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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 54 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So are Metallica, AC/DC and Van Halen.

[–] lenuup@reddthat.com 54 points 2 months 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.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Red Hot Chili Peppers is my favorite boy band.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I'm partial to Fall Out Boy, myself

[–] stratoscaster@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Based

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Neither does N*Sync.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

what do you think the asterisk stands for??

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

I think it stands for "hyphen."

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

They're a beast band.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 46 points 2 months ago (2 children)

MCA died 13 years ago next month-- not too surprising kids born around 2000 or 2010 wouldn't have heard much of them.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 63 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Tripped acid and went to see them in Central Park just a few years back. In, uh, 1992.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Acid finally wore off in 2022, saw COVID, took more acid.

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[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean it really depends on what music their parents listen to about 90% of the time

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I didn't realize until adulthood that some households don't really prioritize music. My parents were always playing and telling me about the music they grew up with (classic rock, because I'm old and they're older)

Every once in a while I'll meet a peer who's like "oh yeah we didn't have a lot of records" and I'm like oh that checks out with you not knowing the velvet underground

But I try not to be a jerk about people not knowing stuff, because no one needs that.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

My dad never listened to music from his own era. He only ever listens to classical music. I'm not really a fan of music from his era, but I probably know more about it than he does.

[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yup. I was really quiet old before I heard much Elvis or Michael Jackson. My parents just never had it on in the house. My best friends dad had a tattoo of Elvis, but still.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My daughter loves Michael Jackson.

It’s funny, I never much liked his music before aside from a couple big songs. Now that I’m always hearing it, I regularly catch myself singing along and enjoying it.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you end it there it's a tragedy. But if you use the "1 in 10,000" approach and introduce them to both their music and how it changed music, then you might win another fan. You might even get a "oh, yeah, I've heard that riff".

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean theyre pretty tame by modern standards.

Here's WKUK doing a take on Intergalactic

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a Beastie Boys fan, but I don't think most of their stuff stands the test of time. Other than Paul's Boutique and Sabotage, they weren't really groundbreaking most of the time. They were fun, and had some good tunes, but I wouldn't list them as one of the groundbreaking acts that changed music.

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[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Sorry, I'm not keen on classical music

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Technically correct

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago

The best kind of correct. Same goes for N.W.A and Black Sabbath.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 14 points 2 months ago

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

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Beast Street Boyz

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you saying you “CAN’T STAND IT?”

[–] canatella@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, I mean "I KNOW YOU PLANNED IT"

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

"I'MA SET IT STRAIGHT THIS WATERGATEGATE"

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 9 points 2 months ago

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

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You gotta fight, for your right, to parrrrrrrttyyyyyyy

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

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

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

I love the backstreet bros!!

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months 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

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I understand what some of this means I think

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months 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.

[–] LocoLobo@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

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

[–] yopyop@feddit.nl 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months 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

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Saw a guy at work in a BB shirt on Friday.

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