| Ill Communication | 
 enlarge | Artist: Beastie Boys
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 6825
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 28599
UPC: 724382859925
EAN: 0724382859925
ASIN: B000002TP7
Release Date: May 31, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Sure Shot | | • | Tough Guy | | • | B-Boys Makin` With The Freak Freak | | • | Bobo On The Corner | | • | Root Down | | • | Sabotage | | • | Get It Together | | • | Sabrosa | | • | The Update | | • | Futterman`s Rule | | • | Alright Hear This | | • | Eugenes`s Lament | | • | Flute Loop | | • | Do It | | • | Ricki`s Theme | | • | Heart Attack Man | | • | The Scoop | | • | Shambala | | • | Bodhisattva Vow | | • | Transitions |
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Amazon.com essential recording
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 favorite 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. --Douglas Wolk
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Album Description
By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalogueof 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. EMI. 2005.
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 The Boys grow up! November 20, 1999
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
The Beastie boys have changed a lot since License To Ill first came out, by ways of lyrics attitude and musical direction, this is either a good or bad thing for many fans. The change as you know was brought on my Adam Yauch's "Budhisattva vow". The new direction was touched on briefly in parts of Check your Head and was a welcome change because most bands in the 90s seem to want to say something and bring more elements to their music. Another part of their new direction was them picking up their intruments and playing them which happened in Check your Head. On Check your head their sound was more gritty and slightly Lo-fi compared to work such as Pauls Boutique, the rap element was kinda not what was the power behind the album it was the Rock/punk and close attention to intrumentals.THe album was going back to their old punk days, remembering tracks like Egg Raid on Mojo or Riot Fight for short fast punk songs. Ill communication expands on this album, with a more polished sound, excellent recording and mixing. The only thing is that this album lost its gritty feel to it, even songs like Sabotage seem a bit to perfect and only get a gritty appeal when its played live. Another thing to talk about is the mixing of the album which is totally different from the rest of their albums, the Beasties voices are kinda mixed in to the background(in style of L.A rap recordings) a bit and at times really distorted which is one of the best elements to this album, and their lyrics have become more p.c and moving, they rap about the mother earth being disrespected and tibet and becoming enlightened by the buddhas. They have also stopped joking around in their raps and have become more serious. This serious side shines through in their intrumental works on this album , tracks like Sabrosa are excellent to wind down and mellow out to at night, also Ricky's Theme and the very sureal Eugene's Lament (a track probably skip by most fans and very uderrated) its a track that on its own would be silly but fits in well with this album for some reason. Transitions is a great end to this album and is what i think the Boys are doing here is making a big transition from joke white rap group to serious artists. The Boys have growin up, but will sill be in our hearts and culture as being the first white rap to make it big and stay around as long as they did and get to do exactly what they want in their music and push the boundries of hiphop forever.
 Came for Shambala, Stayed for the Rest September 17, 2002
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've never been a Beastie Boys fan. I discovered Shambala while looking for an online copy of the old Three Dog Night tune. Beastie Boys Shambala hooked me, I had to hear more. Ill Communication didn't disappoint. I love the fusion-hop-acid-trip-jazz-rock-whatever-it-is they do. This is not the music to listen to while having an anxiety attack. It is a montage of rapped lyrics, world beats, rock and jazz, fusion, and trip-hop, a veritable assault on standardized categories and linear perceptions. Whatever you decide to call it (yeah, even "That ain't music, it's NOISE!"), the Beastie Boys have executed it well. This music is skillfully created, magically blended, and flawlessly engineered. (If you'd like to discuss this CD or review in more depth, please click on the "about me" link above and drop me an email. Thanks!)
I would give it 10 stars if I could... May 27, 1999
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Beastie Boys cannot be limited to just one type of music. "Rap" simply does this great band absolutely no justice. If you are new to the b-boys, GET THIS CD! Sure shot, Tough guy, Root Down, Sabotage, Freak Freak, Get it togeter, Flute Loop, Do it, Heart Attack Man, EVERY single song is awesome. The b-boys have it all, hardcore rock with sabotage, Funky rhythyms with Freak freak, punkish H.A.M., and pure rap like get it together and do it. Even the instrumentals are great with the crazy violin and all. These MCs are the best ever, and Ill communication is their best cd by far. I like the new flavor in Hello Nasty, afterall bands do evolve, especially the b-boys, and i like the old school stuff like license to ill. Paul's B is good too. But this Cd is definitely worth every penny, 20 tracks that flow smoothly and keep the energy from Sure shot all the way to Transitions, the b-boys have truly found themselves with this must-have album. Adrock, Mike D, and MCA will always be the best.
How we gonna kick it! Gonna kick it Root Down! December 13, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a great package from the original bad boys! " Paul's Boutique" was great but it sorta fizzeled out into weirdness toward the end and " Check your Head" brought the house down but it was a bit too long. This one is there all around best to me because it's a good mix of their usual freestylin' beats, punk sessions and incredibly chill, funky numbers like " Sabrosa". I also dig " Bodhisattva Vow". I'm a Buddhist too and consider M.C.A. a kindred spirit cuz we had the same approach. You gotta hear " Get it Together" with Q-Tip. This shows the Beasties' at their full splendor and also shows how important they are to music today.
One of my favorite Beastie Boys albums May 10, 2001
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Killer album with great jazz samples! Probably one of my favorites just because of the samples and beats, and it stays away from the sillier and cheesy elements of their earlier albums.
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