of Millions to Hold Us Back also rocks really hard. That album happens to be one of the less obvious choices on Kurt Cobain’s top 50 album list I referred to earlier. 

 

1. No Sleep Till Brooklyn – Beastie Boys

 

The Beastie Boys was one of the first bands that helped bridge the gap between rock and rap. In the schoolyard, the rocker kids and the hip hop kids could establish a common ground with the Beasties. This song rocked as hard as any rock or metal song. In addition it featured the talents of Slayer guitarists Kerry King. The song ended up taking on special meaning later in life, but I will touch on that later.

 

By the time the early 90s rolled around I moved to the suburbs and I started to get out of my r...

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