Beastie Boys: Classic or Dud?

no no no no no please no

fuck, I always thought he had luckily beaten the cancer, sad news...

Oh shit.

FUCK

awwwww fuck

deserves his own RIP thread, surely

horrible news, cancer can get tae fuck

Oh fucking hell

xxpost -- Rather.

RIP Adam Yauch/MCA of the Beastie Boys

damnit when I saw this thread get bumped I thought it was them announcing a new album

Tempted to do a POX thread. But would that be Beasties overkill, or is there still enough Beasties love in the wake of Yauch's passing to make it worthwhile?

We did just have a Beastie Boys PoXX thread. Just check everyone's ballots.

And then cut them in half.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

http://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-31-8-1

Solid Steel in association with Serato (31st August) 3 years ago Solid Steel DJs Cheeba, Moneyshot and Food had the idea of collaborating on a version of the Beastie Boys‘ ‘Paul’s Boutique’ album made entirely from the original sample sources, shortly after Moneyshot aired his mix of their ‘Check Your Head’ album in the same way.

Finally the result is here, titled ‘Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix’ - each of them have taken a third of the album to work on and combined their efforts into a mix that will make you hear it in a new way. Aside from the original sample sources they’ve included commentary from the Beasties, vintage interviews, demo versions and much more.

The mix was over half way completed when they heard the tragic news of MCA‘s death in May so the impetus to finish it was instantly doubled and new meaning given to the project. It goes without saying that this is also a tribute to Adam Yauch and the legacy he left behind and we hope it will be embraced by Beastie fans around the globe.

Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix - a tribute to The Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique' album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIO8LdsoN8g

so many rushing to disparage the 'Boys at the top of this thread.

One of the things Ad-Rock is doing now:

A gathering on Thursday in New York of “Artists for Warren” included some notable possible supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Dem who keeps insisting that she’s not running despite clamor among the fans of her populist message. The cool kids in attendance at the indie/arty mixer included Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys) and actress Chloe Sevigny, we’re told. The host committee included actor Mark Ruffalo, and music was by Tennessee Thomas, a British drummer/actress.

The swanky backdrop? The loft of Julie Pacino (yeah, her dad’s name is Al) and Jennifer DeLia, filmmakers behind the production company Poverty Row Entertainment.

Per the invite: “Attendance is not an endorsement of Warren for President. Rather, this is an invitation to meet as a group of artists and activists to discuss how an Elizabeth Warren run could change the conversation, build progressive power, and move us closer to our shared vision of an America where everyone has a fighting chance.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2015/01/26/celebs-like-mark-ruffalo-and-chloe-sevigny-may-be-ready-for-elizabeth-warren/

seeeing Adrock being the dutiful husband in the punk singer kinda warmed my heart tbh

http://blog.funkygog.de/data/2006/10/beastie-boys-ill-communication-cover-back.jpeg

The back cover of 'Ill Communication' (I think - the one with 'sabotage' on it anyway) says it all for me: "Look at the funny coloured people! They've got natural rhythm you know! Wasn't Shaft a good film!" Patronising bastards.
― DG, Sunday, 11 February 2001 20:00 (13 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

huh?

old ilx had some weird opinions

these days I would defend them more stridently than I do upthread, the first three albums are such a great arc

DG was a shit poster don't worry about it

not worried about it, just kind of hilarious.

http://www.aloha-miscreant.com/2014/12/the-ultimate-beastie-boys-sample-source.html

The Beastie Boys slayed the crowd the couple times I saw them play live in the early 90s. Outdoor arena half emptied out with the Smashing Pumpkins trying to follow them at the Lollapalooza I saw them at. To be fair, a group would have had to have a unique hook to get an audience's energy back up after these guys especially at an all day concert. First time I saw them was at a cow arena at a state fair grounds on Halloween after Check Your Head came out with the Rollins Band and Da' Lench Mob. Really mixed crowd of punks, b-boys and people that knew the videos many of which where getting their slam dance on for the first time. They were really fun live, one of the best live acts I saw of that time.

Thank you so much for that link Josh! I've had a Paul's Boutique sample CD and totally loved it. Looking forward to hearing this...

https://open.spotify.com/track/1GhvZVUOeP6jdEAQvXtEoJ?si=XUxYzfWESwiEdaqqEXGJ4g

I gazed over someone's shoulder at a review copy of the book the other day and it looks nuts. I've heard it's not very revealing, but it looks fun.

Yeah does this look great or what?

https://cdn.hiconsumption.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Beastie-Boys-Book-1.jpg

Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises.

https://kingsroadmerch.com/beastie-boys/view/?id=13926&cid=2024

Hope piskor did the comic

Been looking forward to the memoir but I hope there's a non-coffee table regular book version too.

Finger lickin good y’all

Ranking their catalog, one misstep at a time.

cursed with the terrible digital reproduction that plagued early hip-hop and Def Jam productions in particular

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“Body Movin'” benefited from a much-aired Fatboy Slim remix and Spike Jonze album

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Hello Nasty is the last time it seemed like they were really trying but tbh the rapping bores me to tears and the genre-hopping feels thin, I never go back to it

Body Movin'” benefited from a much-aired Fatboy Slim remix and Spike Jonze album

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― I baste my thigh, gent (sic)

I corrected that. Not sure why I thought Jonze directed it.

Revisited -to the 5 boroughs- recently. That was a mistake

"Spike Jonze album" was baffling on the face of it. I didn't even twig that you were denying Hornblower, thought you miiight have meant the sleeve (a Drawing Board job iirc, that failed to draw from Diabolik fumetti in the way the video successfully sampled the film adaptation)

I bought 5 Boroughs in the ltd-ed textured packaging but only managed one play. sadly the remixes were all pretty great, suggesting that they could have done better by opening up the studio after dumping Mario, instead of replacing him with themselves.

especially the Just Blaze version of Ch-Check It Out, which got its own bespoke video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm22GRJhGak (which in turn likely inspired the excellent Letterman performance)

Man this is a really great copy of the '98 MTV 2 hour special; Beastieography, with all the bumpers and Sifl And Olly adverts and MTV promos and such.. it's freakin amazing https://vimeo.com/68587522

There's been a version on YouTube for years that's way shorter and looks terrible.

Hello Nasty is the last time it seemed like they were really trying but tbh the rapping bores me to tears and the genre-hopping feels thin, I never go back to it

― Οὖτις, Saturday, October 6, 2018 3:27 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^^ This.

nooooo

hello nasty is grate

it’s definitely their fifth best album but still

“lovey and thurston howell-ing, the grasshopper unit is prowl-ing”

how can you be down on the rapping with gems like that

I watched the MTV thing last night. It really captures the whiplash of the changes through their first three albums. They were genuinely funny the way the early Beatles were, and leveraged their unexpected superstardom just as effectively. The brattiness holds up so unexpectedly well, probably because the tunes do too.

i'm with late great, absolutely love hello nasty

intergalactic was a staple of high school dances, what a sick song to bust out to

Hello Nasty yeah it’s probably my fifth favorite. It is ridiculously good though, I think the music and beats and lyrics are great, and the rapping style they utilized here might seem a bit formulaic now but it’s the beastie boys so it’s a blast throughout.

I'm curious to know if they mean anything to the 18-30 set. Based on my observation, no.

A young and impetuous Capt James T Kirk begs 2 differ

Well I'm the king of Boggle, there is none higher
I get eleven points off the word 'quagmire'

You can get Beasties nostalgia tees at Target and Walmart, so I imagine they still have some cachet.