate black American art form of this period, and we're listening to three white boys rap about partying.

Some fond memories growing up with some of the songs but the music is extremely basic, production is poor, and they're basically just yelling the whole time. Not sure enjoyable anymore.

meh. its ok but i dont think i'll return.

Its just okay.

Isso é muito ruim.

Not for me. I’m old school. I like music with a melody

Un disco sumamente relevante en tanto a lo que representa en la industria del Hiphop, sin embargo, es bastante repetitivo y envejeció bastante mal. Todas las canciones suenan como el soundtrack de una película universitaria estadounidense.

I liked: Fight For Your Right No Sleep Till Brooklyn Paul Revere Brass Monkey I like their beats but overall I am not a fan of their voices and rhyming patterns. Maybe it gets better in later albums but this is based solely on the album.

it is so aged. some songs go hard but the sound is so aged that most of the album is unenjoyable

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Didn't listen to all of it as I wasn't really enjoying it. I did like No Sleep Til Brooklyn but I already knew the song going in

This is by far their worst album. It's also their most important one. I loved it when it was new and I was 10, but it didn't age well. The flow is very unnatural. The samples are very short loops and a lot of the time it's just a drum machine with rapping. Favorite song: no sleep til brooklyn.

As someonewith zero nostalgia for the Beastie Boys, I would have been happy with just the single.

I've never got rap - to me all the tracks sound the same. Apart from their hit "Fight For Your Right", I don't see much to commend in this album. Some of the tracks sound like they could be Weird Al Yankovic parodies.

I feel like a grumpy old man but I didn't like this very much. 'Fight for you Right' is definitely a classic, but other than that I didn't really enjoy any of the tracks. I think it's the same problem that I have with the old Run DMC albums, it just sounds so synthetic and "basic" with just the drum machines and some sampled stuff. While their rap style can be cool and work well in some songs, it can also become very monotonous and "toneless" over a few songs.

Heard before: yes I came to love the Beasties, but this one still reminds me of all the assholes who took punk as an excuse for a frat party. Still, I listened again. It’s not as funny as it thinks it is, just a lot of playground rhymes, snotty attitude and juvenalia. (I make that sound like a bad thing!) I get the energy, I get the appeal to the lizard brain, this is a pass for me dawg. Top tracks: No Sleep Til Brooklyn, The New Style, Rhymin and Stealin

this really hasnt aged particularly well sonically. the hits are still good but the rest of it really isnt. also, the combination of rock and rap has rarely ever been anything but bad, and this serves for a reminder of that. there are some interesting lyrics but i can’t get past how bad the flows are. why did people ever listen to the beastie boys over nwa et al?

Album #: 231 first impressions: *groan* after listening through: i get why this is on here. without the beastie boys yelling at us, how would we have known that white people were also interested in hip hop in the 80's? without the beastie boys we wouldn't have Eminem, Sublime, or Mac Miller or *checks notes* Fred Durst? post-reading reviews/wiki: not at all surprised this is such a controversial album. to me it listens like a "you just had to be there." I'm a mid-millennial and I remember hearing the singles (Fight for Your Right, No Sleep Til Brooklyn, Brass Monkey, Girls) on the alternative radio station growing up and...even then I was like "this is music for frat boys," / period piece soundtracks and not for me. recommended for: Boomer Dad's trying to be cool. Gen Z/Alpha trying to understand why there was such limited interest in hip hop not made by Black people in the 90's & 00's.

Was actually a fan of the music, the singing was just not my taste tbh. Too screamy, almost sounded like a parody album at times.

On one hand, it's got some classics like no sleep till Brooklyn and girls. On the other hand, the flows, beats, and lyrics are all kinda wack. It's good knowing that in later albums they were able to round out their sound into something a little more cohesive, but this one is a miss for me

Meh just a lot of shit yelling. Even their top songs don’t really leave a lasting impression

Favourites: • Fight for Your Right

Rap with a more rock-feeling backing track

Doesn’t work for me. Sounds dull and shallow

I find the Beastie Boys extremely overrated

was ass

Enjoyable if a little cartoonish. By the end of the album it all felt very similar with little light and shade.

Don't wanna waste any more bits of my life on such noises

"Fight for your right" is a total banger, but the rest feels a bit meh

Fight for your right is an all time great single The rest gets tedious very quickly

Some parts of the music are fun, but when they start yelling it is all ruined.

Would be better if the would sing/rap instead of just shout in the microphone

En mi opinión personal, no soy fan de este género. Pero me recuerda mucho a las películas de esa época

Yuck.

Ну смотрите, здесь как и с Run-DMC и их первым альбомом: я не настолько фанат рэп-культуры, чтобы прям боготворить Beastie Boys и начала хип-хопа. Ну реально же на любителя альбом: эксперименты с битами, лупами, это всё конечно интересно, но зная, как делают хип-хопчик сейчас, это уже прям совсем старомодное и непонятное. Отмечу Brass Monkey, я уже думал выключить альбом и пролистать до конца все треки, послушав по 5-10 секунд, но этот трек меня переубедил. Остальные же... ну как-то ну совсем не моё...

3 white guys rapping like Bugs Bunny, apparently in 1986 this was mind-blowing there's a bit of charm and catchy beats here to save it from a 1-star rating, but this is a low 2-star. Nobody born after 1991 will ever think this is good music.

Rhymin and Stealin, Led Zeppelin Sample? More zeppelin in She's Crafty. cool. Time to Get Ill is pretty sweet. Billy Preston sample? This isn't my typical genre when I listen to music and honestly it's exactly what I imagine every single Beastie Boys song sounds like. Haven't listened enough to appreciate individual songs of theirs.

Never have and never will love this. Annoying.

Lol

Lots of yelling. I did like the song “Girls” so 1.5/5

Eh, not my thing. The production is interesting but I just don't like their voices and its very difficult for me to digest white boys talking about guns, hoes, gangs, shooting up places or whatever. Would not relisten.

Meh. Never understood the hype.

Sounded a bit more samey than some of their other albums

Second Beastie Boys album this week. Found it tiring - and just too juvenile for me. I'd rather go shout at a cloud.

Not my thing....

Beastie Boys have always been a one-trick pony, haven't they? It's a good trick, bringing us the likes of Sabotage, and (on this album) Fight For Your Right and No Sleep Till Brooklyn, mixing beats and Guitar/Bass Riffs with their own brand of high energy Hip-Hop. But for an entire album, the formula just holds up for so long - too long in this case. I found listening increasingly tedious with every track. 2/5

Just never really got The Beastie Boys. 2 stars

Sampling is tip notch and worth the listen for alone. But I find their voices so annoying.

Pretty samey, I don't think it's aged well

Not my thing

Crap

Can’t do it. Recognize its energy and it does have its merits, but at the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, most songs are annoying and the lyrics are stupid.

Ik vond dit behoorlijk tegenvallen. Enorm gedateerd, steeds diezelfde beat en raps. En waar is de beat nou? Ik werd er een beetje 'ill' van.

Het vorige album dat we van de jongens moesten luisteren viel een stuk beter.

Coincidentally got this the day after Paul's boutique. Nowhere near as good is it?

Meh. Sounds like garage band. Few hits.

Ik weet hoe goed dit zou moeten zijn en enorm veel serieuze rappers vinden dit ook heel goed, maar ik word vaak toch wat moe van de oudere Beastie Boys nummers. Dat over elkaar heen schreeuwen met maximale reverb doet het niet voor mij. Laatst nog Pauls Boutique geluisterd en daar speelt dat ook.

notes - Debut album by the beastie boys - Originally had a different title, which im very glad they didn’t end up going with - Produced by rick Ruben, repeat name on this list - Has been described as punk-rock rap - Hip hop production with punky vocals and attitude - I’ve never been the hugest beastie boys fan outside of a couple songs - Their style kinda wears on me after a while fav - Fight for your right - This is the easy choice but its the best one least fav - Paul revere - This song is annoying 2/5 - this band is better in short doses

Best Song: No Sleep Till Brooklyn. The Beastie Boys' boisterous attitude actually channeled towards something that feels worthy of that dumb energy. Worst Song: Girls. In an album full of obnoxious songs, this song out obnoxiouses them all. Overall: The Beastie Boys are the chihuahuas of music. All impotent energy and rage. The vocals are garbage, blown out frat boy shouting that sounds like it's coming through a fast food drive-thru speaker, and then the beats, which are the main thing on offer here, aren't that great either. Even when the beats are good, it's probably just a barely altered version of some other song. This music does nothing well.

Rather immature, lyrically and musically

What a shame. Another potentially great album ruined by relentless misogyny without any attempt to hide it with irony or as storytelling. On this album Mike D proudly announces that "I like my girlies underage". To add to this, the working title of this album was "Don't be a f***ot" and this juvinile bigotry is threaded through the entire album. Thank god they changed their ways later in their career.

I feel like this album peaked with the first song and was pretty flat for the rest of the runtime, with the exception of the couple moments I enjoyed, I was bored everywhere else and found myself rolling my eyes to the cringey lyrics and annoying vocal delivery very often. Almost all of the humor did not land for me and came off childish and obnoxious. The production however, while dated, still sounded listenable and was by far the star of the show. 2 Stars

Nah not for me.

Eh not really my cup of tea.

They’re fun party songs, but the beastie boys may be the most overrated group out there.

Sorry, this kinda gave me a headache listening to the whole thing at once. I'll take just the singles on this one I think.

I kind of expected to enjoy this. Instead I was mostly bored. Like watching talented kids I don’t know putting on a play. The album is littered with some amusing rhymes and references (pagoda/Abe Vagoda, Mr. Ed). When I would hear one then replay it I was disappointed to find a throwaway bit of rhyming rather than much cleverness behind it. “Fight for Your Right” is still a fun diversion. “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn” is ok. The rest was a slog.

Het is wel geinig. Vooral de nummers "Girls" en "Fight For Your Right" natuurlijk. De rest is eigenlijk toch maar schreeuwerig gedoe. Niet zo mijn ding. **

I didn't really like the vocals cause they're pretty much the same all the time. Cool beats tho!

Early beastie boys is almost weird al Yankovic level parody of run dmc.

Love Beastie Boys. Hate Licensed To Ill. Thank fuck they grew out of their juvenile boobs and beers phase quickly. The oldest trick in the book, white boys steal black man's music and sell it to the mainstream. It blows my mind that they went from this derivative novelty dirge and within three years got to almost killing their careers with the high water mark of sampling that is Paul's Boutique. The lesson here...listen to Paul's Boutique which will almost certainly not be on this list because it was light on sexism and gimmicks and sold fuck all units. You're welcome. Rest In Power MCA.

Friends would probably be mad, but I just do not like the Beastie Boys

Maybe for skiing. Not for nighttime, not good for dancing. Girls is good.

the opening track Rhymin & Stealin was great, though a lot of that probably had to do with the samples used (a drum beat and a guitar riff from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath respectively) Rhymin & Stealin is going in my playlist and No Sleep Till Brooklyn was alright I guess but everything else was kind of ass. Since rap isn't music according to facts and logic (http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Ben-Shapiro-rap-isnt-music-1024x498.png) they had to borrow a lot of it from elsewhere I guess

I'm not huge on "all lyrics have to be yelled"

Some cool samples but too many plodding songs and their rap shouting doesn't work for me on it's own.

The hits are good, but the rest is very repetitive filler.

Their worst album…even they would tell you so! 👎🏻

Obnoxious

lame

Kind of annoying

The Beastie Boys debut album is packed full of testosterone and misogynistic lyrics. Listening through the album I can’t shake this image of a 24 year old frat bro chuggin beer along to the beats. Yes I understand this was a very influential album (one of the first white rap albums with mainstream success) influencing countless future musicians but lyrics like: “Your mom threw away your best porno mag” and “Girls, two at a time” make my eyes roll. Pretty sure they bring up White Castle so often that I had to see if there was a reason for it but I guess they really just like White Castle. I did enjoy “Paul Revere” and to the albums credit the beats and samples are very catchy. But besides that I guess it’s not my type of music I guess… 2.5/5

I think I don't get it? Maybe it was groundbreaking in 1986 but it sounds super cheesy now. They mention Whitecastle like 4 times. And the one vocalist does this falling whole tone at the end of half his sentences that's pretty grating. A couple fun tunes, interesting ideas, not the execution I'm looking for.

Had some fun tracks, and had some innovative (for the time) sound, but Beastie Boys are more annoying than good for most of the songs

2/5 naaaah

Two hits here. That’s all there is. There is nothing else to discover the rest is pretty poor. Cover art. Love it. 5/5

The episode of Futurama with the Beastie Boys is very good, I'm a big fan. That's the only thing involving them that's inspired anything other than a sense of "oh, this again?"

80s rap fused with distorted guitars that share resemblance with Run D.M.C. Lyrical focus on partying and getting shit faced which is fine, but not very interesting (and I am probably just a grumpy old man but doesn't make me laugh either). Also sounds very dated. Overall, rather duddy album for me.

Wow, certified Diamond in the US! I despised the hit when it came out - I've never liked songs about partying. I prefer their later albums where the production was more creative and the shouting was less in your face. I'm not a fan of throwing in heavy metal guitars to attract the white suburban crowd. The lyrics are chuckle-worthy. They had 4 years between this and their next LP and it was worth the wait.

I know fight for your right to party is supposed to be a parody but it plays it completely straight and the rest of the album is the same. Only She's crafty stops this being a 1. Just don't really get the Beastie Boys they seem to be 100% focused on the frat bro audience

nikad nisan ovoliko rap rocka slušala odjednom pa mi sve više zvuči ko samo vikanje u ritmu kako album dolazi kraju

this shit whack as fuck

I don’t like…..

Not a huge fan of this

I listened to some of this album. It was identifiably the Beatie Boys but I’m not sure I’d need to listen to anymore because it starts to sound the same. 2*

"Frat boy" is an over used and (probably) unfair pejorative often used to describe early Beastie Boys. Nonetheless: I still think, many years on, that this album cleaves closer to the philosophy of performed hip hop than to the organic spirit of the genre. I guess someone coming in cold to their oeuvre (unlikely, but bear with me) today might find some retro appeal to production techniques etc, but not much else. Or maybe I'm wrong.

not the vibe

Meh. I don't "get" Beastie Boys. I did listen and it was slightly better than expected. But ultimately it comes off sounding like a parody record not unlike weird AL Yankovic. 2.5 🌟

I give this a 1.5. I know this is a classic in the rap genre, but I just don't like it. I'm marking it with 2 stars instead of 1 because it's not *that* bad, but it's just not for me.

Can see why this is on the list due to its impact and influence, but not for me, think it sounds really dated now. Not an album I’d choose to listen to again.

More tolerable than Ill Communication. I could understand them better and the vibe wasn't too bad.

Groundbreaking back in the day and set a format very obviously copied by Run DMC, to greater effect. White middle class kids trying too hard to be from the 'hood. Notable for sampling and at least they had the taste to steal from Led Zep. But it's still tap and I hate it.

Not my cup of tea. Guys need to chill a bit.

among us

Riktigt rövig hiphop

2/5 stars

Never had listened to the Beastie Boys although I've heard Fight for Your Right to Party and snippets of some of the rest. Couldn't work the whole way through as it became less and less unique and more and more flavorless...

This album sounds like an SNL skit. Or SNL skits sound like this album? Nevertheless it’s exactly the kind of rock rap album I would expect from a couple white dudes

shouting the album

bad

Lots of yelling over samples. This hasn't aged well at all.

couple bangers, didn't know fight for your right was on this one

ну такое никогда особо не выкупал несмотря на крики восторга

Nothing engaging or endearing whatsoever

"Fight for your Right" ist das Highlight, der Rest hört sich relativ gleich an mit kleinen Ausreißern auch innerhalb der Songs. Beim "Nebenbei"-Hören lässt sich oft gar nicht sagen, ob es schon der nächste Song ist, alles eins.

Extremely dated both thematically and from a production perspective. Doesn't hold up. 2/5

Not a fan. Too shouty for me. Had to turn it off.

The progenitors of frat rap, however, I try my best not to hold that against them. Undeniably catchy, but utterly uninteresting to me. "Brass Monkey" makes my ears itch in the worst of possible ways, and I have never liked "Fight For Your Right". However, I do like "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and I think the two album closers are interesting songs (definitely the most interesting on the album).

This hasn’t aged well, got quite annoying after a while.

not a fan

Zezwolenie na bycie chorym, to jeden z pionierskich albumow w historii hip hopu, bo jest to jeden z pierwszych komercyjnie sprzedanych blendow rocka i rapu, a to wszystko sprzedaneLicensed To nie przez kogo innego, a zydowska bande, w tamtych czasach praktycznie dzieciakow, za ktorych produkcja i uwazam takze za sukcesem stal legendarny dzis stary brodaty dziad hip hopowo metalowy, czyli rick rubin, ko founder def dzemiku i tworca nie tylko legendarnych trakow czy plyt, ale calych kaier artystycznych, nie bylo to moje pierwsze podejscie do ilowania, ale pierwsze udane sukcesem, czy przesluchane do konca, nie wiem czy to bardziej niepowodzenia czy tez same dzisiejsze sluchowisko, ale ciezko mi ocenic ten album jako plyte z gatunku rapowego, bo rymy i kontent liryczny, no i jego delivery jest jak przystalo na bialych zydowskich nastolatkow, korny joki wydlaszane przed mutacyjnymi glosami, a w glowie masz projekt lustrzany rubina, czyli run dmc, o ile plynniejsze sa rymy jak na album wydany w tym samym roku, oceniac tego jako album rockowy takze sie nie da, bo jednak sa to beaty tworzone na samplach, glownie metalowych, a sam album jest zrodlem sampli na kawalkow z lat 90, ze doslownie co drugi trak masz uczucie, ze slyszales to juz gdzies lepiej uzyte, moze nawet reuzyte przez samego rubina, bo jednak spora dyskografia, chociaz goscinnie wystepuje Kingu ze slayera na traku paul revere, to jednak ciezko tu mowic o rap rocku, bez zywych instrumentali, chyba ze potraktowac cymbaly na bicie jako instrumentale, jak dla mnie album strasznie kiepsko sie zestarzal rownajac do innych rubinowych produkcji, wspominianych dmcow czy llowego kolowego J, ale jednak jest to jeden z tych klasycznych materialow ktore zmienily kierunek rozwoju murzynskiej muzyki, ale czy w dobrym kierunku na to juz ciezko jednoznaczenie odpowiedziec, na plejaka wrzuce traka fight for your right, do imprezowania, zeby jakis znak pozostal po plycie na listach, ale samemu raczej bym juz sobie drugi raz nie puscil calosci

Hip hop. Coñazo menos un par.

I enjoy the Beastie Boys every once in a while and in small doses, but listening to each of these songs one after another made me focus on how silly and stupid their schtick is. The sampling is spot on though.

Screamy white rap from 80's/90's is definitelly not my style but the album as a whole was not bad. Highlights: No Sleep Till Brooklyn and Fight For Your Right.

Rock, Something different than what I usually listen to.

Not a big fan, very shouty. 'Girls' was kinda catchy. 'Fight for you but right to party' was famous, and 'the new style' had some cool record scratching.

Not impressed, interesting but something missing.. sounds "too frivolous"

I feel like I'm at a high school pep rally for a third rate school. The sampling could be cool, but the constant shouting really drowns it all out. Favorite Song: Girls, Fight for your Right, No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Oof is this what other ppl hear when they listen to brockhampton? Not only did I not enjoy this, I actively hated it. So weird cuz I liked the other BB albums… Okay saw it’s from the 80s god this era of rap sucks

unpleasant from start to finish

everything i hate abt hardcore combined with everything i hate about hard rock with three white dudes rapping over it, one of whom has the most annoying voice i've ever heard. the production is cool i guess but ughhhhhhhhhhhhh 1/5

not sure i'll ever be in the mood to listen to an entire album of straight NOISE

I do not like rap, luckily these guys make that seem less like a racially motivated statement

Not for me

Ew I’m not finishing this bs

Every time I began to enjoy the music they commenced shouting over each other again. I get that it was bold and innovative but they made the same song 11 times with mixed production. Production excellent to be fair.

I like the mix of rock and hip hop in theory, but in practice (especially because of the vocals) this album is sonically quite irritating to me. No Sleep Till Brooklyn and Fight for Your Right are the standout tracks for me. Rating: 1.5

The album opens with a horrible punk-ish rock-ish rap. Most definitely NOT my vibe - I'm all for PUNK, I'm all for Rock, I'm all for RAP. But I'm not in for whitewashed rap stitched with glue with (mostly bad) guitar riffs and very noisy drums. Yeah, the second song didn't get any better. Nor any other. The high pitched voices of these guys are not for me, they're just screaming. The messy instrumentals are at times very good (very 80s, some decent scratch, some good riffs) and at times very uninspired (a random electric guitar, a basic drum). I don't know if it's my ear that's just accustomed to the better productions of the west-coast rap of the roughly same era - DrDre and Ice T released some WAY BETTER rap in this same year, and thanks god they didn't have to SCREAM all the time - but I really can't stand these three white new yorkers yelling at me, at each other, at the music. Ooof. "She's crafty". Ooof I couldn't even listen to the whole song, it's honestly just bad musically, lirically, and content-wise. At least "Fight for your right" is musically a song, produced by an adult. They still sound like ass, the lyrics are bad, the flow is unbearable, in that song, but at least it's a song. Naah, this is the worst album I've listened to in a while, I'm glad I hadn't heard it in the past, I am glad I won't have to do it again.

Terrible.

Could not listen to it.

Not my genre of music

I clearly don’t get the in joke. Repetitious lyrics, references that keep reappearing in other songs, too similar cadences, obnoxious accents. What’s to like?

I hate the Beastie Boys. I don’t care if they are celebrating or sending up the ‘fight for your right to pa-a-a-a-rdy’ attitudes, but I don’t want to hear about it.

crackers

Trash

By far the worst beastie boys album. The saving grace is i assume the success of this album gave them the freedom to do what they did with Paul's boutique and subsequent albums

Not my thing, didn’t liked

I'm not a fan of rap in general, so Beastie Boy's shout-rapping over stock drum beats and record-scratch effects is just... utter pants. Not ever going to be my thing.

Shout Hop The shouting is kinda stressful to listen to and the backing is really boring and doesn't go with the song. Not really at all enjoyable. It just generally disconnects like in the second song they are shout "Kick it!" and then the most boring mix came on and it was really funny 1

I’m flabbergasted that a third Beastie Boys record was included in this list. I’m a little annoyed that, once again, I’ve been forced to listen to this insipid group. This gave me a wicked headache and I will do everything in my power to never listen to it again. 0*

On a personal enjoyment front this was more of a trial to go through than even a passive listen. Fundamentally I simply do not enjoy the vocals when its so heavily weighed on said aspect it makes it incredibly hard to ignore otherwise. Also the forced visual of the TMNT shouting in my face. On a foundation/history/culture front this gets a 5/5. Early disc jockey techniques and sound are absolutely dripping from every song and modern day dj'ing simply wouldn't be the same without the beastie boys. Favorite Song: No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Just not my jam at all

girls song is lowkwy kinda vibey

Not the worst we had

just hooting and hollering

Inte min smak alls

I thought this was just childish rubbish when it came out in the 80s, and all these years later, I think even less of it. When they grew up, they went on to make some pretty great records, but this is just the sound of whining, spoilt, rich kids trying to be controversial. I'm probably missing the irony - it might be one of the cleverest records ever made for all I know, but I can't bear it.

very much not looking forward to this this is honestly probably closer to a 2, but I feel like being a bitch rn so I'm gonna give it a 1 :D Just really annoying and dumb and not my style, sorries

ну есть угарные треки, но это ваще не моя музыка

hot trash

80s hip hop does sort of just suck

Pas trop aimé…

Unbearable listen 💔

I thinj i hate the beastie boys.

Shit

Beasty boys album must've been very controversial and fresh at its times, but I didn't like it. It felt lacking both textwise and musicwise.