The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique (33 1/3) (2006)

by Dan Leroy

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Derided as one-hit wonders, estranged from their original producer and record label, and in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, the Beastie Boys were written off by most observers before even beginning to record their second album - an embarrassing commercial flop that should have ruined the group's career. But not only did "Paul's Boutique" eventually transformed the Beasties from a fratboy novelty to hiphop giants, its sample-happy, retro aesthetic changed popular culture forever.… (more)

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Not the best 33 1/3 I've read but interesting to learn the anarchic, utterly wasteful surroundings this masterpiece created in (literally $15000 per day recording studios were hired and the Beastie Boys would use it to play ping pong in).

Good breakdown of some of the samples used too - never knew that Sound of Science was created entirely from Beatles samples; had missed the slowed down When I'm 64 bass line and the Day in the Life tuning despite hearing this album hundreds of times. (

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Swanson, Joshua	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Derided as one-hit wonders, estranged from their original producer and record label, and in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, the Beastie Boys were written off by most observers before even beginning to record their second album - an embarrassing commercial flop that should have ruined the group's career. But not only did "Paul's Boutique" eventually transformed the Beasties from a fratboy novelty to hiphop giants, its sample-happy, retro aesthetic changed popular culture forever.

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