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Licensed To Ill

~ Beastie Boys
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (3 April 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
  • ASIN: B0000024JN
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,082 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #1 in  Music > Hip-Hop & Rap > Old School
    #17 in  Music > Hip-Hop & Rap > East Coast
    #37 in  Music > Indie > American

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Rhymin & Stealin 4:08£0.79
Listen  2. The New Style 4:35£0.79
Listen  3. She's Crafty 3:35£0.79
Listen  4. Posse In Effect 2:26£0.79
Listen  5. Slow Ride 2:56£0.79
Listen  6. Girls 2:14£0.79
Listen  7. Fight For Your Right 3:27£0.69
Listen  8. No Sleep Till Brooklyn 4:06£0.79
Listen  9. Paul Revere 3:40£0.79
Listen10. Hold It Now, Hit It 3:26£0.79
Listen11. Brass Monkey 2:37£0.79
Listen12. Slow And Low 3:38£0.79
Listen13. Time To Get Ill 3:37£0.79

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The joke of Licensed to Ill's cover--that the Beasties could crash their jet into the side of a mountain and keep on tickin'--serves as a good metaphor for a career that even some of their 1986 admirers thought might be over after the one-time-only shock of this full-length debut. That thousands of funk-junkie wannabes have since failed at re-creating its groove, breaking-the-law vibe, and ear-splitting mix of rock and rap is an even better joke. And funniest of all is the record itself, which packs aural puns and lots and lots of yelling into an album that can still be listened to with as much pleasure as it gave in 1986. --Rickey Wright


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'Licensed To Ill' with its do it yourself aesthetics of hip-hop and punk appealed to a mass audience making it the first rap album to reach no.1 in the USA. The singles 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn' and 'You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party'are both featured on this release.

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5.0 out of 5 stars LICENCED TO THRILL, 5 Aug 2002
It's hard to believe it was 16 years ago that 'Licenced To Ill' first burst onto the scenes and soon the Beastie Boys were in every paper in the country and there were even calls to ban them from coming to Britain on their first tour with Run DMC. These scenes were to be repeated 15 year later with Eminem but i doubt that he will have the longevity of the Beasties. From the opening 'Rhymin and Stealin' the menu is set for Rock/Hip Hop and corrupting every young mind in the world. Yes this albums include the now legendary 'Fight For Your Right' and 'No Sleep Til Brooklyn' but the story doesn't stop there. 'She's Crafty' is of equal brilliance and one of the great 'I can't believe they didn't releast that' songs of all time. But rocking down with air guitars isn't the full story, the album is peppered with fab hip hop tracks such as 'Brass Monkey', 'Posse In Effect' and 'Paul Revere'. Even after all this time the songs haven't dated that much and are still influencing the music of today. Yes the Beasties may have calmed down over the years but it's alway nice to take a trip back to the 'Good Ole Days' when they shook the world and taught it how to party! Incidently as a closing fact, did you know that the Beastie Boys acheived fame when they were the support act to a certain young lady called Madonna? Well now you know you call all rest easiet at nights!
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Licensed To Ill or Check Your Head ?, 18 Jul 2003
By Michael Tomlinson (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
Fantastic album by the masters of their genre (will Eminem still be here 16 years from now ?), don't let the hype and overplaying of 'Fight For Your Right' put you off, there are some classic moments on this CD.If you like this one, you'll be equally impressed by 'Check your Head', a later offering from the Beastie Boys, slightly slicker in parts but still loud and irreverent. Try it, you might like it !
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Raw and Nasty, as it should be, 13 Jan 2004
To say that this was a defining album in the history of rap would be an understatement. I remember buying the original vinyl LP as a 16 year old, putting it on the turntable and being completely blown away. The mix of metal, funk and heavy drum tracks throughout was very original and coupled with them being one of the only white rappers around made them stand out from the crowd. Tracks such as the new style, hold it now hit it, she's crafty and no sleep till Brooklyn come to epitomise exactly what the boys were about. OK, they were not good rappers like say Snoop or Eminem are but that was not what they were about. Remember they were white, Jewish, middleclass boys who were out to joke and fantasise about being babe magnets and living the life of a hardcore gansta. Although I remain a fan of the group, this hardcore, tongue in cheek hip hop album definitly remains my all time favourite. Buy this and LLCoolJ's I can't live without my radio album and you will have 2 of the most raw and basic hip hop albums of all time. One thing is for sure, VolksWagen's will never be the same again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A TIMELESS AND AGELESS CLASSIC!
What more needs to be said about what is probably one of the top five, perhaps top three rap albums of all time. Read more
Published 23 months ago by chiggs58th

5.0 out of 5 stars wow
getting older but never tired, this album of 13 tracks has nearly 13 styles on it displaying a range of sounds and rhythms. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by cam

4.0 out of 5 stars Still awsome but showing signs of ageing
Although this was the first Beastie Boys recording I really listened to, I only heard it for the first time in 2003. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2005 by KBF

5.0 out of 5 stars Still licensed still brass monkeyed
I remember buying this on vinyl when i was 16. Run DMC and Public Enemy were mashing things up when this hit my record deck. Read more
Published on 2 April 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Rap Metal
Rap Metal at it's greatest, with 'Fight for your right', and 'No sleep till Brooklin' some of the more famous Beastie boys songs. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2002 by Jameson

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
This album has something for everyone. From the Heavy Metal riffs of No Sleep Till Brooklyn to the funky sounds of Brass Monkey. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen to the lyrics
This is the first and the best Beastie Boys album. 15 years old but worth ever penny. Unlike most of the Beastie Boys albums you can sit and listen to every track. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2000 by paul.hill@eggconnect.net

4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to listen to without smiling!
Looking back, the big joke about Licensed to Ill was that the Beasties themselves were about as streetwise as their geeky boy fans - and they knew it. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Can Make You Ill
I must admit I willingly bought this CD all excited about revisiting the raw appeal of the Beastie Boys which I so enjoyed years ago. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 1999

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