Beastie Boys “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two”
May 4th, 2011 by chocko
The new Beastie Boys album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two dropped yesterday. It’s been at least 4 years since their last album. It’s safe to say Adrock, MCA and Mike D are back! This album is a must-have for all the fans out there. Definitely, pass the sauce-16 tracks of vintage Beastie dopeness…bad ass beats and funky fresh rhymes. Guaranteed to make you smile…lots of funny lyrics. Let’s have a listen..
1. Make Some Noise – the video for this song is chock full of cameos from Frodo to Jack Black smashing beer bottles and windows and raising some hell which hasn’t been seen in a Beastie Boys video since “Fight For Your Right.” Will Ferrell on the wicked cowbell solo is not to be missed. Adam “MCA” Yauch directed the video and it is a nice homage to the “License To ILL” era. The song features the Beastie Boys doing their thing without compromise or giving in to present trends in “hip pop” music.
2. Nonstop Disco Powerpack – a tribute to old school hip hop which finds the 3 MC’s shouting out some of the pioneers of the genre: Rammelzee, Afrika Bambaataa and Spoonie Gee! MCA sounds dope on this track…definitely going in hard for the dunk.
3. OK – features a goofy beat with vintage synths and keyboards that culminates into a crazy electro jam explosion that will get all the b-boys and b-girls spinning on their heads.
4. Too Many Rappers – this sounds like it could have come off the “Check Your Head” album. Nasty NAS comes through nice with the cameo. I like when Mike D spits his lyrics like a lost member of U.T.F.O. “go back in time and fax from my car”…that’s some back to the future ish right there.
5. Say It – the Boys sound hungry on this one…they sound like they’re about to rob a bodega. The chorus features a sweet call and response that will have you waving your hands in the air. The song gets really bugged out towards the end when it switches up and sounds like a video game soundtrack to a Colecovision game.
6. The Bill Harper Collection – a short voice mail, um not really a track. An inside joke perhaps?
7. Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win – alrighty, we’re back on track. This has a bouncy reggae dub beat which sounds like a great summer tune to blast through your speakers. Santigold sings on this track which is a nice relief…I can’t remember a female being on a Beastie Boys track. Sounds hot.
8. Long Burn The Fire – MCA makes a nice Cold Crush Brothers (Grandmaster Caz) reference, Adrock sounds on top of his game and Mike D rocks this track. Nothing too crazy on this track…a decent instrumental. The cutting and scratching definitely sounds nice here.
9. Funky Donkey – spaced out funk to blow your mind and rattle the eardrums. This song will make you wanna pop and lock on the dance floor for sure!
10. The Larry Routine – this track is less than 30 seconds and blends in with the last track.
11. Tadlock’s Glasses – the Beasties at their best with a dusty old beat and crazy, dope rhymes. Wild Style-era Fresh!
12. Lee Majors Come Again – this song is a straight up bionic, punk rock song. It sounds like the Bad Brains with 3 MC’s, keyboards and a turntable. The mosh pits will be going buck wild when this song gets played live. (please no kung fu kicks in the pit…I hate that! It’s not the place to practice your roundhouse kicks.) Beware!
13. Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament – funky bass line on the song will get your head bobbing. It’s the only instrumental track on the album.
14. Here’s A Little Something for Ya – another vintage track…cowbells, keyboards, a party-rocking break and lots of energy.
15. Crazy A** Sh**t – there’s a kid’s voice sampled on here saying things like “on and on ’til the break of dawn” and nice drums very catchy…this reminds me of “Cookie Puss” for some odd reason.
16. The Lisa Lisa/Full Force Routine – this track left me wanting more…clocking in under a minute. It could’ve been a tad bit longer. I will say the the beat on here is straight up nasty!
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