are the beastie boys really your favourite band? [Archive]

zorra_chiflada

10-21-2006, 09:50 AM

yes, this is in the right forum, hear me out.

sometimes i forget that we're pretty much all here for the same reason, for the same band.

yeah that's all

Kid Presentable

10-21-2006, 09:53 AM

Yes, probably. I've been listening to them for a long time, and while I admit they're not the best at what they do, they do it like nobody else does.

pshabi

10-21-2006, 09:56 AM

they're not the best at what they do.
Don't ever fucking talk to me again. Wait, we've never spoken. Don't ever post a witty sarcastic joke response to one of my posts again!!!!!;)

M.C. Guevera

10-21-2006, 09:58 AM

Yes, probably. I've been listening to them for a long time, and while I admit they're not the best at what they do, they do it like nobody else does.

That's EXACTLY what I was going to type. Eerie.

Kid Presentable

10-21-2006, 10:02 AM

Don't ever fucking talk to me again. Wait, we've never spoken. Don't ever post a witty sarcastic joke response to one of my posts again!!!!!;)
Put it this way, there'll never be another Beastie Boys. But that doesn't mean I can't be objective. Shit, even they can be objective. It's more about the humanity or some shit now, I guess.

ericlee

10-21-2006, 10:04 AM

They used to be but I hardly listen to them nowadays.

I don't even think that I have a favorite band anymore but I could say that they'd be in that catagory though.

M.C. Guevera

10-21-2006, 10:06 AM

I usually latch onto one particular band for quite a while and then move on to the next. First it was Rage Against The Machine, then Linkin Park, then Public Enemy, and now the Beastie Boys (with Quarashi added in as an extra). I've been into the Beasties longer than any other band on that list.

I became a fan in 2004 and I have yet to have a "Beasties Withdrawal" where I barely listen to them. I should be due for one real soon. It's been two years.

A Tribe Called Quest is starting to get alot of attention from me.

Documad

10-21-2006, 11:00 AM

No, not in terms of who I listen to the most, or who I like the best live. Not in terms of who has the most albums on my best of list either.

They're probably the funniest band that I like, and they've probably got a spot in my top ten live shows and that's saying a lot. I also love that they know more about music than I do. (We need another radio show when they get back from South America.)

skra75

10-21-2006, 11:04 AM

not especially. I appreciate their instrumental work immensely, and wish (as I've said for 7 years now on and off) that they would hang up the mics and play instrumental full time with Money Mark. I hope they put out a full album done in this way, I think it would be a work of genius.

but, saying that the beastie boys and this board represent a side of myself that embraces frugality, humbleness, and other stuff that when I squint at, makes me smile. I guess that's what brings me here, the people, the funny shit, not so much the music.

icy manipulator

10-21-2006, 11:05 AM

i dont listen to them as much these days, but i dont think i go nuts over any song than intergalactic when i'm out in town or what not.

And seriously, how many other band's msg board's do ppl post on? none! so yeah, the beasties are all your fav bands

Kid Presentable

10-21-2006, 11:06 AM

but, saying that the beastie boys and this board represent a side of myself that embraces frugality, humbleness, and other stuff that when I squint at, makes me smile. I guess that's what brings me here, the people, the funny shit, not so much the music.
In a way, that's what they represent to me. I listen to a lot of other bands, and I'm always in and out of phases. But I've been kind of affected by the Beastie Boys.

beastieangel01

10-21-2006, 11:07 AM

I am not as borderline obsessed as I used to be but I still love them and listen to them a lot.

monkey

10-21-2006, 11:23 AM

i went through the obsession phase of my life where i breathed, slept and ate beastie boys. haha. i would STILL call them my favorite band, solely because there's not yet been another band to produce the beastie-euphoria i once experienced. but for the most part, i just listen to pb sometimes or some other really good songs, and i love seeing them live. but im not giving away my first born to get a little closer anymore.

cj hood

10-21-2006, 11:27 AM

yes

ms.peachy

10-21-2006, 11:35 AM

Ish. I don't know that I have a 'favourite' band. But the Boys are like, the same age as me, from the same place and such, so I can identify times and places in my life (as well as level of person maturity, significant relationships, etc) by their records. High school was License to Ill. College was Paul's Boutique. Etc, etc.

Pootytang

10-21-2006, 11:36 AM

I would have to say yes they are. I've been a fan since 86 and have never missed a release date of an album, including Aglio E Olio and the BS2000 stuff. I had to wait a bit for the Country Mike album because I couldn't afford to through down 600+ dollars for a piece of vinyl.

DandyFop

10-21-2006, 11:36 AM

yeshhhh

yeahwho

10-21-2006, 11:37 AM

pretty much, it takes nads to be a beastie boy and nads they have. No product endorsements, working the fundraisers, politically active, a nationwide theatrical release with the word Fuckin' in it.

seems like everybody else is looking for an early bed, 'cept Neil.

thegoodmrbrodie!

10-21-2006, 12:24 PM

i dunno. the last album was kinda dull.

paul jones

10-21-2006, 12:55 PM

yes, this is in the right forum, hear me out.

sometimes i forget that we're pretty much all here for the same reason, for the same band.

yeah that's all
I'd say they were yeah.

hitmonlee

10-21-2006, 12:56 PM

i am on lots of forums for lots of different artists i like

i would say the beastie boys are my favourite group of their genre.

could i choose a favourite group overall? no. but i usually just say the cure.

yooooo

10-21-2006, 01:22 PM

yes

befsquire

10-21-2006, 01:40 PM

they are definitely one of my favorites. i probably have about 10 favorites, like RATM, cypress hill, public enemy, red hot chili peppers, NIN, beck, jane's addiction and maybe a couple of others.

The Notorious LOL

10-21-2006, 01:57 PM

nah. I didnt like To The Five Boroughs or Hello Nasty very much.

Pauls Boutique and Check Your Head are the shit though.

venusvenus123

10-21-2006, 02:36 PM

no. no they're not.

i love em to bits tho.

...and, i don't have a favourite band.

Tompz

10-21-2006, 03:04 PM

I would say they are up there still with a few other selected acts.

They make hip hop music like noother artist. It's dope.

dexy

10-21-2006, 03:27 PM

Umm, really, I just joined this message board today because I felt bad about having an extra ticket with no one to use it.
Jennygirl got it for me
she is on here all the time.

roosta

10-21-2006, 03:30 PM

yeah, along with Wu-Tang, pretty much.

i mean, check out their bit on the honours show (courtesy of ba01)...the kings..

http://www.bolt.com/n8itude/video/Beastie_Boys__VH1_Hip_Hop/2453897

dexy

10-21-2006, 03:31 PM

how do i use this damn thing?
where caqn i type a message, not jst a reply?
i need directions today to that show in Orange county, but don't know the name of the skate park

Tompz

10-21-2006, 03:31 PM

That's super.

dexy

10-21-2006, 03:31 PM

fuck it, i will just sell the ticket at the show.

roosta

10-21-2006, 03:35 PM

yeah, pretty much, along with Wu-Tang

I mean, check out their bit on the honours show (link courtesy of ba01)..
http://www.bolt.com/n8itude/video/Beastie_Boys__VH1_Hip_Hop/2453897

the kings....

Tompz

10-21-2006, 03:48 PM

Man that's a tight performance of whatcha want. Still got it.

(y)

ggirlballa

10-21-2006, 04:15 PM

yes they are for now & i think forever but i got some years to think about it(y)

Justin

10-21-2006, 04:24 PM

Yes. They put the "iLL" in "iLL"

Lyman Zerga

10-21-2006, 04:51 PM

i was a hardcore beastie fan for like 2 years

i still like them but tt5b wasnt too great and i got a bit tired of their other stuff

i want to see them live though

ggirlballa

10-21-2006, 04:54 PM

i was a hardcore beastie fan for like 2 years

i still like them but tt5b wasnt too great and i got a bit tired of their other stuff

i want to see them live though

since u live in L.A

they're doing a show in hollywood where were u when the news dropped?

Lyman Zerga

10-21-2006, 05:03 PM

i live in Lower Austria

last time they came to vienna was like 8 years ago

Bob

10-21-2006, 05:04 PM

yeah, pretty much, along with Wu-Tang

I mean, check out their bit on the honours show (link courtesy of ba01)..
http://www.bolt.com/n8itude/video/Beastie_Boys__VH1_Hip_Hop/2453897

the kings....

you know, every time i start to think "i'm bored of the beastie boys" i watch something like that and i fall in love again.

same thing happened when i bought awesome i fuckin' shot that.

ggirlballa

10-21-2006, 05:05 PM

i live in Lower Austria

last time they came to vienna was like 8 years ago

*bashes head into keyboard*

cosmo105

10-21-2006, 05:15 PM

not so much my favorite band anymore. but they definitely hold a special place in my heart. and i sort of always have to know what they are doing, no matter what.

thus, we are seeing them tonight. :)

ggirlballa

10-21-2006, 05:28 PM

paulb

10-21-2006, 05:33 PM

have been my fav band for 8 years straight.

b i o n i c

10-21-2006, 06:24 PM

thanks for that video. the new style is hot, and im not just saying that because they're my favorite band

b-grrrlie

10-21-2006, 06:37 PM

I have loads of favourite bands and Beastie Boys are in the top five. Sometimes they're number one, sometimes I enjoy others more...

Junker

10-21-2006, 06:48 PM

Yes........they are and will always be my favorite band.

Specially now they´ll be playing here in my city in less than 10 days. :)

Waus

10-21-2006, 07:06 PM

I just kind of grew up with them being a big deal between me and a couple friends. I've probably read more articles etc. about them than any other band. I don't know if they're musically my favorite, but they're definitly a favorite. I think they've just sort of blended into my other favorites now.

Drederick Tatum

10-21-2006, 07:15 PM

probably not. but I can still appreciate what they're about. alot of the music I listen to now has been, to a certain degree, exposed to me through the Beastie Boys... these days I'm probably more interested in them as popular culture icons than musicians.

http://www.bolt.com/n8itude/video/Beastie_Boys__VH1_Hip_Hop/2453897

this was still sweet though.

Waus

10-21-2006, 07:20 PM

these days I'm probably more interested in them as popular culture icons than musicians.

Oooh, yeah. Well put.

ggirlballa

10-21-2006, 07:26 PM

i'm a "new" fan but i fell hard for this band i've never fallen so hard for a band before so i guess that means that they are my favorite.

& they were the ones who really introduced me to old skool rap...if it wasn't for them i wouldn't have A Tribe Called Quest, Slick Rick, Eric B & Rakim, MC Lyte, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, NWA, LLCoolJ & others in my iPod also they kinda introduced me to Talib Kweli (he isn't old skool more like indie) if it wasn't for them my iPod would still be full of 50 cent, ying yang twins or lil jon or young joc & young dro & other crap rappers

they completly changed my music taste for the better(y)

Jitters

10-21-2006, 07:54 PM

Well I'm 16 now and when I first started listening to the Beasties I was almost 13 and at the time I was only listening to really bad rock music, they completely changed my musical tastes.

I went from only listening to rock to only listening to hip-hop which is still almost the only thing I'll listen to today. I had never heard anything like them and when I bought Hello Nasty from hearing Intergalatic I could not stop listening to it.

I'm not completely obsessed as I used to be with them but they are definitely always going to be my favorite group.

I'll probably be obsessed again when they drop the next album though :)

TurdBerglar

10-21-2006, 08:19 PM

not anymore

but then again i don't think i have just one favorite band

zorra_chiflada

10-21-2006, 08:21 PM

i pretty much have the same answer to this question as everyone else.

Tzar

10-21-2006, 10:52 PM

yeah - i was sorta SORTA loosing faith after hello nasty because i was feeling they'd never make another record and i'd never see 'em live.

saw 'em at BDO and yeah, rekindled everything. they blew me away.

Bob

10-21-2006, 10:57 PM

i've never seen them live, and i regret it. i fear that they're going the way of the rolling stones, getting too old, you know. but every video of a live performance of theirs that i see, i'm really just so sucked back into them, they're just not giving up, at all, they're showing no signs of slowing down.

and god bless mix master mike, he really keeps shit interesting. i love how he changes up the beat on their songs for each show, dude keeps you guessing. what a team

M.C. Guevera

10-21-2006, 11:49 PM

I don't like it when he changes some of the beats, though. Like "Paul Revere". The beat is half of what makes the song such a classic in the first place!

Alot of them are good though, like when he drops in "Breathe" during "So What'cha Want?". And when he drops in "Apache" during "Root Down" (although DJ Hurricane was the one who did that first).

Kid Presentable

10-22-2006, 12:06 AM

yeah, pretty much, along with Wu-Tang

I mean, check out their bit on the honours show (link courtesy of ba01)..
http://www.bolt.com/n8itude/video/Beastie_Boys__VH1_Hip_Hop/2453897

the kings....
That performance is bonkers. It must have been nerve wracking performing to that crowd of contemporaries.

Documad

10-22-2006, 12:11 AM

I'm surprised at how many people said yes. I can't say yes.

yooooo

10-22-2006, 12:39 AM

befsquire

10-22-2006, 12:41 AM

i forgot to add radiohead to my list of favorites.

Documad

10-22-2006, 12:55 AM

i forgot to add radiohead to my list of favorites.
you are awesome indeed

Miho

10-22-2006, 01:02 AM

I still consider them as a huge influence. I dunno about favorite... not likely. But favorites are trivial. I have had Ill Communication playing in my car for a long time.

DroppinScience

10-22-2006, 01:41 AM

They were once my all-time favorite band (they most certainly were when I initially joined this board in the Fall of '02). But I've gone through lots of #1's from time to time (The Beatles, The Clash, Depeche Mode, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Ryan Adams among various others).

Right now, I don't really think I have a favorite anymore. The more bands I listen to and the more I expand my horizons, it's harder and harder now.

But Beasties are most certainly high up on the list. I haven't listened to the group a whole lot since after '04, but those records will never get old and I'll always be interested in what they do in the future.

cosmo105

10-22-2006, 01:52 AM

Justin

10-22-2006, 02:00 AM

ugh. the worst thing about beastie boys shows is the fans. half of them scream out PLAY "GIRLS" the whole time and the other half is trying to start a moshpit. god, if that wasn't free, i'd have been pissed. such a crappy experience.

Can't let others ruin your experience....fuck them!

ggirlballa

10-22-2006, 02:19 AM

ugh. the worst thing about beastie boys shows is the fans. half of them scream out PLAY "GIRLS" the whole time and the other half is trying to start a moshpit. god, if that wasn't free, i'd have been pissed. such a crappy experience.

u didn't like the concert where were you?

nobody in my section screamed PLAY GIRLS! or moshed just headbobbing ,screams, dancing & 2 drunk girls

Justin

10-22-2006, 02:22 AM

(y) drunk girls (y)

Rancid_Beasties

10-22-2006, 05:30 AM

venusvenus123

10-22-2006, 05:39 AM

yeah, pretty much, along with Wu-Tang

I mean, check out their bit on the honours show (link courtesy of ba01)..
http://www.bolt.com/n8itude/video/Beastie_Boys__VH1_Hip_Hop/2453897

the kings....
yeah, i still love them to bits :o

in the show yauch looks like he just walked in off the street. aww :cool:

pshabi

10-22-2006, 01:46 PM

and wish (as I've said for 7 years now on and off) that they would hang up the mics and play instrumental full time with Money Mark.

Worst Idea Ever.

TOY

10-22-2006, 01:56 PM

I really don't know how I got here...

cosmo105

10-22-2006, 02:04 PM

I would have said the beastie boys have the best crowds. I woulda thought you'd have seen much worse cosmo ie punk acts like millencolin, frenzal rhomb, nofx etc where the crowd actually gets violent.

Yeah, still my favourite but i only listen to paul boutique nowadays.
of course i've seen worse. if i was at a TSOL or Crass or something show i'd expect a violent pit and stay away from the middle of the damned crowd. but this seemed like a pretty low-key show, and a lot of kids (pretty young ones at that) were there. the beastie boys are not punk. when they finally started playing some of their harder tunes, it was just the excuse those douchebag asshole shitheads needed to jump around and act like they're tough. god, i would LOVE to see those guys in a real pit at a gutterpunk show. they'd get their tribal tattoos ripped right off their skin and their stupid wooden beads shoved up their asses.

ggirlballa

10-22-2006, 02:23 PM

i really didn't like the chick in a red tubetop on somebody's shoulders who was this close to flashing adrock or something

Rancid_Beasties

10-22-2006, 08:40 PM

they'd get their tribal tattoos ripped right off their skin and their stupid wooden beads shoved up their asses.
Hahahahaha (y)

I thought you were saying the beastie boys had the worst crowds but i now realise what you were saying. But what concert have you been to where there hasnt been a bunch of dickheads.

QueenAdrock

10-23-2006, 09:56 AM

Beastie Boys have been my favorite band since 1997 and continue to be. I've always had bands I've liked, but something about them was so different and unique that I was drawn into them. I heart them dearly.

Nivvie

10-23-2006, 10:08 AM

Beasties are a bit of a constant for me, I remember asking my mum if I could go to a show when I was about 11, and she was mortified (but a few weeks later let my brother take me to a Maiden gig, where's the justice?), but I don't have a favourite band.