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- Summary: The B-Boys, who have moved back to New York from their temporary home of Los Angeles, return with their first album in six years and their second to utilize the beats of Mixmaster Mike. These 15 tracks are all self-produced by the band (a first) and recall the style of their earliest work.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Alternative, Rap
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Top Track
| Triple Trouble | |
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| If you (if you), wanna know (wanna know) The real deal about the three Well lemme tell you we're triple trouble y'all We're gonna bring you up to... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 25
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Mixed: 10 out of 25
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Negative: 2 out of 25
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To the 5 Boroughs is an exciting, astonishing balancing act: fast, funny and sobering.
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FilterBoroughs' greatest strength is its aural cohesiveness, fueled by a litany of Golden Age samples... and the heavy, often dark, bass-driven soundscapes. [#11, p.90]
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UrbSignals something of a rebirth of their signature creativity. [Jul/Aug 2004, p.123]
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In all honesty, it's not the sentiment that bothers this reviewer. Rather, it's the insertion of the sentiment into what should have ostensibly been a light-hearted romp, a fun return to their days of old.
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Alternative PressMost of Boroughs feels like they're sampling themselves. [Aug 2004, p.120]
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The tracks crackle and swing with a wit that the lyrics rarely match.
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The Beasties of 5 Boroughs seem scared--reluctant to innovate; serving up nonsense lyrics and numbing production that are just plain lazy... sensing that there's nowhere to go but down, so better to establish a passable holding pattern than risk an inexcusable backslide toward irrelevance.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 36 out of 50
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Mixed: 7 out of 50
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Negative: 7 out of 50
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TheDudeJan 12, 2005One of the best hip-hop albums I own. This is my favorite Beastie Boys album to date. I think they are growing up, and speaking their mind.
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RonRJun 16, 2004pure fun, just listen and enjoy, some of the best beats in years. will make a lot of new fans, and keep all the old ones.
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VincentCJul 9, 2004Awesome
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RussellJ.Jun 15, 2004Definetly a step up. This thing is more than a hell of a lot of fun to listen to, and it feels complete.
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Aug 15, 2011
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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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chuckyoJun 16, 2004It sucks. I'm tired of rap in general. It's boring.
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