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Beastie Boys

Ill Communication

Back in stock 180 gram double vinyl set faithfully restored and reissued 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 QTip and Biz Markie MCA's copshow metal number 'Sabotage' and the inevitable cascade of witty oldschool 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 jazzfunk 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

Tracklist

• 1. Sure Shot
  2. Tough Guy
  3. B-Boys Makin' with 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 Lament
  13. Flute Loop
  14. Do It
  15. Ricky's Theme
  16. Heart Attack Man
  17. The Scoop
  18. Shambala
  19. Bodhisattva Vow
  20. Transitions