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With six highly celebrated official hip-hop albums under their belts, Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch, and Michael Diamond have little left to prove to rap fans, except perhaps that they can still rock their instruments like they once did. With this in mind, THE MIX-UP brings listeners a full-length, jazz-funk jam-band exercise in a similar vein to the 1996 release, THE IN-SOUND FROM WAY-OUT, or the instrumental cuts on ILL COMMUNICATION.
None of the Beasties go anywhere near the mic on THE MIX-UP (except for the odd whistle), but thankfully, and as the thorough tracklist proves positive, all three can still hold their own in a jam session. Most cuts rely on a Hammond organ groove and funky wah-guitar, with "4th Street Break" and "The Rat Cage" proving especially tight. True students of the post-modern pilfer approach to music-making that they are, one can even hear traces of Lips Inc.'s "Funky Town" creeping into the Beastie's guitar riffs of "Freaky Hijiki."
Recording information: Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Illustrator: Bill McMullen.
Personnel: Adam Horovitz (guitar); Money Mark (Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, Farfisa); Adam Yauch (upright bass); Mike Diamond (drums); Alfredo Rolando Ortiz (percussion).
Additional personnel: Adam Horovitz (guitars); Mark Nishita (Clavinet); Adam Yauch (bass guitar); Michael Diamond (drums); Alfredo Ortiz (percussion).
Uncut (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE MIX-UP is the best record collection ever thoroughly digested and re-imagined by a bunch of guys in love with sound." Mix-Up Music | List Price | $11.94 (You save $3.05) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, R&B, Pop, Instrumental, Underground/Alt Rap, Rap | | Label | Capitol / EMI | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19576  | | CD Universe Part number | 7441448 | | Catalog number | 94085 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 26, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Beastie Boys | | Engineer | Jon Weiner; Jon Weiner; Beastie Boys | | Recording Time | 42 minutes | | Personnel | Money Mark - Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, Farfisa
Mike "Mike D" Diamond - drums
Adam "MCA" Yauch - upright bass
Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz - vocals, guitar
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz - percussion
Alfredo Rolando Ortiz - percussion
Also: Mark Nishita, Mike D. [Michael Diamond], Alfredo Ortiz |
Beastie Boys Mix-Up Songs Mix-Up Music Review Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews coming soon to an elevator near you
Not having an advance notion of what to expect, this non-vocal work was quite the surprise. In and of itself there are some catchy melodies - but it's sort of false advertising. When one buys a Beastie Boys CD - there is an expectation level to hear a certain type of music that's the band's trademark. This CD did not deliver. Had I heard some cuts w/o knowing in advance who was playing - The Beasties would not have ever come to mind.
Submitted by fried003 (Alexandria, VA)
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 Awesome!!!
I got this CD not knowing it was an instumental. From the beginning I kept listening for lyrics but I was so into the music that it just didn't need any. I have listened to this cd from front to back many times and it has been the most enjoyable Beastie Boys album I have ever listened to!
Submitted by Don (Bundaberg, Australia)
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Amazing!
Finally another insturmental by the beasties. If you liked "the in sound from wayout" you will love this album. Somtimes people forget that these three rappers are great musicians aswell. Thier musicianship shows in this great peice of work.
Submitted by thedaveut (layton, Utah)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 4 found this helpful. Best instrumental album out in 2007
The Beastie Boys shock the nation with an all instrumental album that blows away any of the 2007 releases. Killer keys, guitars, drums, and various instruments rock the beats and set you off for a groovin' 70s funk ride with a twist of hip hop and dub fusion.
Submitted by rentonx7 (St. Petersburg, FL, USA) 
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im happy with anything that the beastie boys have to offer my ears, lyrics or not, plus every beat is so unique and has its own story
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