Who was at the Chicago Show last night?

[beastiegirrl101]

It was so amazing! I was the first row in row 106....when they came out for the encore intergalatic in the back of the room....we were right up front! Words cannot discribe how great it was to be that close....the crowd went nuts. Who else was there? What did you think? ;)

[RaZoRbLaDe KiSs]

i was there! i had GA tickets so in the beggining i was about 4 or 5 rows away from the stage, no more than 15 feet. by the end of the show i was 2 rows away. when yauch came down from the stage he came and stood right in front of me and my hand couldnt have been more than 10 inches away from his face. there was alot of moshing though. and i was right in the middle of it until they played hello brooklyn, then i was standing righ up close with some guys i had met. it was the best concert, and the greatest night of my life. i had 5 guys around me the whole who acted as body gards for me, and cussed some dude out until he apologized for spilling beer all over me.
i got juked practically the whole night by the hot guy who was standing in front of me.

ps if you know "RYAN BURROW RYAN!" and he was a tall dude dressed in black, really good looking, and you had a friend with a john deer trucker hat on, then i know you.

i was standing like 3 feet away from that guy with the pink hat on that said something, (i couldnt read it cause he didnt turn around) but adrock complimented him..and then showed him on the screen. and i was about 5 feet away from sasquach ("DOG SHOW" shut the fuck up...) and his purple/blue haired chicks

[beastiegirrl101]

'Hip-hop's brattiest trio'
Good news: The Beastie Boys aren't growing up gracefully

By Greg Kot
Tribune music critic



With their cockeyed baseball caps and matching gym suits, the Beastie Boys bounce around like they're still on a New York City playground shooting hoops, trading rhymes and insults, and laughing at their own jokes.

At the United Center on Thursday, deejay Mix Master Mike even conjured up the sounds of a Brooklyn street corner with his nimble scratching, as police sirens merged with old-school beats from LL Cool J's "Rock the Bells" and Run-D.M.C.'s "King of Rock."


The Beastie Boys –- Adam Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horowitz -- may be grayer, but they're still not growing up gracefully, and that's wonderful news. In spirit, they remain three of hip-hop's greatest, if unlikeliest, ambassadors, forever proclaiming the sheer joy of rhyming effusively, comically and ever-so abrasively in a Nuu Yawwk whine over a funky break beat that could come from Curtis Mayfield or even the Dead Boys.

Before an enthusiastic, occasionally raucous if less-than-capacity audience, hip-hop's brattiest trio surveyed what has improbably been one of the longest and most successful careers in rap history: 23 years, six albums, tens of millions in sales. In that time they have evolved from snarky teenagers to even snarkier elder statesmen; where once they leveled devastating putdowns at themselves and the occasional clueless authority figure, now they've widened their scope to include politicians and critiques of foreign policy.

But even these more serious topics were broached as if they were fodder for schoolyard quarrels rather than Senate subcommittee briefings. The only riots the Beasties are interested in starting are the ones on the dance floor, and even they weren't interested in pushing things too far.

"Don't get all frat house on me," one of the Beasties cautioned the audience as the mosh pit began to overflow. Who could've imagined this day: The Beastie Boys telling the kids to quiet down?

But short of bloodshed, the Beasties were all about the party, riffing on "Super Disco Breakin'," "Root Down" and "Sure Shot" to set the properly inebriated mood. With Mix Master Mike looking down from his turntables on a huge riser, the Beasties roamed the otherwise barren stage, accompanied by grainy, out-of-focus homemade videos that mirrored the Boys' stumbling, bumbling charm.

The first one-third of the show blitzed past, peaking with an exhortation to "Shake your rump-ahh!" A dazzling clinic in turntable scratching followed, the Mix Master turning the fade switch into a lethal weapon as he messaged a four-bar beat until it squealed in ecstasy. The mood appreciably mellowed when the Beasties traded their microphones for guitar, bass and drums, and their gym suits for tuxedos. As the leaders of a tiki-bar band, they offered low-rider, Latin-tinged funk, before returning to rap mode.

It's here where the trio excels, dueling rhymes jockeying for position like rush-hour taxicabs. Yauch's rasp and Diamond's yelping cleverness complemented the audacious Horowitz, whose nasal whine once must've been regarded as a lethal weapon on the school playground as he cut down everyone in sight.

Though "Right Right Now Now" hinted at deeper social concerns, the Beasties remain disciples of rap as release, the party music that united a generation in revelry during the early '80s. The Beasties are part of that first generation, and in celebrating "3 MC's and 1 DJ" they basked in a nostalgia that their audience shares.

But it was a nostalgia based on timeless qualities: personality and the ability to spin tall tales at the drop of a rhyme. The trio's songs have the child-like resonance of a bedtime story: "Now here's a little story I've got to tell about three bad brothers you know so well." The Beasties' "Paul Revere" might as well be "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" or "Goldilocks": For kids raised on rap, it's part of their DNA.

Greg Kot is the Chicago Tribune music critic.

Originally published Nov. 5, 2004.

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Not Me :mad:

[Danielle]

I was, right up front on the rail :)

Remember the drunk girl singing Brass Monkey on the video they showed? That was my friend Claire lol. I was the girl in the yellow tank top and grey track jacket they showed in come of the clips.

[beastiegirrl101]

were you the girl that was on the moniter free stylin to so what cha want? Or the spaz that was going on about how she didn't know what brass monkey was until she got older?? ;)

[t money]

That show blew my frickin' mind. The last time I saw them live was right after Check Your Head came out--over 12 years ago! And as kick-ass as that show was then, last night was 1000 times better. I was lucky enough to be up close, too--about 20 feet from the front--and I didn't stop jumpin' around for the whole show. MixMaster Mike has got to be the sickest DJ ever. I loved the old-school shit--especially Hello Brooklyn. That one took me way back!

[t money]

[Danielle]

lol I was neither, I was in the background for both though. I was not caught on camera singing at all thank goodness :p

[Sucker_MC]

i was there row 11, section 122

awesome fucking show,

saw a lot of strange people in cocktail dresses and tuxes,

there was some crazy girl sitting near me who would just scream at the top of her lungs the whole time and it sounded like she was being murdered, it was kinda destracting, one of the ushers had to stop and do a double check when she screamed

other highlights include:
money mark going crazy on the keyboard during sabotage and gratitude

mike d's sandwhich bit during ch check it out

anything MMM did

alfredo proposing to the girl on the video screen

the videos they play on the monitor, ie the two cats fighting, the karate guy falling flat on his face, that strange ass movie played during body movin, they guy hitting the bong and chiping his tooth

the setlist was great and overall just an ass kicking show

[frisky girl]

I was there on the floor. Awesome show. Though I did have to move back because of all the moshing.

[southpaw930]

I was right on the rail in the center.

[MarkedCube]

I was there, Section 121, Row 1 which is right next to the stage. In the beginning MMM walked passed me, down the aisle for the intro. Not only did I have a great view of the concert, I also saw the behind the scenes stuff like the Beasties and everyone quickly getting their instruments ready to play Gratitude and Sabotage at the end. This was my first Beasties concert, it felt so great to be a fan at the UC that night.

[sethomas]

it was a glorious night.

[AngryHippie56]

Fucking fantastic show.. Even though Mix Master Mike screwed up a few times, he still kicked ass.. Everyone is allowed mistakes.. I was three rows off the side of the stage where they walked on and off.. It was pretty awesome when I was waiting in line for a beer, MMM and the drummer (whats his name again) did a skit right next too me to open the show.. Couldn't have felt more closer to the action from the beer line to my seats! Great show! Please Keep Touring Beastie Boys!

[intuitivist]

I was right up front almost to the rail in the center. right next to Sasquatch, Elvis, and Joan the girl with purple hair. My first time seeing them, best concert ever!!!!

[yetiinchitown]

Sasquatch here,
F'ing awesome show......everyone down front was cool as hell. Anyone catch the "sasquatch" shoutout from Talib during his freestyle?

[phinkasaurus]

I was there, section 109. so awesome. i know next time i gotta get GA so I get have enough room...