As a kid, I was never a big fan of the Beastie Boys. I respected the hell out of them and enjoyed what they put out there, but never got real big into them.
Flash forward to a few months ago. I hadn't thought twice about them for many years. Then I was flipping around late night TV and saw this:
And it really became clear to me how genius they really were. Then when MCA passed, I went back and started listening to them again with fresh ears and eyes. I guess I really didn't understand until now...It's a shame it took MCA to pass for me to get hooked.