Hello Nasty (Capitol/Grand Royal)
The Beastie Boys will sell no rhyme before its time. Their long between-record interludes have often produced radical musical ideas: Here, The Boys' move back to Manhattan seems to have put them in an old-school state of mind. Nasty's full of big beats and vintage brattitude.
But for all its high spirits, this is a letdown record: the first on which MCA, Adrock, and Mike D seem to be playing their roles instead of redefining them. Attempts to break new ground - the porno-loungey "Picture This," Yauch's introspective, singsong "I Don't Know" - tend too far toward either camp or earnestness. There's fun to be had here, but we'll have to wait for the next stroke of Beastie genius.
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Attilio "Art" Mineo
Terra Deva
Alpha Yaya Diallo
Mix Master Mike
Maryam Mursal
The Beastie Boys
Morrissey
Mickey Hart and Planet Drum
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