OUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL 1994 JAPANESE PRESSING FROM THE WEEK OF RELEASE. This Japanese edition has a 4 bonus tracks.
This brilliant album offer deep grooves and a dizzying array of instrumental moments that only serious craftsman could have dreamed up. It’s a potent mixture of ’70s kung fu flicks, lo-fi skate tapes, Miles Davis, Bad Brains, and cheap weed. the real standout moments throughout Ill Communication are the groove-soaked interludes like “Sabrosa” and “Futterman’s Rule” while “Eugene’s Lament” is ethereal.
Put aside the radio hits like “Sure Shot” and “Root Down” and what’s left is groove-drenched brilliance. “B-Boys Makin’ with the Freak Freak” is a patchwork of breakbeats that could blow out even the best stereos. “Get It Together” features A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip and is a significant highlight of the record, showing how all three members of the Beasties could keep up with one of the greatest emcees of all time who could have run circles around just about anyone else. The result of “Get It Together” is a textured cocktail of funky soul hip-hop that’s unrelenting and overflowing with deep-cut samples from artists like James Brown, Biz Markie, and Fred Wesley.
Ill Communication has not one but two songs that use a flute for the leading hook, with “Sure Shot” and “Flute Loop”. They also use Mongolian throat singing as a backbeat that eventually turns into “Bodhisattva Vow”, which finds the three trading verses about their developing relationship with Buddhism. Later, the Beastie Boys, most notably MCA, would go on to throw one of the 1990’s biggest musical events, The Tibetan Freedom concert. MCA would be a practicing Buddhist up until his untimely death in 2012.
The legacy of the Beastie Boys is timeless. They’re one of the rare bands that transcend style and musicality, finding universal love from even people who hated them at the start. The body of work they’ve left us with is a testament to sampling, experimentation, social awareness, and personal growth. Ill Communication is the exclamation point to that career.
The album itself is a kaleidoscope of jazz-infused break-beats (where Herbie Hancock meets the Chemical Brothers), smooth instrumentals, bratty punk interludes and gritty, guitar-driven monsters. These unwittingly expose the group’s musical influences, and define its fundamental essence. This is the Beastie Boys in their natural state, where they have nothing left to prove and only critical appreciation to gain. Ill Communication differed from the band’s usual anarchistic and boyish flavours by gliding into a realm with a deeper appreciation for sampling, musicianship, musical arrangement and storytelling.
Ill Communication returned the Beasties to the number one position on the US Billboard 200, the first time they’d topped the chart since Licensed to Ill.
Mint, still in factory wrap, ULTRA RARE 1994 Japanese edition of their #1 platinum selling 1994 album with JAPAN ONLY UNMARKED BONUS TRACKS: "Dope Little Song", "Resolution Time", "Mullet Head" and "The Vibes". 24 tracks in total, also featuring the hits 'Sure Shot', 'Sabotage' and 'Get It Together'.
It is BRAND NEW MINT CONDITION STILL FACTORY SEALED. Packed away in storage for over 32 years.
Track Listing:
1. Sure Shot 3:20
2. Tough Guy 0:58
3. B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak 3:53
4. Bobo On The Corner 1:13
5. Root Down 3:32
6. Sabotage 2:58
7. Get It Together (Featuring Q-Tip) 4:06
8. Sabrosa 3:30
9. The Update 3:16
10. Futterman's Rule 3:42
11. Alright Hear This 3:07
12. Eugene's Lament 2:13
13. Flute Loop 1:55
14. Do It (Featuring Biz Markie) 3:16
15. Ricky's Theme 3:44
16. Heart Attack Man 2:15
17. The Scoop 3:36
18. Shambala 3:41
19. Bodhisattva Vow 3:08
20. Transitions 2:32
21. Dope Little Song 1:51 JAPAN ONLY EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK
22. Resolution Time 2:49 JAPAN ONLY EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK
23. Mullet Head 2:52 JAPAN ONLY EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK
24. The Vibes 3:07 JAPAN ONLY EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACK
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