Beastie Boys
To the 5 Boroughs
Capitol (2004)
A lot has transpired since the Beastie Boys released their last full-length Hello Nasty nearly six years ago. George W. Bush was elected President afterthe wackiest election since the infamous "Dewey defeats Truman" fiasco. We saw the worst act of terrorism in U.S. history in the attacks that took place on September 11th. These attacks have resulted in the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which have deemed labels from press, politicians and the public as "another Vietnam." Despite these world changing events, some things are still the same. The Beasties are still rhymin' and stealin' as usual on the bands sixth LP, To the 5 Boroughs. When the Beastie Boys first immerged from their punk-rock past and into the world of mainstream music, they brought with them that past. The band would revisit this sound with each release, though with each passing album they moved away from their past and instead concentrated their direction towards hip hop. It took me a while to pick this album up, it wasn't that I didn't want to hear the album. It was the reviews that pegged it as "The Beasties return to their old-school roots." I've grown accustom to bands saying "this … Read more
Gift of Gab
4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up
Quannum Projects (2004)
For the following reasons I'm a firm believer that every CD collection should contain a few albums that confuse people … Read more
