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An addendum to their ILL COMMUNICATION album, ROOT DOWN continues the Beastie Boys' indie-spawned tradition of cramming a maximum of previously unavailable renditions onto what is essentially a maxi-single. So in addition to the three mixes of "Root Down"--the standard LP version, a beat-heavy, piano-ambient "Free Zone Mix" provided by The Prunes, and Prince Paul's "PP Balloon Mix," which percolates with choruses of grungy guitar loops amidst minimalist verses--the EP contains seven live tracks from the band's Winter 1995 tour of Europe. Just like their concerts, these selections are evenly split between between the Beasties' renewed fascination with hardcore punk, their developing aspirations to become a frazzled, hard-edged groove band (the punky punky Meters?), and their unique, well-developed take on hip-hop.
ROOT DOWN's true, hidden gem is an unlisted track on which two Asian rappers do a short, foreign-tongued variation on the band's smash "So What'cha Want"--it may even be a radio advertisement. The idea may not be novel (De La Soul featured an all-too-similar track on their 1993 classic, BUHLOONE MIND STATE), but it is yet another example of how willing the Beastie Boys are to hand out props to modern musical innovators, as well as testing the innovations themselves.
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Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Lars H. Nissen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Roy Thomas Baker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TOM BAKER, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Bobo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Lars H. Nissen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Settly, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Prince Paul, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Rick Rubin, ComposerLyricist - Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Adam Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Amery Smith, Composer
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Eric Bobo, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Roy Thomas Baker, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Kooper, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Lars H. Nissen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Sylvester Stewart, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Noah Evans, Composer - Miles Kelly, Composer
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Album review
An addendum to their ILL COMMUNICATION album, ROOT DOWN continues the Beastie Boys' indie-spawned tradition of cramming a maximum of previously unavailable renditions onto what is essentially a maxi-single. So in addition to the three mixes of "Root Down"--the standard LP version, a beat-heavy, piano-ambient "Free Zone Mix" provided by The Prunes, and Prince Paul's "PP Balloon Mix," which percolates with choruses of grungy guitar loops amidst minimalist verses--the EP contains seven live tracks from the band's Winter 1995 tour of Europe. Just like their concerts, these selections are evenly split between between the Beasties' renewed fascination with hardcore punk, their developing aspirations to become a frazzled, hard-edged groove band (the punky punky Meters?), and their unique, well-developed take on hip-hop.
ROOT DOWN's true, hidden gem is an unlisted track on which two Asian rappers do a short, foreign-tongued variation on the band's smash "So What'cha Want"--it may even be a radio advertisement. The idea may not be novel (De La Soul featured an all-too-similar track on their 1993 classic, BUHLOONE MIND STATE), but it is yet another example of how willing the Beastie Boys are to hand out props to modern musical innovators, as well as testing the innovations themselves.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:36
- Main artists: Beastie Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beastie Boys JV
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys ℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
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