Licensed To Ill (1986)
Normally I find rap a bit tedious, overblown, and/or boring. And when I say rap, I mean pop-rap…you know, the non-controversial stuff (e.g. “It Takes Two”, “Bust A Move”). But this is a different story. Irreverent good rhymes, good lines, good riffs…nice. Since I STILL don’t like rap in general, I’m content but not blown away, “historical” as it may be in this case.
(“No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn”)
Grade: B-
2010: A landmark album should get SOME respect…I guess.
Grade: B
Check Your Head (1992)
“So Whatcha Want”? How about an album with more than one good song, Boys?
(“So Whatcha Want”)
Grade: D
Ill Communication (1994)
Three songs out of twenty. Well, it beats ‘Check Your Head’. But not by all that much. “Sabotage” is the Boys at their most rocking, and it’s easily the best track on the album. Then again, how can you NOT like a song with a singing dog in it? Ruff!
(“Sabotage”)
Grade: C-
Hello Nasty (1998)
GREAT-EST HITS…GREAT-EST HITS…
(“Remote Control”)
Grade: C