Some Old Bullshit

Beastie Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 1994)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002UST
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,560 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Back before they were rock stars, entrepreneurs, and spokesmen for a generation, the Beastie Boys were just another band of kids, scrambling for gigs, scrapping for studio time, and just looking for a good time. Sometimes it worked for the Beasties, and sometimes it didn't--Mike D. has said that they broke up at least three times before they ever met up with Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons and made Licensed to Ill. There's a few of the Beasties' hardcore tracks here (the best being "Egg Raid on Mojo"), but for a peek at the future, listen to "Cooky Puss" (the B-Boys' first underground hit--and a disco hit, at that) and the screwy reggae of "Beastie Revolution." Fun trivia fact: Tim Sommer, who can be heard here as the host of WNYU's "Noise the Show," went on to become the A&R rep to sign Hootie & the Blowfish. --Randy Silver

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old-School, February 3, 2003

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Sean Holland "Boy About Town" (Hog City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Old Bullshit (Audio CD)

Pretty cool re-release of an old piece of NYHC history. The BB were involved with and played with such bands as Bad Brains and Murphy's Law (ML opened for the Beastie's on their "Licensed to ILL" tour)and this document of their early hardcore sound is your basic rough-around-the-edges hardcore - fast, loud and really, not too bad. Cool to see the BB were part of history, and haven't forgotten their roots by not only keping in touch with Murphy's Law, but also in Adam recently joining the Cro-Mags on stage for a Bad Brains cover. Check it out.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Why not a Beastie revolution?, May 12, 2005

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Old Bullshit (Audio CD)

Okay, if you've actually heard this CD, then you get the title.

Folks, don't expect a lot of deep meaning about the inner mysteries of life on this one or pulsating grooves with deep lyrics that will change the way you look at the world. The teenage Beasties (and galpal Kate Schillenbach) are bascially having fun and acting the fool with their intstruments and screaming into the mike punk rock style. "Egg raid on Mojo," Traffic Cop," etc. are a good background to a drunk college fratboy party or the kind of thing you want in the background while your buddies are over for beer and pizza.

"Cookie Puss" and "Beastie Revolution" are a tad different. The former, as mentioned by some other posters, is a tape of our "Heroes" (?) making crank calls to a New York ice cream parlor with some beats added to the background. (For some reason, this "tune" was very popular underground in the early 80s). Then there's "Beastie revolution" (the chorus is where I got the title of this review). The Beasties spoof on the kind of reggae rap that was to evolve into dancehall. Initially amusing, but descends into sheer silliness.

If you remember (or still have) some of the basement tapes you made with your friends as a teenager where you are acting the fool and clowning on the mike, and add some punk rock, reggae, and disco beats to it, then you'll get the idea of this Cd.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine hardcore punk from... the BEASTIE BOYS?, April 23, 2001

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Mark Campbell (Brewster, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Old Bullshit (Audio CD)

Yes, the Beastie Boys' first musical venture was hardcore punk. Three chords, teenage angst, and potential. Adam hadn't joined yet and the band was comprised of Adam Y., Mike D., John, and Kate Sellenbach as a PUNK band. And despite the fact that they can't sing and that they're only about 16-17, this is a cool album. Egg Raid On Mojo's without a doubt the best song on the album (with a little three-note solo even!), with Beastie Boys as second. Worth a listen to go back to the BB's roots.