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

it has everything to do with fly rhymes.

:D

I remember in high school sitting around with dudes trying to figure out who did the female vocal hook and eventually we all agreed it was Lady Miss Kier.

http://youtu.be/pKNmLMs7ugw?t=14m58s

9. "THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE" (1989) [585 points, 24 votes, 2 first place votes]

Hah, yeah, and I even had to go to Sunday school as a kid. Needless to say it did not ring a bell. Hated Sunday school.

voted for it on the basis of KA-KNOWLEDGE

^^^
YES, that bit rules

the funny thing about the Shadrach hook is that it makes more sense in the context of the Beasties (3 MCs on the go! okay!) than it does in the Sly song the sample is from, where it's just nonsensical

Shea Stadium, The radium

Last one for the day. Top 7 revealed tomorrow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpsvBvwRuf0

8. "PASS THE MIC" (1992) [614 points, 24 votes, 2 first place votes]

Sorta related story: My mother-in-law once told me that as a kid, she thought the priest was telling them about two guys, one of whom was black: Shadrach and Meshach, a big negro. I can't hear the song anymore without thinking of that story.

the funny thing about the Shadrach hook is that it makes more sense in the context of the Beasties (3 MCs on the go! okay!) than it does in the Sly song the sample is from, where it's just nonsensical

_the funny thing about the Shadrach hook is that it makes more sense in the context of the Beasties (3 MCs on the go! okay!) than it does in the Sly song the sample is from, where it's just nonsensical_

Agreed but personally, I've never been able to get with this bc it feels like little more the Sly song being rapped over.

got an A from kool moe dee for STICKIN to THEMES

i never knew this was the line. thats fucking unbelievably great

i heard the beastie boys track first, but love them both. the fact of "loose booty" doesn't take anything away from "shadrach", afaic.

It took me ages to realise that Sounds of Science was actually When I'm Sixty Four. Genius.

it feels like little more the Sly song being rapped over.

well there's Black Oak Arkansas in there too y'know

How the fuck is this noise above Paul Revere WTF x 1 million

I mean it's not bad or anything but for serious?

yeah Pass the Mic is one of their weaker singles imho

yeah, i love CYH, but don't much care for "pass the mic". do like the delivery of certain lines though:

i'm like jimmy walker, i'm dynomite!

a lot of people get jealous, they're talking about me
but that's just cuz they haven't got a thing to say

M-I-K-E to the D
you come to see me and you pay a fee
do what i do, professionally
to tell the truth i am exactly what i want to be

but for now i'd like to ask you how
you like the feel of the BASS in your FACE in the CROWD

EVERYBODY'S RAPPIN LIKE IT'S A COMMERCIAL
ACTIN LIKE LIFE IS A BIG COMMERCIAL

During my first summer job in '92 our black manager and hip-hop aficionado used to cite those lines, rolling his eyes, as what was wrong with the album.

It's not a favorite but it's awesome they're confident enough to use the same rhyme.

there are a bunch of lazy rhymes in that song, a few gems

really the funniest thing about it is Ad-Rock spelling out his name in the video

i almost want to say that's it's a knowing collection of lazy, familiar rhymes, but it's not quite ott enough to really convince on that level

what the fuck are you people talking about? this song is great! I ranked it #3, but would have put it at two if not for one of my token License to Ill tracks. I mean, with that flute sample and the bad brains sample in the intro and the way that MCA just busts out of the gate there? If you can feel what I'm feeling, etc... This song is so vital; it breathes like the wallpaper breathes when you take acid. I honestly don't give a fuck if you don't think the raps are good.

If you think that you're slick you'll catch a brick y'all.

coulda done a whole Native Tongues REKKID together

Beastie Boys weren’t the white group in Native Tongues (or “in”)

Adrock did propose forming a supergroup called Nasal Tongues with him, Tip and B-Real though

I should have voted for this. Would have if it were busted down into its component parts. HATE the thing about thrwing the mattress in her face.

Voted Sounds high but would have voted A Year And A Day higher

i never knew this was the line. thats fucking unbelievably great

You didn’t know that was the line? You fail at rapness, son.

in case anyone doesn’t know, here’s why it’s especially funny to boast about a decade later:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/tt78/ucallthatlove/KoolMoeDeereportcard.jpg

It's not a favorite but it's awesome they're confident enough to use the same rhyme.

They weren’t confident – Mike D fucked up his take and repeated the rhyme by mistake, but didn’t notice; the others didn’t tell him because they wanted to see how long it would take him to realise.

Word. Pass the Mic was a defining moment for them in my experience - them doing exactly what they did best. It was the highlight of the set when I saw them. Tagging in and swapping rhymes like a three man weave drill. When they got to feelin the bass in your face in the crowd, everyone' went nuts.

EVERYBODY'S RAPPIN LIKE IT'S A COMMERCIAL
ACTIN LIKE LIFE IS A BIG COMMERCIAL

During my first summer job in '92 our black manager and hip-hop aficionado used to cite those lines, rolling his eyes, as what was wrong with the album.

It's not a favorite but it's awesome they're confident enough to use the same rhyme.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:43 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

the second line of the couplet was supposed to end with "rehearsal," but he flubbed the line and didn't bother to re-record it

50. "GIRLS" (1986) [83 points, 5 votes]
49. "SHE'S ON IT" (1985) [93 points, 4 votes]
TIE 47. "TIME FOR LIVIN'" (1992) [95 points, 5 votes]
TIE 47. "FINGER LICKIN' GOOD" (1992) [95 points, 5 votes]
46. "FLUTE LOOP" (1994) [104 points, 5 votes]
45. "ROCK HARD" (1985) [115 points, 5 votes]
44. "SONG FOR THE MAN" (1998) [126 points, 8 votes]
43. "BODHISATTVA VOW" (1994) [128 points, 6 votes]
42. "POSSE IN EFFECT" (1986) [136 points, 4 votes, 1 first place vote]
41. "3 MINUTE RULE" (1989) [138 points, 6 votes]
40. "JOHNNY RYALL" (1989) [143 points, 9 votes]
39. "THREE MC'S AND ONE DJ" (1998) [145 points, 8 votes]
38. "SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS" (1992) [152 points, 8 votes]
37. "SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE" (1992) [157 points, 7 points]
36. "REMOTE CONTROL" (1998) [169 points, 9 votes]
35. "B-BOYS MAKIN' WITH THE FREAK FREAK" (1994) [172 points, 8 votes]
34. "HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER" (1989) [202 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
33. "COOKY PUSS" (1983) [202 points, 11 votes]
32. "THE MOVE" (1998) [227 points, 10 votes, 1 first place vote]
31. "SHE'S CRAFTY" (1986) [234 points, 11 votes]
30. "BODY MOVIN'" (1998) [250 points, 12 votes]
29. "STAND TOGETHER" (1992) [252 points, 14 votes]
28. "THE NEGOTIATION LIMERICK FILE" (1998) [264 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]
27. "SUPER DISCO BREAKIN'" (1998) [283 points, 13 votes]
26. "I DON'T KNOW" (1998) [295 points, 13 votes]
25. "JIMMY JAMES" (1992) [323 points, 15 votes]
24. "PROFESSOR BOOTY" (1992) [331 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]
23. "FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY)" (1986) [334 points, 15 votes]
22. "EGG MAN" (1989) [334 points, 16 votes, 1 first place vote]
21. "BRASS MONKEY" (1986) [346 points, 16 votes]
20. "CAR THIEF" (1989) [359 points, 16 votes, 1 first place vote]
19. "THE NEW STYLE" (1986) [361 points, 13 votes, 1 first place vote]
18. "ROOT DOWN" (1994) [362 points, 16 votes]
17. "NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN" (1986) [368 points, 15 votes, 3 first place votes]
16. "HOLD IT NOW, HIT IT" (1986) [450 points, 16 votes, 3 first place votes]
15. "GRATITUDE" (1992) [496 points, 22 votes, 2 first place votes]
14. "INTERGALACTIC" (1998) [505 points, 22 votes]
13. "GET IT TOGETHER (ft. Q-Tip)" (1994) [538 points, 25 votes]
12. "PAUL REVERE" (1986) [549 points, 20 votes, 2 first place votes]
11. "B-BOY BOUILLABAISSE" (1989) [561 points, 22 votes, 3 first place votes]
10. "SHADRACH" (1989) [569 points, 24 votes, 2 first place votes]
9. "THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE" (1989) [585 points, 24 votes, 2 first place votes]
8. "PASS THE MIC" (1992) [614 points, 24 votes, 2 first place votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naf5uJYGoiU

7. "HEY LADIES" (1989) [615 points, 25 votes]

Girls! Girls! (how did this drift 1/2 way down sna? isn't this what you all have been waiting for all this time?)

It was Sick Mouthy's reference to Hello Ladies in 'Imperfect Sound Forever' that turned me onto this one, and back onto PB and the Beastie Boys in general. Thanks Nick!

(I hope I haven't got that wrong)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i1iGa96GYM

6. "CH-CHECK IT OUT" (2004) [695 points, 26 votes, 4 first place votes]

I had never even heard of this song until the last few weeks. Still haven't heard it.

I Ch-Check It Out, and included it, but that's crazy high.

like

Outstanding. You may scoff, but was my #7. It hits hard.

THAT IS NOT #6

IT BETTER BE HIGHER

lol

But yes, I did mention the soundstage-shift in the opening of Hey Ladies in ISF; it's awesome! People should do it more often!

Hey Ladies got no #1s?

some dude is a gangster, a prankster, the king of the ave.

WTF?

Hey Ladies got no #1s?

Nope. Highest placing track in the poll without a #1 vote.

And now the really real #6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr1Qe2m8oOA

6. "LOOKING DOWN THE BARREL OF A GUN" (1989) [624 points, 24 votes, 1 first place vote]

ah you joker... this isn't a big highlight for me tbf though.

Oh no, man...this song still has the power to murder me if I'm in the right state of mind.

I hadn't really ever appreciated it 'til it was mentioned as the should've-been-lead-single. It blows me away now, it's so heavy.

* mentioned on the voting thread