Customer Reviews
Listen with a open mind - By: Rob, 13 Oct 2003 
When I first heard this album I thought it was a bit weird. I listened to it again & a realized that its meant to be weird! But the really amazing thing is that this ( when listened closely ) actually makes a lot of sense & relaxes you. Some of the songs sound like yourin a lift but they are so good that you woulden't mind being stuckin a lift with this album playing. I intend to buy more beastie's albums to keep me melo & keep my mind at ease.
Some songs make you laugh, some you sing along to some you dance to. Rock, Jazz, Hip-hop this album has everything & succedsin mixing it into a blend of brilliance that everyone can enjoy.
If you do not own this album buy it right away!!!
Beastie Boys return to Hip-Hop - By: David, 16 May 2003 
One of their best albums- I recommend that you nuy it. With the excellent Intergalactic, 3 mc's, remote control, & the rest. The interesting skits between songs & some of the more experimental stuff make this a great album for the new beastie boy & the old. Get it.
The rap stuff is great, the other stuff less so - By: , 13 Feb 2003 Having been the first white artists to hit the topin hip hop with a very punky approach & old-skool party sound, the Beasties haven't been hguely prolific over the years - this was their 5th album, 4 years after the 4th, & as of February 2003 they've all but disappeared again. With 22 tracks there's potential for variety, & that they certainly offer.
There's lots of pure hip hop on here. 3 MCs & 1 DJ is the track many regard as the best, a view I'd go along with, as Mixmaster Mike's turntable work adds a lot to the raps. The single Remote Control is anotehr firm favourite, the chorus making great use of the decks. The very short Just A Test, Putting Shame In Your Game, & the big singles Intergalactic & Body Movin' are pretty ace as well.
Sadly, the experimental moments are often less successful. Tracks like Instant Death make poor attempts to add emotion to the proceedings, Flowin' Prose is just a bad Tricky parody (in general, parts of the album can be accused of being inspired by the people who the Beasties inspiredin the first place), & a lot of the stuff after track 12 is utterly forgettable - the raps seem to lose their urgency after this point as well. Picture This & the instrumental Sneakin' Out the Hospital are perhaps the best of the experiments.
Still, its a 22 track album, well over an hour, meaning that you can drop 20 minutes worth of material & still ahve an excellent hip hop opus.
BEASTIE BOYS IN AVERAGE ALBUM SHOCK! - By: , 07 Aug 2002 
Yes you better believe it, the last 'proper' release by the Beasties is a very average affair. From the opening 'Super Disco Breaking' there are no surprises among the 22 tracks on this cd. The Beasties always used to suprise the listener on the varied styles of music on their cds but this just seems to be an average collection of standard hip hop tracks. 'Remote Control' & the single 'Intergalactic' are instantly forgettable, something normally unheard of from the Brooklyn Trio. Not to say that this is a bad album, if this was released by anyone else it would be mighty fine but you expect a lot more from the Beasties. On the plus side it has the fantastic '3 MCs & 1 DJ' & 'Putting Shame In Your Game' memorable for the amazing line 'I'm the King of Boggle, there is none higher, I get eleven points off the word Quagmire' Maybe the albums main let down is the absence of any of the thrash metal tracks that appeared on 'Ill Communication' a sign of the Guy's growing maturity prehaps. The Beasites are long overdue a new cd, we haven't heard much since 1999's 'Sounds of Science' compilation. Let's hope it's a return to form & that 'Hello Nasty' is just a small blimpin an otherwise fine career.
this cd is pure genious! - By: , 07 Oct 2000 this cd is pure genious the lyirics are superb & i highly recomend track 5 it is magnifico i would recomend it to most people.
