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Having long since shed their image as hip-hop's clown princes, the Beastie Boys now bring what feels like their emeritus recording, a celebratory instrumental memoir of all of the influences (except punk) that brought them to their secure place among hip-hop's fickle elite. The party opens with the aptly titled "B for My Name," its plodding bounce staking claim to the mid-tempo path the album treads almost throughout. "14th St. Break" picks up the pace, especially in the auxiliary percussion breakdown, complete with rally whistle. Then, beginning with "Suco de Tangerina," the album drops into a deep groove cut from dub- and dancehall-tinged ostinati that carry through a full third of its tracks. Among these, "The Gala Event" suffers from a lack of developmental motion that characterises many of these tracks, but highlights still abound. "Off the Grid," for example, departs from the otherwise unbreakable chill and rips the proceedings wide open, blooming again and again in a series of pulsing riffs that celebrate the very institution of the instrumental groove. More than 20 years since Licensed to Ill took a long, irreverent piss into the mainstream, it seems you can still fight for your right to party. --Jason Kirk

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Oodles of Noodles, 26 Jun 2007 By  M. J. Craven (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews    This review is from: The Mix-Up (Audio CD) I've always been an appreciator of the Beastie Boys since those goofy days of Licensed to Ill. They are a progressive act, developing themsleves and their sound as the last 20 odd years (gulp) of recording has gone by. But, without wishing to state the obvious, they have remained popular because of their hip hop/rap talent and, in turn, their original interpretation of it. A wholly instrumental long player is going to be that..........a LONG player. Don't get me wrong, as individual tracks the material is definately worth a listen. It takes me back to their chilled out sessions for Check Your Head which was probably the bands creative peak (with Paul's Boutique of course). I'm no musical history expert but if you want a sound comparison I'd say this is somewhere between Cafe Bleu era Style Council and Hamilton Bohannon. Stand out tracks on first listen are B For My Name, Off the Grid and The Cousin of Death but as with any Beastie album, it's likely to florish on further listening. Don't get me wrong, it'll be a great CD for listening to whilst driving or for relaxing to throughout the summer but I gotta admit, I miss the words. Still spitting hot fire but perhaps consuming too many fumes.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   6 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Instumental mentality, 10 Jun 2007 By  Benjamin Adcock "Jamin" (Leicester) - See all my reviews    First off, this aint your avearge Beasties LP. No rapping from Ad Rock, MCA or Mike D, but plenty of chillin' instrumentals. If you liked "The In Sounds From Way Out", then you're sure to dig this collection of chilled out grooooooves. Almost trip-hop in places, with hints of dub, soul and pretty much any other pigeon-hole catagory you can think of, this is an album to come down to. If you're looking for a right-to-party to fight for - this is a long way off but, if you fancy something a little different to kick back to look no further. I'm lovin' it. relax, give it a couple of listens and it'll be on at the very end of all your part sessions.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   2 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Still Beasties, 26 Jun 2007 By  A. Fabellini (Chamonix Mont Blanc, France) - See all my reviews    This review is from: The Mix-Up (Audio CD) I'm about to go to Kruger Park South Africa, and this will be the perfect soundrack, beasties all around and in my ears. Kidding apart, I'm a huge estimator of the Beasties, gonne see them live in 14 days time in a Gala event, and I think this album confirms their creativity and their originality. I'm listening to it right now, I give it 5 stars.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 3 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews