I’ve never quite understood why the Beastie Boys are held in such high regard. At least, that is, until now. It’s not because I haven’t heard half these songs a million times, but rather because going through this list has put context around them for the first time. I always assumed this album came out in the early 90’s. When it popped up, and I saw 1986, it made me realize that, at the time this came out, it was so fresh and different and way ahead of its time. Ultimately, it’s still the same old whiney and grating Beastie Boys, but context is everything and that makes me appreciate them more. And No Sleep Til Brooklyn will Always be a banger.