Hello Nasty

Hello Nasty
Studio album by Beastie Boys
Released July 14, 1998 (1998-07-14)
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 67:28
Label Capitol
Producer Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr.
Beastie Boys chronology
Ill Communication
(1994)		 Hello Nasty
(1998)		 To the 5 Boroughs
(2004)

Hello Nasty is the fifth studio album by the Beastie Boys. It was released on July 14, 1998 via Capitol Records and sold 681,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart. The album took home two awards at the 1999 Grammys, in the categories of Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Intergalactic".

Contents

Background

Hello Nasty was released on July 14, 1998—four years after the band's previous album, Ill Communication—and marked the addition of DMC champion Mix Master Mike to the group's line-up.[1] "Song for Junior" features Miho Hatori on vocals, and "Dr. Lee, PhD" guest stars dub musician Lee Scratch Perry on both vocals and percussion. Hello Nasty also marked Eric Bobo's last appearance as percussionist in the band, as well as the last time the Beastie Boys worked with a co-producer.

The title for the album was allegedly inspired by the receptionist of their NY based publicity firm Nasty Little Man who would answer the phone with the greeting "Hello Nasty".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (A)[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[3]
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) [4]
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) - Deluxe Edition[5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Select [7]
The Guardian [8]
Consequence of Sound [9]
PopMatters [10]

Hello Nasty received mostly positive reviews upon release. Caroline Sullivan writing for The Guardian Review awarded the album "Pop CD Of The Week" claiming that it "fills a gap created by the current profusion of serious rock bands like Radiohead; elbowing its way up front, [and letting] rip with adolescent vigour."[8] She went on to summarize the record as "the perfect party soundtrack by the perfect party band."[8] Although Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt that the album's ending was "a little anticlimactic", he also saw Hello Nasty as a progressive step forward from the group's 1992 LP Check Your Head, and praised the input of the group's new recruit, Mixmaster Mike; "Hiring DJ Mixmaster Mike turned out to be a masterstroke; he and the Beasties created a sound that strongly recalls the spare electronic funk of the early '80s, but spiked with the samples and post-modern absurdist wit that have become their trademarks."[1] In his B+ rated review for Entertainment Weekly, David Browne highlighted the album's multi-genre sound, along with the group's use of a wide range of musical styles, as its most engaging aspect;[3]

Hello Nasty is a sonic smorgasbord in which the Beasties gorge themselves with reckless abandon. They dabble in lounge-pop kitsch (the loser put-down Song for the Man), make like a summit of Santana and Traffic (the Latin-flavored "Song for Junior"), and subtly incorporate a drum-and-bass shuffle into the mix ("Flowin' Prose"). The melange makes for a looser, more free-spirited record than their earlier albums; the music invites you in, rather than threatening to shut you out.

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Les Inrockuptibles France Best 50 Albums of the Year[11] 1998 44
Melody Maker United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year[12] 1998 2
Mixmag United Kingdom Best 10 Albums of the Year[13] 1998 5
Musikexpress Germany Best 50 Albums of the Year[14] 1998 22
Muzik United Kingdom Best 75 Albums of the Year[15] 1998 2
NME United Kingdom Best 50 Albums of the Year[16] 1998 2
Q United Kingdom Best Albums of the Year[17] 1998 *
Rocksound France Best 50 Albums of the Year[18] 1998 17
Rolling Stone United States Best 5 Albums of the Year[19]
The Essential Recordings of the 90s[20]		 1998
—		 2
*
Select United Kingdom Best 30 Albums of the Year[21] 1998 13
SPIN United States Best 20 Albums of the Year[22] 1998 10
Technikart France Best 10 Albums of the Year[23] 1998 2
The Face United Kingdom Best 20 Albums of the Year[24] 1998 11
The Village Voice United States Albums of the Year Poll[25] 1998 9
Uncut United Kingdom Best 40 Albums of the Year[26] 1998 12

* denotes an unranked list.

Track listing

  1. "Super Disco Breakin'" – 2:07
  2. "The Move" – 3:35
  3. "Remote Control" – 2:58
  4. "Song for the Man" – 3:13
  5. "Just a Test" – 2:12
  6. "Body Movin'" – 3:03
  7. "Intergalactic" – 3:51
  8. "Sneakin' Out the Hospital" – 2:45
  9. "Putting Shame in Your Game" – 3:37
  10. "Flowin' Prose" – 2:39
  11. "And Me" – 2:52
  12. "Three MC's and One DJ" – 2:50
  13. "The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')" – 3:01 (Australian/European title is "Can't, Won't, Don't Stop")
  14. "Song for Junior" – 3:49
  15. "I Don't Know" – 3:00 (with Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto)
  16. "The Negotiation Limerick File" – 2:46
  17. "Electrify" – 2:22
  18. "Picture This" – 2:25 (with Brooke Williams)[27][28]
  19. "Unite" – 3:31
  20. "Dedication" – 2:32
  21. "Dr. Lee, PhD" – 4:50 (with Lee "Scratch" Perry)
  22. "Instant Death" – 3:22
Japan bonus track
  1. "Slow and Low (Mixmaster Mike Version)"
Tour Edition bonus disc

Released in Australia, Europe and Taiwan.

  1. "Hail Sagan (Special K)" – 4:06
  2. "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)" – 5:34
  3. "Intergalactic (Prisoners of Technology Remix)" – 5:46
  4. "Peanut Butter & Jelly" – 2:16
2009 Remastered Edition Bonus Disc
  1. "Description of a Strange Man"
  2. "Dirty Dog"
  3. "Intergalactic (Colleone & Webb Remix)"
  4. "Dr. Lee, PhD (Dub Mix)"
  5. "Switched On"
  6. "Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
  7. "Auntie Jackie Poom Poom Delicious"
  8. "Putting Shame in Your Game (Prunes Remix)"
  9. "Stink Bug"
  10. "Peanut Butter & Jelly"
  11. "Piano Jam"
  12. "Happy to Be in That Perfect Headspace"
  13. "The Negotiation Limerick File (The 41 Small Star Remix)"
  14. "The Drone"
  15. "20 Questions Version"
  16. "The Biz Grasshopper Experiment"
  17. "Hail Sagan (Special K)"
  18. "Body Movin' (Kut Masta Kurt Remix)"
  19. "Creepin'"
  20. "Learning Remote Control"
  21. "Oh My Goodness This Record's Incredible"

Samples

"Super Disco Breakin'"

"The Move"

"Just a Test"

"Body Movin'"

"Intergalactic"

"Putting Shame in Your Game"

"Three MC's and One DJ"

"The Grasshopper Unit (Keep Movin')"/"Can't, Won't, Don't Stop"

"The Negotiation Limerick File"

"Electrify"

"Unite"

"Dr. Lee, PHD"

Personnel

According to Allmusic[27]:

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1998) Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Billboard 200 1
Canadian Albums Chart 2
UK Albums Chart 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1998 "Intergalactic" Australian ARIA Singles Chart 21
Canadian Singles Chart 9
US Billboard Hot 100 28
Modern Rock Tracks 4
Hot Dance Tracks 6
Top 40 Mainstream 32
Top 40 Rhythmic 37
"Body Movin'" Modern Rock Tracks 15
Hot Dance Airplay 44
Hot Dance Sales 25
1999 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 28
"The Negotiation Limerick File" Modern Rock Tracks 29
"Remote Control/Three Mics & One DJ" UK Singles Chart 21

Nasty Bits

Nasty Bits
EP by Beastie Boys
Released 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop, old school hip hop, instrumental rock
Length 9:04
Label Capitol
Producer The Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr.
Beastie Boys chronology
Hello Nasty
(1998)		 Nasty Bits
(1998)		 The Sounds of Science
(1999)

Nasty Bits is a promotional album by the Beastie Boys featuring three songs from Hello Nasty. The album was only released in Canada.[29]

Track listing

  1. "Super Disco Breakin" – 2:07
  2. "Body Movin'" – 3:04
  3. "Song for Junior" – 3:53

References

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  27. ^ a b allmusic ((( Hello Nasty > Credits )))
  28. ^ Beastiemania Song Spotlight: Picture This
  29. ^ Beastiemania.com - Discography
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