Beastie Boys Perform "Live At P.J.'s" | Letterman

Dave doesn't want any trouble from the Beasties.
(From "Late Night," air date: 11/5/92)
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[@thedude4672]

Man, I miss the Beastie Boys. So unique and talented RIP Adam "MCA" Yauch

[@xx7secondsxx]

I remember the day it was announced he passed!!! I walked up to the store and bought a handle of Gin!! Rocked Burroughs and Boutique and got drunk as a monkey for him!!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻💔💔😇😇☝️☝️✊

[@JonathanHudgins]

Dave always got the best musical guests on TV.

[@thedude4672]

@@pmbbmpYou being sarcastic? Dave's show was HUGE

[@Marshall_Stacks]

@@thedude4672 That "person" was probably just being wise acre, but the point is that DAVE was and is the Coolest or no band would want to show up.

[@ytzpilot]

And he has always appreciated that, he has said so time and time again 🥰

[@JonathanHudgins]

@@thedude4672 Are you serious?

[@rickwilliams967]

Except when Conan had Rush.

[@johncornell3665]

Beastie Boys rocked that night. Thanks Dave!

[@kevinr.3542]

AD Rock is rocking a Hondo "Fame" series guitar here. Hondos were everywhere in the 70s-80s. They were inexpensive knockoffs of other popular guitars like strats. They were inexpensive and usually made with cheap components. But people are fond of them now due to nostalgia and the fact that they made some decent guitars as well as some clunkers. But its extremely rare to see one being used in a professional setting by a big name act. They definitely were not considered to be on par with Fender or Gibson. But that tells me that AD Rock knew what he liked, and he must have liked the way it played regardless of their mediocre reputation. My first guitar was a Hondo and I loved it. I wish i had it back as they're getting harder to find.

[@johnnyp2313]

This was a super interesting comment! I'm a relatively new guitar player so it's always interesting to hear about random guitar lore

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

were they expensive?

[@kevinr.3542]

@@OGRE_HATES_NERDS nope, in the 80s they were the cheapest guitars you could get. i got mine for $70. BUT they were surprisingly well made (sometimes) if you got lucky. most of them were trashed so theyre kind of rare now and people are willing to pay $300-400 for that same $70 guitar.

[@anthonyv6962]

He played Hondos almost exclusively through his whole career. I think his mom and some of here friends chipped in to get him his first guitar and that was the price point they were able to afford. If you look at almost any gig he's always reppin the Hondo. My first guitar was a Hondo Les Paul knock off. Wasn't great but it did the job. Wish I still had it.

[@kevinr.3542]

@@anthonyv6962 no way. that is incredible. i love youtube for this reason. i was so curious how he ended up playing a Hondo, my favorite defunct 'low end' beginner guitar company. i wanted to think he had a cool reason or was loyal for a reason. Beastie Boys just seemed like solid dudes, gotta love their music. this makes me appreciate them more and i love the inside info!

[@dirkstarbuck6126]

The polite applause when they finished playing 😂

[@likearollingstone007]

Always a good sign 👍

[@grupil]

AD Rock is one charismatic son of a gun!

[@jfxdillon]

They’re so good that I’m hypmotized…

[@eightones]

Such beautiful chaos

[@rw9191]

I love John Smoltz at the end with the Beasties looking on.

[@nofrop]

Good eye..

[@kstepko]

“It wasn’t an injury. It was just something that I wanted done.” 😂

[@lauriehammy]

Adrock's vocal range has givin me tingles for over 20 years.

[@BobbySacamano]

Legends

[@Rob_Kates]

Dave, and Beastie Boys!

[@NightsWithNalley]

This makes me want to trash my living room beyond repair. LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

[@ttos3093]

I am so happy these were the tunes of my youth. We had it great fellow kids, never forget that!

[@wp2746]

This is your brain on Music

[@robmausser]

Thank you David for uploading this in HD from the source tape

[@paulb808]

Beastie Boys are the best! Thanks for uploading this!

[@calixa]

WOW, this was great to see. Check Your Head will forever remain my fav Beastie Album. It's just amazing. Lucky enough to see them in 98 and 04 and the live instrument segments of those shows remain highlights.

[@paulhardman2515]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!

[@Slowhand871]

I saw them open for Madonna’s first concert that was in Seattle at the Paramount.

[@paulhealy2557]

Dave acting like mid eighties Beastie Boys were coming on

[@satyapersaud1488]

Legends👑

[@cw50must]

This song is so good.

[@StevesRealReviews]

OMG 1992 - man time flies so fast - Insane

[@rickwilliams967]

Lol, the first three pitches were basically in the same spot 😂

[@muffinman4353]

"LONG LIVE THE BOYS"!!!!

[@guyperron-rh2rw]

Oh yeah! This album in my walkman riding my skateboard...

[@unitoolzee]

Damn.

[@stephenkroswek751]

I miss David & the B Boys❤✌🏼

[@wardengentles53]

Dave was to bands what Carson was to comedians

[@TheLadsBandLive]

Look at those crazy kids

[@gnossiss]

Q genial ❤

[@water.77]

Damn Money Mark on point too?!

[@KALFU]

!! SABOTAJE TELEVISIVO!!! 😂

[@chrisworthington1027]

Never forget MCA

[@kstepko]

Paul playing peekaboo at 1:55.

[@user-sb2iu2qp3t]

Grateful Grind "do not tell the Beasties Boys" , anyone recall this music festivals )))

[@davidmreyes77]

Interesting that they did this since it wasn’t even a single.

[@richardyoon4209]

I'm guessing that the Beastie Boys wanted to show their instrument playing skills. This was their first album since breaking out as a Rap band that they played their own instruments.

[@PresidentofPop]

I need to expand my music history...I thought of BB as a sample band, not this...unfriggingbelievably cool...

[@johnnypolo1983]

Oh dude this is just the tip of the iceberg. You should check out their instrumental album called The Mix Up. They’re as much of a band as they are a rap group. And something else to check out is The In-Sound From Way Out…which is a collection of instrumentals from their 90’s albums. Perfect compliment to The Mix-Up.

[@timvanboening9432]

You should check out their performance of “Sabotage” on Dave. Fantastic.

[@TheBrettWilson]

Welcome to the Beastie Boys! I wish I could rediscover them again like you're about to 👍 Check Your Head and Ill Communication are great albums as well as the instrumental album The In Sound From Way Out.

[@zombweed4821]

Blowing the roof off the dump. Is that John Smoltz?

[@rsgabrys----]

------------------------- beastieboys n break'n balls ..thanks4sharing ...outside of ouch ....dangerously entertaining.....

[@kstepko]

No trouble, okay? 😂

[@alt2012]

American progressive rock band Beastie Boys

[@marcoesquandolas1533]

don't want no trouble now yah hear

[@Petequinn741]

These cats so far ahead of their time

[@th3unmaker]

Eminem was the best beastie boys drummer.

[@teeveeparty]

That's Mike D!

[@th3unmaker]

@@teeveeparty ;)

[@13superroy]

😂

[@022171]

I believe MCA kinda scared Dave as he shook his hand.

[@water.77]

Rage against the machine at home thinking “hmmmmmm”

[@tobyb1018]

😂 whaaaaaa?…

[@tobyb1018]

You know RATM were already around at this point-this beasties album and rage first album both came out the same year, so there’s literally no way rage were influenced by this unless they wrote and recorded and released their album in like a week 😂 also, they don’t sound aannnnyytthing like beastie boys anyway 😂

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

:)

[@amjh4lah809]

5th and crazy early 😊

[@robinblackmoor8732]

Did another Beastie Boy die?

[@paulhealy2557]

Only half the uploads are after a death!

[@robinblackmoor8732]

@@paulhealy2557 Okay, but how do you know which half?

[@paulhealy2557]

@@robinblackmoor8732 It was a joke, its less than half. There isn't an easy way to tell which are. Other than cross referencing news sites or wikipedia's recent deaths page

[@opinionsforsale]

It was So Invasive to Have the Letterman Band Sit in on every Performance in the Early Days.

[@richardyoon4209]

It was the setup all through Late Night. It looks like there wasn't a lot of space at the Late Night studio.

[@BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr]

Got any metal?

[@mezdrums]

Would have been 100% better if the house band had not joined in 🙄

[@markbirchette8740]

Wow! That was absolutely terrible!😂😂

[@happentobehere]

not even/just an awkward 1st½-> the 'worlds most dangerous band' were outgrooved-> they let go so the 2nd½ has that lift/ whatevz