The Beastie Boys Metanode
Last update: Monday, May 24th 2004

It's hard to deny it, the Beastie Boys are one of the most influential bands of the last decade. Many people agree that they are The Beatles of the 90's. I believe that anyone should own at least one of their albums.

Members
  • Michael Diamond a.k.a Mike D
  • Adam Yauch a.k.a MCA
  • Adam Horovitz a.k.a Adrock

    Albums (* = major release)
  • 1982 Poly Wog Stew
  • 1986 Licensed To Ill *
  • 1989 Paul's Boutique *
  • 1992 Check Your Head *
  • 1994 Ill Communication *
  • 1995 Aglio E Olio
  • 1996 The In Sound From Way Out
  • 1997 Some Old Bullshit
  • 1998 Hello Nasty *
  • 1999 The Sounds of Science (Anthology)
  • 2004 To the 5 Boroughs *

    Side Projects
  • BS2000
  • Country Mike (funny)
  • Latch Brothers

    Labels
  • Def Jam
  • Grand Royal
  • Capitol Records

    Friends
  • Hurricane
  • MixMaster Mike
  • Mario C
  • Money Mark
  • Biz Markie
  • UNKLE
  • AWOL
  • Q-Tip
  • Dust Brothers
  • Spike Jonze

    Roots and influence
  • Bad Brains
  • Black Flag
  • Grandmaster Flash
  • Run DMC
  • Elvis Costello

    Influenced these groups/artists
  • 311
  • Beck
  • Ben Lee
  • The Bloodhound Gang
  • The Chemical Brothers
  • Cypress Hill
  • Everlast
  • House of Pain
  • Kid Rock
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Sean Lennon
  • The Roots

    Misc Nodes
  • Free Tibet
  • beastie
  • A white guy that can rap
  • The Beastie Boys have not retired!
  • Paul's Boutique Samples and References
  • Brass Monkey
  • Paul's Boutique: To All the Girls
  • I hooked my turntables to a waah waah pedal
  • Well if it's gonna be THAT kinda party, then I'm gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatoes!
  • the infamous "Radio Radio" incident
  • Rhyme & Reason 2000
  • Beastie Boy Mike D Interviewed on Radio 1
  • John Holmes
  • In A World Gone Mad

    Weird nodeshells
  • argh, flying beastie in the room. PANIC. Damned wing-ed bastard. Kill kill kill
  • suddenly in the middle of a set for a beastie boys video