Description
By 1994 the Beasties had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCA's cop-show metal number "Sabotage," and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But it's also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the group's favorite sample sources. Their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and they've tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: check out "Bodhisattva Vow," a salute to Buddhist spirituality.
Tracklist:
- Sure Shot
- Tough Guy
- B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak
- Bob On The Corner
- Root Down
- Sabotage
- Get It Together
- Sabrosa
- The Update
- Futterman's Rule
- Alright Hear This
- Eugene's Lament
- Flute Loop
- Do It
- Ricky's Theme
- Heart Attack Man
- The Scoop
- Shambala
- Bodhisattva Bow
- Transitions
UPC: 724382859925
Label: Capitol
Release Date: 5.31.94
Format: CD
