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

the phrasing on that section is just DOPE to me, I love it

in general, though, hello nasty lacks nasty

I'll stir fry you in my WOK

i do have a fondness for the Biz Markie-inspired pronunciation of "Beatsie Boys"

otm

Gratitude was my #2. I don't find it weird or distinctive as such, it just hits the buttons as a cracking pop tune.

most ppl mixing rap and rock failed miserably

I really, really wish I had been into Check Your Head when I was at school. They would've improved my life condiderably. My band was always trying to do Rage songs, veering off into the miserablism of grunge. The Beastie Boys' playfulness, and indeed way with a pop hook, would've been so way cooler. Not to be embarrassed to have fun.

I never even noticed that at this point they were a rock band 'til we did this poll. Even Sabotage, it never clicked 'til now what they were doing. I guess because they looked so different and their personas were the flip of everyone else's.

Ah, if only.

Gratitude was my number one, iirc.

Despite its mid-careerness and the falloff in mic skills, I thought "Intergalactic" would be top 10 for sure. Possibly their best single after LTI, though not the best song. "Shake Your Rump" is a better song, but a worse single, I think. Not gonna get into my reasoning there, but I'm pretty sure both were top 5 on my ballot anyway.

"shake your rump" was top 5 for me, but "intergalactic" came in fairly low. cool and catchy pop tune, but the rhyming just isn't their best, and and it lacks the manic energy of my favorite BBs tracks.

the day after MCA died I was at a kentucky derby party and I asked the host to put on some beasties. he played "intergalactic" and everybody danced their asses off. after the line "like a pinch on the neck from mr spock" me and my 8yo daughter threw up the live long and prosper sign. ah, life.

Intergalactic still isn't played out. A perfect pop song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRKkXk56iE

13. "GET IT TOGETHER (ft. Q-Tip)" (1994) [538 points, 25 votes]

I freak a fuckin beat like the shit was in a blender.

^ high rapness index

Ad Rock's down with the Ione
Listen to the shit cos both of them is bony

Intergalactic still isn't played out. A perfect pop song.

― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Wednesday, May 16, 2012

yah seriously this made my top five

Despite its mid-careerness and the falloff in mic skills, I thought "Intergalactic" would be top 10 for sure. Possibly their best single after LTI, though not the best song. "Shake Your Rump" is a better song, but a worse single, I think.

otm

awesome! who else gave it first place? this song is such a slice of molten bass fuzz. first rifff i learned after a friend taught me about pentatonic scales.

it was my #2, and definitely would have been my #1 in eighth grade. i love that outro so much

Get It Together was my #2

Danced my ass off to this & Eggman at every house party I went to in college.

CAUSE SHE'S THE CHEESE AND I'M THE MACARONI

"Get It Together" was #1. Just like, for the record.

i love intergalactic. it really hit the spot for 13 year old me.

i wish there were more songs with the Beasties and various Native Tongues cats mixing it up

"Get It Together" was #1. Just like, for the record

"was my #1" obviously.

Fuckin' Hell the 45 min BB gig from Glasgow that Grantland put up as part of their MCA tribute is amazing!

some dude otm -- Tip slots in so nice with the Beasties, both groups of dudes were totally chill and fun-loving, positive vibes but there's that nice edge to the Beasties that just makes the mix exciting...lotsa good whatif thoughts there. coulda done a whole Native Tongues REKKID together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEM3dW2oWW4

12. "PAUL REVERE" (1986) [549 points, 20 votes, 2 first place votes]

To this day I still say "Phone is ringin'...oh my god." for the LOLs.

*takes of big girl pants*

WHAT

THE

FUCK

ilx you can't be serious with Paul Revere NOT in the top 10

that is a big surprise

but back on Get It Together I love Q-Tip cracks up & starts laughing, it's so great

and now back to Paul Revere

raaaaaaaaaaaagh

can live with "paul revere" outside the top 10. it's great, but not one of my 10 favorite beastie boys tracks, so...

so...

I see what you did there.

if we end up with some To The 5 Boroughs ish in the top 10 I will stab someone

wtf Paul Revere should totally be top 10. I had it at #3

http://youtu.be/pKNmLMs7ugw?t=40m33s

11. "B-BOY BOUILLABAISSE" (1989) [561 points, 22 votes, 3 first place votes]

i think at this point it's pretty certain that the entire top 50 is devoid of any 21st century tracks

I had no idea what to do with Bouillabaisse, it's so unlike anything else. Love some bits, other bits are just okay. Ended up with it at #6.

Actually I'm perfectly fine with the overplayed LTI tracks sliding out of the top ten, it would have been boring and predictable if it was just a parade of those tracks at the end of the poll.

my number 1. the Boys' prog epic.

A Year And A Day was always my favourite, all beautiful and manic at once.

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.

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

10. "SHADRACH" (1989) [569 points, 24 votes, 2 first place votes]

I think this poll's starting to PEAK now, Al.

thought you were talking to me for a sec

WINE
AND WOMEN
AND SONG
AND SUCH

i thought 'brass monkey' was crazy low but wtf at 'paul revere' not making top ten. good lord.

lol I feel like we already covered shadrach in great detail

Had no idea what the hell they were saying other than "Shadrach", i.e., "Meshach and Abednago" always tranlsated as nonsense to me (I had never seen the lyrics until the voting/campaigning thread). Made it really difficult to sing along to this song, but as it is so infectious I sure tried anyway.

the Book of Daniel?