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- Summary: Money Mark guests on this all-instrumental, post-punk-influenced, 12-track set for the veteran hip-hop outfit.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 22
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Mixed: 16 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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You may say, with all its funky breaks and organ spells, that The Mix-Up is the last album you’d expect the Beastie Boys to make; but really, it could’ve been the first.
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VibeMaybe The Mix-Up woks simply because it does nothing terribily wrong.
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The Mix Up is not a major statement, but that's the nice thing about the record: it's as personal and idiosyncratic as any old funky soul-jazz LP that you'd find deep in the crates of a second-hand record store.
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Under The RadarThe Mix-Up may not be the cure for 2004's disappointing "To the 5 Boroughs," but it grooves nicely in the meantime. [Summer 2007, p.79]
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BlenderIt's the sound of a group treading water. [Jul 2007, p.110]
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It’s purely incidental material that goes nowhere for a dozen tracks and ends with just as much fuss as it began, i.e. none.
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The Beasties have neither the musical chops nor the compositional skill... to hold listeners' interest for the length of an album.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 21
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Mixed: 3 out of 21
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Negative: 2 out of 21
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justinr.Jun 27, 2007This album is the shiznit! I love the instrumental songs the Beasties put out. Such a good jam band.
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MatthewA.Jun 28, 2007
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Dec 6, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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atomJun 26, 2007Nothing epic, but really, really enjoyable. Chris W pretty much has it right.
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JoshuaJul 26, 2007
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MichaelE.Jun 27, 2007
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MikeDJul 23, 2007
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