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For those of us who don't/won't watch the documentary, can you please summarize the other perspective?
by takinola 3y ago
For those of us who don't/won't watch the documentary, can you please summarize the other perspective?
- weinzierl 3y agoI'm not sure if I am able to, because it is very ambivalent. I think on one hand they looked up to him but on the other hand they found him alien. It would be easy to think that they admired him in the beginning but later were disgusted and felt screwed over, but my interpretation of the documentary is that they don't feel like that. It's more like they always had and maybe still have mixed feelings. Just my take away.
- lawgimenez 3y agoI read the Beastie Boys book sometime last year and Rubin was everywhere with the Beastie Boys. Involved with record dealings with Rush Management and Def Jam, not only those but also on a personal level. Beastie boys and Rubin were really close. Rubin was also instrumental in kicking out Kate of the Beastie Boys original drummer.
- weinzierl 3y agoI think it is fair to say that Rubin's influence on the Beastie Boys during that phase is hard to underestimate. They would not have become what they are if it weren't for Rubin and I think they acknowledge that in the movie and probably also the book. But it is also true that all of this happened roughly between 1984 and 1988, so a pretty short time frame in relation to both their careers. Also reading up a bit on Rubin's perspective I think he had quite an ambivalent view of the Bestie Boys as well.
- lawgimenez 3y agoYes Rubin was instrumental no doubt. He let them choose either Beastie Boys will be just 3 white guys or I am out. At this time I believe Beastie Boys was still a hardcore band and on their way to becoming a rap group. Rubin just don’t see Kate as part of the BB rap future.