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Beastie Boys
Ill Communication
Grand Royal Records (509996 94232 15)
Capitol Records (509996 94232 15)
Brooklyn Dust Music (509996 94232 15)
By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and 'Ill Communication' is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA's cop-show metal number 'Sabotage', and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it's also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group's favourite sample sources. their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they've tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: Check out 'Bodhisattva Vow', a salute to buddhist spirituality.
A1
Sure Shot
A2
Tough Guy
A3
B-Boys Makin' with the Freak Freak
A4
Bobo on the Corner
A5
Root Down
B1
Sabotage
B2
Get it Together
B3
Sabrosa
B4
The Update
B5
Futterman's Rule
C1
Alright Hear This
C2
Eugene's Lament
C3
Flute Loop
C4
Do It
C5
Ricky's Theme
D1
Heart Attack Man
D2
The Scoop
D3
Shambala
D4
Bodhisattva Vow
D5
Transitions