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In fact, the album Paul's Boutique, which is now hailed as "one of the first albums to predict the genre-bending, self-referential pop kaleidoscope of '90s pop" was scorned or ignored when it was released in 1989.
The Beastie Boys split from Rick Rubin and Def Jam and developed an independent, eclectic, and sonically adventurous sound. The album Check Your Head, which included rock instrumentation, solidified the Beastie Boys' reputation as one of America's top musical talents. Since then the band has enjoyed relatively steady critical acclaim, peer recognition, and popular success. Their most recent award earned was a Grammy for the 2007 release The Mix-Up, a creative instrumental journey. The Beastie Boys have released their own concert film called Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That!, the title of which proves their punk roots.
Numerous musical styles and artists have influenced the Beastie Boys, enabling the band to create their unique and ever-changing sounds. Their punk influences are among the most significant for the three members of the Beastie Boys, because Horwitz, Yauch, and Diamond started their own punk and hardcore bands before they became interested in hip-hop. Their immediate influences included hardcore bands as well as straightforward energetic New York punk such as The Ramones (Forget). The hip-hop influences on the Beastie Boys are difficult to pinpoint because the Beastie Boys were part of the birth of hip-hop in New York. Their Def Jam comrades Run-DMC and other early hip-hop bands...
Rubin also helped introduce the Beastie Boys to the power of sampling, a mainstay of hip-hop.
The Beastie Boys have inspired bands to experiment and fearlessly fuse different musical genres. One of the most important legacies of the Beastie Boys has been to expand the power and potential of hip-hop. Breaking the race barrier in hip-hop also allowed other white artists to use the genre as a springboard for their own musical talents. Musicians like Eminem owe tribute to the Beastie Boys for enabling white hip-hop artists to be taken seriously and enjoy commercial success. Their commercial success has not detracted from their artistic integrity, as the Beastie Boys have also impressed the most cynical of audiophiles. Their ability to produce albums that dramatically range from jazz to pop to rock to hip-hop makes the Beastie Boys one of the most important bands in American musical history.
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"Beastie Boys." LastFM. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009 from http://www.last.fm/music/Beastie+Boys
"Beastie Boys: Biography." Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved online at RollingStone.com on Dec 12, 2009 at http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/beastieboys/biography
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography." All Music Guide. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009 from http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifqxq95ld6e
Forget, Thomas. The Beastie Boys. New York: Rosen Publishing, 2006.
Works Cited
"Beastie Boys." LastFM. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009 from http://www.last.fm/music/Beastie+Boys
"Beastie Boys: Biography." Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved online at RollingStone.com on Dec 12, 2009 at http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/beastieboys/biography
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography." All Music Guide. Retrieved Dec 12, 2009 from http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifqxq95ld6e
Forget, Thomas. The Beastie Boys. New York: Rosen Publishing, 2006.
Fortune Affect Grand Master Flash's Political Message? Music is one of the most powerful forms of communication. It utilizes different types of information networks to cut across linguistic and social boundaries. In several occasions music has the potential to relate to politics and power. From the songs of sorrow sung by slaves in the south, to the revolutionary nature of jazz, blues, and rhythym and blues (R&B) during the activist
A high production value and an industrial feel throughout much of the song impart an engagingly chaotic and progressive feel to the song. 6. MC Lyte is one of the few successful female rappers. In "Paper Thin" MC Lyte raps over minimalist music that includes just the beats and the occasional sound of a synthesized but unidentifiable instrument playing an eerie melody. Lyte tells the story of a jilted lover,
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