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NBR: Two lonely Beasties they be... MCA Passes away
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 5:37 pm
by neotrotsky
http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/05/04/adam ... boys-dead/
Without the Beastie Boys hip-hop, DIY production and even electronic music wouldn't be where it is today. They haven't officially release the cause of death, but it's universally considered to be from complications with his treatment for aggressive throat cancer.
RIP MCA.
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 5:50 pm
by jasondavis48108
Really sad, I remember them as the first group to really bridge the gap between hardcore/metal/punk and hip-hop. I got so freakin excited when I saw the guitarist from slayer in the no sleep till brooklyn video, made me feel a bit less of an odd ball for loving both metal and hip hop so much
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 5:54 pm
by AWinn6889
Rest in peace MCA.
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:02 pm
by ravenlore
It's probably not appropriate to play "Sabotage" in a cube farm, but I did when I heard the news.
Not cranked, obvs, but I imagine the cubes immediately next to me could hear.
EDIT: add "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" to the playlist
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:51 pm
by HepCat
I don't believe I EVER met anyone who did not like the Beastie Boys regardless of their background or musical taste.. a great loss to the music community
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:52 pm
by JHScoot
Ah man, the Beastie's were awesome. What sad news for me to hear.
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 7:06 pm
by Wheelz
Real Real sad about this one of my all time faves!!!
R.I.P Adam!
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 7:32 pm
by skully93
Yeah, when I heard that, a part of my died. The BB got me through some tough times when I was very young, and they are a really great group.
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 9:22 pm
by ericalm
This is a big loss.
Having a discussion on FB about the first time I heard "Paul's Boutique." I didn't care for "Licensed to Ill" when it came out because I was all serious and new wave-y (or whatever) and it seemed like novelty party jams for people I didn't hang out with in high school.
First time I heard "PB" was at a friend's apartment in Austin. He'd always been ahead of the curve on hip-hop, especially for someone I hung out with back then. It immediately blew my mind. It was transformative and new and just a little magic in a way that I don't seem to experience nearly enough these days.
MCA was the deep Beastie. He was the political one, the philosophical one, the otherwise soft-spoken and zen one.
HepCat wrote:I don't believe I EVER met anyone who did not like the Beastie Boys regardless of their background or musical taste.. a great loss to the music community
I know plenty who don't like them. Some are even my age or younger.
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:47 pm
by siobhan
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 12:32 am
by Wheelz
Man, seriously, I now know how everybody felt when Steve Jobs passed.
The first three cassette tapes I ever owned were:
Bark at the Moon-Ozzy
Born In the USA-The Boss
license to Ill-The beastie boys
I got them cause I won a Boombox in a bike-a-thon I was in....
Who knew that my musical taste would stay so diverse and my love of Bicycles would carry over to the dude I am today
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 12:53 am
by JHScoot
The Sabotage video will live on forever.
Forever
Undoubtedly the funkiest white dudes to ever come out of....anywhere.
rip
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 4:19 am
by ericalm
Well I'm on, 'til the crack of dawn,
Mowin' down MC's like I'm mowin' the lawn!
Been listening to nothing buy all night. Even the place I went for dinner was playing all Beasties.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 6:30 am
by Mutt the Hoople
Damn. I was/am a huge Mott the Hoople Ian Hunter Fan. My Brother took that and added the Clash, who I also like... But we BOTH loved The Beastie Boys. I am so saddened by MCAs passing... Way way too young.
