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SUPPORT ME ON PATREON\n\nWATCH MUSIC is not a GENRE VIDEOS and MORE\n\nWTF?!? That\u2019s what goes through my head every time I think of the Beastie Boys. ONE because how is it these self-described funky-punky idiots were one of the main acts that changed the face of music in the 1980s? TWO because how did they then become well respected innovators, outspoken activists & legends, with a long career to rival the biggest acts of any genre? THIRD because how can it all be over?!?\n\nSo much of the Beastie Boys story makes no sense that it almost DOES make sense that one of them would be dead, and almost a DECADE AGO. But no, not even that computes. These were three guys \u2013 great friends, bandmates & collaborators \u2013 who always came back together, no matter what happened in the interim. Unexpected successes. Career pressures. Explorations beyond the bounds of accepted form. Life changes. Hiatuses that seemed to go on forever but were way shorter than, say, the wait for Chinese Democracy. No matter what happened, they always came back.\n\nAnd then Adam Yauch died. The soul of the band the way Terry Kath was the soul of Chicago. The difference is while Chicago soldiered on and reinvented in both clever and disappointing ways, the Beasties \u2013 now Adam Horovitz & Mike Diamond \u2013 realized that carrying on without MCA would NOT be the Beastie Boys. So as usual, when Dumb Death gets in the way, we\u2019re left with memories & reissues & the hopes for more funky innovation crushed.\n\nI respect Ad Rock & Mike D\u2019s decision to shift gears, and love that they put out such a freakin\u2019 comprehensive love letter to music, their awesome threesome-ness, and Adam Yauch that is their 2020 mega quad pack Beastie Boys Book, the documentary Beastie Boys Story, the compilation album Beastie Boys Music, and Spike Jonze\u2019s photo tribute Beastie Boys. It was an explosion of beautiful energy that I can only hope results in more.\n\nAs for the actual music, License to Ill is deep in my DNA. My music wouldn\u2019t be my music without it. Their next three albums moved \u2013 LEAPED \u2013 the hip hop & general music conversation forward in three different ways, with Ill Communication being my fave because it was a distillation of all three of them. Plus I just love mid \u201890s hip hop. Hello Nasty proved they could top the charts fifteen years out, and was their personal favorite. To the 5 Boroughs reminded me why I love NYC so much, and has lyrics I remember to this day. And Hot Sauce Committee Part Two reminded everyone else that they were in complete command of both creation AND the charts straight to the end. You wanna hear their influence on me? Listen to just about anything, but start here:\n\nREC \u2013 \u201cThe Power of Repetition (Everlasting)\u201d (from the album Syncopy for the Weird)\n\nAre you a Beasties fan? If so, what\u2019s your favorite album? How did you feel about Adam Yauch\u2019s death? Do you wish Adam H. & Mike D. would still create music together, and/or do you understand why they\u2019ve all but retired? Discuss dammit!\n\n\n--- \n\nThis episode is sponsored by \n\xb7 Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app\n\nSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/musicisnotagenre/support\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices