Ill Communication

Some songs were catchy but they got boring after some time, ended up being bland. Funny that the album tries multiple genres, songs transition fairly well. Overall rating slightly under 2 stars but it’s listenable enough.

I was struggling to decide to wether give it 4 or 5 stars, but I decided on 4 this album was great and had nice interesting sounds maybe if it bad a better voice projection I'd give a 5, Songs I enjoyed were, Get it together and root down

Great record. I like it more now then I did a few month ago

This might just be my favorite album by the Beasties. It's so funky! A little too long, as seems to always be the case with hip-hop and electronic music, but alas. Still wonderful though, and creative as all hell. They're really pulling influences from every corner of the musical world. Certain tracks are a little forgettable, but besides that and the length, this one nearly got 5 stars.

Maybe I'm not a fan of the genre or the Beastie Boys but I found that it was a lot of 'yelling' and words that didn't make sense to me. Skipped about 1/2 of the songs. Only one song had a 'beat' that I enjoyed.

Definitely funkier than I thought it would be. It had more unique sounds than what I give the group credit for.

I did not like it at all. It’s just not me.

No

Not the best Beastie Boys album

At their finest

A nearly perfect blend of punk and hip-hop. Favorites: Sure Shot, Sabotage, Get It Together, The Update Least Favorite: Bobo On The Corner

A 3.5 really. Just a little too baggy.

Golden age of hip-hop. Fun influences from different genres. Great features. Would be higher if I liked hip-hop

Not bad. Decent energy. Sabotage was the stand out song.

Feels like the sort of album others have taken inspiration from so doesn’t feel as new as it probably originally was, probably a bunch of artists I do like. High pitched shouting guy has never really been my jam, someone an octave lower might have had me enjoy it more. Sabotage is a good song but didn’t find many others I wanted to save. Flute with rapping works well though on one of the tracks would like to find more of that. Few instrumental filler tracks too which I’m never overly fussed with.

4.5

I love the Beasties, but normally gave the most attention to Paul's Boutique (masterpiece) and Hello Nasty (I remember buying it and playing it to death as a kid). Ill Communication and the Root Down EP are like a perfect mid-career pair, which contain all the elements of the Beasties in microcosm: catchy raps, funk instrumentals, bursts of hardcore punk. The Q-Tip feature is great. I don't dislike the kind of new age Buddhist chant stuff, but I'm not sure it belongs tacked on the end of this album. In fact, the album is slightly too long and gets a bit flabby on the second half. It's still bloody great though. 4*

For some reason I thought this album was a lot better than it actually was. Sabotage is a banger though.

Not really a fan of hip hop in general, but I appreciate that they played around with rock and jazz

Although I knew the hits from this album, I never got to listen to it at the time. Being forced to do so is great fun. Shambala is a great track with the voices.

Wow this was a hip hop oddysey. Or maybe a gauntlet is more like it. I did not expect all the tasteful instrumentation in the back half. Beastie boys exist in a comic book universe somewhat like doom and wu tang but seem sort of besides the point about it. They exist in that world while doom and wu tang joke about it and make it very prominent. This album is soooo new york

Intergalactic is better

Known Before: Standouts: 7.0

I know this album rates quite highly, but I genuinely fdon't get the Beastie Boys. To me, all there albums are just an hour of people shouting.

I respect the Beastie Boys but can’t do an hour. Sabotage still incredible.

ура реп

It was okay

some good songs, maybe a bit to loud for my liking

Hip hop Groovy funky jazzy Listened to back in 97ish Diverse styles Love the flute loop Ricky’s theme Get it together with Q-tip

This one I can listen to on repeat!

The energetic flows and catchy rhythms of the core tacks contrast nicely against textured and funky instrumental cuts. Beastie Boys have one foot in the roots of their past and the other in the future. Raw and loud. Fresh and innovative.

This person's review summed this album up perfectly: "... this is a side of the Beastie Boys I'd never heard before. I was expecting something more along the lines of "Licensed to Ill" or "Paul's Boutique", but this is something completely different. This isn't a rap album with jazz and funk influences, this is a jazz album with funky raps played over it. When "Sabrosa" came on halfway through, I had to double-check that I was still listening to the same album." Favourite songs: Sabotage, Sure Shot, Get It Together, Root Down, Tough Guy, Bodhisattva Vow, Flute Loop, Shambala Least favourite songs: The Update 5/5

A 5. All the 5’s. Unique masterpiece

2/5 nope

cool asf

Crazy I’ve had nearly 800 albums generated and this is my first Beastie Boys This has two of the absolute top songs of the 90s on here in Sabotage and Sure Shot. The rest of it, there isn’t really a song that doesn’t work. However this like most Beastie albums goes on for so long. At a certain point listening it’s just background noise and I go in and out paying attention. Would have benefitted so much from being 40-45 mins long.

By the time this album came out, the B-Boys were no longer just a couple kids from Brooklyn. They were still young and they were international stars. They started to experiment here, sampling and playing elements of metal and other world music sounds. The production costs of this compared to their earlier albums was huge building on their prior explosive low budget success. Were they sellouts we wondered at the time? It turned out no, not really. This dropped weeks before I graduated high school and it really carried over into college. I owned it myself and heard it at countless house parties.

This was a sad follow up to Check Your Head, which in my opinion is their best album followed by Paul’s Boutique. There are a few standout tracks here but most of them are instrumentals which can also be found on other releases. For example, Heart Attack Man is on Some Old Bullshit, Eugene’s Lament, Shambala and Ricky's Theme is on The In Sound From Way Out, tho that was released after Ill Communication. (The repackaging here is bold and annoying). Futterman's Rule, to some extent is the combination of both the old punk bits and Bossa Nova inspired stuff like Ricky's. But the ‘rapping’ if you call it that is pretty terrible. The best things that the BBoys do are instrumentals and make fun of themselves. Spike Jonze's video for Sabotage was the mainstream saving grace for this Ill Communication. Before theatrical releases of Starsky & Hutch, Anchor Man, Charlie's Angels, and all the other spoof-y movies, it was novel to parody vintage TV and the video was a hit on MTV. But that video represented a flash in time. What’s truly novel about Ill Communication are the lines by MCA on the first track of this album, Sureshot. "I want to say a little something that's long overdue The disrespect to women has got to be through To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends I want to offer my love and respect to the end" This attitude, flew in direct contrast to the lyrics contained on License To Ill and unlike fun music videos like Sabotage. The shift provided the band staying power and longevity regardless of what they sounded like. So, Ill Communication was the turning point, they released Hello Nasty, 5 Boroughs and others, made more funny music videos (Intergalactic, anyone?) and called out bad behavior aimed at Woodstock 99 on the MTV VMA’s. I don’t think they truly redeemed themselves for License to Ill, but they did represent self-awareness and positive change. I like the BB, I’m not a super fan of this album, but I respect what they started with it. https://katefustich.medium.com/the-beastie-boys-feminist-evolution-34d371071663

“Sure Shot” is a great intro. Then “Tough Guy” brings the punk blitz of early (and later) Beastie Boys and makes it clear that there’s no telling what to expect on “Ill Communication.” I love “Root Down,” and it makes a great 1-2 punch with “Sabotage.” The latter is the Boys’ most famous song. But I don’t feel like I can fairly evaluate it anymore. It has such deep roots in my psyche that I can’t disconnect from to be objective. I can’t not see that music video play through my head when I listen. But I’ll try… The song deftly weaves the Beastie Boys hip hop and punk leanings. The multiple breaks each work so well to build anticipation and hype. It’s brash and in-your-face, without the crassness and immaturity that plagued “Paul’s Boutique.” It might be peak Beastie Boys? And then “Sabotage” is followed by a Q-Tip feature, which cements “Ill Communication” as an evolution of the Beastie Boys’ style and sound. More variety follows with the instrumental “Sabrosa” and “The Update.” The rest of the album keeps the listener guessing, shifting styles and genres relentlessly in search of… something. I said in an earlier Beastie Boys review that “Ill Communication” was my entry point to the group. I now realize that was a lie. The first 7 tracks on “Ill Communication” was my entry point. I had no recollection of the rest of the album. Perhaps that is because it is so scattershot and without hooks that it doesn’t leave a lasting impression? The second half of the album is diverse and interesting, and points to professional and personal growth for the Beastie Boys, but ultimately fails to make the most of their potential. For me, “To the 5 Boroughs” is underrated, but still their best.

This album needs to decide what it wants to be when it grows up. The style bounces from their version of hip hop to punk to 70s souls inspired grooves with instrumentals mixed in. It’s hard to follow. I like most of the varieties individually, but it doesn’t feel cohesive to the point that I’m focused on the style changes more than the music.

30 years ago I never would have said I liked the Beastie Boys. I guess I didn’t then. I do now though.

The second half the album is eclectic af and I’m here for it

Sure SHot Root Down Sabotage Do It

Like the more chiller stuff and sabotage. They might wanna consider not singing through a megaphone. - 7/10

This was alright. Shouting worked on some songs. The vocal effect where it seems like they are talking through a megaphone was not fun, it all sounded the same. I am not sure what the musical interludes were for. Solid 3.

Album was alright.. I like it but don’t know if I’d listen much on my own

Not very good… I think I like more melodic and less shouty stuff. If I had more inner rage I think I would like it more. 3/10

3/10 - I can't stand his voice. I heard it when watching Wyatt's Callahan and my opinions on it after hearing this whole album has not changed. My favorite song by far is Futterman's Rule and Ricky's Theme wince the beat is good and he does not sing in it. Essentially the songs are good as long as the singer does not open their mouth.

Had some good moments, but not my favorite 6/10

The shout rapping is pretty corny when it’s not executed well, which happens a few times on the album, but overall the energy in this is great and the production is outstanding which made it a lot of fun to hear. 7/10

Not my style but I like the energy.

At first I was surprised to learn that the members of the Beastie Boys had roots in the hardcore scene, but Ill Communication makes that fact more than believable. They seem to switch back and forth between the classic Beastie Boys flow I'm used to, only to change it up to the full-band, with guitars and drums. Had a great time listening through! Fav tracks: Sabatoge, Flute Loop (lol), and Sure Shot

Pretty great! I haven't listened to the Beastie Boys all that much, so this was a welcome surprise. Some really inventive and unique songs here at the crossroads between hip hop, hardcore, and jazz. A little long in the tooth, but also an undeniable and critical album in the development of hip hop. Loved the Q-Tip feature as well! Fave tracks: Sure Shot, Root Down, Sabatoge, Get it Together

🤘🏼

I only know of the Beastie Boys from their hits, but I loved the clear influences of funk and jazz on this album.

Goated

Ill, yo.

Yes! Love Beastie Boys. Love this album. In fact of all the albums I've listened to prior to starting this. This is the album I've listened to most beforehand. So good.

I feel like I missed out on a LOT as a teen as I was definitely in the "it must have a guitar and bass and drums or it's crap" tribe. This is most definitely NOT crap. Automatic 5 stars purely for Sabotage tbh

Lekker divers, niet alle nummers goed, maar wel een paar lekkere knallers. Vet album als geheel.

I loved this album when it came out. But listening back I realised my taped copy of it missed off all of the generic punk / rock tunes they added on here, and that made it a much better listen. Hearing the whole album again made me realise what a mess this is. Yes, we know you used to be a punk band, but the hop hip stuff is much more playful, inventive and...fun. Half a good album, so 2.5 stars from me.

There's a lot going off here. Too much. It's a mixed bag, with some interesting samples. Definitely a departure and progress from went before. But It jumps around a little too much for my liking. Sabotage remains sublime. That kicked the shit out of Monday morning for me.

oh god, i wanted to like it cause it’s beastie boys and i thought i liked their other songs but by god, it was hard to stomach. being a tad hungover probably didn’t help. and i wanna give them a good score but i can’t, but i can’t give them lower than other people i’ve scored, i gotta be more brutal, sorry boys.

Some random songs mixed in, but the hits (Sabotage, Sure Shot) carry the album

I like the Beastie Boys but this album idk...

i like the beastie boys, they have better albums tho, this gets a bit old

only made it like halfway through but such love

Dank

This is my second favourite Beastie Boys album. A real staple of the early to mid 90s way of life. I met them in the Boiler Room of a Big Day Out shortly after this album, I can assure you that I wasn't as cool as them...

Yeah you know, some sick beats and some interesting samples and raps and stuff. But not really how I like to fill my listening time.

Loooved it! 😍😍😍

Cause you can't, you won't, and you don't stop 🎶 Cause you can't, you won't, and you don't stop 🎶 Well, you can't, you won't, and you don't stop 🎶 The album makes me want to break stuufffff, quit my job, destroy the haters, take over the world! Love, love this energy! Sabotaaaageeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Only weak song on this album was Ricky's Theme, did not come here for jazz. They could have cut it and this album would have been PERFECT, but I guess nothing is perfect, right? 🤣🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😭😭😭 maybe it was another way of making this album so badass - "we don't care, let's add random jazz in the middle, it will be fun"

The intertwining of styles between jazz, fusion, rock, hip-hop... made this album and the Beastie Boys a lot more than I set them up to be. I'm not sure I thought of them distinctly as a hip-hop group vs early hard rock, but this is how you inspire a lot of the rap-rock groups that would come within the next decade following this album. Sabotage is an instant classic, but the instrumentals on the album have a lot of weight

Raw, powerful, revolutionary..I would give six stars..

In 1994 I was 25 years old, on the beach in Hawaii for the first time, and Ill Communication was in heavy rotation on my Discman. This album will forever remind me of sun, sand, the ocean, and the chichis awaiting me at the hotel bar later. She’s the cheese and I’m the macaroni.

The Beastie Boys have a unique sound, so I'll give them credit there. But that being said, I'm not a fan of hip hop and the vocals are just downright whiney and annoying to my ears. Consequently, my favorite songs on this album are the ones that are instrumental and not lyrical, like Sabrosa. A lot of songs do sound the same on this album. But I do appreciate the fusion of flute, and the surprising upright bass appearances. The Beastie Boys are a recipe with the right ingredients but the wrong chef. Nothing is wrong with the elements (except the vocals), but the way everything is brought together just grates my ears. There are some good tracks here, just none of them involve anyone rapping or singing.

If this gonna be that kinda party, I’m gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatoes. Thank you for bringing this line to my attention.

It's very obvious from the getgo that Sabotage was written to be a radio song, something to get people to buy the album, because the rest of the album sounds almost nothing like it. That said, the album is a spectacle, boasting lyrics that are at the same time political and vulgar. I love it

More than once while listening, I thought Spotify had switched over to some other artist whenever some of the instrumentals started. They impressed me far more than any of the lyrics or rap. Too bad the entire thing wasn't some soundtrack album!

Fascinating. I know their obvious 'Fight for your rights' song from a while back, which is a stonker. I had expected the signature BB, slightly odd, white chap rapping thing - which is there, but there's so much more. Some great samples and edits and some great chilled out jazzy tunes. Even some rocky punky thing in 'Tough Guy'. I'd be inclined to say this is a bizarre and very good album. A real mix of influences and some great attitude and straight up tunes.

I actually prefer the songs where they aren't rapping, as great as those are. The instrumentals are off the charts. Another album I criminally neglected til now. This project is turning up some real gems for me so far.

no

I've never actually listened to this record. I've of course heard sabotage and love it. Turns out the whole record is really good. Strong 4.

Ihan kiva kun on monipuolista, instrumentaalia funkahtavaa, punkahtavaa ja ysäriräppiä, mutta miten siitä saadaan näin puuduttava kokonaisuus? Tuntuu mittaansa pidemmältä. Sabotage on toki upee kappale.

Alkaa helvetin hyvin (hardcore-veto on uskottavassa epäuskottavuudessaan ansioitunut), uhkaa muuttua tasapaksuksi, kunnes sylkee peräkkäin Sabotagen ja Get It Togetherin, flirttailee taas välillä tylsyyden kanssa, mutta sisältää myös loistavia hetkiä ja soundeja, menee vähän kamalaksi Flute Loopin kohdalla, mutta loppuu vakuuttavasti (toinen hardcore-veto on myös ihan hyvä). Kolme tähteä taas ansaittu.

Im not gonna lie, this is coming from a huge fan of Beastie Boys buttttttttt this album never clicked for me, already listened to it 3 times before and for my 4th, it still didn’t clicked. This album just bores me

I hate hip hop for the most part, but I find I have a soft spot for Beastie Boys. I loved Licensed to Ill, and was hoping that would continue with this album. But sadly, I just wasn’t really into Ill Communication. One of the biggest surprises was that Sabotage is Beastie Boys’ most streamed song on Spotify by far. I’d have thought that would go to No Sleep Till Brooklyn or Fight For Your Right. But Sabotage is just kind of alright. Nothing amazing. I really wish I’d liked this album more than I did but it was just kinda average. Better than most hip hop in my opinion but just average. 7/10 Top 3: 1. Sure Shot 2. Root Down 3. Sabotage

A work of genius.

It’s a fun album! The production just jumps out here. So much funk and groove. Love the bass lines on this. Sabrosa has a great one. Get it together with qtip is great and the opener sure shot has amazing drums. I love the instrumentals on here and the couple rock oriented tracks as well. The only thing I’m not cool with is the vocals, the tone is a bit weird and not sitting right with me and it also feels like it’s processed with some tool because of which it’s very difficult to understand the lyrics. But the production and energy on this is just undeniable. I’d give it a strong 3 to a light 4.

"I keep my underwear up with a piece of elastic I use a bullshit mic that's made out of plastic To send my rhymes out to all the nations Like Ma Bell I got the ill communication" Forgot how MINT this album is, made my Monday morning commute 1000x cooler

One of my favourite albums ever. Instant 5.

too wild for me

There is Sabotage, an absolute killer. Then there’s some nice funky/jazzy instrumentals, where did they come from? Then there’s a collection of mashups between sample based hiphop, the jazz/funk from the instrumentals and the noise rock of Sabotage - not all of them sitting right with me. 2 stars? 3 stars? 2 stars.

After 50 albums, I finally got a hip-hop album. I've never really been a hip-hop guy. I've always respected the genre, I just don't really listen to it all that much. Despite that, I was quite excited to finally listen to a hip-hop album for this project. So, does Ill Communication by Beastie Boys disappoint? Absolutely not. This is a very interesting album right here. It goes all over the place in the best way possible. I said that it was a hip-hop album, which is correct, but it also has elements of rock and jazz as well. Somehow, all of those blend together to form something good. The lyrics are very referential, with there being common theming between the references like jazz artists. I think the most interesting part of the album is the fact the second to last song is straight up a song all about Buddhism. That's just really interesting to me and I don't know why. I guess my main complaint is that the vocal effect on the vocals doesn't really resonate with me much. It just kind of makes it hard to understand the lyrics at times. Overall, this is a fascinating album and a somewhat worthy pick of being my first full hip-hop album that I've listened to. High 3/5.

Is it necessary for the Beastie Boys to have so many albums on this list? I wouldn’t have thought so but it seems they have more fans than I would have supposed. Compared to the other two Beastie Boys albums I’ve listened to through this project, this was decent & almost sneakily catchy at times. I wouldn’t listen to it again though.

Not my normal thing but I’d listen again.

Highlights: Sure Shot, Tough Guy, Root Down, Sabrosa, Sabotage, Flute Loop, Transitions. Overall: 6/10

I expected to be bored by nearly an hour of Beastie Boys but there was a lot of variety in the backup music. I particularly enjoyed the songs with hardcore percussion and structure. And all the flutes. Impossible for me to separate Sabotage from the Spike Jonze video for it, and in fact I watched the video immediately after I finished the album.

no skips

Still fun to listen to, like the other Beastie Boys album. I feel like it is missing some of the innocence of the other album though.

sabotage obviously a highlight, was genuinely surprised at the tail end with the buddhist vibes, which i enjoyed; beastie boys can get verrrrry samey and i appreciated the change of pace

this has ruined the beastie boys for me

I guess I'm not convinced this was super groundbreaking, and Sabotage stands so far above the other songs on this album imo

I liked the instrumental songs a lot Once again I enjoyed the cleverness of the lyrics but not the themes lol Also TIL deez nuts is this old of a joke Fave lyric “ There are things I've done that I wouldn't do again / But I'm glad that I did 'cause I learned from them”

Where did these dudes come from? Obviously of a different ilk. They set a style that was quirky, playful, complex and unique. Cant, wont and dont stop.

It's got Sabotage. What else is there to know?

i like the beastie boys, but its sound and lyrics, i just cant take it seriously. funny album

- Sure Shot

A fun album that kind of drags in the back half due to an almost total vibe change. I dig those tracks when I’m in the mood for them, but they’re definitely not on the same level as the first half of the album.

i was expecting to find this a little bit naff and not really for me but wowee i'm having such a good time listening to it right now. i can imagine my older sister loving this, it's a perfect listen while i'm getting ready to go out for the night. there are definitely some songs i like less (alright hear this, the scoop) but overall there is a super fun energy to the album that i'm really into. really love how many instrumental pieces there were too! i wasn't wowed by them all but i always love hearing bands experimenting with music in that way and i wasn't expecting that at all from this album so that was really exciting to me.

So up until now the only other beastie boys album I went deep on is their debut license to Ill (my sister bought it for me to make sure I became cool). This album is completely different, and I loved it, I listened to it 4x yesterday! This album proves that the concept of genre is nonsense and the lines between them are blurry at best. They do this by creating multiple songs that sound distinct stylistically but each one flows into the next like a river. Great album. Sabotage is still amazing 30 years later and bonus points for a awesome album cover. This one is going on my mountain.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. This album is probably the best proof that hip hop & punk could go hand in hand. Could’ve benefited by removing a few of the tracks though

solid beastie boys album. Not the biggest fan of them but there were some good songs on this album. Sabotage is my favorite song by them so it was nice hearing that on this album

its good but i just dont careeeeeee im sorry i wrote that but damn, the qtip prodcution was fire. fuck i want to cringe at it but its good

The mood was right for this one

I didn't think I would enjoy it but fair play took me by surprise. Some pretty cool, sometimes comedic moments. Some interesting twists here and there and some cracking samples. They made the album for me.

Я послушал его трижды, чтобы сформировать мнение Альбом удивительно разнообразный: местами банальный и понятный, местами сложный и неожиданный

ХВАТИТ ОРАТЬ НА МЕНЯ

Ахахах, ребята нашли пилюлю Slayer'a, которую принёс Рик Рубин и забыл?)) Но это по началу было. Дальше прям феерия какая-то началась. На Futterman's Rule я вообще выпал... а что, у нас теперь не хип-хопчик в приоритете, лириксы забыли дописать? Фанк и джазик пошли откуда-то вдруг... это что, эксперименты? Вокал в перегрузе - интересно, но довольно своеобразно. Не всегда хорошо воспринимается. P.S. Бля буду, обожаю флейту в рэпе

все бисти в одной пластинке, охуенно

If you look back two albums, I called Beastie Boys. Beastie Boys are a timeless act who are instantly recognizable in the rap rock and hip hop scenes. "Illinoise" was a complete bait and an utter disappointment. "Ill Communication" is a strong album which has produced hits including Sure Shot and Sabotage. While the vocalists experimented with different styles, the creative and rhythmic musical interludes (Sabrosa, Flute Loop, Ricky's Theme, Shambala, and Transitions) were surprisingly elegant.

Love beasty boys

bit weird, almost like a jazz alvum or something. but it is the beastie boys

Good, but also long

Much better than “Paul’s Boutique”but the screaming rap still gets on my nerves after two songs. One song in the car seems fine but a whole album gets annoying. I used to listen to “sabotage” in high school but now it seems average. However I do like they paying instruments and have a more jazzy feel. I do think they were an innovative group with some cool sounds, just not my thing especially in large doses.

The Beastie Boys need to learn about dynamics. They’re always really loud and obnoxious, but that might be why people like them. I liked the instrumental songs on this album and Sabotage was cool, too.

My second Beastie Boys album of this journey after License to Ill and I liked this one better. It felt put together better than their first album.

Awesome album!

Musicality: 4 - some lovely music as well as being very original Production & Sound: 5 - very clean Artistic Expression: 4 - I wouldn't call it emotional but it has a lot of creativity Performance: 4 - Very talented guys Engagement & Enjoyment: 3 - the high points are great, not sure about some of it though Overall I liked it a lot, very unique and some very catchy parts

Goated album bring on the sabotage

This was a surprise in the best way. I like beastie boys, but I mostly know them for the shouting. This album is far more diverse, with great guest rappers and numerous instrumental tracks. The tracks flow seamlessly between each other, and the mix of voice and instrumental tracks makes you feel like you are listening to an underground radio station. This album listened to as a whole is more than the sum of its parts, and I believe listening to it entirely is the best way to experience it. Favorite track was Do It

Hard to know how to note and rate the first one. Would listen again, would recommend

Meh

I've never listened to a full Beastie Boys album all the way through until today. Loved it!

Very good. Some good tracks on it.

Sabotage brings it up a point alone

I tried to listen to this in the wrong mindframe

love this album so much

3/3 sabotaged

The nasal one-note whine these dudes work with is such a limited tonality that I generally can't stomach even a full song. But... there are some killer instrumental things going on on this record, and it would be even better if they just stripped all their stupid voices off it.

Favorite of the Beastie Boys classics

Shit Rap/Noise, 0/10

I wasn't fully on board when this first came out. Didn't understand what direction they were heading, but after repeated listening and the benefit of time, it is truly a masterpiece.

Classic.

In terms of hip hop albums this one was a lot more enjoyable for some. I think the punk and jazz influences helped bump this up album up a star. It did feel like just random noise at times though, the songs also felt a bit of a mission to get through. This wasn't a relaxing album that you can just sit down and listen to. Felt pretty average and nothing special. It was a very well composed album though and it did have lots of layers to the tracks.

Dope. BROOKLYN

one of my favourite albums of all time

Overordnet virkelig imponeret med deres range! Sabotage er selvfølgelig fed og hel RATM agtig, men så Ger it Together lyder næsten som Tribe. Så er der meget instrumentalt på anden halvdel af pladen og endda strubesang til sidst. Meget dødvægt på pladen, men giver alligevel 4 i anerkendelse af hvor alsidige de er og hvor meget jeg har undervurderet dem

Not my favourite type of music, but not bad.

Not for me unfortunately... But I still understand

What can I say but being totally overwhelmed how supergood this great, groovy, juicy filet piece conserved. It is so tight. So tight right tight. End tracks seem a bit b-sidey. 3.9

The lyrics are a bit too hardcore teen and syntax structure was straight golden age, but I enjoyed the popular tracks and vibed with the instrumentals. Q-Tip has a decent feature. Otherwise I could skip the less popular tracks.

this was 5 stars when i was 15. i way overlistened to all their stuff over the years and can't really do them anymore. rhymes are ok but their music is awesome.

Not my favorite, but I did enjoy the diversity.

While the album had a lot of different genres that culminate very well into one album, it feels like it didn’t age that well in my honest opinion. Some songs did, but as a whole I probably will not revisit it anytime soon

Really wanted to like this and I’m sure it’d have been great at the time, but hasn’t aged well.

Not my genre by a mile but honestly its quite good.

5.5/10 Surprising, unintelligible, raw Highlights: Sabotage Eugene's Lament Flute Loop

The Beastie Boys are BACK If it ain't broke DON'T FIX Pushing THIRTY but still SHOUTING 'bout OUR DICKS

Great OG music. Starts off Fab, gets a little tired about 3/4 in, but representative of the Boys. I did not latch onto them when they first came out (thought gimmick) but I became a fan later on.

This one brings back memories from childhood. I love this album. Surprised by the hardcore punk influence still noticeable in some of the tracks.

Great album

This was not my favorite album. I will wait for License To Ill to come up in this list.

Great album. For some reason I always wished I could be a fan of the Beastie Boys but they never clicked for me. I think this finally did it.

This takes me back to 1994. An amazing album. Truly worth listening to more than the singles. A nice balance between punk/rap. Very NYC. The instrumental pieces are so underrated (at the time never got air time but really show the quality). I still know most of the words. Still so very good.

A classic for my generation

Sure Shot - 8/10 Tough Guy - 7/10 B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak - 7/10 Bobo On The Corner -7/10 Root Down - 7/10 Sabotage - 10/10 Get It Together - 8/10 Sabrosa - 8/10 The Update - 7/10 Futterman's Rule - 8/10 Alright Hear This - 7/10 Eugene's Lament - 6/10 Flute Loop - 10/10 Do It - 6/10 Ricky's Theme - 7/10 Heart Attack Man - 7/10 The Scoop - 7/10 Shambala - 7/10 Bodivasta Vow - 7/10 Transition - 7/10 TOTAL - 141/200

Definitely an album I listened to many, many times as a teenager and tried to like. It's been maybe 20 years since I've listened to it all the way through, but I remember every song. I still don't care for it very much. There are definitely some cool samples in here. I retrospect, I can see where Blink-182 came from.

Probably a top 100 album for me. Mostly nonsense lyrically, but this album may have set the standard for what I think of as skater hip-hop funk. Some incredible tracks here, like "Sabrosa"---listen to this doing anything and gain +2 mello charisma. I give "Ill Communication" a strong 3.75, and a shoutout to my old Bazooka Tubes.

3 músicas boas na primeira metade aí já era, muito mais ou menos. As partes de hard rock são legais mas nem tanto

This was great! Some of the instrumentation on some of the songs are way more experimental and different than I would have assumed off the bat. I only knew Sabotage off this record and man does it hit when it finally makes an appearance. Songs like Eugene's Lament, Shambala, and Bodhisattva Vow are wild and I would have never been able to guess they came off a Beastie Boys record. Very cool, glad I listened.

Sure shot is a bunch of pretentious noise. Tough guy is a bunch of pretentious noise. For once I wish Youtube would give me more ads. B-Boys making the freak freak or whatever is a stupid name and stupid song. The next few all sounded the same. I can't tell when the songs change. I heard Sabotage was going to be a "good one". It's stupid. Did I make a mistake joining this 1001 album thing? It's making me re-evaluate my life. This isn't adding any enrichment, it's making me want to kill my ears. WHY DOES THIS ALBUM HAVE 20 SONGS!? Ok this next one had someone singing that wasn't them and it was an improvement a bit. About halfway through now and I'm either becoming immune to the noise or it's considerably less noisy. YES after a while I dazed out and forgot I was listening and it went from track 12 to track 17 I am almost done this terrible start of a project. ...ok ugh.

I am mixed in this album. I liked the rock elements but the vocal mixing on this album was just bad. There is literally no way to tell what they are saying on the majority of songs. Best song is get it together with q tip

Worth 5 stars just for sabotage. Some fantastic beats and bars, vintage beastie boys. But, like all beasties work, it just goes on for far toooooo long

Brill

I love this album and have had it since I was about 13. Perfectly encapsulates beastie boys for me. Good mix of hip hop, punk, jazzy jams and even some Tibetan monks. I like the distorted mics and the way the three rap together so tightly - the distortion works as sonic glue (but occasionally makes the vocals unclear). Great album from start to finish.

I just don't like it as much as everyone else seems to. 3.5/5

Sensational album

8/10 - Much more breadth than I was expecting

This album rules. I’ll be honest that Sabotage has gotten pretty played out for me. It’s been kind of ubiquitous in movies or NBA team intros for a while. However, that might be the weakest song on the album and that’s saying a lot. This album just rips from start to finish.

Beastie Boys, Communication is great!

Not a fan of the distored vocals but loved the drums throughout the entire album. Fun for its time but i was never a big Beastie Boys fan to begin with.

It was great

First hip hop album on the list. Heavily instrumental, chill funky vibe. Standouts are definitely the hits Sabotage and the opener Sure Shot. Great production, witty rhymes, and an overall cool style, not to mention a real punk antiestablishment anti-status quo edge, with a streak of juvenile humor running through the whole, the album feels thoroughly of its time without sounding dated. Lots to respect just didn’t find myself engaging on an emotional or intellectual level. Just sit-back-and-watch sorta affair.

One of my absolute favorites!

What a great album.

The experimental rock elements get really good towards the end of the album. The rapping, unfortunately, is never good.

Not what I was expecting. Appreciate them experimenting

not gonna revisit this

hard to understand, didn’t feel bored though

"Ill Communication" is the fourth studio blbum by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys. The album was varied with elements of hip hop, punk, jazz and funk and continued their move away from sampling towards live instruments. There is a decent amount of sampling though. There were various contributors including Q-Tip and Biz Markie. The album debuted at #1 in the US and hit #10 in the UK. A sample of "Howlin' for Judy" by Jeremy Stieg opens and drives the melody of "Sure Shot." Scratching, rapping. They're strutting their rapping prowess. Hard not to like a song that mentions Lee Dorsey, Mario, Kojack and Rod Carew. Another great use of sampling which drives the song is "Root Down ( And Get It)" in "Root Down." The bass. The beat. The groove. Everyone on the mic. Being yourself and doing your thing. I remember distinctly seeing the video for "Sabotage" the first time and saying who is this. The Beastie Boys? No way! Yep. That guitar open with the drums. The bass kicks in. Crazy and great scratching. A hilarious video. It's about a fictitious producer sabotaging them. Alright, a great song. Another great song on this album is the next one "Get It Together." It features Q-Tip on the mic with all of the Beasties. The music is on the downlow and smooth. "Ma Bell I got the Ill communication." "Do It" features Biz Markie. It has a groovy guitar. Again, everyone on the mic. They've got the stuff. " I've got the Attractions like Elvis Costello." The last two songs highlight some of the variety in this album. "Bodhisattva Vow" has distorted vocals and echoes. There's scratching. It has a Middle Eastern sound and expounds on beliefs in Buddhism. "Transitions" has a funky, soulful guitar. Very 70's sounding. It's also one of the four instrumentals on this album. This album does have a lot of variety from hip hop to punk to jazz to funk. There's experimentation with distorted vocals and the instrumentation. I got a pyschedelic vibe at times. A lot of the songs had more of a downtempo. No surprise since they drew inspiration from 70's jazz and soul...hence, some of the sampling. I think this all worked very well and I'd put this near the top of their catalogue.

God I fucking love Beastie Boys. Their best record for sure

76/100

This album samples lots of jazz and FUNK Then it goes all hardcore PUNK Beastie Boys rap in a group of THREE Pretty corny now, but it works for ME ok I'll stop. This album is good when it's a hip hop album - the BB's and guests' verses are all at a really consistently high level, with inventive beats and sampling, and distinctive cadence/flow. The punk stuff is like C-tier Minor Threat, the jazz stuff is kind of pointless. Favorites: Sabotage, Update, Get it Together, Do It

Definitely something I appreciate more having worked through this project. Also, when I was younger and this first came out, I didn’t really get past the singles. Now, I appreciate the influences and how subtle a lot of this is. Solid album that’s not what you’d expect from early Beastie Boys albums.

Still great, with a few of my favorite B Boys tracks.

this is so swaos me when i'm an 80s hiphop band the samples and instrumentals are good the trio have great chemistry flows are dated, but in a fun way :3 Probably my favorite Beastie Boys album just from the unique instrumentals.

Stick my d*ck in the mashed potatoes

Some elements of the music itself are very interesting but I can't stand the constant screaming.

heard all these classics. new shit thx

Many bangers. A bit too noisy at times.

I can see how innovative it was at the time. Overall not really my thing, as most early rap isn't. but there are a few bangers

So off the wall and unpredictable but really just an absolute party to listen to. Much of the jazz and Indian influences are pulled off really well. My biggest complaint is the overuse of distortion on the Boys’ voices makes it nearly impossible to understand the lyrics sometimes. 8/10

Love

This album covers a ton of ground. Great listen but almost hard to tell it's one band. Really enjoyed it

Hip hop, punk,funk and jazz. It's fitting that a drive-in dinner speaker is featured on the cover with all of the distortion on the vocals. 70s Nostalgia. Sabotage driving force to it. Sure Shot - sweet flute sample. Root Down sticks in my brain Sabrosa and the other instrumentals are sonic adventures that massage the brain.

Classic Beastie Boys - Sabotage is the standout.

I knew the hits I knew and liked those. Not super into the rock songs. Loved the more hip hop ones.

very good, i've heard it before.

Classic...making with the freak freak

eh

In the same vain as check your head , but I don't think quite hits the same. Stand out tracks flute loop & get it together

Love it. Right time, right place.

Need to do a beastie boy deep dive to really see how I rank them all. Easy listen. Rating: 4.2

Great album. Like most CD era albums it runs a little long, but what is good is really good. Classic.

delicious album but i do have to take a point off bc futterman's rule reminded me of my starbucks manager who unfortunately had that last name. i of course am saying that in jest but also am i? the flute loop got my body movin (reference LOL).

idk about ill communication i feel like they communicated pretty well 🤷🏻‍♂️

Even though I'm a huge fan of Paul's Boutique, I went into the album with kinda middling expectations, but man, I actually really fucking enjoyed this. What other hip hop record has two punk songs and a beat with throat singing in it. Extremely fun album.

It has Sabotage and some other good songs, but maybe I just had to be there to understand (23)

Owned it since day one and love it

too repetitive, but honestly pretty cool sfx

There's only one thing to do when you listen to Ill Communication, and that's listen to every other album the beastie boys ever recorded. I love the grit Caldato was able to capture while they were transitioning from the "pure" hip hop of Paul's Boutique. Although i think paul's is their best album, I'll put this up there as their most creative. the rap is elite, the funk is elite, and it rocks. if you need me, i'll be listening to sabrosa on a loop for the next 72 hours.

Hip hop married punk the day this album came out and we should all be so grateful it did.

Not a fan. I feel like they’re screaming random words into the microphone. I liked Brass Monkey (different album, I know) when I was like 10. All the songs still sound just like that.

It was okay. Not necessarily something I would listen to everyday. Nice discovery!!!

5 4 3 - Bobo on the Corner - Sabrosa - Futterman's Rule 2 - Sure Shot - Root Down - Sabotage - Eugene's Lament - Ricky's Theme - The Scoop - Shambala - Transitions 1 - Tough Guy - B-Boys Makin' with the Freak Freak - Get It Together - The Update - Alright Hear This - Flute Loop - Do It - Heart Attack Man - Bodhisattva Vow Another album I couldn't bring myself to listen to fully. Damn near fucked the whole album off but stayed with it out of pure sense of duty. As it was, the further down the tracklist I got, the less inclined I was to want to hear anymore. How hiphop or rap or whatever this shit is swept the planet I'll never understand. Didn't mind most of the instrumental tracks. One thing I liked about this album is the number of short tracks. One thing I disliked about this album is the number of tracks. 1001 Albums, seriously, I can't take much more of this shit. Send me something decent, for the love of christ. 2/10

It's fascinating, the music from the Beastie Boys. Their flow, the way they sing, combined with the choices in the beats and the music, make them special. Nonetheless, I liked more the instrumental and musical decisions, more than the lyrics, so in that sense, I probably would like more their earlier albums.

Fucking hip-hop...

This was not my thing at the time, although I can get into some of these songs and I certainly heard enough of "Sabotage" back in the 90s. But the jazziness of this album comes as such a surprise - an interesting, fun surprise. These guys had chops. This will never be one of my personal favorite albums, but it is absolutely deserving of its place on the list and was an important and interesting album. 4/5

Mostly for Sabotage

Album #34 I have always considered this to be the perfect Beastie Boys album, and it seems to get better with each listen. They show off their hip-hop skills right out of the gate with "Sure Shot", and then immediately dive into their punk roots with the borderline hardcore song, "Tough Guy". And then come the instrumentals with live percussion. The Beasties are firing on all cylinders here, so much so that it is easy to forget their huge hit, "Sabatoge" is also on the album. I love the Beastie Boys and love this album 5 out of 5. 5*

Musically this is much more interesting than the other one with less emphasis on shouty vocals and a genre buffet from jazz to punk. The lyrics are hilariously bad. I... liked it??

Mostly lots of fun. The analogue feeling is fuzzy and unique. I don’t love the punk songs, but mainly because the recording quality sounds like shit. But the hip hop is a lovely vibe for most days. It puts a pep in my step.

skönt men pauls boutique bättre

Beastie boys are fun 3

Genre making

Epic album. Loved it. Beastie Boys at their finest!!

This album was fantastic! Would be interesting to see what they would produce if they were still going.

Really appreciate their style. Standouts: Sabotage, Sure Shot, Others: Tough Guy, B-Boys Makin’ With the Freak Freak, Ricky’s Theme, Heartattack Man, Shsmbala, Bodhisvatta Vow

Starter fedt og peaker lidt tidligt med get it together med q-tip. Har svært ved at fastholde min interesse i længden, især med de mange instrumentaler. Mange fede lyde og genre der bliver blandet, som gør at albummet er en fest, når det er bedst.

C Sure Shot 2 Tough Guy* 2 B-Boys Makin' with the Freak Freak 1 Bobo On the Corner* 2 Root Down 3 Sabotage 5 Get It Together 3 Sabrosa 2 The Update 3 Futterman's Rule 2 Alright Hear This 2 Eugene's Lament 2 Flute Loop 2 Do It 2 Ricky's Theme 3 Heart Attack Man 2 The Scoop 3 Shambala 2 Bodhisattva Vow 2 Transitions 2 This was okay, definitely got better with more listens. However, it was pretty Meh at the end of the day. AWWWWWWWW.

Quintessential Beastie Boys.

" If this gon be that kind of party I'm gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatoes" - the funk is unreal and the production quality and sounds are insane - Sabotage is an iconic song - love the couple punk bangers

- Sabotage is great - otherwise it sounds like the Beastie Boys but it’s not really for me

this was really cool actually!! way more varied and my speed than i thought— would def return to it. love the jazz and funk elements… standout- flute loop

Awesome early rap/rock

Album 168 of 1001 Beastie Boys - Ill Communication Rating : 3 / 5 Favorite Track : There seemed to be a bit more to this than I've grown use to on most of the hip-hop offerings. Nice mixture of hip hop, jazz, punk & funk. Still not really my preferred genre but it has its moments. I like that they tried to do a bit more than their regular schtick.

Spretigare än en trasig menorah. Några vanliga Beastie Boys-raplåtar, några punklåtar, några instrumentala låtar med samplade beats, någon som låter som ormtjusarmusik från Mellanöstern. Som grädde på moset slängs det in lite tibetansk-buddhistisk nästan strupsång. Allt är ju rätt bra var för sig, men fattar inte varför allt måste klämmas in på ett enda album. Tjugo låtar är för mycket, tjugotusen stilar är för mycket. Stör mig också på Beastie Boys skrikigt gnälliga sätt att rappa. Därför var 'Get It Toghether', med Q-Tip som gäst, en mer "smooth" upplevelse. Annars är 'Root Down' och 'Flute Loop' jättebra! Jag kanske låter för negativ, mycket är skitbra. Gillar också de annorlunda 'Eugene's Lament' (Mellanöstern) och 'Shambala' och 'Bodhisattva Vow' (Tibet), värjer mig bara mot att det gör albumet mindre stringent. Bästa låt: Get It Together.

This is their best album. It shows that the boys are great musicians in their own right (ex punks!) and playing instruments properly.

Hey, at least they're not shouting the entire time in this album. Meh.

Absolutely awesome album. Bloody love the Beastie Boys and this is about as perfect as it gets!

Still my favourite beastie boys album, so much variation and some great instrumentals and sabotage is an all time classic

Check Your Head will always be my favorite, but this is a damn close second!

Listened three times now and for some reason still can't verbalise why this is so incredibly good (aside from smashing Sabotage on guitar hero 3 obviously). Start to finish perfection

good album

Increíble. The jazz influence is so good

I've probably listened to Sabotage 10,000 times while I was growing up. Still rips. 3.5/5

Tibetan Freedom Beasties. This one loses a star because it falls off at the end after a perfect two-thirds. It gets the star back for all the memories I have attached to this album.

Arguably their most authentic stab at hip-hop. The boys show their talent for fast, mayhem-ic flows and well-produced tracks. While the tape-effect for the vocals may be slightly overused the music still exposes their raw talent. They were not just a novelist rap group, they effected real change in the scene and brought NYC flows to a new level!

Some great instrumentals on this album that changed my mind about the Beastie Boys being mostly a pack of screaming kids.

I've probably only listen to this album several times, but I've heard a few of these songs hundreds of times. Though as a album it get's old and repetitive quite fast and it's not quite as original as Check Your Head or no where close tot he Masterpiece of Paul's Boutique. A solid 3.5 but I'm going to round down to 3 on this one.

I love that they returned briefly to their hardcore roots for Tough Guy. Other than that it’s what BB deliver: great beats, good rhymes, interesting and unexpected samples.

I'm real mixed on this record. The singles (Sabotage, Sure Shot, Root Down) are all incredible. The rest of the album just feels random. While i'll listen to the single again, there's no way i'm listening to this all the way through again.

I like the singles. The rest is fine, too, I guess. Beastie Boys are like that band that you don't mind when they come on the radio, but an entire album is a little much (and this one is too long).

Had a brief listen. "Do it" and "Get it together" were my favourites. Must listen through again.

Classic

I like it and i don't like it. Hugely influential obviously and some of the beats are great. I really don't like their vocal style and towards the end i find it meanders a bit having had so many big tracks to begin with.

Ill Communication was something of a comeback album for the Beasties. After a string of hit records which produced iconic singles, 1994's Ill Communication only generated one single of worth, Sabotage. It's a good album but not up to the standards of Paul's Boutique or Licensed to Ill. By 94, The Beasties seem to have run out of steam and were behind the curve musically. Their brand of hip hop, especially with its humorous b-boy overtones. was passe in the age of West Coast Gangsta rap. It would come back, albeit in a modified form, as rapcore at the end of the 90s but by then The Beastie Boys were more like the old men of OG white rap. This is the last gasp of the golden age of The Beasties.

Overall I really enjoyed this albums grungy and raw sound, but there are definitely a handful of songs that I could do without. They weren't bad. It's just they didn't grab my attention, like some of the other tracks did. There were also some pretty interesting instrumental tracks on here.

This is a good album by Beastie Boys, though I don't think as strong throughout as some of their other albums (Paul's Boutique, License to Ill). I never necessarily wanted to skip any songs but there just felt like less standouts. That being said, some of the songs that do stand out are extremely solid (Sure Shot and Sabotage in particular). I liked this one but didn't love it as a whole piece. Standout Tracks: Sure Shot, Root Down, Sabotage, Get It Together, Futterman's Rule, The Scoop, Shambala

i actually liked this album way more than Licensed to Ill. the instrumental tracks were a surprise but i enjoyed them more than i would have expected to

I wasn't very happy when I saw another Beastie Boys album. I didn't particularly enjoy Paul's Boutique and it is considered their best album so I was really surprised to enjoy Ill Communication as much as I did. I think it's because there's less whiny screamy raps (reminiscent of Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute "Electric City") and more interesting musical stuff going on in the background. As a drummer, I particularly enjoyed this part of the album as they went more and more into jazz playing some creative rhythms on the drum set. I also enjoyed the album as a whole and I think it's thanks to the great sequencing - the jazzy songs are intertwined with hip hop and/or hardcore punky tracks. As a non-native English speaker I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics but I really enjoyed the instrumental part of the album. Lastly, Sabotage really rules. It's easily one of the top songs of the 90s.

Love this album, Bobo on the corner and sabrosa are faves of mine. While sabotage is simply genius

not for me 2

24th August 2023 Listened during the day, pub and then more pub with Johnny. Beasties graduate to include a bit of bossanova jazz to their sound.

Day 118 The Beasty Boys are like Spiderman: they make you wish you lived in NYC no matter what they do, and Ill Communication is certainly one of their best albums. I haven't heard this in years and always thought of Ill Communication as Check Your Head Pt II; nothing wrong as that album is absolutely fantastic. Listening to it now I get the feeling that I wasn't right, but I wasn't wrong either: Ill Communication follows in the direction of the jam-packed Check Your Head but trades the latter hyperactivity for more subdued, hippy-trippy textures derived from the trio's interest in Buddhism but that's not all; there's a couple of hardcore punk moments, some jazzy arrangements, so much funk, and once again, a lot of jamming. This record is a lot of fun and it sounds like they were having a really great time recording it. What else should one expect from music?

Fun to listen to, was never into Beastie boys, but you have to try it to learn if you like something or not.

I love the shift to their poker hardcore punk style

Great start but the 2nd half is heavy on instrumentals and it loses it's momentum.

This is the second Beastie Boys album I’ve gotten, and although I prefer Paul’s Boutique, this is still a really solid album.

I was really excited for this album mainly because of sabotage but honestly I was slightly let down. The eclectic genre mixing is cool at first when they go from hip hop to punk to soul but then it skips around for another 50 minutes and I was just tired of it at the end. Flute loop was pretty good and sabotage is obviously great but everything else just felt too scattered to put together a cohesive sound. Also, some of the songs like the update sound almost exactly like kid rock with the heavily altered vocals and kind of aggressive tone/flow.

Super fun and unique sounding album. Sabotage video is so classic and was one of my favorites as a kid- still love that song. I actually really dug the instrumental tracks too.

I didn’t think I was gonna like this but I enjoyed most of it and didn’t get bored or annoyed lol. The samples and vibes are really cool.

This was cool.

I’ll admit to not listening to all the songs, but I was pleasantly surprised by the ones I did hear. I did like the instrumentals more than the singing though 😅

Oh shiiiiiiit this is at least a 4!star album. My favorite from the Beastie Boys front to back.

Beastie Boys are icons for a reason--and I love them. They were ground breaking in hip-hop, not just because they are white, but also because they fused rap and rock. Their lyrics are fun and novel; their beats are infectious and driving. Love this entire album.

So good musically, & fun lyrics. Easy to listen through the whole thing, especially with the instrumentals breaking it up. BT - Sure Shot - Tough Guy - Sabotage - Get It Together - Sabrosa - The Update - Futterman's Rule - Flute Loop - Ricky's Theme - Do It - Heart Attack Man - Bodhisattva Vow - Transitions

Liked it fine

One of my favorite Beastie boys albums for sure.

Нормально

I kinda don’t like the beastie boys I think

Love their unique sounding voices.

I was not very impressed at all by the Beastie Boys’ first release “Licensed to Ill”, but this album was really refined, varied, fresh, and fun.

Nothing for me...

3.5 stars. "Sabotage" is an absolute banger. Another standout is the leadoff "Sure Shot". There are some international influenced instrumentals. Still fun and entertaining but not the Beastie Boys at their best.

hip hop beats with flow. the boys from NYC bring it once again. samples ahoy, hardcore elements. plenty of collaborations on this one, but the tracks that shine are the best ones with only the beasties. quality album with minimal filler. highlights: “sure shot”, “root down”, “sabotage”, “alright hear this”.

Not my favorite (or second favorite or third favorite) Beasties album but a great one nonetheless.

a lot of scratchy sounds and genre mixing between rock and rap and synth and jazz and acoustic and heavy. it was good but none of the songs hit me with wow

Not really a rap fan but thought a few of these songs were ok. Not surprisingly I liked the instrumentals most.