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Beastie Boys Book
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- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES, GRAMMY-NOMINATED BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, ROLLING STONE, AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself-by band members AD-ROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more .
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE 5-TIME EMMY NOMINATED, SPIKE JONZE-DIRECTED BEASTIE BOYS STORY
'One of the greatest music books ever published.'
MAX PORTER
Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam "AD-ROCK" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the almost impossible-to-fathom overnight success of their debut studio album Licensed to Ill; that album's messy fallout; their break with Def Jam, move to Los Angeles, and rebirth as musicians and social activists, with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul's Boutique. For more than twenty years, this band has had a wide-ranging and lasting influence on popular culture.
With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir.
'Memoir, graphic novel, cookbook, photo-journal, love letter, elegy: this vast, unwieldy, marvellous book, narrated, like the band's songs, scatter-gun style by the two surviving Beastie Boys, is as original, uncategorisable and attention-grabbing as their music.'
SUNDAY TIMES (BOOK OF THE YEAR)
'Wide-ranging and unorthodox . . . [a] treat . . . insightful about the group's shifting music and are expert yarn-spinners, homing in on telling vignettes rather than doling out a straightforward history . . . shot through with yearning and melanchonly.'
GUARDIAN (BOOK OF THE YEAR)
'Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the ban With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir . . . Our clear winner for Book of the Year.'
ROUGH TRADE (BOOK OF THE YEAR)
'The Beasties didn't play by the rules during their career, and this memoir by surviving members Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz doesn't either . . . hiliarious, at times heartwarming.'
ROLLING STONE (BOOK OF THE YEAR)
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- D Brewster
- 01-11-18
My First Audiobook
I doubt there will be a better Audiobook made. Funny, silly, profound, enlightening, and nerdy. As with their music The Beastie Boys set the gold standard for everyone to follow. Thanks Adam, Mike, and the narrators and contributors and most of all thanks Yauch.
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- 42curries
- 29-10-19
The best audiobook ever!
All audiobooks should be done like this. Great stories. Lots of different readers including the authors. Only complaint is there should be more music.
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- Rags
- 12-12-19
Rapture
Mesmerically cool. Just take a look at the list of narrators. But so much more than a Beastie Boys book. This is about growing up, discovering the art of music, and life. It’s about friendships, love and loss. RIP Yauch.
DJ Spinmaster Raggy Rag
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- Anthony Stobart
- 27-12-18
Beastie Boys Epic
This was an ingenious way to do an audiobook- lots of narrators. it was superbly put together. An extremely entertaining listen and for me the new benchmark in autobiographies.
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- Dan jones
- 14-01-19
wow
must have for any b boy u want be disappointed, delevervd with a touch of class
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- Carlton
- 17-02-19
Just... Perfect. Thank you. Just... Perfect. Thank
Just... Perfect. Thank you. Just... Perfect. Thank you. Just... Perfect. Thank you. Needs 15 words.
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- Josh
- 05-04-21
phenomenal
Essential listening for any fan of the Beasties, jam packed with interesting, funny and creative stories. well read with star studded cast of genius readers.
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- Mr. J. Arthur
- 04-04-21
Fantastic
not only the low down on the whole B boys history, but cleverly narrated by a plethora of those who were there.
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- Macca
- 19-05-20
Starts slow then picks up
Enjoyed the various narrators. Some big names in there. Starts slow but once it gets going Its pretty interesting. If you take time out to listen to the albums as you're in between listening it will make it so much more enjoyable for you. Die hard fans will no doubt love it.
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- Andrew P.
- 03-04-19
Maybe the best audio book of all time!
This is a wonderful story about one of the greatest bands ever. Truly inspired by it.
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