Off The Grid >>>> Your Life

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah recycling. Shut up.

Definitely reminds me of Sabrosa and such on the Sabotage VHS. Exactly the kind of studio footage I love. I could watch the band just play songs for hours in that respect, big fan of the creative process.

Reasons Off The Grid >>>> Your Life.

1.) It reminds me of Eagle-Rock at the start

2.)Horovitz' absolutely un-fadeable guitar licks in the opening section

3.)The return of the fuzz-bass, and the fuzzening of the drum mics

4.)The way it sounds both menacing and uplifting, particularly at the break.

5.)Following the break, Horovitz and Yauch going all Young Brothers for a sec, really cool musical exchange

6.)It's the coolest (read not trading on 'goofy' appeal) song they've done since Ill Communication.

7.)After years of trying all sorts of stuff out, this sounds like the band finally being themselves musically. Yes, there are influences in there, but it has a sound so defined as to be the 'real' Beastie Boys in my mind.

8.)D pays tribute to Bonham, riding the groove.

9.)After playing it 100 times, I still like it.

10.)I pm'ed cj hood saying I wished they'd do something that sounded like a live-instrument version of Dj Shadow crossed with some old-school stoner rock. This is pretty much what I had in mind.

Kicks my fucking undies all over my house. I was flabbergasted when I heard it. It sounds like this is going to be the best instrumental album in a long time.

ANNNNND BONUS NUMBER 11.) I played it to my wife, who exlaimed both that she likes it (a fucking hard sell), and that Mike D definitely has middle-child syndrome.

[Kid Presentable]

Sorry, yo. I didn't see roosta's thread at the time of posting. Delete if you want.

[Laver1969]

Recycled:

Nice review KP!

I wonder what some of the jam sessions sounded like during the CYH and IC eras.

I mean they jammed for hours and then they would chop up and loop stuff together to get songs like Pass the Mic and So Watcha Want.

I wonder if they pulled any old unfinished shit off the shelf.

[romanpetr]

That's really awesome song!!!! (y) (y) (y)
Sometimes i ' heard in this song some sounds same with french electronic group - AIR and Adrock played short part of his(with Amery too!) BS2000! But Beasties is Beasties!
Cool musicians, cool sound, cool song - that's new Beastie Boys masterpiece!
Am I right?:cool:

[MIKEtotheD]

Off The Grid is more valuable to society than my life ever will be.
It's rather depressing.
:( :p

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

amazing song. Nothing else to be said besides that. I really really hope that they make a video of thier jam sessions. Kinda one of those things showing the process or what not. I agree with the fact that I can just sit and watch them jam for hours. I've watched that video so many times and it's still the best thing in the world.

[DrunkenMantis]

Recycled:

Nice review KP!

I wonder what some of the jam sessions sounded like during the CYH and IC eras.

I mean they jammed for hours and then they would chop up and loop stuff together to get songs like Pass the Mic and So Watcha Want.

I wonder if they pulled any old unfinished shit off the shelf.




that's a great question Laver, I wondered that myself. I love the new stuff, I checked out some of the new tracks on that button thing (the different color ones) and was feeling it.

[kleptomaniac]

i love this song! it makes me smile. :)

and yauch smiles at the very end of the video <3!!!! my favorite part. :o
(thank you soooo much for the video, yauch!)

you know what "the rat cage" and "off the grid" videos have in common? well, they're both fucking awesome, i know! and they both end with yauch! i like that formula they're using. :cool:(y)

the band's style is so cool and sophisticated - and they look incredible! very classy indeed. ;D
overall, it's veeery niiiiice - the mood, the music, the mystery...the men! hehe

can't waaait for the album! (as if i haven't said that enough!!)

beastie boys = my life ;)

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

^ I like that little dance between Yauch and H in the very middle. Im dying to see the rest of that!!! If I could just sit around and watch them do what they do for the rest of my life - I would be happy. I dont care if they made a 24 hr dvd. I'd sit there and watch it all. They could be drinking coffee, and talking about star trek in thier pajama's... I dont care. I'd watch it and love every second of it.




thats not creepy...

[pshabi]

I missed you motherfuckers, I really did. Nice to get back on here and see people as excited as I am about this shit.

To think, people were doubting this shit. Studio footage >>>>> life itself.

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

See I love coming here because I can express my unconditional love to three 40 year old guys that I've never met before, and I dont sound the least bit crazy! It's the best ever! I did miss everyone, im surpise there's no "Welllcccommme baaaaackk" threads...

[Kid Presentable]

By the way, the 'Young Brothers' remark refers to the sound of two guitars playing the same part.

[Brother McDuff]

I missed you motherfuckers, I really did. Nice to get back on here and see people as excited as I am about this shit.


See I love coming here because I can express my unconditional love to three 40 year old guys that I've never met before, and I dont sound the least bit crazy! It's the best ever! I did miss everyone, im surpise there's no "Welllcccommme baaaaackk" threads...


i really like where this thread is going!!:D (y)

i'm happy to see everyone back and excited as well. we're witnessing the true beauty of the beastie influence as we speak (or type, i guess). a buncha peeps who dig good music, humor, and creativity just wilin' in the anticipation of a wonderful 45 min. bender.

yeah, i'm a sap.............so sue me.

[tjpop]

By the way, the 'Young Brothers' remark refers to the sound of two guitars playing the same part.

um yeah i knew that..


actually I didn't, so big up for clarifying KP!

[tjpop]

and yauch smiles at the very end of the video <3!!!! my favorite part. :o
(thank you soooo much for the video, yauch!)

you know what "the rat cage" and "off the grid" videos have in common? well, they're both fucking awesome, i know! and they both end with yauch! i like that formula they're using. :cool:(y)




you need to change your name to yauchomanic. 1% maniac 99% yauch.
ha, just kiddin. so weird though I was just thinking when the site was down, before we saw off the grid, that they should really do a cool black and white video, and so to now see both ratcage and off the grid in black and white is real nice. very little B-Boy b&w videos before this album!!!

[Rock On]

The first time I saw it, I caught myself staring at my monitor with my mouth agape.

LMAO @ all the fools who were panicking and had no faith in an "instrumental" album before the website update.

Hope springs eternal.

[kleptomaniac]

you need to change your name to yauchomanic. 1% maniac 99% yauch.

hehehe i know. :p

b&w fits perfectly with "the mix-up" theme, along with the suits!
it adds to that mystery that just draaaws you in. :cool: