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beastie boys in film

i know these guys have released full movies ILL COMMUNICATION

come on i remember watching one as a kid that show mike d sticking his hand down a woman's pants!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.176.188.160 (talk) 04:05, 5 November 2009 (UTC) 

Side Projects

I think some mention of the side projects of the members should be added. That being that I did not notice BS 2000 and The Latch Brothers mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.209.102.139 (talk) 18:48, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Influences

Allmusic is not particularly accurate in ascribing influences. Statements regarding whom the band was influenced by should source the bandmembers' actual statements, not whom some writer thinks the band was influenced by; for example, Public Enemy's albums list their influences in the liner notes. Something an authorized biography would be helpful here. (Sugar Bear (talk) 17:52, 6 May 2010 (UTC))

Volkswagen Vandalisms

I don't know whether the same was true elsewhere, but the popularity of the Beastie Boys in Britain in the late '80s/early '90s led to most Volkswagens having their badge stolen to be used as medalions by fans who wanted to emulate the appearence of one of the members. I personally feel this ought to be mentioned... -- 86.2.250.156 (talk) 18:09, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Beastie Boys in Video Games and Other Media

The Beastie Boys have been featured in a variety of video games (NBA Jam 2010, NBA Street V3) and in televion shows such as The Simpsons and Futurama. I say we include this in the article, unless anyone objects. -mcsiniestro (talk) 21:03, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Adam Yauch

It should say they WERE an American hip-hop group: there is no b-boys w/o Yauch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.111.54.218 (talk) 16:14, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

The remaining Beastie Boys have a say in whether they will continue without Yauch. Some groups continue after the passing of vocalists (note: AC/DC, Queen, etc.). When the group announces that they have broken up, then this article should be changed to the past tense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.44.154 (talk) 15:58, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Adam Yauch is a late member of the Beastie Boys not a former member. 76.241.152.59 (talk) 19:51, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

We don't do that. --John (talk) 20:53, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Do what? Explain yourself.

(You "vandalized" the article by changing 2012 to 2020 but I will assume that was just a mistake.)

76.241.152.59 (talk) 21:00, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I think you refer to the infobox not the text in the article.

Yes, that needed editing.

76.241.152.59 (talk) 21:01, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Set up a separate section for "late" members. See WP:EUPHEMISM.--John (talk) 21:02, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry WP:EUPHEMISM but does not apply at all. That means you would change the name of the section to "dead" members. 76.241.152.59 (talk) 21:22, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Anyway, I already removed that and simply listed him as "deceased" in the current section. 76.241.152.59 (talk) 21:24, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

We don't say "deceased" or "late". He has died and is now an ex-Beastie Boy. Would that it were otherwise. --John (talk) 21:28, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Saying "former" sounds like a euphemism for "fired" or "quit". He did neither. He died as a member. It's like the difference between a late spouse and and ex spouse, widowed and divorced.

Actually there doesn't seem to be be any standard protocol on this issue. see the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin articles for examples. Some list deceased as former members, some list everyone under current members with years as member listed and some list everyone as former members since the band broke up.

I listed Adam under "past members" in the infobox since that seems to be a standard category.

In the main article it's appropriate to leave him as a member with his death noted in some way until the status of the group is reported.

Also all the alleged other members (past or present) need citations. The Beastie Boys have always been a trio with a DJ backing them up (see the Rock Hall inductions as proof). I see nothing that says there are or ever were any other actual members of the group.

Edits are coming so fast there's edit conflicts and it's hard to identify who changed what. Of course, nobody else is using the talk page so that doesn't help.

76.241.152.59 (talk) 22:04, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

"Deceased" is not a euphemism. Deceased means dead. It's an encyclopedic term. "Passed away" is a euphemism for died, for example. The point is WP:EUPHEMISM is not at issue here.

He is NOT an "ex-member" and never will be. That's the point.

By your definition, the minute after Hendrix's death you would have stated that the Jimi Hendrix Experience consists of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, and Hendrix would be in a footnote as a part member. It's not right and it should be corrected immediately. Until the Beastie Boys perform as a group without Yauch, he should be referred to as an active member.76.241.152.59 (talk) 22:04, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Agree with this; furthermore, the Beastie Boys have never to my knowledge performed without MCA so he's not a former member. When the group were last active he was a member. I've put him back as a current member. --kingboyk (talk) 09:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

To clarify, I'm not disagreeing with your position just saying that WP:EUPHEMISM doesn't really apply. As I said, I had already changed the infobox to list him as a "past member" (not the same as an "ex-member"). 76.241.152.59 (talk) 22:12, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

But in the text there never was the words "current member" just the listing of their names with no caveats besides the years as a member.

So I changed (1979–present) to (1979–2012) and added "deceased" to explain what happened in 2012.

I had: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–2012)(deceased)

But now after several edits we are stuck with the awkward and incorrect (see the punctuation): MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–died 2012}

Since some misguided but good intentioned editor has locked the page I can make no more corrections.

76.241.152.59 (talk) 22:30, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Somebody has fixed the incorrect punctuation (thanks) but more work is needed.

The article now reads: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–died 2012)

Somebody could change that.

I suggest: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–2012)(deceased)

Or if you prefer: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–2012)(died)

Or: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–2012)(death)

Or even this (but I would recommend against this crude version): MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–2012)(dead)

Alternatively this would be better than the current version: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–death 2012)

But this would be better than that: MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–death in 2012)

Or simply (perhaps this would be best): MCA (Adam Yauch) – vocals, bass (1979–2012)

76.241.152.59 (talk) 22:50, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

This is a dynamic IP address so I will most likely not be able to reply back using this signature in the future. 76.241.152.59 (talk) 22:56, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

By the way, like the Parrot Sketch aka Dead Parrot Sketch. 76.241.152.59 (talk) 23:14, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Should not link to Korean film about male prostitution.

It's not notable enough. 173.57.172.191 (talk) 10:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Year formed

The article keeps being incorrectly changed to say that the Beastie Boys were formed in 1979 when in fact they were formed in 1981. Their Allmusic biography states it as 1981 and the Beastie Mania fan site also details this in their timeline. From 1979 to 1981 members of the Beastie Boys were playing in other bands such as Young Aboriginals and Young and the Useless etc. - Ellm6 (talk) 21:22, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Look at the left side of the Allmusic page. it is also possible to be in multiple groups at the same time. Worldofnoise (talk) 22:23, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

1979 vs. 1981

I'm glad to see that the page now at least says that the band's year of formation is in dispute.

Now let's collect the facts and get this changed to 1981 as the following sources all affirm:

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/COJACK/BeastieBoys/History.html http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Beastie-Boys-Biography./0B982363068317484825682C0009A5AE http://beastiemania.com/timeline/show.php?year=1981

Feel free to add more citations to these here.

Now let's take a look at the current citations supporting 1979 as the year of formation.

http://www.thelantern.com/a-e/commentary-looking-back-on-beastie-boys-adam-mca-yauch-1.2869366#.T90BHRee6So This is a blog post that cites nothing to back up this information. Perhaps they got the 1979 date from wikipedia!

http://beastiemania.com/timeline/ This is cited, but actually supports 1981 as the year the band formed. The reason the timeline itself begins in 1979 is to provide context for the band's beginnings two years later, which is explained at the beginning of the 1979 page here: http://beastiemania.com/timeline/show.php?year=1979

Let's also not forget that it's been pointed out that using 1979 as the start date contradicts other information on the page, and would have required Adam Yauch to have owned a time machine to be accurate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Beastie_Boys/Archive_1#Early_Years.3F

Is this enough to get this changed once and for all or should I just throw in the towel?

Pyroglyph (talk) 04:04, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

The two links supporting 1981 have the same material, do not cite anything either and are not reputable websites. Also, Adam Yauch "got the idea" does not support 1981, just the type of music or the name. There are also more reliable pages that say 1979. Remember that they were originally a hardcore punk group and may have gone by other names. If a group does play different music or still retains the same people but under a different name it is always considered to be part of said group. Also, it is better to be earlier than to be later and ignore predated accomplishments. With that in mind 1979 is a more proper date.

http://www.answers.com/topic/beastie-boys http://www.fastcompany.com/1837168/the-music-pivot http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/182741/10-great-beastie-boys-videos/ http://www.vibe.com/article/beastie-boys-mca-passes-away-age-47 http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9beb62b2-88db-4cea-801e-162cd344ee53 Worldofnoise 18:56, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Uneven

This article is pretty good as it stands, but a bit uneven in a few places, included the dip into explaining Grand Royale (could be its own section) and the play-by-play of the band since 2002. These latter sections suffer from fans adding info as it arose and could really stand to be pared down. I'm no Beasties expert, so I leave it to other editors to drop this science. Morganfitzp (talk) 16:59, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Citation

"The band was influenced to play instruments on this album by Dutch group Urban Dance Squad;" Never heard this -- such a claim needs a citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.48.109.42 (talk) 02:32, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Can we put MCA as an active member of the band. Even though he is no longer with us he is still a beastie boy he even named them and without him they are no more so it ends with those three.

Apparently mistaken Rolling Stone review title

Some research online suggests that—despite mentions in Time and Fouré (sp?)—the claim that rolling stone reviewed License to Ill with the title "Three Idiots Make a Masterpiece" may be incorrect. Specifically, others claim that it was instead the Village Voice, and that the title was "Three Jerks Make a Masterpiece". Lacking online access to either of these, this question may forever remain unanswered....

Clements (talk) 16:47, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Not negros

There seems to be no mention of the most obvious sensation factor of their debut in popular music: The fact that they made negro music, dressed as negros, and were at first assumed by radio listeners to be negros, yet they were not negros. This should be addressed. Likeamanshand (talk) 07:26, 10 June 2015 (UTC)