On May 19, 2016, John Berry died aged 52. He was musician (guitar) and singer, best known as the founding member of the band Beastie Boys, and creator of the band’s name. In 1978 he formed the band Young Aborigines, who later became the Beastie Boys.
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Beastie Boys: Licensed To ill
On November 15, 1986, “Def Jam” label released “Licensed to ill”, the debut Beastie Boys studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 217 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and in 2013 the same magazine named it the best debut album of all time. “Licensed to Ill” was the first rap album to top the Billboard album chart. In February 1987, the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA’.
Personnel:
- Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond) – vocals, drums
- MCA (Adam Nathaniel Yauch) – vocals, bass
- Ad – Rock (Adam Keefe Horovitz) – vocals, guitar, programing
- Kerry King– lead guitar
- Keene Carse – trombone
- Danny Lipman – trumpet
- Tony Orbach – tenor saxophone
- Steven Ett – engineer
- Joe Blaney – mixing
- Steve Byram – art direction
- World B. Omes (David Gambale) – cover art
- Sunny Bak– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock and Rick Rubin, except where noted.
- Rhymin & Stealin
- The New Style
- She’s Crafty
- Posse in Effect
- Slow Ride
- Girls
- (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
- No Sleep till Brooklyn
- Paul Revere – Adam Horovitz,Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons
- Hold It Now, Hit It
- Brass Monkey
- Slow and Low – Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons
- Time to Get Ill
Beastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique
On July 25, 1989, “Capitol” label released “Paul’s Boutique”, the second Beastie Boys studio album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “Mario C’s” in Los Angeles, “The Opium Den” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz, Dust Brothers and Mario Caldato, Jr. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Paul’s Boutique” at number 156 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Critical recognition made “Paul’s Boutique” a landmark album in hip hop music. In 1999, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Adam Yauch – vocals, upright bass, bass guitar, keyboards
- Mike D (Michael Diamond) – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion
- Ad – Rock (Adam Horovitz) – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, turntables
- Mike Simpson – turntables, ensemble
- Matt Dike – ensemble
- Mario Caldato Jr.– engineer
- Allen Abrahamson – engineer assistant
- Ricky Powell– photography
- Jeremy Shatan – photography
- Nathaniel Hörnblowér– photography
- Dominick Watkins – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, John King, Mike Simpson.
- To All the Girls
- Shake Your Rump
- Johnny Ryall
- Egg Man
- High Plains Drifter
- The Sounds of Science
- 3-Minute Rule
- Hey Ladies
- 5-Piece Chicken Dinner
- Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
- Car Thief
- What Comes Around
- Shadrach
- Ask for Janice
- B-Boy Bouillabaisse
Beastie Boys: The Mix-Up
On June 26, 2007, “Capitol” label released “The Mix-Up”, the seventh Beastie Boys studio album. The entirely instrumental album was recorded 2006–2007, at “Oscilloscope Laboratories” in New York City, and was produced by Ad-Rock, MCA, and Mike D. “The Mix-Up” won a “Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album”.
Personnel:
- Ad-Rock– guitars, engineer, art direction
- MCA– bass guitar and upright basses, engineer, art direction
- Mike D– drums, engineer, art direction
- Money Mark– clavinet, Rhodes, Farfisa
- Alfredo Ortiz– percussion
- Jon Weiner – engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Bill McMullen – illustration, package design
Track listing:
- B for My Name
- 14th Break
- Suco de Tangerina
- The Gala Event
- Electric Worm
- Freaky Hijiki
- Off the Grid
- The Rat Cage
- The melee
- Dramatically Different
- The Cousin of Death
- The Kangaroo Rat
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