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Matthew Ramos
Just a guy from NYC who is super into Weezer, Beastie Boys, Beach Boys, Selena, Ozma, The Rentals, and Limp Bizkit. Also a huge fan of yakuza movies and the Yakuza video game series. Used to play guitar when I was in high school, but then stopped because I never got past the noob level lol. Twin Peaks, The Office (US), The Office (UK), and Arrested Development are my favorite shows ever. Mass Effect is the best sci-fi series ever. Also, Deadly Premonition on the Switch is odd yet hilarious.
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Highly entertaining and experimental album from the Beasties that capped off their 90's era in a glorious way! This album is more like a mixtape than a focused album, so it sprawls all over to many different styles, experiments, and genres. On "Hello Nasty", there's NYC boom bap, reggae, instrumental jams, and samples from many non-American, non-English singing artists. This all makes for a massive 67 minute outing from Beastie Boys, where they proudly display all of their inspirations and musical prowess.
The rapping and lyrics here are some of the Beastie's most progressive, and their style of back-and-forth trio rapping makes songs like "Intergalactic" ,"Body Moving", and "Three MC's and One DJ" sound EXPLOSIVE. This album has several callbacks to their first two albums, which makes it feel like a full circle moment in their career.
Some of the songs on here are a bit too out there, imo, such as "Dr Lee, PHD", which is a five minute reggae jam. I don't listen to much reggae, so I probably can't appreciate that song as much as a reggae fan would. The closing song here is also anticlimactic for such an explosive album. However, the few slightly underwhelming moments on here don't detract from the overall product too much. I am so glad Beastie Boys exist. Their music always makes me feel great and lively.
The rapping and lyrics here are some of the Beastie's most progressive, and their style of back-and-forth trio rapping makes songs like "Intergalactic" ,"Body Moving", and "Three MC's and One DJ" sound EXPLOSIVE. This album has several callbacks to their first two albums, which makes it feel like a full circle moment in their career.
Some of the songs on here are a bit too out there, imo, such as "Dr Lee, PHD", which is a five minute reggae jam. I don't listen to much reggae, so I probably can't appreciate that song as much as a reggae fan would. The closing song here is also anticlimactic for such an explosive album. However, the few slightly underwhelming moments on here don't detract from the overall product too much. I am so glad Beastie Boys exist. Their music always makes me feel great and lively.
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