Beastie Boys ‎– Ill Communication

My favorite Beastie Boys release purely for the vast range of tracks given. We have Pop Rap, Budda chanting type instrumentals, and yeah, frigg'n grunge metal! A classic album featuring two great artsits Q-Tip and Biz Markie. Both happen to appear on my two favorite tracks on the disc. Lots of humor and great beats but after a while I get sick of that distortion they use in every track they sing on! Especially Mike D's voice.

My favorite Beastie Boys release purely for the vast range of tracks given. We have Pop Rap, Budda chanting type instrumentals, and yeah, frigg'n grunge metal! A classic album featuring two great artsits Q-Tip and Biz Markie. Both happen to appear on my two favorite tracks on the disc. Lots of humor and great beats but after a while I get sick of that distortion they use in every track they sing on! Especially Mike D's voice.

I have a copy of this Lp, and it seems to me that it's a bootleg, plus, the pitch is slower than the regular version. Does anybody know anything about this edition?

I love this album for the shear diversity of quality music and sense of humor. Who doesn't love "Sabotage"?

My least favorite Beastie Boys album. Feels lazier than their other albums when compared to Paul's Boutique or Check Your Head, though arguably albums like Hello Nasty suffer from being too tight.

While Paul's Boutique and Licensed To Ill were definitely landmark albums, for me Ill Communication takes the title of being the Beastie Boys' best, although Check Your Head comes close. This album shows how much the group branched out in terms of the diversity of its music, showcasing the more creative side of its members and demonstrating that Adrock, MCA, and Mike D were more than just MCs - they could play instruments well too. The multiple jazzy instrumentals are definitely a highlight of the album, as is the accompaniment of Money Mark on keyboards throughout. Somehow even the two speed punk songs fit in and complete the album to fully represent everything the Beastie Boys are capable of. Some personal favorites include "Ricky's Theme", "Flute Loop", and "Get It Together" featuring Q-Tip, but the entire album is solid... definitely an essential 90s hip-hop release.

The most underrated Beastie Boys album, left in the shadow of "Paul's Botique". Includes such gems as "Sure Shot", "Root Down", "Sabotage", "Alright Hear This", "Flute Loop" and "Do it". The style of this album combines jazz, punk and rap. Differs from "Paul's Botique" with less sample-driven sound and more punk-jazz with deep double bass sounds, self-played instruments etc.