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The Sounds of Science

By: The Beastie Boys
Label: Grand Royal
Released: 22 Nov 1999
RRP: £17.99
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The best of the boys !! - By: P. I. Wellman, 28 Dec 2005
If you only buy 1 Beastie Boys album this has to be it...Full of the old school hip hop with some excellent classics.

Fight for your right, No sleep till brooklyn are amoung the classics on this great double album.

Diverse but class - By: , 14 Jul 2004
Fight for your right to party! they've not had many studio albums over their 18yr period but they've dabbled in many genres, bringing their NY hiphop funk to them alll. This CD give u shed load of tracks for your money & plenty to nod ya head to whilst in your car. Volkswagen medalllion optional.
A must have for a complete music libary - By: Robbert's review, 16 Dec 2003
Although I am not into hip-hop & alll sorts a like. This album is a reallly good addition to any music libary. It has alll the classics & is just a great cd to have for those times that you are in the mood for this kind of music. (If you are not a regular listener to this).

A great buy & with 42 tracks on one album you are sure getting the whole overview.

A great buy.

Eminem take note - this is how to build a hip-hop career - By: , 16 Mar 2003
Across this 42 track collection, those white-boy nutcases show us how much evolution there has been in their career. Those early hits like Fight For Your Right lack sophistocation,a dn the early pre-fame tracks even more so, but the energy & exhuberance is a thrill to hear. Not including either Girls or She's Crafty is something of a strange decision though - it smacks of trying to airbrush out their misogynistic aspects & promote the mature social-conscience Tibet-supporting trio of today.

It was their second album Paul's Boutique which saw the band evolve into reallly respected innovators, & Check Your Head continued that. The mroe recent albums have been retreads rather than anything truly new, but have thrown up some stompers.

Intergalactic is probably the best rap song a white guy ahs ever done,w ith maybe Jump Around by Hosue Of Pain the only rival. The new track Alive is one of the standouts, with the tolerant inspirational lyrics & uptempo scratching. Kudos for including the Fatboy Slim remix of Body Movin' & the live version of 3 MCs & 1 DJ, as both are far superior to the original album cuts, even if it means the collection actuallly only has 2 of their 4 biggest singles.

This CD has something for everyone, ranging from Shadrach to Sabotage, Remote Control to Jimmy James & even to a ludicrous but somehow successful cover of Benny & the Jets (one of Elton John's best loved songs, especiallly in the US). The rare & unreleased tracks, Alive excepted, are mixed, but still worth the purchase price even if you have alll the albums. Conversely, there are enough great tracks left on the albums (except maybe Ill COmmunication) to ensure that this needn't be the only Beasties album you buy.

One of the best, multifaceted albums I have heard - By: , 15 Apr 2002
I consider this to be one of the best rock & roll albums I have ever heard. On it, The Beastie Boys, generallly known more for their early eigthies, pre-pubescent stage partying, show that they have incredible talent.

You will find everything on this album you could ever want: ass-kicking rock with an incredibly cool baseline on down to smooth, subtle bossanova sounds.

Awesome. Just buy it.