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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Reading through the comments, it turns out I've heard quite a few of their songs, and enjoyed none of them. I don't get how they were so popular.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Try listening to Check Your Head all the way through. If you don't get it after that, you never will.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They have a historical importance in the hip-hop realm notably when it comes to sampling. See the album Paul's Boutique.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Because they were a perfect mix of Punk and Hip Hop. It just fit right into the late 80s and 90s.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A girl called me a sexy beastie boy on the bus freshman yr college. Went to HS with one of their brothers, where their original drummer went. Used to bump check your head on the boo box. Youth are intolerable

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I understand what some of this means I think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It was the 90s. You wouldn't understand Mom! /s

Prob not worth your brain energy tbh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My daughter got really into Brooklyn 99 with me when she was like 11 and from then on became a big Beastie Boys fan

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

That kid probably woke up late for school and didn't want to go.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I like the beats and the shouting!

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean... They're a band, they're all boys... Why isn't Beastie Boys a "boy band?" 🤔

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So are Metallica, AC/DC and Van Halen.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yea but they dont have "boy" in the name!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

what do you think the asterisk stands for??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's for the legal disclaimer they put on their album covers.

*NSYNC

*ʷᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ᵃ ᵇᵒʸ ᵇᵃⁿᵈ

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I think it stands for "hyphen."

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 month ago

"Metallica are a boy band." was not a take I expected to find today, but I think I know exactly the right people to annoy with this.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Red Hot Chili Peppers is my favorite boy band.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I'm partial to Fall Out Boy, myself

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

They're a beast band.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Sorry, I'm not keen on classical music

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Beast Street Boyz

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You gotta fight, for your right, to parrrrrrrttyyyyyyy

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

You gotta fight for your right to want it thaaaat way!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I love the backstreet bros!!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Looks like we lost the fight for our right to party.

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