Hell, why not keep with the alphabet theme for a while. See how that goes. B! I can't help but go with Beastie Boys on this one. It could be a soft entry. But we'll see what I can come up with.
Alot of people my age, claim they don't remember a time before MTV... I barely do. I remember when the national anthem would play on TV and then SHSSHSHSH!!!! Static. until around 6am when the news would come on and the day would start a new. This was before infomercials and the like. However, I DO NOT remember a time before the Beastie Boys. They were already doing music and were already artists befor I learned to tie my shoes or even piss standing up.
That said, they're worthy here... by far. When I first heard 'Fight For Your Right'. I was immediately hooked. I knew why my parents hated it, and it led me to understand that hey, they were kids once too. It was the Beastie Boys that forced my mother into telling me the age old story of how her parents hated the Beatles etc. Growing up they were MTV Staples, fun videos, white boys in hip hop, and wether they were commercially succesful or not,... well it didnt matter at that time. After all, it was the 80's.
Yet somehow it being the 80's had no effect on them. Their songs and sounds transcend time, isn't that weird to say... the Beastie Boys are CLASSIC. Wow, kind of puts things into perspective.
To be honest, I kind of lost pace with them around Pauls Boutique and when they got into sampling and doing really creative stuff. What can I say? I was young, and Guns N Roses had just come out. It wasn't until my late teens that I picked up "The In Sound From Way Out" in which I was amazed to learn (and some might still be) that they put out an instrumental record in which they played all (or most) of the instruments.
Since then, I've truly appreciated them for the artists and musicians that they really are. Instead of the ridiculous rawkous group of misfits they portray. When Hello Nasty came out. I think I wore out my friends ears with my repetative play of it. I simply loved that record, and still do to this day. Alot of people said it was old school... I still don't get that, there are a lot of things on that record that are still very very fresh. (oh maybe that's why it's old school... cuz it's fresh) My favorite parts on the record werent really the stand out songs... but the interesting things they did in between, and the genres they touched within it.
Flash forward to now. They're still kicking it. I saw Adam Yauch at a screening of The Wrestler when that came out. I'm a huge fan of Tamara Davis, who directed a few of their videos and some great comedy movies (and some bad ones... see Crossroads), and who I believe is still married to Mike D. They have a new record coming out, and have been putting out these hilarious cameo ridden videos for their new songs.
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