Beastie Boys - Ill Communication - 1st First Pressing 1994 - Grand Royal GR 006
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The Beastie boys have changed a lot since License To Ill first came out, by ways of lyrics attitude and musical direction, this is either a good or bad thing for many fans. The change as you know was brought on my Adam Yauch's "Budhisattva vow". The new direction was touched on briefly in parts of Check your Head and was a welcome change because most bands in the 90s seem to want to say something and bring more elements to their music.
Another part of their new direction was them picking up their instruments and playing them which happened in Check your Head. On Check your head their sound was more gritty and slightly Lo-fi compared to work such as Pauls Boutique, the rap element was kinda not what was the power behind the album it was the Rock/punk and close attention to instrumentals. The album was going back to their old punk days, remembering tracks like Egg Raid on Mojo or Riot Fight for short fast punk songs. Ill communication expands on this album, with a more polished sound, excellent recording and mixing.
The only thing is that this album lost its gritty feel to it, even songs like Sabotage seem a bit to perfect and only get a gritty appeal when its played live. Another thing to talk about is the mixing of the album which is totally different from the rest of their albums, the Beasties voices are kinda mixed in to the background(in style of L.A rap recordings) a bit and at times really distorted which is one of the best elements to this album, and their lyrics have become more p.c and moving, they rap about the mother earth being disrespected and tibet and becoming enlightened by the buddhas. They have also stopped joking around in their raps and have become more serious.
This serious side shines through in their instrumental works on this album , tracks like Sabrosa are excellent to wind down and mellow out to at night, also Ricky's Theme and the very surreal Eugene's Lament (a track probably skip by most fans and very underrated) its a track that on its own would be silly but fits in well with this album for some reason.
Transitions is a great end to this album and is what i think the Boys are doing here is making a big transition from joke white rap group to serious artists. The Boys have grown up, but will sill be in our hearts and culture as being the first white rap to make it big and stay around as long as they did and get to do exactly what they want in their music and push the boundaries of hiphop forever.
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Beastie Boys ?– Ill Communication
Label: Grand Royal ?– GR006, Grand Royal ?– GR 006, Brooklyn Dust Music ?– GR006, Brooklyn Dust Music ?– GR 006 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, GatefoldCountry: US Released: 1994 Genre: Hip Hop Style: Conscious, Punk, Bounce, Instrumental, Electro, Cool Jazz
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Sure Shot Written-By – Beastie Boys, DJ Hurricane*, Caldato* A2 Tough Guy Drums [Hardcore Beats] – Amery SmithWritten-By – Smith*, Beastie Boys A3 B - Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak Written-By – Beastie Boys A4 Bobo On The Corner Written-By – Beastie Boys, Bobo*, Nishita* A5 Root Down Written-By – Beastie Boys B1 Sabotage Written-By – Beastie Boys B2 Get It Together Rap [Uncredited] – Q-TipWritten-By – Beastie Boys, J. Davis* B3 Sabrosa Written-By – Beastie Boys, Bobo*, Nishita* B4 The Update Written-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato*, Nishita* B5 Futterman's Rule Written-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita*Please note that disc 1 does have scratches.C1 Alright Hear This Written-By – Beastie Boys C2 Eugene's Lament Violin – Eugene GoreWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Bobo*, Gore*, Nishita* C3 Flute Loop Written-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* C4 Do It Rap [Uncredited] – Biz MarkieWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato*, Nishita* C5 Ricky's Theme Written-By – Beastie Boys, Bobo*, Nishita* D1 Heart Attack Man Drums [Hardcore Beats] – Amery SmithWritten-By – Smith*, Beastie Boys D2 The Scoop Written-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* D3 Shambala Written-By – Beastie Boys, Bobo*, Nishita* D4 Bodhisattva Vow Written-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* D5 Transitions Written-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita*
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Grand Royal
- Copyright (c) – Grand Royal
- Published By – Brooklyn Dust Music
- Published By – PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
- Published By – Jazz Merchant Music
- Recorded At – G-Son Studios
- Mixed At – G-Son Studios
- Mastered At – Future Disc
Credits
- Bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger], Acoustic Bass [Uprights] – MC Adam Yauch*
- Design – Gibran Evans
- Drums [Trap Kits] – Mike D
- Engineer – Mario Caldato Jr.
- Engineer [Assistant] – Settley*
- Guitar – Adrock*
- Keyboards – Money Mark
- Legal [Sample Clearance] – Pat Shannahan
- Management – John Silva (3), Old School Ron
- Mastered By – Tom Baker (3)
- Painting [Inside] – Alex Grey
- Photography By [All Other] – Ari Marcopoulos
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Bruce Davidson (2)
- Producer – Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr.
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