Fans of the Beastie Boys fall into one of two categories: hardcore, and casual. If you are a hardcore Beastie's fan, you no doubt have their comprehensive 1999 compilation The Sound of Science. This collection of songs, however, is much 'safer', relegating it to many of the band's radio hits from over the years. Granted, those songs are good, but it seems the band is releasing this collection from the standpoint of trying to remember the days that they were unstoppable, rather than a band that seems to be on their last leg.

Another thing that makes this album only passable is their inclusion of 3 songs from their debut, Licensed To Ill. Granted, they were young, and it's probably true that some of their fans weren't even born when that album was recorded. But the songs are terrible. The production was terrible, and while it's true that "Fight For Your Right" put them on the map, we didn't necessarily need any other material from a debut that was so-so at best.