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

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

money mark - "money mark's keyboard repair"

this really is such a great album

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

yup

If we're talking about BBoys' cohort albums, Hurricane's album is really great too (and has one track with the Boys on it).

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

Hurricane's best moment was the Afros album

which is fucking hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRvyFTLnu-E

love mark's keyboard repair so much. such a dusty, warm, weird little record.

Okay shit...I've never heard it, but I'm all over this Afros track.

whole album is great. produced by Jam Master Jay

I'm listening to Money Mark's 'Push The Button' album for the first time in about 14 years. Nostalgia RUSH!!

loved that album

yeah Push The Button is really good

i have a life and a job was too lazy to vote in the horror poll, but i could probably swing 20 beasties songs

have you considered getting a second job

yeah it literally took me 10 minutes to put together my beasties ballot. horror movie ballot, well um uh yeah.

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!

this is true, there wasn't that reissue / mp3 blog culture there is nowadays, thank you acid jazz

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

If we're talking about BBoys' cohort albums, Hurricane's album is really great too (and has one track with the Boys on it).

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.

There was a second and a third? Not sure either of them ever crossed my radar.

20 ballots in. Two days left to vote. Do this!

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.

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

So far "33% God" is the b-side with the highest rating on my list

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

I just scanned through the releases I own and went with my heart, i.e. the ones I remember enjoying the most at 17.

I'm trying to track down a digital copy of 33% God; has anyone got it?

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.

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.

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.)

Balls to html and bbcode.

contenderizer and sickmouthy, there is a place called beastiemixes. they have a bootlegs section.

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

I voted for "Some Dumb Cop" "Egg Raid On Mojo" "Cooky Puss" and "Bennie and the Jets."

Final breakdown is:

1 - Cooky Puss
2 - License To Ill
1 - Love American Style EP
6 - Paul's Boutique
1 - An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach, Meshac And Abednego EP
2 - Check Your Head
5 - Ill Communication
1 - Hello Nasty
1 - The Mix-Up

Voted Beastie Revolution too, which is like a reggae pastiche, but played too retardedly to count as full-blown racism.

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

"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.

I need to get The Mix-Up.

I will explore beastiemixes tomorrow too.

Skills To Pay The Bills is on my list.

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 - 1
Paul's Boutique - 7
Check Your Head - 5
Ill Communication - 4
Hello Nasty - 2
Other - 1

Ballot pending another listen to To the 5 Boroughs.

just sent mine! skipped the albums thing but glad i caught the "favorite videos" poll

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% God
04 Dis Yourself In '89 (Just Do It)
05 Shadrach (Live @ The Country Club)
06 Ask For Janice Pt. 2
08 And What You Give Is What You Get
09 Some Dumb Cop Gave Me Two Tickets Already
10 Shadrach (Live @ Soul Train)
11 Your Sister's Def
12 Ask For Janice, Pt. 3
13 Some Dumb Cop Gave Me Two Tickets Already (45 RPM Version)

Disc 3 - Instrumentals

01 Shake Your Rump
02 Johnny Ryall
03 Egg Man
04 High Plains Drifter
05 The Sounds Of Science
06 3-Minute Rule
07 Hey Ladies
08 Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
09 Car Thief
10 What Comes Around
11 Shadrach
12 59 Chrystie Street
13 Mike On The Mic

Disc 4 - Show Vinyl

01 Shake Your Rump
02 Johnny Ryall
03 Egg Man
04 High Plains Drifter
05 Time To Get Ill
06 The Sounds Of Science
07 3-Minute Rule
08 Hey Ladies
09 Hold It Now, Hit It
10 Untitled

They're being sued by Trouble Funk now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buXt-yyZEss

forgot how much i like the sad indie solo guitar hello nasty tracks

Instant Death, Picture This and I Don't Know = all voted for by me.

I had completely forgotten about the loungy one with the female vocal.

Yeah that's Picture This, with Luscious Jackson.