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Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings
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Positive: 59 out of 75
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Mixed: 8 out of 75
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SpiderJun 15, 2004I hate to say it but this may be the weakest BB album to date. The whole thing sounds tired and a bit confused. I'm not really sure what they were thinking this time. And no killer single like the last two times up.
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razLdazLJun 17, 2004the political spin is hard to swallow - 'specially from the BBoys. Stick to fun rhymes and cool tunes and you'll do better the next time out (unless you're just past your prime and there's no going back)
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briandJun 19, 2004Worst Beastie album ever! They over do it with there anti-Bush lyrics, and the beats sound like they were made by Michael Moore. The Beasties should go back to being rappers and get out of politics.
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mikmakerelJun 15, 2004Beasties got no flow left + why did they haveta slam Regina!?!?! Grey cup Babee!
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MarkOJun 17, 200415 versions of the same song is a bit much.
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PatrickCAug 19, 2004
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[Anonymous]Apr 21, 2005For what the old beastie boy albums used to be, this is less than average. Bring Back the old Beastie Boys!
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderThis formula wears thin over the 15 cuts here. [#27, p.137]
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New Musical Express (NME)Like Missy Elliott, the Beasties are reimagining hip-hop--what it was, what it is, what it can be. [12 Jun 2004, p.47]
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Q MagazineThe Beastie Boys have always been at their best when gleefully rhyming and stealing from a variety of sources--both musically and lyrically--and the self-imposed adherence to hip hop traditionalism here, and indeed musically on the album as a whole, rather subdues their famously free-form sonic palette. [Jul 2004, p.108]