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On their previous album, Ill Communication, the Beastie Boys expanded their parameters yet again, melding cutting-edge hip-hop with slinky jazz, butt-wiggling funk, weepy classical, and combustive punk rock. Four years down the line, the group's music isn't nearly as organic. They've all but abandoned the guitars and returned to the kind of old-school beats and rhythms that defined their groundbreaking 1989 disc, Paul's Boutique. But Hello Nasty isn't a regression, and it's anything but a cop-out: in addition to resurrecting the best elements from their past, the Beastie Boys have embraced the dopest high tech gizmos of the computer age. Hello Nasty gurgles like galactic sulfur pools, whizzes like a Sega game, and slurps and thumps like the best backward Hendrix loops. Add in a cavalcade of Latin percussion, calliope keyboards, and exotic samples (Stravinsky, Stephen Sondheim, Jazz Crusaders, Rachmaninoff), and you're left with one of the most creative and jubilant hip-hop records to date, even if you exclude witty lyrics like, "I'm the king of Boggle / There is none higher / I get 11 points off the word quagmire" ("Putting Shame in Your Game"). To paraphrase über-critic Robert Christgau, Paul's Boutique may have been the band's Pet Sounds, but Hello Nasty is the Beasties' Sgt. Pepper's. --Jon Wiederhorn
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Question? Where can you get Spanish singers, Jamacian reggae, Lottery adverts, and references to tangerines on the same record? Answer: Hello Nasty
This is probably the peak of the Beasties' work, bringing together all that they do best and making it better. Old Skool is the way to be, and don't they know it. The best track has got to be '3 Mc's and One DJ', that should not bring down the rest of the album. As well as the posturing of 'Super Disco Breakin'' you get the thoughtful sides like 'Song For The Man'. The collaborations are numerous, with heavyweights like Lee Perry, Lucious Jackson, Money Mark and Mixmaster Mike all bringing stength to the album. This is definately the sound of science. If it was possible, this would get 6 out of 5.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this album after hearing the tracks like Intergalactic, Body Movin, Super Disco Breakin. And I thought the whole album would be like that, but then you get tracks likeSong For The Man, And Me, and I Don't Know, which are totally different styles. It just makes it better, and this album is a must for any Beastie fan, or fan of music in General. Phat Album!
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I waited a long time for this CD! I think the Beastie Boys left four years or so between Hello Nasty and the last proper album, Ill Communication. There were rumours going round about this album for quite a while; I heard it was going to be called 'Submarine' at one point. Anyway it's good, and worth the wait. With a huge 22 tracks, this is the pretty much longest BB album so far. As on IC, there's a real mix of styles here; if anything, they seem to shy away from the thrashiness of 'Sabotage' and veer towards their traditional hip-hop roots. The best stuff is, let me see, 'Super Disco Breakin' (mainly because the police siren break is so cool), 'Remote Control' (no relation to the Clash song), 'Body Movin', 'Three MC's and One DJ'... the list goes on. I didn't think 'Intergalactic' was a great choice of opening single - but the video WAS funny.
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Nasty and Nice
It starts OK with raunchy monster jaunts such as Super Disco Breaking, Body Movin', Intergalactic, and one of the BB's cool instrumental grooves. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. A. D. Bickerstaffe
possibly the finest album ever..?
I first listened to this when i was a mere child after the release of intergalactic and after borrowing it some years later couldn't bear to take it out of the CD player. Read more
Published 23 months ago by janedoe
Fantabulous Album
I listened to this c.d. and I was like,"Hey! This c.d. is quite fantabulous!".
Some simply divine beats and lyrics and enough variety to leave a pick-a-mix in shadow. Read more
Some simply divine beats and lyrics and enough variety to leave a pick-a-mix in shadow. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by MikeMahoney
Genius, and not even their best album
Not the Beasties' best album, but amazing nonetheless. This album contains some of the best and most original rap songs ever recorded ("Super Disco Breakin'", "The Move",... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2009 by Neil
Listen with a open mind
When I first heard this album I thought it was a bit weird. I listened to it again and a realized that its meant to be weird! Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2003 by Rob
Beastie Boys return to Hip-Hop
One of their best albums- I recommend that you nuy it. With the excellent Intergalactic, 3 mc's, remote control, and the rest. Read more
Published on 15 May 2003 by David
The rap stuff is great, the other stuff less so
Having been the first white artists to hit the top in hip hop with a very punky approach and old-skool party sound, the Beasties haven't been hguely prolific over the years - this... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2003 by Martin
BEASTIE BOYS IN AVERAGE ALBUM SHOCK!
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... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2002 by "superfurrybloke"
The Best Beasties Album ever Get it now if you aint already
This is the finest work of one of the best groups to party to every tune is worth a second third and fourth listen cos they is that good. Read more
Published on 1 July 2001
50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
This is definately my favorite b-boys cd yet although I do own the other ones and there really cool too,So with a bonus cd at a quite cheap price makes it a must... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2001
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