Volume 19, Track 4
“Root Down” by Beastie Boys (1994) Some Dude’s 126th Ironclad Law of Music states: “Great beat + overlaid sample of static from a record player = solid gold.” Ill Communication is filled with great treasures and “Root Down” is one of the best tracks from the Beasties ’94 release which featured the über popular “Sabotage” [...]
Volume 19, Track 3
“Lighten Up” by Beastie Boys (1992) “Lighten Up” is an interesting song, to say the least. The fifth track on Check Your Head, this song is a big departure from the first four songs on the album as the first minute and a half or so is almost all mood music. The first half of [...]
Volume 19, Track 2
“Sneakin’ Out The Hospital” by Beastie Boys (1998) “Sneakin’ Out The Hospital,” the eighth overall track on Hello Nasty, is the first instrumental song that appears on the album.[1] One of the things that I have always found fascinating about this song is that this is the song that follows “Intergalactic” on the album. “Intergalactic,” [...]
Volume 19, Track 1
“To All The Girls” & “Shake Your Rump” by Beastie Boys (1989) “To All The Girls” is the track that begins Paul’s Boutique and it bleeds right into “Shake Your Rump.” The former has a long fade intro (which is weird, considering it is only a minute and a half long) whereas the latter starts [...]
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