Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (2015 Re-Issue)

By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and 'Ill Communication' is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA's cop-show metal number 'Sabotage', and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it's also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group's favourite sample sources. their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they've tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: Check out 'Bodhisattva Vow', a salute to buddhist spirituality. TRACKLISTING 1. Sure Shot 2. Tough Guy 3. B-Boys Makin' The Freak Freak 4. Bobo On The Corner 5. Root Down 6. Sabotage 7. Get It Together 8. Sabrosa 9. The Update 10. Futterman's Rule 11. Alright Hear This 12. Eugene's Lamet 13. Flute Loop 14. Do It 15. Ricky's Theme 16. Heart Attack Man 17. The Scoop 18. Shambala 19. Bodhisattva Vow 20. Transitions PRODUCT DETAILS Artist: Beastie Boys Label: Universal Condition: New Genre: Hip-Hop Format: Vinyl LP Cat Number: 6942321 Released: 6th April 2015