The Beastie Boys - The Sounds of Science

B-BOYS MATHEMATICALLY PUT IT DOWN (or: I THINK I'M STARTING TO PEAK NOW, AL!)

Some of us kids have been making B-boy tapes since we knew how to hit the record button. We've always been on the seek for new stuff, and the perfect B-Boy mix. It's a never ending search, and on that note this Beasties Anthology is far from perfect. However, if the deed needed to be done (and it did... Beck Hansen needs a two disc anthology too) then they got it pretty close.

The mix has a little bit of everything, and lots of it. From the New York street tapes like EGG RAID ON MOJO to the Fatboy Slim remix of BODY MOVIN from (at the time) the bands most recent major label release. When this thing came out us B-Boy spinners were all over it, even though we had pretty much everything it had to offer. It does include a few tracks previously unreleased, like ALIVE, which was probably the vocal groups last great hip hop single. You get prolly everything that you would expect to find on a hits disc... like FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PARTYYYY and BRASS MONKEY and SABOTAGE and INTERGALACTIC.

Yes, if you are a B-Boy mix master like some of my Braintree peeps, you will probably boast a better mix. But if you have no clue how to do it, this is definately a fine bouillabaisse of grooves from the scientists of sound themselves, with some raritys to expand your interest for sure. But I should recommend moving foward, and getting the first five studio discs, the EP's and the street stuff, so that you can hand pick your own mix. I feel the same way about Beck Hansen, but I'm always oh so curious to see what kind of two disc retrospect he would release himself. Dig? November 10, 2008

The Beastie Boys Great Anthology

I don't really have any other Beastie Boys but this is a great anthology. The songs are wonderful and have a great beat. I love this compilation March 16, 2007

It is the Sounds of Science

This IS the most incredible album ever. How many artists can boast that they're punk, hip hop, funk, soul, and about 3 others??? (Did I forget country?) The thing I like about the beasties is that everything they do always sounds new and fresh. Let me put it this way, it's not like a good charlotte album.
I am so close to owning all their albums, I can taste it! This album is an awesome addition to my collection. I love almost all the songs on both CDs, and hardly any are throw-aways.
The only songs I don't like are Song for the Man and Railroad blues. Which is one of Country Mike's songs...
Anyways, definately pick this up..you're bound to like something on this album. April 5, 2006

The Sounds of Science

The Sounds of Science is an impressive catalog of one of the most interesting bands of the MTV generation. Anyone who listens to the Beasties should pick this up and if you don't listen to them, get it anyway. You'll start.

The best thing about this set is that it showcases the Beasties versatility, from funked out instrumentals with screaming wah wah, like "Sabrosa" and "Son of Neckbone" to straight up hip hop numbers like "Sure Shot," "Jimmy James" and the Q-Tip collabo "Get It Together." They're harder stuff ("Egg Raid on Mojo," "Gratitude") is right there with the fun old school tunes that made the B-Boys what they are ("Slow & Low," "Brass Monkey") Then of course, come the hits, from "Sabotage" to "Intergalactic" to "So What'cha Want" to "Fight For You Right." Needless to say, the song selection is great.

If you've never dug deep into the Beastie Boys, you will think nothing more of them than some snotty annoying ass guys who rap about partying. Upon actually listening to this album, you'll find intelligent subject matter and insightful lyricism in many of the songs. "Bodhisattva Vow" is a homage to Buddhism, while "Song for the Man" is a commentary on chauvinistic mating calls. "The Negotiation Limerick File" is a call of tolerance done in limerick poetry.

In between all the hits and annoying rap songs are the wonderful oddities that make this album what it is. Two obscure country tunes "Railroad Blues" and "Country Mike's Theme" provide for funny interludes. "Twenty Questions" is has cool lyrics set to a bossanova groove and there are two interesting covers, Sly Stone's "Time for Livin" and Elton John's "Benny & the Jets" (sung by Biz Markie of course). Then there is posibbly my favorite Beastie Boys song, "Something's Got to Give." I don't even know what to call it. It is just incredible.

Overall, this is a comprehensive look at a great band. Anyone who is even the least bit skeptical of their virtuosity as musicians should listen to the two instrumentals and buy The In Sound From the Way Out. One problem, the Antology omits a few of their early staples. "No Sleep Til Brooklyn," "Paul Revere" and "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" are missing as well as their first hit, "Cooky Puss." I don't neccesarily like those tracks, but they should be on the anthology. Anyways, stop listnein to me babble and go buy this. You will not be dissapointed. March 31, 2006

1ST AND 2ND GREATEST HITS INFO...NO COUNTRY MIKE.

the new greatest hits track listing is simular but has no disc 2 and a dvd...bUT tHIS 1 HAS TRAX FROM COUNTRY MIKE....IT LACKS WE CAN DO THIS AND THE LIVE VERSION OF WE CAN DO THIS AND SLOPPY DRUNKS WHICH ARE THE BEST BEASTIE SONGS IN THE WORLD....BUT IT DOES HAVE THE RAIL ROAD BLUES AND COUNTRY MIKE THEME...LONG LIVE COUNTRY MIKE LIKE A MOTHER F#@^#*&^ER....

Track listing for Solid Gold Hits:

1. So What'cha Want
2. Brass Monkey
3. Ch-Check It Out
4. No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
5. Hey Ladies
6. Pass The Mic
7. An Open Letter To NYC
8. Root Down
9. Shake Your Rump
10. Intergalactic
11. Sure Shot
12. Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)
13. Triple Trouble
14. Sabotage
15. Fight For Your Right

DVD SAME TRACK LISTING I BELIVE? October 3, 2005

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