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re: The Great American Rock Band
Posted on 3/7/13 at 10:12 am to Baloo
Posted on 3/7/13 at 10:12 am to Baloo
quote:I keep waiting for you to tell us the Beastie Boys thing was all a joke/troll.
See, and on that rubric, I think it's REM. Or the Beastie Boys, if they qualify as a "rock band". I think they do, but I have a far more expansive definition of rock n roll than most people.
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Posted on 3/7/13 at 10:15 am to AlxTgr
The Grateful Dead is a piece of Americana
Posted on 3/7/13 at 10:27 am to AlxTgr
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I keep waiting for you to tell us the Beastie Boys thing was all a joke/troll.
Nope. They are critically acclaimed, and have even released one of the seminal albums of their genre (Paul's Boutique). They are popular, with multiple hit singles and lots of record sales. They are influential, as they are one of the groups most responsible for the rise of hip hop. And they had extreme longevity, last from the mid-80s up until MCA's death last year. And, as bonus points, they made a huge cultural impact with the Tibet Freedom Concert, which they headlined.
Oh, and they are flat out great, and have a pretty diverse recording library, going from snotty punk to frat boy rap to sampling gods to ironic hipsters back to defenders of the old school. They didn't just stay in one place, they pushed things forward, right up until the end.
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