Also come to the conclusion that Hello Nasty is their best album. Edward III is 100% OTM about the second half of that album.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Wednesday, May 9, 2012 4:33 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark
I agree as well. The high points might not be as high but it is more consistent than any of the others, even given its length.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:45 (eleven years ago) link
hate to be all serious acid jazz head here but i honestly can't imagine listening to any of those beasties instrumentals on their own
yeah I didn't vote for any of them
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
money mark - "money mark's keyboard repair"
this really is such a great album
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
srsly though i got into acid jazz partly through the beastie boys thing and then into trip hop and i still listen to trip hop (like old portishead and tricky and mo'wax and ninja tune albums from the 90s and even more obscure stuff) but acid jazz stuff i am completely over
the thing is that it's 99% just lesser imitations of actual jazz-funk and soul-jazz from the 60s and 70s and you certainly don't need me to recommend you any of that because i'd just be recommending all of the dudes that the beasties shout out to, herbie hancock, jimmy smith, freddie hubbard, donald byrd, eddie harris, les mccann, ramsey lewis etc etc etc
― the late great, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:49 (eleven years ago) link
yup
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
If we're talking about BBoys' cohort albums, Hurricane's album is really great too (and has one track with the Boys on it).
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:51 (eleven years ago) link
thing is at the time it was easier for me to find the imitations than it was to find the originals. Groove Merchant was insanely pricey!
xp
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:51 (eleven years ago) link
Hurricane's best moment was the Afros album
which is fucking hilarious
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRvyFTLnu-E
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
love mark's keyboard repair so much. such a dusty, warm, weird little record.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
Okay shit...I've never heard it, but I'm all over this Afros track.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
whole album is great. produced by Jam Master Jay
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
I'm listening to Money Mark's 'Push The Button' album for the first time in about 14 years. Nostalgia RUSH!!
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
loved that album
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah Push The Button is really good
― some dude, Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:35 (eleven years ago) link
i have a life and a job was too lazy to vote in the horror poll, but i could probably swing 20 beasties songs
― suidavyvan eht nioj (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
have you considered getting a second job
― some dude, Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it literally took me 10 minutes to put together my beasties ballot. horror movie ballot, well um uh yeah.
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
this is true, there wasn't that reissue / mp3 blog culture there is nowadays, thank you acid jazz
― the late great, Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
my alltime fave beasties guest spot is this milk dee solo joint, I didn't vote for it but be my guest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnZo7Bx7wL4
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 10 May 2012 01:47 (eleven years ago) link
His first solo album has two tracks with the Boys on it (though iirc MCA isn't on Stick 'Em Up), plus the Australian edition (which came out earlier) has one or two more produced by them (eg Shaftman, the second best thing on it); his second album (which only came out on Wiiija) has one produced by Adrock; and the third has one with Adrock and Black Thought rapping, and one with Money Mark playing keys and Public Enemy rapping.
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 10 May 2012 02:25 (eleven years ago) link
There was a second and a third? Not sure either of them ever crossed my radar.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 10 May 2012 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
20 ballots in. Two days left to vote. Do this!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 10 May 2012 06:21 (eleven years ago) link
i'm taking a while mostly cuz i hadn't listened to illco and nasty in ages. nasty, especially, i really needed to spend some time with. it's way better than i remembered, O_O @ the back half. though i wouldn't go as far, i can see why so many count it as their favorite. certainly the most colorful & varied BBs album.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:08 (eleven years ago) link
II haven't even had time to put together a list of all their songs including b-sides and remixes and whatnot, let alone think about trimming it down. a six-day-poll seems really really short, especially at a time when people are going to be actively digging into the catalogue anyway
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:40 (eleven years ago) link
So far "33% God" is the b-side with the highest rating on my list
― Vini Reilly Invasion (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:53 (eleven years ago) link
if folks have b-sides or other strays that they think go toe-to-toe with the best album tracks, then pls to post (or at least mention) them here pls! and thank you
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:01 (eleven years ago) link
I just scanned through the releases I own and went with my heart, i.e. the ones I remember enjoying the most at 17.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:04 (eleven years ago) link
I'm trying to track down a digital copy of 33% God; has anyone got it?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:19 (eleven years ago) link
Skills To Pay The Bills is on my list.
love "33% god", but it's basically an instrumental version of "shake your rump", and i prefer the latter (know this one cuz i had the love american style EP way back when). wish i could point you towards a digital copy, SM, but i had to youtube it.
and "skills to pay the bills" is awesome, thanks for the tip.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:27 (eleven years ago) link
Aha, if it's basically just instrumental SYR, I'm less bothered about tracking it down. That'd be cool to hear, obviously, but I'm not feeling like I'm missing out on a whole new song I've never heard.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:28 (eleven years ago) link
Also this - <i>well, it's a lot easier to get your mind around a handful of albums than three decades of history in one of the most vibrant and active pop genres. plus ILM rap, R&B & dance music heads are super territorial and dismissive of incorrect/inexpert opinions. takes the fun out of those genres for me (at least as they exist on this board)</i> - is completely OTM regarding why I didn't / wouldn't vote in a straight hiphop poll. (Plus I seldom vote in polls anyway.)
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:34 (eleven years ago) link
Balls to html and bbcode.
contenderizer and sickmouthy, there is a place called beastiemixes. they have a bootlegs section.
― i will show you fear in a handful of nuts (how's life), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:44 (eleven years ago) link
I voted for "Some Dumb Cop" "Egg Raid On Mojo" "Cooky Puss" and "Bennie and the Jets."
― billstevejim, Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:57 (eleven years ago) link
Final breakdown is:
1 - Cooky Puss2 - License To Ill1 - Love American Style EP6 - Paul's Boutique1 - An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshac And Abednego EP2 - Check Your Head5 - Ill Communication1 - Hello Nasty1 - The Mix-Up
― Vini Reilly Invasion (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:59 (eleven years ago) link
Voted Beastie Revolution too, which is like a reggae pastiche, but played too retardedly to count as full-blown racism.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:01 (eleven years ago) link
"33%" and "And What You Give Is What You Get" is on my list. "And What You Give..." is a rework of "Shadrach" with five hundred more samples crammed in it (head exploded when I first heard Black Flag and The Jam in it). I just realized that I had both "33% God" and "Shake Your Rump" on my ballot, but who cares as they're both fucking brilliant.
Also had a track from "The Mix-Up" that isn't earth shattering, but I just like a lot.
― Vini Reilly Invasion (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:05 (eleven years ago) link
I need to get The Mix-Up.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:12 (eleven years ago) link
I will explore beastiemixes tomorrow too.
Same here, I finally bought the mp3 of this at the weekend having first heard it on the 'Sabotage' VHS compilation about 14 years ago.
Just sent my ballot, works out as:
Licensed to Ill - 1Paul's Boutique - 7Check Your Head - 5Ill Communication - 4Hello Nasty - 2Other - 1
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:01 (eleven years ago) link
Ballot pending another listen to To the 5 Boroughs.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:16 (eleven years ago) link
just sent mine! skipped the albums thing but glad i caught the "favorite videos" poll
― da croupier, Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:37 (eleven years ago) link
I've got a 4 disc bootleg called the paul's boutique companion. worth getting lost in if you wanna OD on PB...
Disc 1 - Demos and Rough Versions
01 3-Minute Rule (Rough Version)02 Hello Brooklyn (Rough Version)03 Johnny Ryall (Demo with Mike D Scratch Vocal)04 Johnny Ryall (Rough Version)05 Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun (Rough Version)06 Egg Man (Rough Version)07 The Sounds Of Science (Rough Version)08 33% God (Get Off The Mic)09 Full Clout (Shake Your Rump Demo)10 Dust Joint (Car Thief Demo)11 Car Thief (Rough Version)
Disc 2 - B-Sides and Rarities
01 Shake Your Rump (Video Version)02 Hey Ladies (Single-Video Composite)03 33% God04 Dis Yourself In '89 (Just Do It)05 Shadrach (Live @ The Country Club)06 Ask For Janice Pt. 208 And What You Give Is What You Get09 Some Dumb Cop Gave Me Two Tickets Already10 Shadrach (Live @ Soul Train)11 Your Sister's Def12 Ask For Janice, Pt. 313 Some Dumb Cop Gave Me Two Tickets Already (45 RPM Version)
Disc 3 - Instrumentals
01 Shake Your Rump02 Johnny Ryall03 Egg Man04 High Plains Drifter05 The Sounds Of Science06 3-Minute Rule07 Hey Ladies08 Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun09 Car Thief10 What Comes Around11 Shadrach12 59 Chrystie Street13 Mike On The Mic
Disc 4 - Show Vinyl
01 Shake Your Rump02 Johnny Ryall03 Egg Man04 High Plains Drifter05 Time To Get Ill06 The Sounds Of Science07 3-Minute Rule08 Hey Ladies09 Hold It Now, Hit It10 Untitled
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:05 (eleven years ago) link
They're being sued by Trouble Funk now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXt-yyZEss
― i will show you fear in a handful of nuts (how's life), Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:11 (eleven years ago) link
forgot how much i like the sad indie solo guitar hello nasty tracks
― Thoughts? You must have loads. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:47 (eleven years ago) link
Instant Death, Picture This and I Don't Know = all voted for by me.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:51 (eleven years ago) link
I had completely forgotten about the loungy one with the female vocal.
― i will show you fear in a handful of nuts (how's life), Thursday, 10 May 2012 13:51 (eleven years ago) link