Beastie Boys is an American group formed in 1981 in New York and originally composed of John Berry, Michael 'Mike D' Diamond, Kate Schellenbach and Jeremy Shatan.
Group which began by releasing a mini-album “Polly wog stew” a year later in 1982, a mini-album which unfortunately went somewhat unnoticed. The Singles “Cooky puss” and “Rock hard” which were released in 1983 and 1984 respectively did not do much better…
It was a film soundtrack that brought them their first success with the title “She’s on it”, a title that we found on the soundtrack of the film 'Krush Groove' in 1985.
First album "License to III" the following year in 1986, a revelation album which will project the group to the front of the international musical scene in a way that is to say the least resounding, notably thanks to the enormous Single "(You gotta) Fight for your right (To party!)” which would be released a year later in 1987.
New album “Paul’s boutique” two years later in 1989, an album with less success than its predecessor but which still did rather well thanks to the high-calibre Single “Hey ladies”.
We find them in 1992 with the album “Check your head”, an album which will not remain as their highest ranked but which will manage to save the furniture with the title “So what’cha want”.
Back in business in 1994 with the successful release of the album “III Communication”, an album which allowed them to get back into the race, notably thanks to the Single “Sabotage”.
Then came the consecration, the real one, with the release in 1998 of the album “Hello nasty”, an album which will remain as one of the best classified and which will above all produce the enormous title “Intergalactic”.
We will have to wait 6 years and the year 2004 to see the release of the following album “To the 5 boroughs”, an album with more than certain success and which will produce the top hit “Ch-Check it out”.
Top hit which will unfortunately be the last because everything that comes out afterwards will only have a limited level of success to say the least…
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Discography (among others...) :
80s Decade :
Cooky puss 1983
Rock hard 1984
She’s on it 1985
Slow and low 1985
Hold it now, hit it 1986
The new style 1986
Paul Revere 1986
Brass monkey 1987
(You gotta) Fight for your right (To party !) 1987
No sleep till Brooklyn 1987
Girls 1987
Hey ladies 1989
Shadrach 1989
90s Decade :
Pass the mic 1992
So wat’cha want 1992
Jimmy James 1992
Gratitude 1992
Professor Booty 1992
Something got to give 1992
Sabotage 1994
Get it together 1994
Sure shot 1994
Root down 1995
Intergalactic 1998
Body movin 1998
The negotiation Limerick file 1998
Remote control 1999
Alive 1999
2000s Decade :
Ch-Check it out 2004
Triple trouble 2004
Right right now now 2004
Now get busy 2004
An open letter to NYC 2004
Electric worm 2007
Off the grid 2007
Lee Majors come again 2009
Too many rappers 2009
2010s Decade :
Make some noise 2011
Don’t play no game that I can’t win 2011
Tracks :
1983...the first steps which will go somewhat unnoticed. Afterwards you have to start well one day as they say...
1984...they won't do better the following year but it will end up paying off at some point. Let's be a little more patient...
1985...efforts that ended up paying off with this first classified title. Surprisingly this will only benefit them on the Old Continent...
1985...this one on the other hand will go under the radar which shows them that nothing is won at this stage and that they will have to raise their level of play somewhat thereafter...
1986...it's slightly better on this title but we can't talk about a return to the race. There is still work to be done, it’s clear...
1986...no major developments during this year 1986 with a succession of titles of average quality. Especially on the inspiration side...
1986...they're really going to have to find that little something extra that they're sorely lacking at the moment. Let's give it time...
1987...a year 1987 which starts roughly on the same basis as the year 1986. No notable evolution neither in terms of style nor in terms of sound...
1987...all you had to do was add a little more music and that's it. This time will be the good one with a title which will remain as the highest ranked in their entire discography. HU-GE !
1987...this one will be slightly a notch below but the main thing is done as they say. Afterwards they will have to last and that's something else...
1987...especially since their unbridled and somewhat offbeat side risks ending up boring. Be careful, gentlemen, not to rest on your laurels...
1989...a decade which ends in the best possible way with this new major success. Unfortunately this will be the last of this caliber...
1989...as much as the previous title will have been popular with the public, this one will go unnoticed to say the least. Strange paradox...
1992...we find them 3 years later in relative form. Relative and above all insufficient to return to the head of the leading pack...
1992...they still manage to produce a major title on each new opus which saves them more or less each time...
1992...afterwards they will still have to ask themselves the right questions about the continuation of the adventure otherwise the exit door risks opening more quickly than expected...
1992...it is not this year 1992 which will allow them to find the answer whatever it may be. We will therefore have to let it go while waiting for better...
1992...if there is anything better because at this stage nothing indicates it. There is the quantity on the release side of titles but on the inspiration side it's something else...
1992...the end of 1992 which really saw them struggling. A recovery in the most muscular hands is essential and quickly...
1994...things can change quickly, in the good or bad direction, there is nothing else to do but wait...
1994...because in music a return to grace can never be ruled out and nothing is ever finished until the group decides it for himself...
1994...and for the moment, even if the results in the Charts do not live up to their expectations that does not prevent them from continuing to believe in it...
1995...and who would honestly blame them ? Even when nothing goes like this year 1995 with only one title on the clock and which will also go under the radar...
1998...proof that you still have to believe in it ! They will achieve here one of their biggest successes a little less than 10 years after their last notable success of reference. Like what !
1998...their principle is to never give up, even if everything is against them. A desire to believe in it until the end which undoubtedly commands respect...
1998...especially since the future could still prove them right. For now they will be content to finish the decade quietly and above all surely...
1999...nothing extraordinary but a sufficient level to maintain itself somewhat while waiting for better days which will inevitably come...
1999...a decade of the 90s which saw them fight against all odds to get back into the race and they will have succeeded in their bet in any case...
2004...of course we will lose sight of them for almost 6 years but they will not come back for nothing, that's for sure. Here they land a new top hit which resoundingly proves that they are still in the game !
2004...this time it could well be their last top hit but every decade they manage to amaze us so why not the next...
2004...and as before, certain titles manage to slip under the radar. However, they put good will into it but that is not always enough...
2004...they will have pulled out all the stops during this year 2004 on the Singles side but few will have enjoyed the public's favor. Nice try though...
2004...they will still manage to classify this last title of the year. So anything is still possible for them at this stage...
2007...they come back 3 years later but this break for a few years will not really benefit them this time. Hard law of the trade...
2007...it must be said that the more the years advance, the more they are out of step with the competition both in terms of style and sound...
2009...it will become almost impossible to fight on equal terms and without a complete and rapid reconsideration it could be that mass will be said...
2009...a title that will allow them to save the end of the 2000s at the last minute, but it really came down to a close call...
2011...they are going to try the transition to the decade by telling themselves that they have nothing to lose and in principle they are absolutely right...
2011...and in the end they will have succeeded in making people talk about them once again. It remains to be seen whether they are ready to do it again later...
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