Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique (hardcore, hip-hop, instrumental, punk, rap)

Catch33 · 10-21-2008, 07:28 PM

Really one of the most unappreciated albums ever. When I got it (so many years ago) I remember saying to my college roommate "These guys are really, really good". He just laughed because at the time they were really only known for "License to Ill". But time will tell, and of course in this case time has told.

Fruitonica · 10-21-2008, 08:50 PM

Hardly unappreciated, it has been smothered in acclaim. And it also went double platinum.

I agree though that it's a great rap album.

Surell · 10-21-2008, 09:16 PM

I have a hard time choosing between this and Licensed to Ill as my favorite Beastie Boys album, and Check Your Head can make it's way into the competition. But I think Paul's Boutique is my favorite.

SATCHMO · 10-21-2008, 10:17 PM

Paul's Boutique is definitely one of my fav's. The amount of random small music samples that went into that album is unbelievable. go to paulsboutiqe.info and click on the individual songs to see.

Piss Me Off · 10-22-2008, 09:33 AM

I think Check Your Head is the underappreciated one. A truly ecclectic album and it's home to one of my favourite hip-hop tunes, So What'cha Want.

jackhammer · 11-05-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

I think Check Your Head is the underappreciated one. A truly ecclectic album and it's home to one of my favourite hip-hop tunes, So What'cha Want.

OMG. What an awesome tune. One of my favourite BB tracks. That and 'Hey Ladies'.

Surell · 11-05-2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

I think Check Your Head is the underappreciated one. A truly ecclectic album and it's home to one of my favourite hip-hop tunes, So What'cha Want.

I think Check Your Head is when they went more Rock then they were in the past. I mean, they had a Punk (or very similar sounding to Punk) song on there. But it's a great album too, it's one of the three albums i've fully listened to by them (Licensed to Ill, Paul's Boutique, and it), and you're correct about it being very eclectic. So Watcha Want was heavy and hardcore.

Piss Me Off · 11-06-2008, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Surell

I think Check Your Head is when they went more Rock then they were in the past. I mean, they had a Punk (or very similar sounding to Punk) song on there. But it's a great album too, it's one of the three albums i've fully listened to by them (Licensed to Ill, Paul's Boutique, and it), and you're correct about it being very eclectic. So Watcha Want was heavy and hardcore.

They were going back to their roots with that song, they were a hardcore punk band on their first EP's before they got big.

Surell · 11-08-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

They were going back to their roots with that song, they were a hardcore punk band on their first EP's before they got big.

So I've heard. I love that song, too.

**Janszoon** · 12-05-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Catch33

Really one of the most unappreciated albums ever. When I got it (so many years ago) I remember saying to my college roommate "These guys are really, really good". He just laughed because at the time they were really only known for "License to Ill". But time will tell, and of course in this case time has told.

It's funny, I think Paul's Boutique gets a lot of praise heaped on it now, but when it came out I don't remember it being all that well received.

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

I think Check Your Head is the underappreciated one. A truly ecclectic album and it's home to one of my favourite hip-hop tunes, So What'cha Want.

Kind of opposite of Paul's Boutique, I remember Check Your Head being huge when it came out. Everybody I knew loved that album, the songs got a lot of play on MTV and it seems like the critics saw it as this really maturing, quantum leap forward album for them. Maybe it's reputation has faded now but I always think of it as one of their most highly regarded albums.

10-21-2008, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Catch33 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6	Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique Really one of the most unappreciated albums ever. When I got it (so many years ago) I remember saying to my college roommate "These guys are really, really good". He just laughed because at the time they were really only known for "License to Ill". But time will tell, and of course in this case time has told.

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Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	I think Check Your Head is the underappreciated one. A truly ecclectic album and it's home to one of my favourite hip-hop tunes, So What'cha Want. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

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Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	Hardly unappreciated, it has been smothered in acclaim. And it also went double platinum. I agree though that it's a great rap album.

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	Paul's Boutique is definitely one of my fav's. The amount of random small music samples that went into that album is unbelievable. go to paulsboutiqe.info and click on the individual songs to see.