- Rock Hard
:"For the German magazine, see
Rock Hard (magazine) ."Infobox Album |
Name = Rock Hard
Type = EP
Artist =Beastie Boys
Released = 1984
Recorded = 1984
Genre =Rap rock
Length = 4:55
Label =Def Jam
Producer =Rick Rubin
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fwxqwhldje Link]
*Review-Christgau|album=4375|B+
Last album =Cooky Puss
(1983)
This album = "Rock Hard"
(1984)
Next album =Licensed To Ill
(1986)Listen
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title=Beastie Boys - Rock Hard (1984)
format=Ogg "Rock Hard" was one of the first songs released by theBeastie Boys , released by record labelDef Jam on 12" in 1984. It has long been removed from print and is now considered a rare collector's item. The song contains samples from theAC/DC song "Back in Black"; the Beastie Boys used this sample without legal permission. Later, when the Boys planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 anthology "The Sounds of Science ", AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used.Mike D spoke to AC/DC'sMalcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample, and later said that "AC/DC could not get with the sample concept. They were just like, 'Nothing against you guys, but we just don't endorse sampling.'" Adrock then added "So we told them that we don't endorse people playing guitars." [Citation
title = AC/DC nix Beastie Boys sample
magazine = New Musical Express
year = 1999
date = November 11 1999
format = LexisNexis Academic Search
accessdate = 2007-02-15
url = http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=6f471f5aec7e261d172a5638a61fbc65&_docnum=6&wchp=dGLbVtb-zSkVb&_md5=86bc428d168a8661fe43ecd9d9c0ac3b] The cover design is also famous for now being the officialDef Jam records logo for vinyl releases. To this day songs released byDef Jam invinyl have this design.Track listing
ide One
#"Rock Hard"
#"Party's Getting Rough"ide Two
#"Beastie Groove"
#"Beastie Groove (Instrumental)"External links
* [http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/liner.html "Illegal Art Exhibition Compilation CD"] : "
Stay Free! " magazine sponsored a project/exhibit entitledIllegal Art . [ [http://illegal-art.org/ Illegal Art] .] As a part of the project, an album was compiled of songs which sampled audio without permission, including "Rock Hard."References
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