Reviews (page 13 of 15)
Another hip-hop album, therefore automatically it can’t be rated very highly. The first four tracks were pretty much the same and boring. The next few tracks were better, then things went back to boring. The last track was mostly clips from old tv shows on top of percussion. The group seems to be obsessed with White Castle, as I heard it mentioned in at least three tracks. 2.5 stars.
No one can deny they have a unique sound! But as previously discussed, it's not for me. And I feel extra validated in my Beastie hating after reading they were originally gonna call this album "Don't Be a [f-slur]". Excuse me?! Good album cover though. "I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike" is a line in LFO's 'Summer Girls'! I didn't know it was from here! (I wish LFO were on this list instead of the Beasties.) 'Girls' is supposed to mock misogynistic rappers, but I think it suffers from the Borat problem (=people are gonna miss the mockery and keep the misogyny). Ha, and exactly the same for 'Fight For Your Right to Party', although that's about ~lifestyle~ instead. (Wiki quotes Mike D saying: "There were tons of guys singing along to 'Fight for Your Right' who were oblivious to the fact it was a total goof on them"). That's often a risk of mockery and big audiences, I guess. I have a soft spot for 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' because my favorite podcaster advertises Brooklinen bedding by saying "No Sleep Till Brooklinen". But that's not enough to save this album from joining the terrible 2s!
Föredrog verkligen de låtar med mer hårdrocksinslag än de som kändes straight up hiphop
Ehhh... This is the first time I've listened to a full Beastie Boys album and it's a real mixed bag. The few I knew already from being in rotation on the radio/ music channels when I was.a teen.are great, but there's some proper garbage in here.
Good mastering, not a fan of songs being sampled from others. Also not my favorite genre.
Shit. Like half a dozen bangers that I've had in my library for over a decade. But the album is shit. Grating vocals and writing, obnoxious cadence and performance. If it's satire, it's incredibly well done. But I get the sense that it isn't. Outside the songs I already had saved and locked in my memory, I won't be touching any part of this album again. Weak 2/5.
meh
Weakest BB album imo
Early rap stuff but yh not a fan, made me realise how much I need a good instrumental to enjoy an album
Very much of its time and you only need the singles 😊
This album made me realize I’m too old for beastie boys
Beastie Boys, License to ill. Ok, I love the Beasties and I think Paul’s Boutique is the Mona Lisa of hip hop sampling and Gen X white guy rapping (Eminem is another category entirely). LTI otoh is kind of a rough listen. I think the two records from my generation that are way more important than they are good are Licensed to I’ll and Becks Mellow Gold, they both laid down the blueprint for a very Gen X style of music but neither one of them holds up next to the rest of their respective catalogs. I have a ton of nostalgia for Fight for Your Right and Girls and No Sleep Til Brooklyn but this is all so juvenile and stupid. If Rick Rubin has any genius at all, and I’m not sure he does, but here is his best case, as he’s really the guy that fused metal and hip hop together with all of the Zep and Sabbath samples here. Not to mention Walk This Way
I remember disliking them when I first heard them. Then I heard their early punk efforts which were horrible; they made the right move to rap, but I'm still not enjoying it all that much. I'm cringing less this time than I did back then. Maybe.
This album is mostly screamy and infantile. Other than "FFYRTP" & "NSTB" which I think I more retroactively like than I did at the time, this album just gave me a headache 4.6 ★★
I can appreciate it’s quality but the sound isn’t for me
I wasn't a big Beastie Boys fan before, and I'm still not. Yes, there's a couple of iconic tracks that are completely necessary to talk about the music of today, and there's another few that do sound particularly good in a car. Other than that, to me it feels dated. Its reference to hip-hop beginnings doesn't feel like something that holds up outside of a frame, it's very clearly 80s. No hate, no love. 2.2/5
No sleep til Brooklyn is the only hit tbh
never been a big fan of the beastie boys, i’ve never liked their vocals and it’s always felt sort of aggressive and too in your face for me
corny
Some great guitar playing! Didn't think much of this one though. Not my style, though I have to give it credit for being largely influential.
A lot of this didn’t age well. Felt like a slog in the first half until you get to the hits.
Oljud
I loved the Beastie Boys in high school, but I've really lost my taste for them since then. They have some really cool beats and sounds. I like the Zeppelin samples.
Q pesados
Rap rock de blancos misóginos, homofóbicos e inmaduros. Así es como percibí este álbum. Me resultó molesto en cuanto a temática y en la interpretación a los gritos. Ya escuché "Paul's Boutique" de Beastie Boys, un álbum que me gustó un poco más. Lo que sucede en ese álbum es que es mucho más experimental en el sampleo. En este caso es demasido pobre para ser destacable, simplemente mezclaron rap y rock. El único tema que resaltó es "Paul Revere" al menos intentan algo distinto en el sampleo. Supongo que puede interesar si te gusta Beastie Boys o conectaste con este álbum en la adolescencia (como a mi me pasó con Red Hot Chili Peppers por ejemplo). Sino, resulta en un álbum anticuado y además, machista.
Even the Led Zeppelin samples aren't going to make this something I want to listen to, although I do have a sudden craving for White Castle for some reason...
STOP YELLING AT ME - I DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO YOU - I DONT EVEN KNOW YOU
I'm sorry, this album is supremely obnoxious. But I have to respect the DGAF attitude.
some iconic songs, but a lot of filler too. it's a classic but not a strong album. 2/5
I hardly need to listen to this one. There’s a charm to this album, but it hasn’t aged well. The misogyny isn’t cool. I believe them at face value that they were being dumb punks, because they became super cool later.
I want to like this album more because of all the iconic tracks, but the Beastie Boys only really work for me in small doses and moments.
49/1001. I used to own this a long time ago, and haven't probably listened to this in 30 years. While it has the raw energy of the youth I'm glad they changed from abnoxious teen party hip-hop band in to abnoxious adult I-don't-know-whats-gonna-happen-next -hip-hop band. Their delivery is as fun and crafted as their shouting and voices are annoying.
1.5/5
I don't need to like all the classic stuff, I need melody behind all the raps. Annoying after 2 songs
Yeah nah. I can't get into the yelling vocals. This album gets two stars though for music and some of the fun sounds.
עדיין מעדיף את שב"ק ס שיר מועדף - Hold it now, hit it
Of all the things I haven’t gotten on this list, this might be the haven’t gottenest
I'm tempted to give this a one as parts of the album genuinely made me angry. I love the late Beastie Boys, I gave Ill Communication a five, but this is pretty cretinous at times. Part of me, if this wasn't by a band that I have such fond memories of, would I even question giving a one? On reflection, there's enough that I think is okay about this album for me to give it a 2. But this is terrible compared to their best work.
Really wasn't a fan of this album at all.
Just not a fan!
Eh. I don't like how it's just words and then the last three are the ones he shouts.
More like licensed to suck. I’ve tried with the beastie boys in the past but can never get into them. Their voices are extremely grating and every song feels repetitive.
It just sounds like a whole bunch of yelling to me.
It's just ok 2/3
Läck beastie bobbys Das sind bar rächt grussigi musikalischi beats und riffs in kombination mitere Stimm wo meist weh dued. Ich weiss isch au biz s Konzept vo ihne nimmi ah. Und bim einte Track hends mi au biz gha ("Fight for your right") au bekannt, aber süsch halt würki nöd abgholt. Bin eich im strömende Rege gstande ohni Regeschirm und s Beastie Taxi isch eifach nöd cho um mich abzhole, sad. Dos puntitos
Alkoi mennä liikaa puheeksi eikä lauluksi...
Listening to this with no prior knowledge about the Beastie Boys my knee jerk reaction is that this has to be satirical. Constant references to White Castle, beer, school lockers, "wasting" enemies, their intense desire to let everyone know they are from Manhattan... It is obnoxious, repetitive, and does not appeal to me. I can see how young audiences in 1986 would have enjoyed it, and unfortunately I cannot ignore that many of these songs are to this day incredibly popular. Still, I did not enjoy one second of it. Not for me ! I suspect their later works might be better and more refined
I understand this is 80's hip hop, but still i find it cringe
The beastie boys... Definitely a defining band and totally deserved of a spot on this list. Almost any given track on this album would be a fun, enjoyable throwback, but I found it tough to listen to the album as a whole. Pretty samey, call and response early rapping. It's quite unrelenting and full on. I can't say I disliked it, but I don't find it very moving beyond it's historical cultural interest.
I wanted to like this... I enjoy their style from The Lonely Island parodies. But yeah, the issue is that every song sounds exactly the same to me so could never hold my attention.
Terroristic
just can't do it in album format. Few fantastic bangers on this, surrounded by out-dated, boring duds. No Sleep Til Brooklyn slaps though
They obviously had a lot of fun making this album and the videos, but not really my taste.
I just don't like it. I know I know. It's like an amazing classic of hip hop. Iconic. Influencial. I just don't like listening to it. I like the song Fight For Your Right, but the rest just doesn't do it for me.
Songs were familiar but this isn’t really my speed. Can appreciate how sonically different it was though.
Som ett virr-varr av longboards och break-dance
I'm glad this album exists but I don't want to listen to it.
Experimental bastante
Too slow, too silly, not my record. It does have a couple of nuggets, but it's not for me.
Didn't enjoy. It sounds too much like a pair of teenagers for me - even though I remember it from my youth.
So aggressive and angry. Surprised this was Rick Rubin. Cant say I enjoyed this.
i mean fun but crazy dated. dont think I could actually listen to it
If musical legacy were based solely on how many beer-soaked college dudes screamed your lyrics, the Beastie Boys would be gods. While this album may have helped bring hip-hop into the mainstream, it honestly doesn't hold up well at all, and comes off as mostly juvenile nonsense, yelled to a beat. To call this their worst album is almost a compliment, because it did pave the way for the Beastie Boys to grow up and eventually create some genuinely good music.
I love Hip-Hop and this album's influence is undeniable. It remains an interesting and occasionally hard-hitting blend of Rap Rock, but it hasn't aged perfectly and has serious gaps. The obvious example is "Girls", which is lyrically very poor, the production is frankly appalling and it essentially cuts the album in half as some sort of low-quality interlude. "The new style" and "Posse in effect" remain good, but the rest is just a bit too much "Party Rap", and while it was innovative back then, it hasn't help up that well for me.
Complete
Kaxigt. Repetitivt. Stressande.
Couple of bangers (fight for your right one of my all time favs, rhymin and stealin pretty good, girls and slow ride are alright) — but mainly a one note album. The shouty voices get grating
The musical version of morning djs on the radio. Not for me.
Did not dig. Am so ashamed.
It's pretty cool how they were going for a blend of hard rock/metal and hip-hop on about half of this album, but for the most part, it feels a bit underwhelming? They'd go on to better things over the next few albums, but "Fight for Your Right" aside, this one just doesn't have it.
It was... bad. This album had only 2 actually good songs for me, others were not good and I enjoyed only some seconds of cool samples or some riffs. Ill Communication was surely better. Still, I won't give this album a 1 because I did enjoy some parts of it but it was a disappointement.
Obnoxious and rowdy. The Beastie's debut is full of frat boy anthems bridges the gap between rock and hip-hop. While the rapping is decent, the lyricism is vapid and the humor is juvenile, which was a huge part of their appeal at the time. It took me a long time to come around to the Beastie Boys, and once I did, this is still the only album of theirs I can't stand. Does it deserve to be here for its cultural and historical significance? Absolutely Does I think it deserves to be here because it's "good"? No. No I do not. Paul's Boutique if anything.
I don’t get the Beastie Boys. Are they a joke band? I certainly found it amusing.
Not amazing, not bad. Good angry listening probably
its a 5/10 for me, liked some of it and not others. got old after a while, maybe a little too long
69/1001 - This was annoying to listen to. I liked Paul Revere with the reversed drums but that's about it.
Few bangers some mid
I had my brief Beastie Boys era when "Check Your Head" came out in high school, but besides that I've had little stomach for their music. It just comes off as a bunch of shouting of this guy to that guy and back again and honestly it gives me a head ache.
Not my favorite. Very high school edgy in a lot of aspects. Loved whoever was doing the guitar in a couple songs
Juvenile.
An important album for the band, establishing them as less hardcore punks and more rappers... and their style of trading lines and being not altogether serious is here. but the music is so-so, and the lyrics are juevenile. I liked this album when I was a kid, but Paul's Boutique and Check Your Head just crush this thing. I'm not going to listen to it again.
Ok album, samples are pretty good, the beats and the vocals not so much. Even with the great samples, the album is kinda of boring, all their vocals are pretty much the same throughout the album.
White frat rap. Interesting that the second half was much better than the first. But man, they knew how to put a classic rock riff behind some juvenile lyrics!
chatin
So anstrengend dass ich nur zwei Lieder max geschafft habe zu hören
I feel like this is more historically significant than musically significant and it's only historically significant because it was popular. The other popular hip hop at the time was way more dynamic and sonically interesting.
I want you to understand that, at one point in my teen years during the 90s, I was a huge fan of the Beastie Boys. But a critical reappraisal of their work can't ignore the fact that *they're not very good rappers*. They have worked with great producers and musicians, and there are definitely tracks on this record that suggest some of the greatness that better rappers would go on to achieve in hip hop. But all these songs would be better if you replaced the Beasties with better MCs, or even just rocked them as instrumentals.
Musicly good, just couldn't bear the shouting. I can see why they made an impact but not for me.
I usually listen to each album four or five times before committing to anything, but I couldn't listen to Licenced to Ill a second time. Not today anyway. The object of the satire here is clear and, like much satire, there is the risk of the satirical object enjoying the work at face value - look at the DJs who played Girls and Boys in Ibiza. I know the Beastie Boys took a lot of money from the frat bros they were ridiculing. Why shouldn't they? I know they moved away from that model pretty quickly too. Why wouldn't they? Regardless, that scene is so far removed from my life - geographically, culturally, chronologically, my current spot in the male life cycle - that I don't care about its success or failure either way. In my early twenties, I had neighbours who partied like this every Saturday night and it made no difference if they were sincere or lampooning all the other parties. It was noisy, aggressive, puerile, inconsiderate, and self-indulgent. I was on the other side of the wall then and I feel on the other side of the wall from this record too - I only care to the extend that I have to put up with it. Even if the 1986 Beastie Boys were acting as my personal hypemen, I would find it obnoxious more than edifying. Those neighbours always regretted it the next day - I could hear that much as well. I understand that the Beastie Boys regretted it to some extent too - the party got out of hand. I was going to give them some credit for that, but, apparently, they don't care for Kerry King's solo on No Sleep Til Brooklyn - the highlight of the album - so I'm taking that credit back. It's mine. Get your own half a star, Beastie Boys! 1 I read the Wikipedia page about this album and, incredibly, there is no reference in the whole entry for Licensed to Ill to the (plain) fact that it is a comedy record. I can’t comprehend that there is any other way to hear this album other than as 13 variations on the same joke. I don’t know much about rap or hip-hop but it is very difficult to see that this shares a genre with, to take recent examples I have encountered, De La Soul, Jeru the Damaja or even the puerile provocations of Eminem. Sure, those other rappers tell jokes but here rap is not so much the medium for jokes - rap is the joke. Surely? Anyway, there’s no music here worth criticising. Even the rhythmic patterns of the raps themselves are so lumberingly simple as to be unmistakably satirical, notwithstanding everyone on the planet’s apparent mistaking them for earnest genre gold. So let’s focus on the jokes. ‘A lot of beer, a lot of girls, and a lot of cursin’/ 22 automatic on my person’ That’s funny. There are lots of other funny bits (some essentially this same bit) and there are enough of them to justify about 3 good joke songs. All the same - there are 13 tracks here. 2/5
Weird
5/10 Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok yes it’s revolutionary yes it’s ahead of its time yea it’s influential yes it's well respected, BUT…, I don’t think we would be saying these things had it not been for everything that came after it. This album was not super respected in the hardcore Hip Hop spaces at the time, not that it was hated or anything, but considering what Vanilla Ice did to Hip Hop at the time, it wasn’t a surprise that the record wasn’t as immediately influential, especially as it was the sort of Bible for “frat-rap”, not typically enjoyed by black audiences. This album is white, white as hell, and that wasn’t completely comprehensible in the genre at the time, that is until the years passed by as it gained more success and they finally released Paul’s Boutique, which could possibly be perceived as one of the best or the best Hip Hop album of the 80s. It was this and what came after that cemented the Beastie Boys not as white outsiders, but Hip Hop pioneers who respect the genre and chose to do their own thing as white rappers. Licensed to Ill has phenomenal ideas and forward thinking production, but it’s still very very white (again, not inherently a bad thing, but can be horrible if you make a weak rap record), and I think these rose tinted glasses kinda mask the obvious shortcomings regarding the not very great rapping, not very great humor, and not very great beats at points. Oh and just annoying half the time lol. It’s great in concept, kinda ehhhhh? in execution. It’s a fantastic blueprint, but when we look at it on a more “objective level”, what impact on the greater canon of Hip Hop is there really outside of being important to Pop culture? The biggest songs off this are novelty songs, overwhelmingly used in media to soundtrack something comedic, I can’t see any convincing argument behind the hits being some of the best songs in the genre, no one is out here thinking “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”, “Fight For Your Right” or “Brass Monkey” are the best Rap songs you’re ever gonna hear. The influence on Hip Hop definitely comes from the deep cuts on the record, but they’re still far from perfect, they just seem like ideas better executed on their next albums. It’s not trying to be great rap, and they’re just having fun and not being serious. But, they were all that and more on everything they made after that, and that shit was fire. Is this that Eminem album? EDIT: I originally gave this album a 3 star because I felt like maybe I was a bit too harsh about it, but I now just spent the past couple of hours re-listening to the following three BB albums back to back and, yeah, nah the quality difference pretty fucking huge, and that goes back to my main gripe with this. I still think we wouldn’t be hyping this album up this much if Paul’s Boutique didn’t permanently change Hip Hop for good, we just see a formula that they created work really well because they made it work elsewhere.
Not really my style. A little repetitive and shouty, which leads to exhaustion quickly. Still - not terrible.
Too much of the frat boy vocals with not enough behind them. There's some good guitar work here and obviously Fight for Your Right is a banger, but I don't know, everything blends together on this one and frankly a lot of the vocal work is obnoxious.
I feel like I should like this album more that I do. Rap rock just doesnt do it for me. Too many guitar stabs and yelling.
Too underground, but still there are two songs that made it to my list of preffered songs. I like the simplicity of the bases. I like how the mixed the hip-hop together with rock samples.
While a Beastie’s fan for literally every other record, I had to earnestly try to listen to this one with an open mind. I absolutely hated the douchy 80’s frat boy bro culture that co-opted this record and adopted Fight for Your Right as their anthem. I’ll give the Beasties credit for brilliant leading edge music and genius samples but I’m figuring Rubin is just as much the star of the show here. Upon revisiting this record with an open mind I find I still hate it. Bumping from 1 star to 2 only based on the music/samples.
I tried twice but this was very grating
There's some classics here but they're all corny to various degrees and just overall annoying. I hate the vocal style, annoying record.
Macho swearing, misogyny, loud beats. Still fun.
I didn't like it, but it was mostly inoffensive to me. The samples are neat, and I guess the energy is fun. I like "Girls" the best; the others kind of sounded the same to me. 2.5 stars.
Ive had other beastie boys. 2 or 3? It's not my favorite listen, but it is different from my usual routine.
Not as terrible as III Communication and Paul's Boutique. I wonder why anyone should listen to 3 albums of Beastie Boys before he/she dies. I don't get it.
100% not for me
Auch, wenn unpopular opinion, ich finde die haben zwar interessante Stimmen, aber der Flow und alle zusammen, klingt einfach wie gröhlen auf ner Party. Einige Lieder sind cool, aber ich finds einfach häufig nicht schön und anstrengend zu hören. Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine
Not great
I respect that they were hugely successful and influential, but they never did anything for me.
Too out there and juvenile, but I guess it was a good shtick at the time, thus 2 stars.
Really not my thing
This was pretty hard work to listen to. It was mostly just junky noise. It did get slightly (and I mean slightly) better towards the end of the album. Best tracks: Fight for your right Awful bin-worthy tracks: The rest of them
I can't say I'm a huge BB fan. Their flow feels rough and harsh. There were a couple bangers on her like Fight for Your Right and No Sleep Till Brooklyn. But other then that. I wasn't impressed
well these beastie BOYYYYZZZZ show more dynamic RANGE on their first AL-BUM isn't that STRANGE I still don't ENJOY IT the way that they YELL so another TWO STARS and I'll see you in HELL music: hated. (⌐■_■)
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?