Beastie Boys / Hot Sauce Committee Part Two / EMI
Even the Beasties would agree: they’re now filling an empty space in the indecisive pop universe that was left bare for several years now. While it remains to be seen if that space will stay patched, it’s not a concern for the group of MCs. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two is more of an exemplification of Beastie Boys and their willingness to exert unorthodox spasms of artful rhymes. It is reconfigured (originally Part One), does show a bit of age (clever line drops, Adam “MCA” Yauch’s recovery) and even embraces the illuminating lights behind collaborators (Santigold, Nas). Yet like album number five Hello Nasty in the summer of 98′, the disc spins with a dauntless pitch.
That’s what flicks the rust off Hot Sauce Committee; through distortion and fuzz, “Say It” is a glaring revert to the basics while “Long Burn The Fire” equips animal references to impose and delight lyrically. “Nonstop Disco Powerpack” paints words like an impromptu freestyle before letting amplified interludes direct attention to sun-kissed reggae dub jams (“Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”) and addresses to punk roots (“Lee Majors Come Again”). The latter half of the release however, dips and winds into a legitimate reason as to why there was a gaping hole in music anyway. Like the 1980s’ counterpart the Fruit Roll-Up, too much of the Beastie Boys can be exhausting to inhale, making you move on and eventually ignore their existence. But in sustainable doses taken at the right time, it’s lethal bliss.
Download: “Long Burn The Fire”, “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”
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Can’t wait to give it a listen … LOVE the Beastie Boys!
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Long time I hadn’t heard from them anymore, I’ll be glad to listen to their new stuff as I hope they’ve gained in maturity while keeping their youth energy, as they had managed to do on “Ill Com”…
Nice site & nice concept, btw, but why not a single review about electronica ? Pls. don’t tell me you’re ruling that genre out because it’s supposed to be only soulless computer driven music… If so, both my blog & my YouTube channel could easily convince you of the contrary… Pce !
What I like about the Beasties… is they always stay true to themselves… great stuff.
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i love me some beastie boys…can’t wait to listen.
thanks! looking forward to listening!
Nice article.
Can’t wait to hear it. Hoping they’re staying away from the dubstep craze.
Definitely going to have to check out their album. Intriguing. I was nervous the new stuff might ruin the old stuff for me, but I have higher hopes now! I just started a music blog myself. Check it out if you get a chance! katsed.wordpress.com. And if you could offer me any advice, I’d really appreciate it 🙂 Love you guys’ site!
Nice!!!
The Album is Amazing!
Can’t wait to hear this new album. I love the BB.
Smoking in the boys room ….
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Great stuff!!
Definitely going to have to check out their album. Intriguing. I was nervous the new stuff might ruin the old stuff for me, but I have higher hopes now! I just started a music blog myself. Check it out if you get a chance! katsed.wordpress.com. And if you could offer me any advice, I’d really appreciate it 🙂 Love you guys’ site!
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