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Is 'License to Ill' one of the best albums of all time?

Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:21 pm
Posted by weagle99
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:21 pm
Rock and rap categories.

Almost 30 years on it still sounds good IMO.

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This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 9:26 pm
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:23 pm to
its not even the best Beastie Boys album
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 6/9/15 at 9:24 pm to
I am aware of the intricacy of 'Paul's Boutique.' A different sort of masterpiece IMO.

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The Beastie Boys’ seminal 1986 debut album, Licensed To Ill, has officially sold more than ten million copies, making it one of a very select group of hip-hop albums to achieve Diamond Status from the RIAA.
Posted by northshorebamaman
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 10:38 pm to
I would call it one of the best party albums of all time.
Posted by Paul Allen
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Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:52 pm to
Paul's boutique is better
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:18 am to
I hated it and the Beastie Boys when it first came out but I came to respect them and liked a lot of their stuff that came out later.
Posted by GCTiger11
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Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 3:21 am to
It's my 3rd favorite of all time

I'd say it's easily top 300 ever
Posted by Big Chipper
Charlotte, NC
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 6:08 am to
Check Your Head and Ill Communication are both much better. They actually played instruments on these two.
Posted by Kingwood Tiger
Katy, TX
Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 7:58 am to
Always liked it....saw them on tour for the album with Run DMC...awesome show
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 8:25 am to
quote:

Is 'License to Ill' one of the best albums of all time?
Rock and rap categories.


lolno, and I enjoy the album, but

Posted by Nughuffer
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 9:05 am to
quote:

Rock and rap categories.
such a competitive category
Posted by logjamming
Member since Feb 2014
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 2:19 pm to
quote:

such a competitive category



Second in the category only to Limp Bizkit's "Three Dollar Bill Yallz"
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:46 pm to
Depends on if you really like white rappers.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 6/11/15 at 12:25 am to
great album, in terms of hip hop, i think there are a few that are better
Posted by Hawkeye95
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 6/11/15 at 10:24 am to
quote:

its not even the best Beastie Boys album


its probably the 3rd best bestie boys album. I might rate it 4th, as I like in sounds from the way out.
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

its not even the best Beastie Boys album


quote:

its probably the 3rd best bestie boys album. I might rate it 4th, as I like in sounds from the way out.


3rd best, which still means that it is a good album. It hit when I was in H.S. Paul Revere was one of the first rap songs that I learned. That album holds a special place with me.

RIP, MCA.


Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:18 pm to
No. Anyone who says yes doesn't even believe themselves.
Posted by LooseCannon22282
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Member since May 2008
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 11:35 pm to
quote:

Is 'License to Ill' one of the best albums of all time?


No. Hell no.

but it is better than the other Beastie Boys albums to me.

Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
51416 posts
Posted on 6/25/15 at 11:38 pm to
Like someone earlier said, I couldn´t stand them when they hit.

Much time has passed.

I have nothing but profound respect for them.
Posted by LooseCannon22282
South Alabama Fan
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 6/26/15 at 12:14 am to
No Sleep till Brooklyn has always been a favorite. I liked She's Crafty, Slow Ride, Fight for Your Right, Paul Revere, Brass Monkey, Time to get Ill. I just hag more favorites on that one I guess.

I don't know, Ill Communication came out in the thick of the alternative era and people mainly just identified with Sabotage. What else? Root Down was good and so was Sure Shot. Then you had that one song with Biz Markie. Get It Together flowed pretty well.

Check Your Head had So Watcha Want, Professor Booty, The Maestro, and... Groove Holmes (great instrumental). I don't know, I just had more favorites on Licensed to Ill.

Some Ole bullshite had Cookie Puss.

Egg Man and Shake Your Rump on Paul's Boutique were choice.

This post was edited on 6/26/15 at 12:17 am
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