Beastie Boys "Ill Communication" (1994)
The second day of illness in a row. Clearly 1994 was an ill year indeed!
The Beasties had been paring back their use of sampling, opting instead to play instruments themselves for their tracks. That, combined with
Adam Yauch's interest in Buddhism, their early hardcore punk roots, and
their hip hop sound makes for an incredibly diverse album.
There are rocking hardcore tracks, monkish chants, moments of 70s funk,
jazz instrumentals and of course the guys busting their raps all
over it. A couple of their better known tracks are found on this album
including "Sabotage".
The band had worked out the music for it but had no lyrics. Later,
Ad-Rock was 'ambushed' by paparazzi while attending a private memorial
service for River Phoenix. He unleashed his anger in rap that ended
up being the lyrical basis for 'Sabotage'.
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