Are there any other songs that are technically similar to Sabotage by the Beasties?

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My wife and I were discussing this when it came on the car radio a few days ago, and we couldn't even actually decide what style of music it is. It sounds like nothing but the Beastie Boys, but it's not their typical sound. Is it funk? funk-rock? rap-metal? Are there other songs out there that fit the same genre or combo-genre? My techical musical education ended with high school orchestra, so can someone please school me? (p.s. - We truly enjoy the song.)

― chr1sb0y (chr1sb0y), Thursday, 8 June 2006 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

"Gratitude"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 8 June 2006 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

Beck's "Novocaine"

― sleeve (sleeve), Thursday, 8 June 2006 23:35 (nineteen years ago)

Since it's basically just one chord for the whole song (A5, I believe), I guess anything that's just droney and one chord-y... with nasally rap-screamo vox on top... and hellacious fuzz-bass.... Drawing a blank, actually. Unique tune. Novocaine's a good call, tho...

― Tronid K (tronidk), Friday, 9 June 2006 00:49 (nineteen years ago)

The Beastie Boys are in every rock magazines top 100 albums of all time.

― tpp (tpp), Friday, 9 June 2006 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

The Beastie Boys are in every rock magazines top 100 albums of all time.

-- tpp (tom.parnel...), June 9th, 2006.

which has what exactly to do with the question?

― splates (splates), Friday, 9 June 2006 07:35 (nineteen years ago)

Senser - The Key
Rollins Band - Liar
RATM - Bomb Track

loads of other shite from that time!

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 9 June 2006 08:06 (nineteen years ago)

Seriously - Sabotage is based on a riff by Tedd Nugent's 'Stranglehold' - really similar. What's up Chrisboy?

― Mr. Butch (Mr. Butch), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:45 (nineteen years ago)

I've always associted "Sabotage" with a few fast punky but swinging high-register-voiced early (c 1979) power-trio tracks by the Police, most of them non-LP: "Fallout," "Dead End Job," "Next To You," "No Time This Time", I think those are the ones. Also maybe "Driftwood Fromn Disaster" by Jules and the Polar Bears. But I could be wrong.

― Charles Joseph Tarcisius Eddy (xheddy), Friday, 9 June 2006 13:05 (nineteen years ago)

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