Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science
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| Compilation album by Beastie Boys | ||||
| Released | November 23, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1999 | |||
| Genre | Old school hip hop, alternative hip hop, golden age hip hop, hardcore punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 124:10 | |||
| Label | Grand Royal | |||
| Producer | Mario Caldato, Jr. | |||
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| Allmusic |
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| Entertainment Weekly | A+ link |
| Robert Christgau | A- |
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Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science is the first Beastie Boys anthology composed of greatest hits, B-sides, and previously unreleased tracks. The retail release comes with a tri-fold sleeve that displays the majority of the band's album covers, as well as a booklet of liner notes. The title of the anthology is from the song of the same name, featured on their second album, Paul's Boutique.
Customers could also purchase a custom version of the album from Grand Royal featuring the B-sides and rarities that they wanted through mail order.
The band wanted to include their first major-label single "Rock Hard", which had been out of print since 1985, on this compilation. However, the song was not included because it contained samples from the AC/DC song "Back in Black", which were used without permission. Their desire to include the song was thwarted when AC/DC refused to grant clearance for the sample to be used. Mike D spoke to AC/DC's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample, to no avail.
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