Friday, June 20, 2008

Best albums of the '90s, number two: Beastie Boys, "Ill Communication"

In the number two spot on our countdown, we have what is, in my mind, perhaps the most memorable album of the '90s, the Beastie Boys' Ill Communication (1994), which also contained one of the most memorable songs of that decade, "Sabotage" (which EJ, Chris, and I laid to waste on the Guitar Hero recently!). Not only was it a fantastic album, but it was so incredibly diverse, mixing good rapping with some killer instrumentals. And whether they used sampling or their own playing, the old-school funk influence was heavy, and the Beasties left you wanting more. In my opinion, it's the best album of their career.

[Today's honorable mention nod maybe doesn't fit too well with the aforementioned album, but here it is, anyway: the Dave Matthews Band album Crash (1996) -- and no, it's not great because of the song from it that everyone knows, but for the rest of album. That seemed important to say.]

[Photo courtesy of JamBase.]
Posted by Dave at 10:09 AM

1 comments:

chris said...

not a huge beastie boys fan, unless dave is rockin' the mic. crash is a great album though.

June 27, 2008 8:18 PM

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