RIP MCA

[Green Monstah]

This is sad. I liked their first album a lot, then a few from that point on (Sabotage video was awesome). I liked Intervallactic, but the rest of that album was a bit of a disappointment.

[San Juan Sun]

My Beastie Boys affinity goes like this:

- Had tons of friends who listened to them, lots of exposure growing up
- Had a CD or two, liked some of it but other parts not-so-good. Like any album I guess
- I bought Anthology several years ago, a greatest hits collection with all the songs I liked, a few I didn't, and a few I'd never heard of. I listen to it every 6 months or so when the mood strikes.

In summation, I guess I like the Beastie Boys, but it's not like they're the greatest artist around. Enjoyable, though, for sure.

[FN Phat]

My Beastie Boys affinity goes like this:

- Had tons of friends who listened to them, lots of exposure growing up
- Had a CD or two, liked some of it but other parts not-so-good. Like any album I guess
- I bought Anthology several years ago, a greatest hits collection with all the songs I liked, a few I didn't, and a few I'd never heard of. I listen to it every 6 months or so when the mood strikes.

In summation, I guess I like the Beastie Boys, but it's not like they're the greatest artist around. Enjoyable, though, for sure.

I listen to License to Ill about every two weeks. It is in the mix for when I do yard work or mow the lawn.

[marsupial]

I was lucky enough to see them in the late 90s in Salt Lake (the E-center, I think). Tribe Called Quest opened for them, and Q-tip came back out for "get it together." One of my favorite memories.

RIP, MCA.

1998 and I was there. I saw them in 1994 at Lollapalooza, too. I think they are the only band I have ever seen more than once in concert.

[marsupial]

Just like when Kurt Cobain died, I'm sure we'll see some new "longtime" Beastie Boys fans.

Who cares? The Beastie Boys have been around for so long that they have attracted multiple generations of fans. License to Ill came out when I was in 4th grade and I loved it. But a lot of their "longtime" fans weren't even born yet.

[wuapinmon]

I remember hearing "Fight for Your Right" while getting a haircut at the Fantastic Sams on Hwy92 in Woodstock, Georgia in about 1987. I remember thinking, "This sucks." By the time "whatcha want" came out, I was a fan. "Paul Revere" still has one of my favorite bass tracks of all time.

[Viking]

Anarchy. That's what the beastie's always represented to me.

I hate hearing them referred to as a hip hop group because that's not what they are. They have always been various degrees of punk, from hardcore to commercial. They just happen to rap to it.

[San Juan Sun]

Who cares?

Must have struck a nerve. I guess we know when you became a Nirvana fan.

[Commando]

Anarchy. That's what the beastie's always represented to me.

I hate hearing them referred to as a hip hop group because that's not what they are. They have always been various degrees of punk, from hardcore to commercial. They just happen to rap to it.

lol.

[Omaha 680]

I am going to be that guy and ask everyone to stop calling their first album License to Ill (even though it's my least favorite Beasties album). It's licensed.

[FN Phat]

I am going to be that guy and ask everyone to stop calling their first album License to Ill (even though it's my least favorite Beasties album). It's licensed.

And I am going to be the guy to suggest you take the advice of the original name for the first album.

[marsupial]

Must have struck a nerve. I guess we know when you became a Nirvana fan.

Ha. Funny. I just find it amusing how fans like to stake their claim on a band, as if liking them first means no one can ever like them as much as you. If you were listening to the Beastie Boys pre-Licensed to Ill, it doesn't mean you're more devoted, it only means you're old.

[MarkGrace]

How would one even claim to be a long-time Nirvana fan when Kurt died? He died like 5 years after the release of their first album (which about 12 people outside the NW heard before the release of Nevermind) and 3-4 after entering the public consciousness. There's not even a long-time in there to be claimed.

[MarkGrace]

DAS update from Thom.

Dot Connectors
I was very sad to hear the news of Adam Yauch's death yesterday.
We looked up to the Beastie Boys a lot when we were starting out and how they maintained artistic control making wicked records but still were on a major label, and the Tibetan Freedom Concerts they organized had a very big influence on me personally and the way Adam conducted himself and dealt with it all impressed me a lot. He was a mellow and v smart guy. May he rest in peace.

Aw.

[Omaha 680]

Anarchy. That's what the beastie's always represented to me.

I hate hearing them referred to as a hip hop group because that's not what they are. They have always been various degrees of punk, from hardcore to commercial. They just happen to rap to it.

Their punk roots influenced them throughout their career, but by the time they originally hooked up with Rubin, they had made a conscious decision to move towards hip hop. I don't know how you could listen to any of their stuff post-check your head and say they aren't a hip hop group.