Beastie Boys Book

Listener Reviews

1. 5.0(1)

   please return hot sauce part 1

   having different voices throughout is awesome! i also enjoyed their history blended with the history of hip hop

   Ella Goodwin · April 12, 2019

2. 5.0(1)

   incredible!

   I'm so glad I decided to listen to this! The narration was fantastic. This is a must listen for any fan!

   Alexandria Wooten · March 12, 2019

3. 5.0(1)

   Gratitude

   It was a real pleasure to hear the stories behind the band. The playful spirit and genuine love for music comes out in full force. I had high expectations and this book didn’t disappoint. Narration was top notch. Creative writing was carried with depth and humor. I would recommend this book to anyone.

   Krystina Hathaway · February 15, 2019

4. 5.0(1)

   Full Clout

   Incredibly awesome book. I thought I knew a lot about the B Boys but I clearly didn’t know it all and this book chauffeurs you through the whole experience. 3 bad brothers you know so well. Get this and listen now.

   L. Petralis · February 9, 2019

5. 5.0(1)

   Realized it's weird to miss Yauch like I knew him

   ... but then again a lot of my friends do. This book dragged me through a mid-life crisis inducing journey of my young adult life, but from the other side of the soundtrack. This collection of anecdotes had me nodding to myself like an idiot for months. What I thought would be a light read about good times ended up being that plus a story of enduring friendships that span a lifetime. It left me missing the days of good friends piled in a minivan bumping all the music referenced within. It's full of answers to questions I didn't know I had and is good for quite a few nostalgic trips down parallel timelines. I highly recommend it.

   Tiffani Hathaway · January 31, 2019

6. 5.0(1)

   fantastic

   a nostalgic and insightful get away to the band I grew up loving. Well worth the 12 hour listen. Delightfully read by Mike d, adam horovitz and a large cast of celebrity readers.

   Annabelle Craft · January 10, 2019

7. 5.0(1)

   Casual Beasties fan perspective

   I'm only in the second chapter, but since the book is so new, I need to add a little review for those of you who may be casual fans of the beasties, but are still from the underground persuasion. I'm in my mid forties, and grew up in the midwest (Des Moines) where access to art and music that was outside of the mainstream was less than ideal, but not impossible. Still, I had to work for it. We drove to Minneapolis for shows, but were also fed a steady diet of industrial music from that area.
   I am, like I said, only two chapters in. But I'm hooked. The writing is impeccable. I feel like I'm there, in NYC, experiencing this along with them. There is mention of bands and genres from punk to reggae, of Robert Mapplethorpe and the gay nightclub scene. I can taste the 80s listening to the descriptions of the subculture that I watched from afar.
   I picked this up as a whim; I was done with my last book and needed something new. I saw them on Kimmel hyping the book, opened raksBooks and grabbed it. Now I'm planning on buying the actual book to get the pics that go along with the stories, but still want the audiobook because the narration is amazing, with an all-star cast and some fancy editing that, I'm sure, the Beasties had their hands all over.
   If you're a casual fan, and grew up with the B-Boys, don't hesitate to pick this one up. You won't regret it. I'll keep updating this review as I go, but so far, it's my favorite read of 2018!

   Evelyn Conner · December 29, 2018

8. 4.0(1)

   Read the book and forget the audio version

   The book is interesting but the constant use of different “celebrity” narrators is unbelievably distracting and confusing. In fact, it was so terrible that I frequently considered stopping the audio book and buying the hard copy instead. I know the Beastie Boys were trying to be different with some of their choices - but in my opinion it was a huge disappointment. Listening to Mike D and Adam in their own voices brought a feeling of passion and authenticity. You just don’t get the same feel when Rosie Perez or Jon Stewart are reading. Plus the hard copy is full of photos - something you don’t get with the audio book (although it would be nice if that was available).

   Jenn Allen · November 25, 2018