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Originally Posted by acousticrock87
I think you're right about pop music, but the Beach Boys certainly paved as much in the ways of music as the Beastie Boys did. Brian Wilson was pretty revolutionary, and with his come back he shows that it wasn't a temporary thing. I saw him recently on his first tour and it was impressive, to say the least.
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I'm not saying the Beach Boys didn't make their mark, though I am slightly undecided as to how revolutionary Brian Wilson really was. While I'm certainly not doubting the worthiness of Pet Sounds, his 'creative epiphanies' sort of rode on the coattails of the experimental wave of the 60s.
That being said, the Beastie Boys, while original, weren't innovative deities - their job was simply harder. Music that falls into the pop category, or that becomes popular, has much more to answer for. Precisely because it has predecessors, relies upon structure, and is defined by its mass appeal, it has a whole set of standards it needs to adhere to to be considered 'successful' within its genre, that experimental music does not. For the Beastie Boys to have achieved this success, justly and guilelessly, and to have produced consistently quality music to date, is something that deserves kudos.
Plus they have a cooler name.