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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Beastie Boys |
| Record Label: |
Capitol/EMI Records |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Alternative |
| Release Date: |
May 23, 1995 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Root Down (Free Zone Mix, remix) 2. Root Down (LP) 3. Root Down (PP Balloon Mix) 4. Time to Get Ill 5. Heart Attack Man 6. Maestro 7. Sabrosa 8. Flute Loop 9. Time for Livin' 10. Something's Got to Give |
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Recorded live in Europe in Winter 1995; G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, California; Tin Pan Alley Studios, New York. Audio Remixers: Prunes; Prince Paul. Recording information: Easy Sounds Studio, Copenhagen, Denmar; G-Son Studios, Atwater Village; Live In Europe; Tin Pan Alley Studios, New York, NY. Photographer: Matt Horowitz. An addendum to their ILL COMMUNICATION album, ROOT DOWN continues the Beastie Boys' indie-spawned tradition of cramming a maximum of previously unavailable renditions onto what is essentially a maxi-single. So in addition to the three mixes of "Root Down"--the standard LP version, a beat-heavy, piano-ambient "Free Zone Mix" provided by The Prunes, and Prince Paul's "PP Balloon Mix," which percolates with choruses of grungy guitar loops amidst minimalist verses--the EP contains seven live tracks from the band's Winter 1995 tour of Europe. Just like their concerts, these selections are evenly split between between the Beasties' renewed fascination with hardcore punk, their developi... |
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