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9.1
26113
9.1 |
A.V. Club
This is the music Beastie Boys love whether it’s trendy or not. Three decades in, they continue to school the kids
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9.0
26060
9.0 |
PopMatters
The rhymes are tight, the beats are meaty and the vibes are good and plenty
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9.0
26240
9.0 |
Blurt
Bravo, men. You're back to being boys
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8.0
26247
8.0 |
Eye Weekly
Much more than a late–career condiment—this is a serious helping of awesome sauce
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8.0
26289
8.0 |
The Fly
This trio have evolved, sure it’s within the constraints they know, but ‘HSC:P2’ marks a brilliant step forward
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8.0
26305
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A ripping great album from three old-school rappers
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8.0
26121
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Pure, unadulterated Beastie Boys excellence
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8.0
26127
8.0 |
musicOMH
In a decade dominated by rappers who obsess about their cars, clothes and women, it's nice to be reminded that MCA, Mike D and Ad-Rock are still out there, keeping it fun despite all the haters
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two’ is probably the third best Beastie Boys album ever made
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8.0
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8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Their days of wild experimentation seem to be over, but on Hot Sauce Committee, they demonstrate that there are plenty of nooks and crannies to explore within that style
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Scotsman
The trio may be in their mid-forties but they can still capture the fun of the gang dynamic
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8.0
25990
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Boys' trademark nerdy raps are as inimitable as ever
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8.0
26043
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album recalls a time when the Beastie Boys were fighting for their right to party, and one where they weren't blighted by the idea of their hair turning gray
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8.0
26045
8.0 |
The Observer
While post-gangsta hip-hop bristles with murderous intent, the Beasties continue to stage verbal MC battles like it's 1985
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8.0
26054
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
A welcome addition to the Beastie canon, and if it gets them back out on the road, it'll be an absolutely precious one
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8.0
25455
8.0 |
The Skinny
The Boys have spun the hands of time anticlockwise to create a truly old-school hip-hop record
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8.0
25557
8.0 |
Q
The whole record feels bright, poppy and fresh. Print edition only
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8.0
25589
8.0 |
Uncut
The band seem to be revelling in the simplicity offered by their own mischief and invention. Print edition only
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8.0
25599
8.0 |
Mojo
Transports our comic anti-heroes all the way back to their giddily misspent youth. Print edition only
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8.0
25613
8.0 |
BBC
The sound of the Beasties here is catnip for those who still revere their late 80s/early 90s output
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8.0
25832
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The sound of master musicians in their comfort zone, doing everything their own way
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7.6
26117
7.6 |
Consequence Of Sound
A solid Beastie Boys record that will have something for any fan
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7.0
25845
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The Beastie Boys' legacy is to keep on knocking out albums which embrace the mongrel nature of hip-hop to express themselves without innovating or excelling
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7.0
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7.0 |
NME
Undoubtedly a good record. It's just that in the Beasties' case being good doesn't seem ... good enough
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7.0
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7.0 |
FasterLouder
It might be a stretch to call Part Two essential listening, but it’s new, interesting and worthwhile for it
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7.0
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7.0 |
Pitchfork
While this may not be a great album or even a top-tier Beastie Boys album, anyone who cares about these guys will be glad it exists
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7.0
26415
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It seems the Beastie Boys want to give the world an tantalising glimpse at how hip hop could grow old gracefully
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
There’s nothing that we haven’t heard before – an awful lot of style but not so much substance
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6.0
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6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Full of groove and grit, it’s raw and enjoyable
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6.0
26098
6.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
This is a mixed Beasties bag though, at its worst on the wilfully oblique Tadlock's Glasses
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6.0
26031
6.0 |
Spin
Lacking the detailed soul-searching that's always given the Beasties' pop-culture onslaught wisdom and depth, Hot Sauce merely simmers when it needs to boil
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4.0
25987
4.0 |
The Independent
Effectively, it's a sort of halfway-house combination of their old-school sample-collage stuff and the played grooves they got into around the time of Check Your Head
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