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Title: Disappointed Longtime Fan
Review: Some of us have been through years where the Beastie Boys were always playing in at least one of the tape decks in our dual tape players (that's cassette tapes, in case you are too young to know). Anyway, I was hoping for another album that would stay (now in my 5-disc changer) for at least a full year without my having to swap it out. Unfortunately, this is not what I got in this album. While there are tracks on this album that capture the energy and passion of the Beastie Boys of old, too much of this record feels like preaching. Although I agree with much of what they have to say, they now do so in such a politically over-hyped fashion that it detracts from their music.Truly, there are some great songs on this record. But if you listen to this album and then to Paul's Boutique, Licensed to Ill or another great one, you will quickly realize that this is not the Beastie Boys who revolutionized music in the late 20th century.
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