This was initially how I felt in Junior High. My first exposure was”Sabotage” and was expecting much of the same and obviously that track was more of an outlier than anything else on the album and since I didn’t really listen to any instrumental music at the time I initially skipped over many of the non-singles (thanks, CD’s). As I got into high school and would cruise around my boring ass small town with my buddies smoking weed this album began to click and the instrumental stuff just helped solidify the album as a larger piece of work as opposed to a collection of singles.
Rank Me, Please - Beastie Boys albums
- Ill Communication
- Paul's Boutique
- The In Sound From Way Out
- Hello Nasty
- Check Your Head
- Licensed to Ill
- Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
- The Mix-Up
- To the 5 Boroughs
- Root Down (EP)
- Some Old Bullshit
- Aglio e Olio
Exactly.I absolutely love that sequence of Bobo on the Corner > Root Down > Sabotage > Get It Together > Sabrosa. Just a solid block of funky vibing.
“Intergalactic” was completely overplayed yet I still couldn’t get enough of it. So many killer lines in that song in particular but also on the album as a whole.I don’t think I ever listened to Hello Nasty. I thought Intergalactic was overplayed and slightly obnoxious so I never bought it.
Also, they name check Spock not once, but twice!“Intergalactic” was completely overplayed yet I still couldn’t get enough of it. So many killer lines in that song in particular but also on the album as a whole.
like a pinch on the neck.Also, they name check Spock not once, but twice!
A wise Blue Jay once told me it was the moment they became the Beastie Men.Let us also not forget Ill Communication.
I have the 2015 Bellman cut, I can't imagine GZ topping that, but then maybe RKS makes all the difference?colored vinyl and shiny tip-on jackets though, and a booklet. I have an original US pressing I got for $10 near mint, but I'll still probably get the VMP version for the visual aesthetic at least. I don't think there are any bad or great sounding pressings of Nebraska, like you said just a demo style recording of great tunes.
1. Ill CommunicationRank Me, Please - Beastie Boys albums
WHAT THE FUCK!!!??!!Incoming hot take
1. To the 5 boroughs
2. Check your head
3. I’ll communication (too much filler, best singles though)
4. Hello nasty
5. Haven’t listened to much else, so can’t rank them
Check Your HeadRank Me, Please - Beastie Boys albums
I definitely prefer Paul's Boutique to Check Your Head, but that's not a disparagement to Check Your Head. It's an album that I think benefits coming back to every 6-12 months and seeing its pleasures. I could listen to PB every week.Just listened to Check Your Head, Hello Nasty, and Hot Sauce Commitee pt 2.
I haven’t heard CYH in a long time and was interested in picking it up, but honestly after revisiting I don’t think I need a physical copy. Hello Nasty is pretty solid and I can see why some people have ranked it highly. HSC2 is not at all for me. It should be noted that I’m not super duper into the Beastie Boys. Sometimes I feel them and sometimes I think they are ever so slightly annoying. I think they’ve made some great songs throughout their career and I’ve owned and enjoyed most of their albums pre Hello Nasty. I don’t currently own anything of theirs except possibly the Sound of Science cd which I’ve managed to hold onto since forever. Were a Beastie Boys album to make its way into my vinyl collection, I would imagine it would be Paul’s Boutique or Ill Communication.