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Ill Communication by Beastie Boys

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Sure Shot 3:17 253,294
2 Tough Guy 0:57 116,366
3 B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak 3:36 96,743
4 Bobo On The Corner 1:13 128,130
5 Root Down 3:30 181,821
6 Sabotage 2:57 482,601
7 Get It Together 4:05 147,824
8 Sabrosa 3:30 168,049
9 The Update 3:14 103,717
10 Futterman's Rule 3:41 84,817
11 Alright Hear This 3:06 87,798
12 Eugene's Lament 2:12 104,372
13 Flute Loop 1:54 110,610
14 Do It 3:15 88,096
15 Ricky's Theme 3:42 107,642
16 Heart Attack Man 2:14 89,134
17 The Scoop 3:35 77,445
18 Shambala 3:40 111,058
19 Bodhisattva Vow 3:11 111,049
20 Transitions 2:31 109,074
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About this album

Capitol USA (new release) (2004) Released: 27 Apr 2004 20 tracks (59:20)
Ill Communication is the fourth album by the Beastie Boys. It was released on May 23, 1994. It was remastered and made available on the Beastie Boys’ Web site on July 7, 2009.

It was their second #1 album on the Billboard charts due to their hit “Sabotage” which was accompanied by a music video produced by Spike Jonze that parodied 70s cop shows. The album would also be their second triple platinum album.

Ill Communication was co-produced by Beastie Boys and Mario C. Featuring musical contributions from Money Mark, Eric Bobo and Amery “AWOL” Smith, vocal contributions from Q-Tip and Biz Markie.

Mike D and Adam Yauch collaborated with Gibran Evans of T.A.Z. to create the album packaging, and to choose the unique cover photo. The hand-drawn typeface was created by designer Jim Evans specifically for Ill Communication, and was used throughout the promotion of the album.


Reception:

* Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.54) - Included in Rolling Stone’s “Essential Recordings of the 90’s.”

* Spin (12/94, p.78) - Ranked #19 in Spin’s list of the `20 Best Albums Of ‘94’.

* Q (12/99, p.82) - Included in Q Magazine’s “90 Best Albums Of The 1990s.”

* The Village Voice (2/28/95) - Ranked #15 in the Village Voice’s 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.

* Mojo (p.60) - Ranked #54 in Mojo’s “100 Modern Classics.”

* NME (12/24/94, p.22) - Ranked #3 in NME’s list of the `Top 50 Albums Of 1994.’



(from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ill_Communication)
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  • boehj

    soundtrack to my childhood.

    18 days ago

  • watchintv

    HOLY SHIT GREAT ALBUM GREAT ALBUM

    February 2012

  • mecbirdhouse

    Really dig the eclecticism here.

    December 2011

  • prominence_la

    @venividivicious - "Too many instrumentals"? Nonsense. Brilliant album.

    December 2011

  • ViniciusStilt

    This album is really good, I like so much!!

    October 2011

  • omarrois

    gran Album !

    September 2011

  • James_Hartley

    Heart Attack Man is one of my favourite Beasties' tracks

    September 2011

  • venividivicious

    The Beasties are as solid as ever...not as good as Paul's or Check though, I think there a few too many instrumentals...@johnnydepth76: The punk, especially Heart Attack Man, make this album for me!

    July 2011

  • lasalmejas

    I always thought the man on the album cover looked like Gorilla Monsoon.

    May 2011

  • johnnydepth76

    Memories galore with this album. Though I could do without the punk excursions, the funk and jazz more than made up for it. This is a great album.

    April 2011

  • kerriesmith

    Free Death Set download track! http://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/the-death-set-yo-david-chase-cassettes

    February 2011

  • neyolop

    fat album#@^%^#

    January 2011

  • TutuSpinning

    Very good album,like the diversification in it

    January 2011

  • kerriesmith

    Check this out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlX6ClGXtXY - The Death Set

    January 2011

  • xumatrix

    fucking cool album

    October 2010

  • Frosya_P

    Best album ever [2]

    October 2010

  • Varnish_ice

    Best album ever

    July 2010

  • musicgodlything

    1994? Why the hell didn't I listen to this album when it came out? The horror ... the horror.

    March 2010

  • stefxcore

    bestalbumintheworldseriously

    March 2010

  • beachtune

    milestone of my youth :)

    March 2010
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