The Beastie Boys: Early Years (1979 - 1983)

[@claudiatorres2775]

The Beastie Boys are the absolutely greatest. I love them, such a cool Band. So sad that Adam dies so early.

[@justinhenry9746]

You have a great ear for music!!!!!!!

[@claudiatorres2775]

Thank you!

[@sunshinelovelyy]

I know right. Yauch is my my hero.

[@edfeltch]

Seventies punkers never get old,I'm glad to report.

[@MARCHINGBANDtbone]

I recently bought their 1986 "license to ill" cassette tape and I can't stop listening to it. I wish I could of met them

[@jaxbeachguitars]

I remember the concert they had after "License to Ill" was released. I am black but had listened to punk and hardcore since 1982 so I was telling all my family and hood friends that the Beastie was punk but they lwere ike way to deep in the hype about the band. Well in 1987 they were at the Old Jacksonville Coliseum with Fishbone and Murphy's Law!!! Fuckin' unbelievable. Me my friends Dan and Sean were there and watch a whole lot of blacks get pissed off at the fact the Fishbone lead singer's dick was hanging out and Murphy's set was booed from start to beginning...so they mooned the audience. Great show!

[@smsiv]

Yeah, that tour with Fishbone and Murphy's Law was awesome. My main memory: "Fishbone is red hot!". Picked up Murphy's Law album afterwards, it was actually great. I think it was Louisville, KY where I caught the show.

[@patdurkin2095]

That sounds wiiiiillllddd, wish I could have seen them back then

[@barbfrmsf]

May John Berry rest in peace thanks for sharing your talent with us

[@imtv]

Their nihilistic teen punk attitude were awesome...

[@lifewayundermusic9777]

Yeah, I miss that so damn much. Makes me think of some punk songs on their Ill Comunication album.

[@mattabs]

R.I.P. John Berry!

[@hawaiisidecar]

Good they mention The Young and the Useless. Saw them play with PIL in '82 I think it was.

[@neurocida]

RIP John Berry

[@JamBurglar]

+Ralph Buswell Just heard about this. Condolences.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

I used to think Mike didn't sing on the old stuff, but after seeing this, it actually is him :O he put on a really weird voice back then

[@truehistory8440]

Yeah, they eventually found the style that fit them, but at this point he was just screaming into a mic lol. It's not very listenable, but their confidence and drive pushed them to find their medium of art. Hello Nasty is still my favorite record by them.

[@THECLARENCES]

Long live the memory of the Beastie Boys! xoxo The Clarences (robert, erin & leslie)

[@hideyoshinagachika6233]

up most respect MCA I love you man.

[@georgewaters8592]

I know I'm in the minority here, cause I was into the Beastie Boys from say 1983 - 1984, and once Cookie Puss came out, well... I guess you could say I was not into that. I loved the Beasties, first show I saw them at was CBGBs with the Young and the Useless, and then Reagan Youth.... wild show from what I remember.... maybe early summer 1983 ?? Ratcage records was the bomb !! Now that I remember being like in somebodies room that just happened to sell records the place was in a real small storefront.. and I think Dave and this blonde girl lived in the back..... man, I'm so glad I was around back then !! Thing is, now - recently - I've FINALLY got a super deep appreciation for everything that followed Polly Wong Stew, and I realize now just how great the Beastie Boys really were/are, it's almost as if the music sounds better now than it did 30 years ago.... Thanks for posting this video. Holy Snapper - it was a real trip watching this just now and saying to myself, oh yeah.... I remember her, and her.... such a long long time ago..... Beastie Boys STILL rule..... OK ???

[@darthtwelve4398]

This band just plain and simple kicks ass!!

[@onesyphorus]

TIL they were in punk bands before the hip hop stuff but it makes waay too much sense now glad i saw this!!

[@edfeltch]

Ratcage Records,owned by my pal Dave, was issue #23 of Mouth of the Rat fanzine,which Dave began in Boca Raton.

[@st1rjool]

Wow! I was 11 when Licensed to ill came out and got the record and it changed my life like many others.. This is great footage!!

[@chilli-soup]

Unbelievable im speechless. This was great the early years,loved the last set x

[@Khultan]

I started to say I hate this doc because of the opening intro, but, realized, this is stuff I've never seen before. Thank you, TheVideo Guy. I appreciate it.

[@medranothelion]

Bad news: Former Beasty Boys member John Berry passed away today.

[@richardrenzoo]

+Charlie Medrano RIP John :(

[@AnthonyCassidy50]

I will remember his legacy: Kids out there: Stay away from the booze. Bad stuff for ya. Terrible.

[@johnr2630]

R.I.P.

[@inquisitorchristopher8527]

17:07 - Mike to Adam - Remember to sing...

[@kevinmrn]

cool stuff thx for the upload!

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

The good ol days!

[@justaguitardude]

they sure had that punk sound down.. when instruments were just props to get your anger and energy out of your system.. R,I.P john.

[@jsamc8420]

C. c smartest comment i've read in a while

[@micjakes1]

nice. i never knew they were punk first.

[@FAYMprod]

How does this doc only refer to Kate Schellenbach once, as "Kate"? One of the original Beastie Boys was a GIRL and that was drummer Kate Schellenbach, who went on to drum for Lucious Jackson - she's seen throughout this and playing drums for BB @8:20 and @12:07

[@lifewayundermusic9777]

Thanks for info.

[@raelchai]

Yes, Kate's drums were nice. Luscious Jackson rocks, too.

[@anthonystrazza4586]

They just mad cause she was on Pete and Pete

[@CharlieflowersHIPHOP]

BEASTIE NUMBER FOUR IS A PUNK WOMAN COOL

[@thismothafuckasaid7304]

It's Kate from 90s grunge band Luscious Jackson

[@wallbreaker2]

This Awesome!

[@johnk815]

Those were the days.

[@sunshinelovelyy]

BABY BEASTIES.

[@PgTrAxX]

awesome!

[@TyhlerNovac]

I love the narrator's accent ...

[@1blastman]

RIP John Barry

[@hannahelizabeth6683]

I love them sm

[@thismothafuckasaid7304]

Adam Trese is a great actor. He was in 90s movies "Illtown" and "Laws of Gravity"

[@johnclinete6193]

This is cool I first heard the Beastie Boys on college radio before licensed to ill came out. Something about a boom box!

[@thevideoguy87]

Holy Snappers.

[@UOttawaScotty]

That was pretty wicked.

[@martincam]

Amazing..¡¡¡

[@TheKaya4]

never new there was a beasty girl!!

[@rayminthecat]

Wow!

[@YardPimp]

Adam looked like a baby, before he took on the booger look of the mid 80's.

[@garyreardon11]

r.i.p. john berry

[@cuerollen]

Fucking GREAT!

[@ChefJFK]

Mike D on semi-HC lead lmao "my monitors weren't working"... lol... windbreaker ftw. nice live footy of Egg Raid x2 too... cool upload to come back to, thanks! "that was our new master-mix" lmao... nostalgiagasm

[@richardwilson3379]

666death4life666 fuck yes egg raid!!

[@adrienfourniercom]

I love the early BB stuff and the Young and the useless. New York HxC scene was the best.

[@mezzripper5708]

Anyone who writes NYHC the way you just did shows you have no fucking idea about it!!

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

Man, I just want to hear the music.

[@christschoepe9219]

Punk rock will never die.

[@littlepussetto]

Uffff que grandes!! putos Beastie Boys!!

[@jeanheroldjeanleger9219]

Original weirdos!!! I love um!!!

[@Gilleyization]

Drummer is the best

[@Mariorox10]

0:32 Whats vegeta doing in 1979? Dragon Ball didn't start until 84 xD

[@amandacowton3534]

Mike D in a Kway jacket.....wow.

[@cjjaxxon]

Interesting history.

[@mattdubya1037]

RIP Adam Yauch

[@mollyjhill]

RIP MCA

[@BrendonSanderson]

Somewhere in heaven MC is throwing eggs at Mojo

[@Mariorox10]

yea he was introduced in like 89' or 90' xD

[@robfromvan]

They did yelling and screaming music before they got into rap…. which is weird cuz they’re from New York City, where yelling and screaming music isn’t very popular. That’s more of a Los Angeles thing.

[@DharmaMidget]

Fucking awesome! I have the Pollywog Stew ep, but I've never seen this!

[@misfit77]

where is the rest of the documentary??

[@gfeast4518]

Woah vegeta at the beginning

[@rawheadrexx11]

lol the white shadow

[@johnr2630]

This is sick as fuck!!! R.I.P. MCA!!!

[@dewelr121]

Earliest Hip Hop bands! no rap music today can't beat this!

[@amynoellecampbell5930]

beastie boys 1983

[@Joestn77]

is that the mythical "egg raid on mojo" music video that i've heard about but never found?

[@MrAnyusernamesleft]

The black and white version with the original 4 piece line up was available on the Beastie Boys VHS tape "Skills to Pay the Bills", but the version with Adam, Adam, Mike and Kate is one I have never seen before this. Very cool stuff.

[@fiorani1986]

i wanna know too

[@Bookem311]

What is that black guitar the lumbajack is playing at the end? Around the 12:00-15:00 mark.

[@alcoholicalligators3950]

The body of it looks like a stratocaster. It might be a copy,

[@srpdesigns]

When teenagers were teenagers.. We experienced life without technology and IT WAS AWESOME!!!

[@Walti1919]

Me too. Must be horrible to grow up today with all that social media bullshit..

[@transtremm]

That look on Kate Schellenbach's face says it all, she belonged in better band.

[@wdsa8d]

oh my, they weren't too good :0 who knew in a few years time they would create a hip hop masterpiece

[@beandip9541]

anyone know the first two songs that are playing? the lady is talking overi it

[@user-hp1zy1hz7p]

THIS WAS PUNK DAYS)

[@butoeskorxx]

what is that song 0:32?

[@gfeast4518]

What’s with white shadow and channel 2

[@zapicrew]

anyone know the name of the song at 00:30?

[@profforjuice]

accept very beginning

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

Holy Snopperz!

[@alexeykamenev8354]

are any records of Young Aborigines exist ? what the names of two last songs before Egg Rade on Mojo ?

[@clausfey1356]

i be so sad that Adam is dead i still cant believe it

[@fiorani1986]

00:32 Vegeta from Dragon Ball on the wall. Whats Vegeta doing here?

[@keianbrown8621]

Mike looked like Ezra Koenig

[@SkateMendo4Life]

Before I even watched the video I soooo called it being a brittish narrator. SOO FUCKING CALLED IT Hahahahah

[@Kable404]

5:09 theme? O:

[@jeanheroldjeanleger9219]

Someone please give these white boys a hip hop beat!!!

[@DarrelllCampbelll]

On 9th steet between 2nd and 3rd avenue? I would get fucking lost in New York...

[@S2Cents]

The Brits churn out some documentaries. Lots on America too -they study us.

[@maccmoses]

Cookie pus That's as far back as I can remember

[@fuzzyjoe9374]

0:32 why they erase vegeta's face

[@SyphusBatterus]

Kate was actually cute back then.

[@petercool21]

Why MCA?

[@LostinKashmir]

"Why MCA?" (He died...)

[@rataplatabummm]

DEP Adam...

[@antoh07]

That lady is a tidy little drummer.

[@Imrepenting]

I though I seen Vegeta 00:32.

[@nickyrobinson1742]

I love punk & The Beasties, but this is hard to listen to 😭

[@fighisver]

He wasn't even in Dragon Ball either XD

[@vincentvanetti9147]

They were lucky they came out when they did, with limited exposure and CDs/cassettes as the only way to buy part of an album. Today, their window would have been early 2000s with Eminem and they cannot hold a candle to the new style. It was funny, sampled music, but musically the albums are actually pretty hard to listen to from song 1 to the end. They would have sold singles and few of them imo as their mainstream song success likely numbers under 10 songs.

[@formzino]

Lol, the implication is that Eminem albums are better than Beastie boys albums? Beastie boys have a run of like 4 or 5 classic albums in row which are respected by people with a range of musical tastes. Eminem made like 2 decent albums then ran out of shit to talk about

[@jonathanvillalobos7994]

@@formzino Plus beastie boys dont have pop stars in thier albums.to sell récords like eminem.

[@maxhell4743]

Anyone know the name of the song around 8:30?

[@bradleykvermeulen]

Egg raid on mojo