Beastie's hardcore songs

[Micodin]

hey, i'm making a playlist of the hardcore songs the Beasties recorded and i need to know if there's anything i missed. thx.

everything on Some Old Bullshit
Time for Livin'
Mullet Head
Tough Guy
Heart Attack Man
everything on Aglio e Olio
Nothing to Say
Soba Violence

[WesleyOHSnaps!]

Would their cover of Big Shot count? Or is that more in line with Sabotage/Remote Control?

[ClarenceAlabama]

Would their cover of Big Shot count? Or is that more in line with Sabotage/Remote Control?

They used to perform a few hardcore cover songs live. This Minor Threat one was my fav...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0NJD7TsfII

[Micodin]

Would their cover of Big Shot count? Or is that more in line with Sabotage/Remote Control?

i’m thinking Big Shot and Sabotage is more rock and not punk. i considered both tho. :)

They used to perform a few hardcore cover songs live. This Minor Threat one was my fav...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0NJD7TsfII

ahhh forgot about this. that was fun to watch again. thanks!

[brooklyndust]

With the exception of the live covers it looks like you have it.

Maybe some triphammer?
Are you doing side projects? Then you can open to BFL (maybe), DFL, Young and the Useless.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

You got "Soba Violence". Nice.

How about "Nothing to Say"? It was on the "Music for Our Mother Ocean 3" compilation. I think that's the only thing it was on.

[Micodin]

yes sir, Nothing to Say is on there :)

[Sir SkratchaLot]

yes sir, Nothing to Say is on there :)

Okay, I have to stop drinking.

[Micodin]

Okay, I have to stop drinking.

looks like i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

[Eoin MCL]

Would ‘Lee Majors Come Again’ count?

[dust monkey]

looks like i picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

the lines in and the movie Airplane never get old...ever

then el-p brought it back on cancer 4 cure, think it is the song works every time. just a great line

[Micodin]

Would ‘Lee Majors Come Again’ count?

yes, i think it does! i’ll add it. i slept on that one and i just listened to that album last week. thanks!

the lines in and the movie Airplane never get old...ever

then el-p brought it back on cancer 4 cure, think it is the song works every time. just a great line

love el-p! love every project he’s made.

[Extra Cheese]

i'd like to make the case to take lee majors off the list. I believe it to be a hip-hop song.

- they're rapping
- there's 3 vocalists on the track. I say this disqualifies it as a hardcore song
- it clocks in at a long and very un-hardcore 3:43
- although minimal there's scratching on it, I say this also disqualifies it as a hardcore song.

there you have it. I say no Lee Majors on your compilation.

[dust monkey]

there you have it. I say no Lee Majors on your compilation.

i've made several mixtapes of their more hardcore skewed songs, always call it Frozen Metal Head ripping name from the official promo CD they put out, and i include lee majors. but i've also always included gratitude, and sabotage and remote and even looking down the barrel at times. there is a fine line though of where to stop which is why their music is so glorious, so i guess it just depends on whatever you want it to sounds like when it's switching tracks. if you want a straight up hardcore mix i'd prob leave lee majors off, if you want to include all their cuts with a hardcore foundation then you have to include it.

and not sure if mentioned above but don't forget their cover of screaming at a wall....there are a few good copies of this out there.

[Micodin]

i'd like to make the case to take lee majors off the list. I believe it to be a hip-hop song.

- they're rapping
- there's 3 vocalists on the track. I say this disqualifies it as a hardcore song
- it clocks in at a long and very un-hardcore 3:43
- although minimal there's scratching on it, I say this also disqualifies it as a hardcore song.

there you have it. I say no Lee Majors on your compilation.

i agree with all your arguments against Lee Majors but i veto it because of two reasons.

1. it’s on their last album which makes it a “full circle” situation and it’s “hardcore in spirit”.

2. i made this playlist for my daily run and with Lee Majors it makes it 36 minutes and that’s my average run time.

* there’s scratches and samples on Tough Guy and that seems pretty hardcore to me. but what do i know? haha

[dave790]

100% think Lee Majors should be on there! Musically it's very much hardcore, you could also stretch to the chorus also being acceptable vocally. While hardcore tracks should generally be hard and fast (and short), there are exceptions to the rule - even Mullethead by the boys clocks in at around 3 minutes (I don't have the song info to hand right now)

If you go down the route of discounting their hardcore tracks based on rapping, there's a few instances of Mike adopting more of a rapping style on verses (eg. Brand New).

And I agree it's nice to have something from the end of their musical output on there!

[brooklyndust]

"B boys bringing it back to A7"

That reference is another case for it being a hardcore song.

As for the detractions of it having scratching and three of them singing. I don't think those should be disqualifies.

[Kid Presentable]

Lee Majors is kind of that mis-shapen, crayon circle simile bought to life.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

I always liked their "Screaming at a Wall" cover. Wasn't this on the Sabotage VHS?

[brooklyndust]

I always liked their "Screaming at a Wall" cover. Wasn't this on the Sabotage VHS?

Yup (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0NJD7TsfII)

[brooklyndust]

Here is a quick list of live hardcore covers

House of the Rising Sun (Animals Cover)
Sampson is King
We Will Not (Bad Brains Cover)
Stand Up (Minor Threat Cover)
Screaming At a Wall (Minor Threat Cover)
What’s Really Going On (?)
Regan Youth (Regan Youth Cover)
Red Tape (Circle Jerks Cover)
I’m A Cliche (X Ray Spex cover?)
Think About the Pit (DFL cover?)
Riot Brigade (Bad Brains Cover?)
53 and a 3rd (Ramones Cover)
Gonna Ride My Bike (?)
Radio Radio (Elvis Costello Cover)
Big Shot (Billy Joel Cover)

[dave790]

Don’t forget Wonderwall!

[brooklyndust]

Don’t forget Wonderwall!

Was thinking about that but it seemed like it verged more into the Light My Fire category.

[pesto pizza]

https://youtu.be/6mEFEzIIUjk
At 30.44 three hardcore beastie songs.
I watched last night on you tube.