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Hello Nasty

by Beastie Boys

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All Time

of 455,353

1,077
1990's

of 166,478

449
1998

of 24,812

38

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Overall Rating: 3.2940 Hello Nasty is ranked overall as 3.2940 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.4167 Hello Nasty has an avg. critic score of 3.4167 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

In an in-joke nod to Nasty Little Man, the company that coordinates their publicity, the Beastie Boys call their first album in four years Hello Nasty . Aside from the occasional butt joke, though, there's nothing particularly nasty about it. ...more

All Music Guide

Hello Nasty, the Beastie Boys' fifth album, is a head-spinning listen loaded with analog synthesizers, old drum machines, call-and-response vocals, freestyle rhyming, futuristic sound effects, and virtuoso turntable scratching. ...more

Rolling Stone

See all those stars up there? That means I can't walk down my block for a whole month. For a black man, championing the Beasties is like being down with Madonna or rooting for the Utah Jazz. ...more

Yahoo! Music

One of the most amazing things about Hello Nasty , the Beastie Boys ' fifth proper album and first in four years, is the mere fact it exists. In 1986, following the release of the trio's debut album, Licensed To Ill , many dismissed the Beasties as nothing more than producer Rick Rubin's obnoxious white rap puppets. ...more

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

In all likelihood,Hello Nastywill have a huge first week of sales. Ever sinceCheck Your Head, interest for the next Beastie Boys album has grown considerably since theirPaul's Boutiqueheyday. For the half- million people who were blown away...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

A four year wait was interrupted only by a mini hardcore EP and the instrumental 'The In Sound From Way Out'. Our wait for new Beasties material proper was rewarded when 'Intergalatic' brightened our airwaves and TV screens. Classic Beastie Boys from...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk

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The A.V. Club

Any shorthand history of popular music will inevitably point to Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind as the turning point at which certain then-bubbling-under segments of the youth culture became a dominant commercial force. But as important as Nevermind is,...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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