567. Licensed to Ill

Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys
1986

Tracks
1. Rhymin & Stealin
2. The New Style
3. She's Crafty
4. Posse In Effect
5. Slow Ride
6. Girls
7. (You Gotta ) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
8. No Sleep Till Brooklyn
9. Paul Revere
10. Hold It Now, Hit It
11. Brass Monkey
12. Slow And Low
13. Time To Get Ill

I recently participated in a bar trivia night. A question was posed about a musical trio. One guy said the Beastie Boys, everybody else thought it was Rush, and I bleated feebly that I had no fucking idea. Anyway, we went with Rush, but the answer was Beastie Boys. Maybe if I had listened to this album before I could have lent more support to Will. Sorry, Will.

It's refreshing to listen to an album on this List that doesn't take itself quite so seriously. I am a huge Hamilton fan, so it was interesting to listen to this album; you can see its influence clearly in tracks like "Aaron Burr Sir" and "Winter's Ball." 

Anyway, a fun, silly album that was a welcome change of pace.

RATING: 4/5

566. Planet Rock

Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force
1986

Tracks
1. Planet Rock
2. Looking for the Perfect Beat
3. Renegades of Funk
4. Frantic Situation
5. Who You Funkin' With?
6. Go Go Pop
7. They Made a Mistake

The Listmakers have once again lied to us, by saying that this List does not contain any compilation albums. I'm far too accustomed to the Listmakers' abuses to feel this blow too heavily.

...

Okay, it's possible I'm being a touch dramatic, because this wasn't actually that bad.

Old school hip hop isn't my genre of choice, but I did enjoy "Who You Funkin' With?" (even if they did steal my catchphrase). Sounds pretty outdated at this point, but still a fun listen.

RATING: 3/5