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I have searched this thing about Miles Davis praising Paul's Boutique for a long time but unfortunately I'm unable to find any articles about it. Can you tell me where it came from?
I saw them 5 times in San Francisco. I'm 76 and they are my favorite band of all time. My favorite album of their is Paul's Boutique and it's my favorite album of all time. In 1990 I brought the cassette of that album to Greek islands and a snack bar, just up the hill from the beach played both sides of the album over and over, all day and very loud. European women were dancing with their tops off in the water and on the beach. American women don't take their tops off. It was such an amazing day. I live in Cambodia and just a month ago I bought a Beastie Boy poster by Frank Kozik with Bruce Lee on it from a show they did with Luscious Jackson in Prague. Outrageous poster. I miss them.
Did you see that I-Beam gig in 92? I live in Sacramento, and we heard about it a week afterwards. Heard it was kickin'. I saw them twice later that year, in San Jose and in San Francisco. In SF, Cypress Hill (openers) came out and did "So Watch Want". Crowd went nuclear. Wild times!
It's worth saying that Fight For Your Right was a satire and a piss-take of the frat-boy but then they said those guys starting coming to the shows which wasn't the intention.
I think that the Boys are fudging that bit of Beastie Lore... maybe they were being satirical, but I doubt that was at the forefront of their minds. It's really benign, that retconning, so it isn't a big issue. Time to listen to some Beastie Boys Bouillabaisse... Ah, yeah! Ah-eh-ah-eh-ah-eh-ah, ah yeah!
I don’t think it was satire. I think they hit gold and rode the wave. Maybe afterwards they decided it wasn’t cool and they couldn’t handle the fan base they had, but at the time I think they just went with it and it got too much for them. Anyway, artists are judged by the work they put out - if the satire wasn’t clear in the work, that was their misstep. And I say all this as someone who had this album at release when I was still in school - whether they meant satire, as a school kid I didn’t see or know that - had no internet and no access to interviews. I figured tracks like Girls and Paul Revere and the misogynistic elements were just fine... it wasn’t until a few years later I became embarrassed about that album.
@@iPhown www.npr.org/2011/05/06/136019762/the-fresh-air-interview-the-beastie-boys They state it was satire making fun of classic rock songs like smoking in the boys room and I wanna rock. It was Rick and def jam who saw the track as a potential hit and pushed it. In The interview with them they state it was always a riff on the culture since the beginning and considering they came directly from the punk/hardcore scene it makes sense given the role of punk was to whipe out classic rock culture. And maybe I was just a smart kid in grade 7 but from the first listen i could tell it was a piss take 🤷♂️
Hell even when the record dropped it was discussed on live tv with people reading the lyrics and jello from dead kennedies on the air stated "I dont see how anyone who hears these lyrics cannot tell its satire" The hip hop community at the time thought that the beastie were also satirizing their culture
It's funny, every time I read or watch something about Paul's Boutique it always says the same thing about the public's response upon its release. They say the album was released and the public didn't like it or didn't pay attention to it. But I've spoken to many people about this who were around back then, and we all remember it differently. My friends and I were all fans of Beastie Boys first album, and I never heard they released an album until they released Check Your Head. I rushed out and bought it, and loved it. Fantastic record. Soon after I found out that Check Your Head was not their second album, it was actually their third. So I went out and bought Pauls Boutique and instantly LOVED that album too. It was like both albums came out a few weeks apart from each other as far as my friends and I were concerned. I don't think it was the public that rejected Beastie Boys around the time of Pauls Boutique, I think the music press and their record label did not do their job of getting the word out. We had no idea Pauls Boutique existed.....funny thing is, in retrospect, that was probably the best thing for the Beastie Boys. They blew up in the 90s because for many people it was like they released two amazing albums at once....and then Ill Communication came out only 2 years later.
No it was spring semester of my freshman year. Everyone on my floor had an alternative stoner eve out together playinv video games and smoking a ton of pot. Nack then they still had arcades. On the way back to the dorm my roomate said check ojt this new Beasty Boys and I was COMPLETELY blown away!!! I limed License to Ill but I LOVED and LOVE the Boutique!!! It actually inspired us to try and make our own Psychedelic hip hop Punck Rock album. It was bad but we had fun. Haha
UncleOwen no, the critical press and college radio ate it up, it was actually capitol records who dropped the ball, you can find interviews on yt where the b-boys talk abt how the label president who signed them got fired, and his replacement wanted to put more focus on promoting a Donnie Osmond record that was released around the same time. Had PB come out on a label that had a better hip hop or urban promotions dept., I believe it would’ve received the success it deserved. 3 feet and nation of millions, (both albums which were very similar in production style) came out the year before, and still make the top 10 of many musicians’ and critics all-time albums. the heads knew abt PB in it’s time, but thanks to capitol, mainstream USA didn’t ride the wave.
SyzeOne what do you mean “no”? I was stating a personal experience of myself and many people I spoke to about it. And thanks for the history lesson but I read the book too. What is so weird about your comment is that you start it off by saying “no” as if i was wrong. But then you proceeded to essentially say what I said. That the record label dropped the ball. The only difference was that I was telling it from my point of view from my personal experience. I had no idea Paul’s Boutique came out.
William R. Mize why are you saying “no”? I was telling a story about my personal experience. Your experience is going to be different than my experience. That doesn’t mean I’m wrong.
You guys are way off for one reason, you aren't looking at the bigger picture of what was going in in rap music outside of the Beasties. Pauls Boutique failed commercally for 2 main reasons, 1- Licensed to Ill blew up with a mainly white, suburban fan base who weren't typical inner city rap consumers. When Pauls Boutique wasnt a carbon copy of Licensed, that fan base abandoned it. (Happens to many groups of every genre). 2 - 8 mobths prior to Pauls Boutique, NWA released "Straight Outta Compton" and the rap consumer - as well as many of the old Licensed to Il fan base - gravitated to this new, ultra violent, cathartic music. Conscious groups like Public Enemy, BDP, De La Soul, X Clan struggled to sell units as everyone wanted gangsta rap. Tales of gangs and drive bys. I was in the clubs in NYC and we couldn't believe the love NWA was getting. It was the new shit and what was selling and it took over, and Pauls Boutique was too cerebral for this new genre. It was timing more than anything else. The album holds up because it was ahead of its time, but its commercal failure is easy to dossect as one who was there at the time. And if you look at the entire scope of whst was going on in rap music at the time. Capitol could've spent millions promoting it, it wouldn't have mattered, the consumers wanted gangsta shit, ask Dr Dre in his mansion about that, he'll telll you as well.
I think it makes sense to use Pet Sounds, because that was the LP that prompted the Beatles to make Sgt Peppers... So, Pauls Boutique is the Pet Sounds, of hip hop. ;-)
I remember when the Dust Brothers used to have a Hip Hop/Rap show on KSPC. In the Empire - KSPC along with the Sunday shows on KUCR and KUOR are where we'd discover the newest Hip Hop/Rap songs. It would come on as we were headed to the clubs so we'd just tape the first half while getting dressed and then tape the rest while we were out and then edit our cassettes into a best-of mix tape. While not often recognized as such, the Dust Brothers are OGs of Hip Hop.
"Looking down barrel of a gun, son of a gun getting paid getting rich." Yeah I loved Licensed, but I didn't know about this record until about 5 years afterward when a buddy of mine played it for me. Love this album every second is great.
High Plains Drifter and Car Theif are probably my favorite tracks, but if I'm playing Paul's Boutique I listen to the entire album. There are no bad songs on the album.
Paul's Boutique is for sure awesome, and definitely one of their top 3 - absolutely loved it when it came out, and still do. I think though, they really hit their peak with the next one. That, and Ill Communication, would be the top 3 for me. I guess, surprisingly, that makes PB 3rd, although it should be disqualified, due to it's uniqueness. You know you're a good band, when THAT might be your 3rd best album!
What's perhaps most impressive is that the album will engage you on every level. You just want to bounce your head, check. You want to analyze song structure, check. You want interesting lyrics and flows, check. And it continues to engage on subsequent listens.
Me to, I recognize the sheer genius of PB, but my favorite is the rawness of the new genre they defined, mastered and killed after IC & HN, because no one could do it.
Man diving into this album in different decades of my life has been amazing. I still rate Paul's boutique in my top 5. Being a young punk and hearing pieces of my mom and dads boomer rock chopped up and rapped over was magic
I bought that album on cassette in a gas station on a road trip and until that car met its demise it was on regular rotation. "Johnny Ryall" just clicked for me.
@@somerando4354 they did mine. I grew up in late 70's and thought music was dead. A younger friend of mine popped in a cassette of "License to Ill" & my life changed. Felt 7 years younger instantly.
Great documenting! Paul's Boutique might be the only new release that i heard where I knew I was listening to the future. Ironically enough i was just so glad to hear organic drumming after 10 years of thin programmed drums, programmed by people who weren't drummers, samples were a much needed time machine
Beasties' first 4 albums were all near-perfection with every song so likable. Hello Nasty & those that followed had some fresh tracks but also some bombs.
Hello Nasty is one of their 4 back to back classics. Starting with Paul’s Boutique. After they came back from the extended hiatus after Hello Nasty, 6 long years, they had lost a step but still had the skills to pay the bills. Lucky to have seen them live twice. They were there in middle, high school, college and post. The formative years of my life soundtrack by 3 kids from my city that made music for us stoned out skaters who loved hip hop punk and comedy.
We didn't miss out on "Paul Boutique" when it arrived. Many slept on it...but I always thought it was a creative masterpiece. Shouts to The Dust Brothers..R.I.P. MCA
This album is so epic. My wife and I quote the songs all the time to each other and act out the pimp walk in public all time. You should do their album The In Sound from Way Out! and how they eventually started to incorporate live instruments into their work.. They stayed relevant by always evolving and growing while paving their own way.
Hadn't listened to Paul's Boutique for...I don't even want to think how long. Now you send me back to it and oh how good it is. Sees off those Corona blues...Many thanks!
the zenith of sample based hip hop. always loved how they sneaked floyds' "time" into looking down the barrel of a gun, being a personal fave. dj funktual does a great breakdown of shake your rump. regardless of genre, one of the greatest albums of all time.
my friend had this cassette in 1990 at spring break in South Padre Island, Texas. Everyone was listening to Shake your rump. We skated downtown late at night and the streets were ours...
This album changed my life. It was my 14th birthday present, february 1990. I had asked for Run DMC, but my mom bought Paul's Boutique LP instead, probably the shop ran out of Raising Hell. Still listen to it, in my top five since then and forever ❤
I just finished watching this for the fifth time. Just absolutely unreal; a mini-doc worthy of what is- IMO- the greatest album (not "Hip-Hop Album"- but ALBUM) OF ALL TIME. Dude- I fucking LOVE your stuff. Gonna Patreon you just for this- and am looking forward to Fugazi up next. You are one awesome Limey.
nation of millions, 3 feet, and paul's are EASILY the holy trifecta, and the penultimate blueprint of what could be achieved through arranging instrumentation with samples. with the exception of main source's "breaking atoms" or shadow's "entroducing", i cant really think of any body of work that surpasses the pure craftsmanship of those three records.
I think what makes Paul’s Boutique special is that if it were made in todays era, it would be absolutely impossible to release. We’re talking minimum 250 samples that we know of. That’s a lot of money and headaches for clearances and royalties that would have to occur in these times. But luckily it was released during the right time, just before the ending of the early Wild West days of sampling where almost anything went, and not much people took sampling legalities seriously. I’d argue though that once this album did drop, a lot of people wanted their royalties when sampled.
As amazing as this album is, their live performances in the years after this with DJ Hurricane might have been even better. I remember seeing them at Lollapalooza in 94 and they were so good that the Smashing Pumpkins had much of the audience leave and some booing because the difference in stage presence was so stark. Kind of like if The Who decided to go after Hendrix, type thing. Bad idea. The three of them would cover the whole stage during every song, projecting to every part of the audience while performing meticulously planned out tracks to perfection. Truly phenomenal.
Greatest Album of ALL Time ,, totally under appreciated in its day. Brings back so many memories , so many good times ... Never forget the first time i saw them at Danceteria ... I need a time machine
Pauls Boutique is a seminal hip hop album, and one in my top 10 Albums of all time. High Plains Drifter is my fave followed closely by Car Thief... just a brilliant album. Side note: only found this channel last week and have watched nearly all of your content. Fantastic channel and really well researched and put together!
It's hilarious and gratifying to see people revisiting 'Paul's Boutique' 30 years on... the boys and I were onboard from day one in 1989. It was the quintessential soundtrack to our bong hit and acid fueled lives: Our Sergent Pepper. We even remarked that back then... there are so many many many layers to this album. A true masterpiece!
These guys soundtracked my life. Starting off punk, and forever retaining that attitude, but growing and experimenting and deciding who I would become. Pauls Boutique came out when we had a recording studio in our basement, making mixes with 3 boomboxes, doubling bits of weirdness back ontop of eachother. To this day, every time I hear that album, I hear something new. It's got a life of it's own, breathing... Im so honored to have been blessed with their sounds for so many years. Hats off, Many Thznks, Cheers and rip MCA.
The lp is a foldout 360 panorama of that intersection where Paul's Boutique was made. (not a real store or commercial on the album) but I have spent many hours staring at that cover while singing along.
Favourite track is always changing. Currently it's 'looking down the barrel of a gun.' It is so hard hitting. Great video by the way, packed with info and great clips.
Car Thief is my favourite Beastie Boys song of all time. I had this CD in my car and listened to nothing else for over a year when I drove around. Bliss.
I was HEAVY into License To Ill, so when I finally got Paul's Boutique home, I was like, what is this CRAP! But holy shit it grew on me, and soon it was a STAPLE in the 5 disc CD changer! So good. Give it a listen bitches!!
Yay, I always enjoy your videos, but as a massive Beastie Boys fan this get´s me way excited. Thanks for your great content, keeps me invested in my love of music and exploring new genres and ideas all the time!
It changes: Favorite at first was Car Thief; then Sounds Of Science with the cleverly layered Beatles samples. Hey Ladies & SYR were sort of hits upon release (esp. Ladies) - on MTV & K-DAY radio in L.A. Then only die-hards stuck with the album through the '89 summer till it became an indelible favorite. Also, the 12-inch (and cassette) singles had great instrumental versions with extra bits - this becoming a Beasties staple and an art form unto itself.
LOVED IT ❤️... Soooo glad I found this .. Paul's Boutique by far my absolute favourite of there's & up there as 1 of the all time CLASSICS , timeless...
I can't think of too many ageless and brilliant albums that are actually understood on release, that really do stand the test of time. They're usually far ahead of their time on release and take time to be understood and admired. The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" springs to mind. "I guess I just wasn't made for these times."
Masterpiece! Bought it the day it came out and was shocked! What the fuck I was listening to...... ? (I thought). My friends and I expected 4 track and drum loops, so we were like WTF. But, we soon began to figure it out, and to this day, I'm still learning and hearing new things all the time. I've listened to no other piece of music more than PB. It changed me. 🎤 RIP MCA
The samples arrangement is brilliant and will NEVER be duplicated on this level ever again in life!!!!!!!!! I'm so grateful 🙏🏾 I was raised during this period experiencing it as it was in the beginning fresh and unapologetic expression of identity. Much music now has no originality 🤩
Licensed to Ill - everybody listened to it and talked about it. Paul's Boutique - (had the orange cassette) - no one talked about it. Felt like I was listening to underground music - making people listen to the bong rip. Check Your Head - everybody listened to it and talked about it. I was club age by then and they played So Watcha Want all the time (and Pass the Mic). They toured like crazy for Check your Head - saw them twice that tour. They became a cool band with P's Boutique, but a really cool popular band with Check your Head. Saw them at Madison Square Garden around 2005 or so.
I remember as a kid seeing the "Hey Ladies" video on MTV and listening to the music...still remember being blown away by lyrics like "I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh" and the samples that seemed to come from everywhere. That whole record changes you, you don't see music the same way after.
Thanks. I remember that I read David Hiltbrand's review back in '89. I went out and got the cassette tape a couple of weeks later. WOW! It's one of the most amazing records I've ever heard - and I still love it. That old cassette is long gone at this point (mostly because I wore it out!), but Paul's Boutique is forever - all-time kick-ass jams! tavi.
In my opinion, Check Your Head is their masterpiece. I know I'm in a tiny minority, but I'm more of a rock guy than a hip hop guy and I love that they rock out on actual instruments on much of Check Your Head.
Totally agree. Paul's Boutique is great, but they really learned to play their instruments on Check. The grooves are amazing. The grooves have a hiphop feel but there's something much deeper in them also
The incredible progression of their lyrical skills, writing, and timing that took place between “License to Ill” and “Paul’s Boutique” is nothing short of astounding. The odds are slim; one person could make such a leap forward in talent, but to have all three achieve this feat is truly remarkable. To me, it can only be explained with three guys sharing one collective mind, so that they are three in body. Mentally, they share one hive mind that each of them occupies and taps into. They also were of one spirit as well. These reasons are why when MCA passed, Mike D and Ad-Rock couldn’t continue on in the same capacities knowing they were operating with a crucial third missing.
My younget stepsister bought me this album for my birthday in 1990. I was pistzoff because I didn't know what album it was and it didn't have fight for your right to party. One month later I realized I was a moron.
I bought Paul's Boutique the day it came out, on cassette. Played it a couple of times, then put it away for a year or two. Found it in the armrest storage area, when I was selling the car it was in. Played a couple of songs off it, and put it away again. Fast forward to almost 5 years after originally getting the cassette. Popped it in, because nothing else in the cassette carrier sounded good at the time. The tape didn't leave the car until it was worn out, and had to be replaced. Bought the 20th anniversary (with bonus commentary) from the Beastie Boys site when it was released. Looking back, I can honestly say it's one of the most inspired pieces of work as a whole, that has ever been. Just as profound as Dark Side of the Moon, or The Wall, or any other album of that type. It was an honor and a blessing to be able to see them in Auburn Hills when they were touring for Hello Nasty. The world lost something when MCA passed. That part of music history was over. It's kind of funny how you can tell stuff about people by the music they like. Paul's is one of those albums - if a person doesn't appreciate it, I tend to keep them at arm's distance until I get to know them better, to see if I can trust them.
Paul’s boutique is artistic masterpiece that should be listened to front to back constantly. Two samples I still love “ yo they just got my little cousin essay”. & “ I’m a farmer” brilliant
If you could do a part 2 for the album Hello Nasty?🙏🏼😭🙌🏼It’s so underrated and the production on that album is incredible. I love the channel and the videos. This is why my musical taste is so good💯.
Wow...I actually got this record back in the 80s...was so confused when I first spun it...but kept going back to it to figure out the samples. Still spinning it over and over to this day...and still learning from it. So many layers!!! Simply a Masterpiece in my mind. Excellent vid!! Thank You...and, Yes, You actually taught me even MORE about this fantastic piece of wax. XO
I really enjoyed this piece. The Beastie Boys are quite possibly one of my favourite bands ever. The loss of MCA is still on the back of my mind, and the fact that we'll probably never hear new material from them ever again.
I was on the fence with this album having only ever known Hey Ladies. Your review convinced me to finally purchase this album thank you! Next for Trash Theory? I'd love to see you cover Rammstein's debut album Herzeleid!!!!!!!!!
There was not the sort of "music appreciation" (for "popular" music) at that time as there is now (as evidenced by this video). The boys were just too ahead of their time with this one.
If my friends and I had a dollar for every time we spun Paul's Boutique from beginning to end NEVER skipping a song we'd be BILLIONAIRES. pardon the dated example but it's the best way to describe how much we love PB and the BB. Check your head is also a push play album so is ill communication lol The BB and skateboarding pot smoking in the 90s was the best times of my life
I absolutely HATED Paul's B when it came out. HATED it! But my buddy Glenn in Baltimore slapped it on at this gig in his basement and told me to give it another shot while sucking down Natty-Bo and playing ping-pong. I did a 180* that night and Pauls's IS their Masterpiece. Love it to death!
Yeah I went right out bought a cassette tape of PB listened to it like 3 times and hated it. Being a huge Beasties fan I forced myself to continue to listen to it,it finally grew on me. Finally after like 2 months of non-stop listening I realized it's genius. My top 3 Beasties albums 3-PB 2-Hello Nasty 1-Check Your Head
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Can you please do a video on the history of Prog Rock?
After Dookie: The Evolution of Pop-Punk
Please do one about the rock n roll frankenstein's monster that is The Cramps
Pop Will Eat Itself and their legacy
Thanks so much for doing this video! Needless to say stuck at home and you made my afternoon.
All i can say is: "It's a trip, it's got a funky beat, and I can bug out to it" 😎
TV weatherman Lloyd Lindsay Young is the most obscure sample on that album.
@Bill Slocum
Lol, truth 😄
Same. Lol
"Nostalgia....." : )
You know it's got clout to it
Like Miles Davis, I never get tired of listening to Paul's Boutique.
Brian Boyd didn’t know Miles was a fan of Paul’s Boutique. You learn something knew every day
Word!
I have searched this thing about Miles Davis praising Paul's Boutique for a long time but unfortunately I'm unable to find any articles about it. Can you tell me where it came from?
I much prefer I'll Communication. Though, I can listen to Paul's Boutique quite often.
Brian Boyd that statement just makes me happy. I mean that’s awesome!
I saw them 5 times in San Francisco. I'm 76 and they are my favorite band of all time. My favorite album of their is Paul's Boutique and it's my favorite album of all time. In 1990 I brought the cassette of that album to Greek islands and a snack bar, just up the hill from the beach played both sides of the album over and over, all day and very loud. European women were dancing with their tops off in the water and on the beach. American women don't take their tops off. It was such an amazing day. I live in Cambodia and just a month ago I bought a Beastie Boy poster by Frank Kozik with Bruce Lee on it from a show they did with Luscious Jackson in Prague. Outrageous poster. I miss them.
Hope you're still kickin, ol head.
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Did you see that I-Beam gig in 92? I live in Sacramento, and we heard about it a week afterwards. Heard it was kickin'. I saw them twice later that year, in San Jose and in San Francisco. In SF, Cypress Hill (openers) came out and did "So Watch Want". Crowd went nuclear. Wild times!
Paul’s Boutique is a masterpiece. It takes you on a journey. I can’t pick a favourite song!
Sounds of science
www.kexp.org/breakdown/paulsboutique/
High Plains drifter
Looking down the barrel of a gun. Too many bangers to pick 1
Maggie, it really is. It was an album that stood out in that era, which unfortunately didn't get the props that it truly deserves.
“The sounds of science” is my all time favorite. I never knew about the Beatle samples and it just made me love it even more!!!!!
Me too. My dad was a massive Beatles fan and I bet he’d have picked out those samples and told me. Like it even more now.
That was my third CD I’ve ever purchased right after Reign in Blood by Slayer, and Plagues by Devil Wears Prada
It's worth saying that Fight For Your Right was a satire and a piss-take of the frat-boy but then they said those guys starting coming to the shows which wasn't the intention.
It was also a piss take on classic rock
I think that the Boys are fudging that bit of Beastie Lore... maybe they were being satirical, but I doubt that was at the forefront of their minds. It's really benign, that retconning, so it isn't a big issue.
Time to listen to some Beastie Boys Bouillabaisse... Ah, yeah! Ah-eh-ah-eh-ah-eh-ah, ah yeah!
I don’t think it was satire. I think they hit gold and rode the wave. Maybe afterwards they decided it wasn’t cool and they couldn’t handle the fan base they had, but at the time I think they just went with it and it got too much for them.
Anyway, artists are judged by the work they put out - if the satire wasn’t clear in the work, that was their misstep.
And I say all this as someone who had this album at release when I was still in school - whether they meant satire, as a school kid I didn’t see or know that - had no internet and no access to interviews. I figured tracks like Girls and Paul Revere and the misogynistic elements were just fine... it wasn’t until a few years later I became embarrassed about that album.
@@iPhown www.npr.org/2011/05/06/136019762/the-fresh-air-interview-the-beastie-boys
They state it was satire making fun of classic rock songs like smoking in the boys room and I wanna rock. It was Rick and def jam who saw the track as a potential hit and pushed it. In The interview with them they state it was always a riff on the culture since the beginning and considering they came directly from the punk/hardcore scene it makes sense given the role of punk was to whipe out classic rock culture.
And maybe I was just a smart kid in grade 7 but from the first listen i could tell it was a piss take 🤷♂️
Hell even when the record dropped it was discussed on live tv with people reading the lyrics and jello from dead kennedies on the air stated "I dont see how anyone who hears these lyrics cannot tell its satire"
The hip hop community at the time thought that the beastie were also satirizing their culture
It's funny, every time I read or watch something about Paul's Boutique it always says the same thing about the public's response upon its release. They say the album was released and the public didn't like it or didn't pay attention to it. But I've spoken to many people about this who were around back then, and we all remember it differently. My friends and I were all fans of Beastie Boys first album, and I never heard they released an album until they released Check Your Head. I rushed out and bought it, and loved it. Fantastic record. Soon after I found out that Check Your Head was not their second album, it was actually their third. So I went out and bought Pauls Boutique and instantly LOVED that album too. It was like both albums came out a few weeks apart from each other as far as my friends and I were concerned. I don't think it was the public that rejected Beastie Boys around the time of Pauls Boutique, I think the music press and their record label did not do their job of getting the word out. We had no idea Pauls Boutique existed.....funny thing is, in retrospect, that was probably the best thing for the Beastie Boys. They blew up in the 90s because for many people it was like they released two amazing albums at once....and then Ill Communication came out only 2 years later.
No it was spring semester of my freshman year. Everyone on my floor had an alternative stoner eve out together playinv video games and smoking a ton of pot. Nack then they still had arcades. On the way back to the dorm my roomate said check ojt this new Beasty Boys and I was COMPLETELY blown away!!! I limed License to Ill but I LOVED and LOVE the Boutique!!! It actually inspired us to try and make our own Psychedelic hip hop Punck Rock album. It was bad but we had fun. Haha
UncleOwen no, the critical press and college radio ate it up, it was actually capitol records who dropped the ball, you can find interviews on yt where the b-boys talk abt how the label president who signed them got fired, and his replacement wanted to put more focus on promoting a Donnie Osmond record that was released around the same time. Had PB come out on a label that had a better hip hop or urban promotions dept., I believe it would’ve received the success it deserved. 3 feet and nation of millions, (both albums which were very similar in production style) came out the year before, and still make the top 10 of many musicians’ and critics all-time albums. the heads knew abt PB in it’s time, but thanks to capitol, mainstream USA didn’t ride the wave.
SyzeOne what do you mean “no”? I was stating a personal experience of myself and many people I spoke to about it. And thanks for the history lesson but I read the book too.
What is so weird about your comment is that you start it off by saying “no” as if i was wrong. But then you proceeded to essentially say what I said. That the record label dropped the ball. The only difference was that I was telling it from my point of view from my personal experience. I had no idea Paul’s Boutique came out.
William R. Mize why are you saying “no”? I was telling a story about my personal experience. Your experience is going to be different than my experience. That doesn’t mean I’m wrong.
You guys are way off for one reason, you aren't looking at the bigger picture of what was going in in rap music outside of the Beasties. Pauls Boutique failed commercally for 2 main reasons, 1- Licensed to Ill blew up with a mainly white, suburban fan base who weren't typical inner city rap consumers. When Pauls Boutique wasnt a carbon copy of Licensed, that fan base abandoned it. (Happens to many groups of every genre). 2 - 8 mobths prior to Pauls Boutique, NWA released "Straight Outta Compton" and the rap consumer - as well as many of the old Licensed to Il fan base - gravitated to this new, ultra violent, cathartic music. Conscious groups like Public Enemy, BDP, De La Soul, X Clan struggled to sell units as everyone wanted gangsta rap. Tales of gangs and drive bys. I was in the clubs in NYC and we couldn't believe the love NWA was getting. It was the new shit and what was selling and it took over, and Pauls Boutique was too cerebral for this new genre. It was timing more than anything else. The album holds up because it was ahead of its time, but its commercal failure is easy to dossect as one who was there at the time. And if you look at the entire scope of whst was going on in rap music at the time. Capitol could've spent millions promoting it, it wouldn't have mattered, the consumers wanted gangsta shit, ask Dr Dre in his mansion about that, he'll telll you as well.
Paul's Boutique is the Sgt. Pepper's of hip hop.
Nah, pet sounds
@@chriskennedy900 It's better than both.
I think it makes sense to use Pet Sounds, because that was the LP that prompted the Beatles to make Sgt Peppers... So, Pauls Boutique is the Pet Sounds, of hip hop. ;-)
litterally and figuratively.
Michael Emonds That distinction could also go to De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising.
I remember when the Dust Brothers used to have a Hip Hop/Rap show on KSPC.
In the Empire - KSPC along with the Sunday shows on KUCR and KUOR are where we'd discover the newest Hip Hop/Rap songs.
It would come on as we were headed to the clubs so we'd just tape the first half while getting dressed and then tape the rest while we were out and then edit our cassettes into a best-of mix tape.
While not often recognized as such, the Dust Brothers are OGs of Hip Hop.
"Looking down barrel of a gun, son of a gun getting paid getting rich." Yeah I loved Licensed, but I didn't know about this record until about 5 years afterward when a buddy of mine played it for me. Love this album every second is great.
All of it
son of a gun, son of a bitch, getting paid getting rich
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Great album, great track. " Just looking for a fist to put your face in ".
That Mountain sample is insane
Paul's Boutique was they're best album by far, "High Plain Drifter" is my fav track. I still find myself rapping that cut every now and then..
One of my favs still! Classic!
their*
Great follow up to Paul Revere
High Plains Drifter and Car Theif are probably my favorite tracks, but if I'm playing Paul's Boutique I listen to the entire album. There are no bad songs on the album.
Paul's Boutique is for sure awesome, and definitely one of their top 3 - absolutely loved it when it came out, and still do. I think though, they really hit their peak with the next one. That, and Ill Communication, would be the top 3 for me. I guess, surprisingly, that makes PB 3rd, although it should be disqualified, due to it's uniqueness. You know you're a good band, when THAT might be your 3rd best album!
Paul's Boutique sealed the deal on " sample " oriented rap. A classic album , often emulated , never bested. A work of art.
Sampled based hip hop not rap and they're not rappers they are MCs
@ ah yes, I too remember my first few years being a hardcore head. lol
@@mydogsnameislucy768 yes they're hardcore punk rock
I'm a hip hop head. Cant think of a more cohesive record beginning to end, and back again. Masterpiece.
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A legitimate musical masterpiece. There isn’t anything that comes close to this in terms of creativity
In my car's CD player for going on 3 weeks now.
High Plains Drifter is my theme song.
Cuz I'mma high... (HIGH) Plains... (PLAINS) Drifter... (DRIFTER)
You should watch the movie
@@deathmetalandhiphop
I did,1981
Got it on DVD a few years back. It's no Outlaw Josey Wales but HELL.😀👍
I reach behind the seat and snatched a Kool from the pack.
NA McIntosh - thank you for that
12:28 All these years and I didn't recognize that 'Sound of Science' opens with the loop of 'When I'm 64' . Brilliant!
Paul's boutique is one of those albums like nirvana unplugged that will never grow old
What's perhaps most impressive is that the album will engage you on every level. You just want to bounce your head, check. You want to analyze song structure, check. You want interesting lyrics and flows, check. And it continues to engage on subsequent listens.
Check Your Head is my personal favourite, but the achievement of Paul's Boutique is undeniable.
Agree
Me to, I recognize the sheer genius of PB, but my favorite is the rawness of the new genre they defined, mastered and killed after IC & HN, because no one could do it.
Depends on my mood. It's really what I've listened to last lol. Literally 1A and 1B
Man diving into this album in different decades of my life has been amazing. I still rate Paul's boutique in my top 5. Being a young punk and hearing pieces of my mom and dads boomer rock chopped up and rapped over was magic
High Plains Drifter by far my fav on this album.
Same. And that Eagles drum sample is so perfect
I love High Plains Drifter myself. That's another great sample from The Eagles. From"Those Shoes".
What would it Cost to make today????? 50 million?? 250k at the time and things have drastically changed since 89
Car Thief
I wish they talked more about "Hey Ladies." The samples used on it and so forth.
Love it so much, it's the name of my business. Hey Ladies! Get Funky
There's more to it than they'll never know
Needs more cowbell. @@dallasskinner6885
I bought that album on cassette in a gas station on a road trip and until that car met its demise it was on regular rotation. "Johnny Ryall" just clicked for me.
Was it the orange cassette? I bought that bad boy the week it came out, then handed it off to my best friend as soon as I got the CD.
Johnny Ryall had a platinum voice.
I need one of these videos on The Cramps
THIS
They're the kind of band that can change your life!
@@somerando4354 they did mine. I grew up in late 70's and thought music was dead. A younger friend of mine popped in a cassette of "License to Ill" & my life changed. Felt 7 years younger instantly.
the band the cramps?
@0000 that's what I thought. ill ask lux about it. I communicate with the dead
Great documenting! Paul's Boutique might be the only new release that i heard where I knew I was listening to the future. Ironically enough i was just so glad to hear organic drumming after 10 years of thin programmed drums, programmed by people who weren't drummers, samples were a much needed time machine
Beasties' first 4 albums were all near-perfection with every song so likable.
Hello Nasty & those that followed had some fresh tracks but also some bombs.
Totally agree I only bought the first 4 albums
Still a good ratio of good to bad tho. Great career
Hello Nasty is one of their 4 back to back classics. Starting with Paul’s Boutique. After they came back from the extended hiatus after Hello Nasty, 6 long years, they had lost a step but still had the skills to pay the bills. Lucky to have seen them live twice. They were there in middle, high school, college and post. The formative years of my life soundtrack by 3 kids from my city that made music for us stoned out skaters who loved hip hop punk and comedy.
Johnny Ryall. That twangy guitar sample in the chorus hits the spot.
He’s the leader of the homeless!
We didn't miss out on "Paul Boutique" when it arrived. Many slept on it...but I always thought it was a creative masterpiece. Shouts to The Dust Brothers..R.I.P. MCA
This album is so epic. My wife and I quote the songs all the time to each other and act out the pimp walk in public all time.
You should do their album The In Sound from Way Out! and how they eventually started to incorporate live instruments into their work.. They stayed relevant by always evolving and growing while paving their own way.
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Hadn't listened to Paul's Boutique for...I don't even want to think how long. Now you send me back to it and oh how good it is. Sees off those Corona blues...Many thanks!
Still have it on tape
the zenith of sample based hip hop. always loved how they sneaked floyds' "time" into looking down the barrel of a gun, being a personal fave. dj funktual does a great breakdown of shake your rump.
regardless of genre, one of the greatest albums of all time.
my friend had this cassette in 1990 at spring break in South Padre Island, Texas. Everyone was listening to Shake your rump. We skated downtown late at night and the streets were ours...
Beastie since 1987 til I die.I was lucky enough to see them live.
I've seen them live 10 times. RIP Adam Yauch.
This album changed my life. It was my 14th birthday present, february 1990. I had asked for Run DMC, but my mom bought Paul's Boutique LP instead, probably the shop ran out of Raising Hell. Still listen to it, in my top five since then and forever ❤
Beastie Boys are one of my all time favourite groups. Paul's Boutique is a masterpiece!
Best album of all time. Never get tired of listening to it. Was lucky enough to see them live in 87, amazing.
Paul's Boutique is my favorite album of all time. Shadrach is probably my favorite song but it's not easy to choose.
I just finished watching this for the fifth time. Just absolutely unreal; a mini-doc worthy of what is- IMO- the greatest album (not "Hip-Hop Album"- but ALBUM) OF ALL TIME.
Dude- I fucking LOVE your stuff. Gonna Patreon you just for this- and am looking forward to Fugazi up next. You are one awesome Limey.
nation of millions, 3 feet, and paul's are EASILY the holy trifecta, and the penultimate blueprint of what could be achieved through arranging instrumentation with samples. with the exception of main source's "breaking atoms" or shadow's "entroducing", i cant really think of any body of work that surpasses the pure craftsmanship of those three records.
I think what makes Paul’s Boutique special is that if it were made in todays era, it would be absolutely impossible to release. We’re talking minimum 250 samples that we know of. That’s a lot of money and headaches for clearances and royalties that would have to occur in these times. But luckily it was released during the right time, just before the ending of the early Wild West days of sampling where almost anything went, and not much people took sampling legalities seriously. I’d argue though that once this album did drop, a lot of people wanted their royalties when sampled.
As amazing as this album is, their live performances in the years after this with DJ Hurricane might have been even better. I remember seeing them at Lollapalooza in 94 and they were so good that the Smashing Pumpkins had much of the audience leave and some booing because the difference in stage presence was so stark. Kind of like if The Who decided to go after Hendrix, type thing. Bad idea. The three of them would cover the whole stage during every song, projecting to every part of the audience while performing meticulously planned out tracks to perfection. Truly phenomenal.
I saw them at Lolla in 94 as well. Possibly the greatest live show I've ever seen. The word play between the 3 will never be duplicated.
A lot of great research and cratedigging went into the making of this video! thanks a lot! Much appreciated!
Greatest Album of ALL Time ,, totally under appreciated in its day. Brings back so many memories , so many good times ... Never forget the first time i saw them at Danceteria ... I need a time machine
Pauls Boutique is a seminal hip hop album, and one in my top 10 Albums of all time. High Plains Drifter is my fave followed closely by Car Thief... just a brilliant album.
Side note: only found this channel last week and have watched nearly all of your content. Fantastic channel and really well researched and put together!
I mean this with no hyperbole: Paul’s Boutique is my favorite album of all time.
Listening to MCA’s “A year and a day” gives me chills every damn time. So raw.
It's hilarious and gratifying to see people revisiting 'Paul's Boutique' 30 years on... the boys and I were onboard from day one in 1989. It was the quintessential soundtrack to our bong hit and acid fueled lives: Our Sergent Pepper. We even remarked that back then... there are so many many many layers to this album. A true masterpiece!
These guys soundtracked my life. Starting off punk, and forever retaining that attitude, but growing and experimenting and deciding who I would become. Pauls Boutique came out when we had a recording studio in our basement, making mixes with 3 boomboxes, doubling bits of weirdness back ontop of eachother. To this day, every time I hear that album, I hear something new. It's got a life of it's own, breathing... Im so honored to have been blessed with their sounds for so many years. Hats off, Many Thznks, Cheers and rip MCA.
Dude you always analyze fantastic music, love your channel! This is my favorite Beastie Boys, it's so damn good!
Paul's Boutique is a masterpiece and the first of the holy triad of 3 perfect records in a row
The lp is a foldout 360 panorama of that intersection where Paul's Boutique was made. (not a real store or commercial on the album) but I have spent many hours staring at that cover while singing along.
Nothing touches Beastie Boys album like Paul's Boutique. It's so very unique with dubs, samples, instrumental, and huge talent.
Favorite song has to be that long medley at the end and it fading out the same way the album starts off
B-boy Bouillabaisse
Favourite track is always changing. Currently it's 'looking down the barrel of a gun.' It is so hard hitting. Great video by the way, packed with info and great clips.
Always happy to see a new Trash Theory, hope you're staying safe in lockdown!
Car Thief is my favourite Beastie Boys song of all time. I had this CD in my car and listened to nothing else for over a year when I drove around. Bliss.
Same...everything you said. Same.
I was HEAVY into License To Ill, so when I finally got Paul's Boutique home, I was like, what is this CRAP! But holy shit it grew on me, and soon it was a STAPLE in the 5 disc CD changer! So good. Give it a listen bitches!!
Yay, I always enjoy your videos, but as a massive Beastie Boys fan this get´s me way excited.
Thanks for your great content, keeps me invested in my love of music and exploring new genres and ideas all the time!
"I date women on tv with the help of Chuck Woolery"
Dave Conlin the amount of one liners from that album is second to none
I got words flowin' out just like the grand canyon
Got more Louie than Phillip Rizzuto
Drive by eggings plaguing LA, "Yo, they just got my little cousin essay!"
I love this album. It's one of the rare hip hop albums where you can start on track #1 and let it play all the way through.
It changes: Favorite at first was Car Thief; then Sounds Of Science with the cleverly layered Beatles samples. Hey Ladies & SYR were sort of hits upon release (esp. Ladies) - on MTV & K-DAY radio in L.A. Then only die-hards stuck with the album through the '89 summer till it became an indelible favorite. Also, the 12-inch (and cassette) singles had great instrumental versions with extra bits - this becoming a Beasties staple and an art form unto itself.
Love "Car Thief" - so funky and funny.
I'm on one of the; apparently, only 250,000 or so who bought Paul's Boutique in 1989 and I loved it from the get-go.
“Paul’s Boutique” continues to be one of my all time fave albums. I love it so much more than “Licensed To Ill”.
LOVED IT ❤️... Soooo glad I found this .. Paul's Boutique by far my absolute favourite of there's & up there as 1 of the all time CLASSICS , timeless...
I can't think of too many ageless and brilliant albums that are actually understood on release, that really do stand the test of time. They're usually far ahead of their time on release and take time to be understood and admired. The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" springs to mind. "I guess I just wasn't made for these times."
Great documentary. Paul's Boutique is one of my favorite albums. At the time, I couldn't believe it was the Beastie Boys.
Masterpiece! Bought it the day it came out and was shocked! What the fuck I was listening to...... ? (I thought). My friends and I expected 4 track and drum loops, so we were like WTF. But, we soon began to figure it out, and to this day, I'm still learning and hearing new things all the time. I've listened to no other piece of music more than PB. It changed me. 🎤 RIP MCA
The samples arrangement is brilliant and will NEVER be duplicated on this level ever again in life!!!!!!!!! I'm so grateful 🙏🏾 I was raised during this period experiencing it as it was in the beginning fresh and unapologetic expression of identity. Much music now has no originality 🤩
The best track has to be B-Boy Bouillabaisse.
Michael Emonds my fav part of Bouillabaisse is MCA’s “A year and a day” so hard and funky!! :D
I STAY AT HOME JUST LIKE A HERMIT
@@diegogonzales9653 i got the jammy but i dont got the permit!😎
@@jerrybishop2115 *jammy
@@erbefi Definitely underrated. MCA goes hard
I LOVE sampled hip-hop, and this album is KING of sampled hip-hop.
Love this album. "Looking down the barrel of a gun" is my personal favorite Beastie song. 👍
Licensed to Ill - everybody listened to it and talked about it.
Paul's Boutique - (had the orange cassette) - no one talked about it. Felt like I was listening to underground music - making people listen to the bong rip.
Check Your Head - everybody listened to it and talked about it. I was club age by then and they played So Watcha Want all the time (and Pass the Mic).
They toured like crazy for Check your Head - saw them twice that tour. They became a cool band with P's Boutique, but a really cool popular band with Check your Head.
Saw them at Madison Square Garden around 2005 or so.
Thanks for the info!
I remember as a kid seeing the "Hey Ladies" video on MTV and listening to the music...still remember being blown away by lyrics like "I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh" and the samples that seemed to come from everywhere. That whole record changes you, you don't see music the same way after.
Egg Man is the ultimate tune off pauls boutique, followed closely by Shake Your Rump
Thanks. I remember that I read David Hiltbrand's review back in '89. I went out and got the cassette tape a couple of weeks later. WOW! It's one of the most amazing records I've ever heard - and I still love it. That old cassette is long gone at this point (mostly because I wore it out!), but Paul's Boutique is forever - all-time kick-ass jams! tavi.
In my opinion, Check Your Head is their masterpiece. I know I'm in a tiny minority, but I'm more of a rock guy than a hip hop guy and I love that they rock out on actual instruments on much of Check Your Head.
Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun off Paul's Boutique is a good look at things to come with Check Your Head it rocks in the same vein.
Yeah, Check Your Head is the album I play way more often. I even had to buy the t-shirt when I saw it for sale.
It's a close #2 in my book. Both blew my mind when I first heard them and for a long time after, but Paul's is just so unique.
Totally agree. Paul's Boutique is great, but they really learned to play their instruments on Check. The grooves are amazing. The grooves have a hiphop feel but there's something much deeper in them also
@@andrewfoster883 Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty are all absolute classics, imo.
The incredible progression of their lyrical skills, writing, and timing that took place between “License to Ill” and “Paul’s Boutique” is nothing short of astounding. The odds are slim; one person could make such a leap forward in talent, but to have all three achieve this feat is truly remarkable. To me, it can only be explained with three guys sharing one collective mind, so that they are three in body. Mentally, they share one hive mind that each of them occupies and taps into. They also were of one spirit as well. These reasons are why when MCA passed, Mike D and Ad-Rock couldn’t continue on in the same capacities knowing they were operating with a crucial third missing.
My younget stepsister bought me this album for my birthday in 1990. I was pistzoff because I didn't know what album it was and it didn't have fight for your right to party. One month later I realized I was a moron.
I bought Paul's Boutique the day it came out, on cassette. Played it a couple of times, then put it away for a year or two. Found it in the armrest storage area, when I was selling the car it was in. Played a couple of songs off it, and put it away again. Fast forward to almost 5 years after originally getting the cassette. Popped it in, because nothing else in the cassette carrier sounded good at the time. The tape didn't leave the car until it was worn out, and had to be replaced. Bought the 20th anniversary (with bonus commentary) from the Beastie Boys site when it was released. Looking back, I can honestly say it's one of the most inspired pieces of work as a whole, that has ever been. Just as profound as Dark Side of the Moon, or The Wall, or any other album of that type. It was an honor and a blessing to be able to see them in Auburn Hills when they were touring for Hello Nasty. The world lost something when MCA passed. That part of music history was over. It's kind of funny how you can tell stuff about people by the music they like. Paul's is one of those albums - if a person doesn't appreciate it, I tend to keep them at arm's distance until I get to know them better, to see if I can trust them.
Why is the word “bunch” censored at 3:18?
Paul’s boutique is artistic masterpiece that should be listened to front to back constantly. Two samples I still love “ yo they just got my little cousin essay”. & “ I’m a farmer” brilliant
If you could do a part 2 for the album Hello Nasty?🙏🏼😭🙌🏼It’s so underrated and the production on that album is incredible. I love the channel and the videos. This is why my musical taste is so good💯.
Wow...I actually got this record back in the 80s...was so confused when I first spun it...but kept going back to it to figure out the samples. Still spinning it over and over to this day...and still learning from it. So many layers!!! Simply a Masterpiece in my mind. Excellent vid!! Thank You...and, Yes, You actually taught me even MORE about this fantastic piece of wax. XO
My favorite Beastie Boys album. We played the shit out of it and I still do.
I really enjoyed this piece. The Beastie Boys are quite possibly one of my favourite bands ever. The loss of MCA is still on the back of my mind, and the fact that we'll probably never hear new material from them ever again.
I was on the fence with this album having only ever known Hey Ladies. Your review convinced me to finally purchase this album thank you! Next for Trash Theory? I'd love to see you cover Rammstein's debut album Herzeleid!!!!!!!!!
I first listened to it when it came out in 1989 and have listened to a lot of music since and it remains my favourite album. thanks for the clip.
There was not the sort of "music appreciation" (for "popular" music) at that time as there is now (as evidenced by this video). The boys were just too ahead of their time with this one.
Yup
If my friends and I had a dollar for every time we spun Paul's Boutique from beginning to end NEVER skipping a song we'd be BILLIONAIRES. pardon the dated example but it's the best way to describe how much we love PB and the BB. Check your head is also a push play album so is ill communication lol The BB and skateboarding pot smoking in the 90s was the best times of my life
One of the greatest albums of all time, of any genre
Bought this record when it first came out and recently bought it again when i finally got me a turntable.
Still one of the alltime classics
Bought Paul's Boutique the day it came out.
As luck would have it, I also started smoking pot for the first time just weeks before.
GOOD TIMES!!!
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This is by far, THE BEST Mini documentary about Paul’s Boutique!
It’s a tie between car thief and 3-minute rule.
Paul's Boutique was one of the rare albums that did not contain one bad song.. truly a masterpiece.
I absolutely HATED Paul's B when it came out. HATED it! But my buddy Glenn in Baltimore slapped it on at this gig in his basement and told me to give it another shot while sucking down Natty-Bo and playing ping-pong. I did a 180* that night and Pauls's IS their Masterpiece. Love it to death!
Yeah I went right out bought a cassette tape of PB listened to it like 3 times and hated it. Being a huge Beasties fan I forced myself to continue to listen to it,it finally grew on me. Finally after like 2 months of non-stop listening I realized it's genius. My top 3 Beasties albums 3-PB 2-Hello Nasty 1-Check Your Head
I’ve read and watched a lot about Paul’s Boutique - one of my favorite albums - but I still really enjoyed this! Great video!
Finally, some love for this record
Thank you for making this video - you're making quarantine much more bearable