(THIS) POLL REVERE(S) — ILM Artist Poll #19 — Beastie Boys RESULTS

I only get tired of a song if (like Satisfaction) I didn't truly love it in the first place.

Last thing I'll say, I've sidetracked this enough already. I can think of many, many songs I once loved that I got tired of. I do not, for a second, start wondering if that means I never loved them in the first place. Of course I did.

Egg Man - wow, I'd never read the words before. I just blabbered along in ignorance. Magnificent.

xp great work again nate

The party will never die. We have LMFAO now! (Half-kidding.)

Last one for today...

that party sucks and you know it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb7g6urLjzI

21. "BRASS MONKEY" (1986) [346 points, 16 votes]

awwwww yeah

YO BABY WASSUP

don't dare tell me Hold It Now.. won't be in the Top 20? that's gotta be everyone's fave off ..ILL right?

Hold It Now? It's good but it ain't a favorite

Shame, shame, shame--I cast thee out!

can it, party pooper

with vg on "hold it". it's okay, but not one my LTI favorites.

Hold It Now is great. In my top 10.

I didn't vote for it either. I was making a point, but I've already forgotten what it was.

Hold It Now is great. In my top 10.

it is great, don't get me wrong. if was gonna vote for 10 songs off LTI, it would totally be #8.

I could've happily put all of LTI on my ballot

time for your nap, clemenza

Please--I'm very sensitive about my (nods off mid-sentence).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Soundsofscience.jpg/220px-Soundsofscience.jpg

"Hold It Now, Hit It" is my second favorite LTI track.

what's your favorite?

"Rhymin' And Stealin'"

nice

I didn't vote for Hold It, tho I get the appeal. Paul Revere placed the highest from LTI for me

Rhymin has to be in my top 5 of all-time awesome album openers --- and one of my LTI faves

I'd heard "Fight For Your Right" but when I got the album and the Levee drums kicked in I was all WHOA.

Kicks like a mule. Gets me every time.

ali baba and the 40 thieves, ali baba and the 40 thieves, ali baba and the 40 thieves, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES

I actually like Fight for Your Right more now than I did when it came out, but I really didn't like it when it came out. Took me hearing more of the album to decide they weren't no-talent jerks.

"Brass Monkey" otoh was in my top 5. On the soundtrack to countless college parties.

ali baba and the 40 thieves, ali baba and the 40 thieves, ali baba and the 40 thieves, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES

^ why it ranked so high on my ballot

SKIRT CHASIN FREE BASIN KILLING EVERY VILLAGE
WE DRINK!
AND ROB!
AND RHYME!
AND PILLAGE!

More Spotify:

Licensed to Ill samples http://open.spotify.com/user/nathanwoolls/playlist/7DG1SXpa10VXL5ZUsPegdj

Ill Communication samples http://open.spotify.com/user/nathanwoolls/playlist/1fs0cieI8XM9LO0F39xDgr

The flute sample from Sure Shot is crazy, never heard it before.

Hold It Now.. really predicts Paul's Boutique imo. had i heard it back in the day i doubt i'd have been startled by PB you know?

ali baba and the 40 thieves, ali baba and the 40 thieves, ali baba and the 40 thieves, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES, ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES

^ why it ranked so high on my ballot

― The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to (contenderizer),

Hold It Now Hit It was my #2.

I had Paul Revere & Fight in my top 10 and No Sleep & Rhymin in the bottom 10. Cut the New Style and She's Crafty at the last minute, so depressing

my top 5 were from LTI tbh

listening to Rhymin' right now and it still gives me goosebumps. I am most chill cuz I'm rhymin' and stealin'.

PISTOL IS LOADED I SHOT BETTY CROCKER
DELIVER COLONEL SANDERS DOWN TO DAVY JONES LOCKER

that line and the delivery following makes me want to break and throw things, I love it so much

I wouldn't give up on seeing "hold it, now hit it"

"fight for yr right" was not one of my favorite tracks on LTI, it was OK but seemed like a "she's on it" retread and, compared to the other stuff on the album, was punching below their weight. then the single hit and it became really annoying really quickly. at this point I don't hate it and get the cultural significance but also never need to hear it again.

Hold It Now is my #1, easy

oh ed you're just jealous it's the BEA STIE BOYS

ha

did you vote whiney?

it was OK but seemed like a "she's on it" retread

Perhaps. I prefer to view it as a refinement of a previously attempted style.

ha

did you vote whiney?
--diamanda ram dass (Edward III)

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I mean, "Fight For Your Right" and "Girls" are barely rap songs, which is why they rank so low for me. Even alt-rock stuff like "Sabotage" and "Gratitude" have more rapping on them!

"Hold It" and "New Style" were probably the purest "of-their-era" rap songs in the entire Beasties discography, which is why its probably been sampled the most by rappers!

my appreciation of "fight for your right" has nothing to do with how rap it is or isn't. i just like it.

but that's me. don't suppose there's anything wrong with rapness rankings.

I feel like Sabotage and Gratitude have equally as much rap as FFYR, but get the rock thing so much more correct.