Reviews (page 11 of 14)
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The number of listens on spotify are definitely telling of the song's quality. Slow songs are too slow. Beats are cool but not enough variation in the "melody" from the MCs. Every song sounds just about the same, with the most famous ones showing some more personality. B-Boy Bouibaisse sounds more like small samples that didn't evolve into full songs.
The production on this CARRIES hard. It’s tough listening to the Beastie Boys rap for an hour.
I really like the vocals and the delivery. The samples are mind-boggily well executed. Even though it's not my style of music I can see the art and dedication to the craft (over 8 hours worth of songs were sampled!). Hey Ladies and Shake Your Rump were standouts for me.
I usually would enjoy hip hop more i guess but i think the shout rap kinda took me out of it
It's pretty good, but I don't get why this is considered peak Beastie Boys.
Pretty, pretty, pretty good
Good instrumentals
Sounds like Beastie Boys
ngl they had me in the first half The first few tracks I wasn`t really feeling the whole record, the beats, this old school energetic, shouting type of rap - it just didn't vibe for. However after a few tracks I opened up to their style. The last track is an absolute jam by the way and I was already digging it twice in a row. Will definitely be coming back to this album, at least to check out, if I feel differently about the first few tracks. Although I guess for me it will probably never reach the status of an essential hip-hop album, it has for so many other people.
There's a level of angst required for the beastie boys that I do not possess.
Samples eram interessantes, e era algo uplifting, mas um bocado esquecível honestamente
Is it rock? Is it rap? Beats and instrumentals are awesome - sampling is so cool and its really fun recognising random little bits taken from other songs (like Sounds of science with the guitar from The End - Beatles). Reminds me of an early version of Death Grip's 'Exmilitary.' Vocals vary from kinda fun (Hey Ladies) to annoying af (the dude with the real high voice), really hold the album back (wish someone like DOOM, Mos Def or Nas were rapping over it). Music for driving around downtown NYC in a beaten up car wearing homeless person clothes. PS this would sound very good stoned High Plains Drifter and the Sounds of science are some phat tunes.
I think "Paul's Boutique" might be the starkest example so far in the 1001 of tastes changing as we grow up. "Paul's Boutique" was a bit too early for me. My first Beastie Boys exposure was "Ill Communication," and I worked a bit backwards from there. I definitely dug it as a teenager. I didn't keep up with them too tightly, and don't think I listened much to "Hello Nasty." But I loved "To The 5 Boroughs" as a young adult. Going back to "Paul's Boutique," I was struck by the in-your-face brashness and immaturity. But that was the Beastie Boys, right? I was just in a better place to receive it when I was younger. I still think early Beastie Boys has a special place in the history of hip hop, and parts of it are still enjoyable. They always were incredibly clever, and this is probably one of the best representations of the 80s style of hip hop which could too often be slow and corny. But the constant yelling and childishness throughout is too much of a turnoff for me now. We'll eventually get to "Ill Communication," but in the meantime I went back to "To The 5 Boroughs," and I'm happy to say I liked it much better. They toned down what needed to be toned down, while still keeping the bite and the wit, and the beats were improved, along with guest spots that helped the flow and broke up the monotony of the Boys' voices. Musically only a ⭐️⭐️ for me now, though "To The 5 Boroughs" is still at least a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Looking forward to revisiting "Ill Communication," and not so much looking forward to "License to Ill."
Not for me, still good.
Liked the experimentation they did with some of the songs but they were kinda hit or miss. Some were forgettable, some were boring and a few stood out like egg man, Johnny Ryall and the sounds of science. The b-boy bouillabaisse tracks were boring for the most part.
Good rhythms and samples on this album, it sounds 'cool', though I don't like much of the lyrics and that many times there are a lot of shouting-rapping (I don't know how to call this). Overall I appreciate the culture impact it had, but it isn't my cup of tea.
While I'm not big fan of this genre, I've tended to enjoy the Beastie Boys more than I thought I would. This is a solid album with some varied sounds. "Hey Ladies" is a stand out for me, as is "The Sounds of Science".
Damn, this is unique. I read somewhere that this is a cocktail of sounds. Apt description. The vocals aren't my favorite, but the sounds are really good.
Viehättävä soundi - joviaalia rääkymistä. Noin puolivälin kohdilla levy löytää kovemman vaihteen ja menee aika saatanan tiukaksi.
Быстро вернулся к прошлому альбому. Хмммм... этот уже не звучит так отвратительно и сложно для меня. Прям уже как будто прогресс какой-то в моём осознании раннего хипхапчика. Причём, я быстренько пробежался и прочитал, что альбом "провалился" при выходе: выходит антихайп?
Fun but I think they are better in smaller doses, it gets a bit much after a while. No songs I knew but some I've added into playlists.
Not bad, but all Beastie Boys songs sound the same
Listening to an entire Beastie Boys album in a row made me appreciate the differences in their songs. I really enjoyed this but I don't know when I'll next listen to them for fun.
Loling @ first song much better on the second listen The sound of science was quite good. B-Boy bouillabaisse also good Seems I like the uptempo tracks better than the boom-bap 3.5/5
Tough one to rate because while I appreciate their dedication to their style, I find it so hard to like these guys. I get it. The sound is unique and I can see why they're iconic. I get that part. I do. It's just not for me. The songs and style are the same and irretrievably consistent throughout the album which solidifies them, but also places them into this box where you either love them or you hate them, and well, I don't love it. Every line is like, "something something something BAM, and then another word and something BAM, and everything something, something, BAM, extra style and something BAM" - the pattern gets so tiring. The voice, the beats. I can't listen very long. If you've heard two songs by Beastie Boys, you've heard them all.
A success in production, but on the whole really not for me: The Beastie Boys' delivery has always set my teeth on edge, and I find it hard to look past, no matter how good the lyrics are. The achievement here is the production, made at a time when the writing was on the wall for the wild west of sampling. Same producers as Odelay!
Beastie Boys have their style. And that's it. I dig it, but it's not very groundbreaking.
Sounds good but you get tired quite quickly because all songs are really alike. When i heard nice woman’s voice in the beginning of “Shadrach” song, i thought there will be something different and interesting but no, the same shouting… But the album is still nice!
p613. 1989. 3 stars. White boy hip/hop/rap, so wrong audience. Having said that... actually quite enjoyed it. Not sure I'd revisit though.
Not my thing
A pretty impressive treasure trove of sampling and production. Very polished and innovative. It is the signature Beastie style, strong lyrics and witty rhymes. I did like the heavier "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun" the most, but I get a bit tired of their nasally voicing.
I might have liked this better in my teen years. It's fine.
Angsty
Egg Man is definitely one of my favorite Beastie Boys songs ever. What a jam. Sampledelia is a genre I don't know if I've seen before. Pretty fun looking at the samples and trying to pick them out of the songs. Just kidding 5-Piece Chicken Dinner is my actual favorite Beastie Boys song. Looking Down the Barrell of a Gun is pretty hype. Heard the beginning of Sublime's cover of Scarlet Begonias in Shadrach and realized that that's also a sample of a James Brown tune. TIL. There are a few standout songs by them but the Beastie Boys just never scratched that itch for me. Very interesting with the sampledelia though and can see how influential this was.
Eclectic
Couple tracks had the real cool brooklyn chill electric piano tune to it that I like. Again, Beastie boys is a group I can only relate to in that no sleep till brooklyn would be blasted at 7am at Camp Ockanickon on the speakers every morning. I liked them like every other kid did, but only knew them for their singular hits. This album was definitely playing more into the strengths of the trio, the in your face rap style with good beats. If you're hungry for a large helping of what makes beastie boys iconic, this album is a good second serving.
Less headache inducing than Licence to Ill, at least. It's fine.
I can never decide if I like the beastie boys or if they’re annoying.
After Licensed to Ill I found much of the Beastie Boy music hit or miss for me. First time listening to this album and I am very surprised how much I enjoyed listening. Maybe it was one of the 105 songs sampled? I knew after the first listen there were a number of samples I recognized, but would have never guessed in the 100's. Some of the fun of this album was checking out all the songs sampled, detailed on the wiki page. Pretty incredible list and wide ranging genres. My two favorites are High Plains Drifter and Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun. High Plains sampled Those Shoes by the Eagles. Near the top of the list of my favorite Eagle tunes. Anyway, enjoyed pretty much most of this album from start to finish. Hell, I can see myself catching a nice cool buzz and trying to pick out all the sampled tunes. While this album doesn't reach the heights of License to Ill, I did find this to be a fun, entertaining album with some great sounds. Not sure I can give this a 4, but definitely at least a 3.5 for me. I'm going to score a 3, but probably closer to a 4 than a 3. 3.5
For sure, there's an insane work of sampling behind this, but I feel a lack of offering something engaging and catchy to the listener. Great work, tho.
Not the best Beastie Boys on the list. But it does solidify the genre of white boys playing at hip hop, laying on snarky cynicism that doesn't really honour hip hop as a genre, but appeals to high brow people who can't relate to the real deal.
The sampling is interesting, but I prefer license to ill
2.5
Paul's Boutique has quite the distinctive sound of the Beastie Boys, although I wouldn't go so far as some have in describing it as the "Sgt. Pepper of hip-hop". It's fill of energy and life, with what would have been quite a fresh take on hip-hop at the time as well - even so far as the black hip-hop community loving the take on new beats. Although it's not to my preference, I can appreciate the way the Beastie Boys have curated this album. Best: Hey Ladies Worst: High Plains Drifter
I'll be honest, "Sabotage" is one of my favourite song of all time. The amount of energy it brings is almost unparalleled. I always thought that I should be a big fan of the band, but somehow any other song I listened to sounds mediocre at best. And this is the case with "Paul's Boutique". A lot of great beats, but the rap style of Beastie Boys is so draining, I just end up hating this band after few songs. It's better for all parties to just move on and leave an average rating, before someone (me) will have a mental breakdown.
Have always been put off the Beastie Boys by the diabolical whiny, yelpy vocals. Sampling, song writing and lyrics are top drawer though.
It was a good listen. There were some great songs and some okay-ish songs.
It’s aight
Wow! Great follow to License to Ill.
This was pretty good in my opinion. Honestly I've always been quite a fan of the aggressive, shouted rapping style the Beastie Boys had going on. However, this album is upwards of 50 minutes and that shouty rapping does grow old after a while. It's another one of those albums that's best suited for a mixtape. As well as that, I think it pales in comparison to some of the other albums in their catalogue. It's good but not their best. Favourite: Shake Your Rump
very average, it is nice but very repetitive
3,5 because it is better than other 3s. Sounds like Eminem but worse. I think it was something absolutely fresh at latest 80s. But I need something more. Can't listen this a lot.
Beastie Boysien tyyli on kyllä tunnisettavaa. Vaikka kappaleet oli toki erilaisia niin tää tyyli oli niin vahva että jotenkin kappaleet saattoi kuullostaa vähän samalta. Ainakin tämmöisessä väsyneessä tilassa
It’s alright.
While I do think it's pretty influential it's not my particular preference of hip hop. The samples are really incredible in some areas, but the shouting gets tiresome and seems to cover up their lack of versatility in delivering lyrics.
Men asså lite white boy 90-tals hiphop är ju alltid lite nice.
Man hör att de är de, tänkte på Sabotage typ hela tiden.
Didn't really enjoy the album, but I'll recheck it at later date to see if my opinion changes
i get that it’s influential and it’s a cool record but honestly it doesn’t do much for me. they did a good job and they have a genuine attitude but i just don’t care for the shoutyness. and the flows all kinda sound samey. whatever.
Not bad. Different for the beastie boys I know and love
my third beastie boys album as part of this project. paul's boutique was part of their sample phase. their previous licensed to ill sampled as well, but i felt a larger range of their chosen samples here. of what i caught, they used more rock music, but there's still a touch of disco and country to be found, too. a little easter egg was to hear the drum intro for alice cooper's "it's hot tonight" on "what comes around"! that being said, i only thought this was just an okay beastie boys album. i do enjoy their more original work better, for what it's worth. the beastie boys brought their usual energy, which made the album pass by easily. a pleasant 3.
It's interesting to me that this album's main goal was to deviate itself from a perception that was established on their previous album, "License to Ill", when probably most casual fans would agree that "License" is the Beastie Boys at their best. This album was a bit more Beastie Boys than I typically go for. Most of the tracks didn't really resonate me. Surprisingly, my favorite part of the album was the B-Boy Bouillabaisse suite at the end of the album. On an album where the band was attempting to differentiate themselves from their previous work, this was the portion that felt like it had the most derivation. I will say, most sampledelia usually bores me, but these guys at least kept me baseline entertained. Not my favorite of theirs, but not bad.
I think their next 2 albums are better, but this was a huge step forward from Licenced to Ill. It's funky and it has enough variation. I don't like all the songs, but there's definitely some good ones on this record. They shout too much. I'm not an expert on hip hop. I don't know how this compares to other hip hop from the same time. To me it sounds somewhere in the middle between Dela Soul and Public Enemy, but that's just me. Favorite song: Eggman
I don't like the Beastie Boys at all but this album was pretty good. I especially liked Hello Brooklyn
Don't know how I've not heard this one yet.
Great start to the album, but fades
pretty fun as the samples it's made from are unbeatable. the one note whine, whine, whine whine (together) SHOUT delivery is tedious as ever but can mostly be ignored. shame there isn't a vocal-free version
Good beats, but not a huge fan of the raps.
I preferred this to Ill Communication; the sense of playfulness I thought was lacking in that album is more evident here. Arguably too evident actually... those vocals do start to grate after a while. The intricate patchwork of samples is cool, and this was clearly a landmark release as a result, but there's nothing on it that I really loved.
PUNK.
I’m not a big hip hop fan, but I can see why this album was dubbed the Sgt. Pepper of hip hop. Still not my favorite thing to listen to, but I’ll give it 3 stars for the effort.
It's pretty upbeat and funky. I'm liking the beats and sampling going on. Overall I liked it.
Contextually this is amazing but to listen to now I prefer their later stuff
Fun and high energy, but the Beastie Boys' style is too repetitive and wears thin quickly.
Maybe even a 4 if not for the yelling...
Sheeesh 2 of my last 4 albums have been Beastie Boy albums. In my Licensed to Ill review I said I just never GOT the Beastie Boys. Maybe I get them slightly more now 3 stars
Did they want to be the hip hop Beatles? With B-boy Bouillabaisse a nod to Abbey Road. They have at least a couple of albums better than this one.
Rough but clean. 1989s finest, but rap has been power crept since then.
My previous experience with the Beasty Boys led me to believe this album would sound exactly like it did. Not bad, just not something I would seek out to listen to again.
Een soort concept-hiphop album, bonanza aan popreferences en 80's events. Sterk vergelijkbare nummers met enkele uitschieters. - leukste nummer: Johnny Ryall 5-piece chicken dinner is "noemenswaardig"
While this was funny and the plunderphonics elements of it were interesting, I will not really come back to i, mostly because I'm not that much a rap fan and that their voice is pretty annoying haha. 6,9/10
I liked Shake Your Rump, and the cowbell in Hey Ladies is just a classic. Not the biggest Beastie Boys fan, I've never quite got what the appeal is but I might be out of the loop.
Love the sampling, hate the shouting.
Classic Beastie Boys. they seem like they were having fun. At some point in time every song sounds the same.
Probably the best of the early rap albums.
Vocals can be a bit grating at times, but the instrumentals are top-notch and it has a good energy throughout.
Not terrible but If I'd actively put on some music it wouldn't be this
Yea kickit
interesting hip-hop kind of album but the lyrics...
Great but not good for me
I've never really given the Beastie Boys a fair shake. Mainly because I'm not super into hip hop. I found myself enjoying it as each track went by.
While I respect this and what it meant to the progression of hip-hop, pre Wu-Tang rap just isn’t listenable anymore.
1/06/22: Listening to the Beastie Boys rap is like watching Bob Cousy play basketball in the 60s and thinking that I could do it better. Is it because they're white guys in black sports? Is it because both basketball and hip-hop have evolved drastically to something completely? I understand how this was such a revolutionary hip-hop album in 1989. Beasties were able to sample from so many iconic/recognizable artists/songs, however, it just sounds dated today to me. Also, the shout rapping, flow, and cadence becomes pretty repetitive. I respect this album as a historical hip-hop piece but feel no need to revisit this album in the 2020s. I really liked the following songs: -The Sounds of Science -Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun -Car Thief -A Year and a Day -Hello Brooklyn
Idk what to say about beastie boys, they sure had their own thing going
I've expressed here before that I'm not a huge fan of sampling and this album is full of them. I mean it's not terrible, but at the same time, there are times when I'd just rather be listening to the originals.
Reading down a list of samples on this albums and it’s like all my favorite stuff. would rather listen to a playlist of their samples, Bc honestly their voices are so obnoxious it was hard to listen to an hour.
The production on this album is actually incredible. However, vocally it’s a rollercoaster that goes up really high and then just stays there. The Boys know how to have a good time but eventually I want something else other than getting yelled at about girls and pranks and crime.
The 3rd best beastie boys album, a true start to their career, which is still entertaining today
Not the Boys greatest but certainly a landmark in the art of sampling
lyrically pretty good, but their sound is pretty similar across albums so that gets a bit boring
Fun! A bit repetitive!
pretty fun as the samples it's made from are unbeatable. the one note whine, whine, whine whine (together) SHOUT delivery is tedious as ever but can mostly be ignored. shame there isn't a vocal-free version
something's fishy in this bouillabaisse
Have I had licensed to ill here yet? I can't remember. But this doesn't have its charm. It's kinda a hard listen. Some of it is fun but the constant YELLING gets a bit much. Still, HEY LADIEEEEEESSSSS!! 3/5.
Not bad. Hello Nasty is better.
I used to love the Beastie Boys. And this album has a uniqueness that came partly from the time it was made - another where the sample clearance would just be too much work to even attempt now. There are some fun tunes here, but having seen the recent Apple TV-funded ‘TEDTalk’, Beastie Boys Story, it all feels a bit more contrived than it seemed at the time. And a lot of the credit surely has to go to the Dust Brothers? Long story short: I used to think this was great album, but it’s become a little tainted by hindsight.
I'd forgotten that beastie boys is a lot of rap, which was interesting. The length of the album was also longer than expected. Didn't listen very closely so don't think too much of my rating.
Not feeling this one, a bit shouty
egg man - banger sounds of science - extremely goofy looking down the barrel of the gun - yes sampling's really good, but album on it's own is a bit overwhelming. maybe it'll grow on me over time, but so far i'm indifferent towards it
Samples were top notch, like arguably one of the best out there, vocals really detract from the product.
this album is pretty symbolic of my general feelings about the beastie boys — excellent production and technical skills, ruined by bad flows and lyrics. rating it a 3, and i think that’s about as high as i could go on a beastie boys album.
No tengo ni idea del género pero me parecieron insoportables
Decent album, but not their best by a long way.
This is weird timing. I listened to this one just a few days ago. Great album, but not my favorite Beastie Boys record.
Meh. It's not bad, I just don't like it that much. It also kind of all sounds the same.
Phenomanal sampling / beat making . Not fond of the grating shouting/yelling rap that also sounds recorded poorly. It's an ear ache and a disservice to the other work. Lyrically good with some strange moments. I think I prefer Ill Communication but this hits 3/5 as well.
A bit too much shouting going on there.
It’s fine, they unfortunately paved the way for Macklemore
Love the beastie boys!! I didn’t really get the chance to listen to this album, but I’ve heard a couple songs from it and love it! This will be a rating of the beastie boys overall. My rating: 7/10
Better than I thought, still Beastie Boys
Ça s’écoute bien. J’aime les beats. Mais ça me laisse plutôt indifférente.
I loved the sampling used, their voices were overbearing as fuck though.
There were a lot of tracks I like off of this. Some really neat sounds and definitely need to revisit. At the same time, there were some kind annoying sections as well that I don't want to hear again. Could get very 'winy.' Certainly a classic. I thinking a light 6 personally.
Cool hor!
Sonic hiphopi sound, better than the one before.
Ok
As E said, "Fun surprises and sounds throughout." I cant put it much better than that. I was 7 when this came out and I dont think I even heard a Beasties song until I was in high school. What a career they had! Egg Man is my fav WTF song. High Plains Drifter was not my jam. Hey Ladies is the obvious stand out...shit kicks!
Humpty Dumpty was a big fat egg. Shouty. Funky. Samples.
me and the beastie boys have not gotten along in the past because they just annoy me. maybe i just hate no sleep till brooklyn, just the yelling annoys me. it's been okay so far, tolerable. maybe it's their high pitched voices, it's whiny. their use of samples and different sounds is interesting. i do like how playful they are and have fun with the tracks. i didn't hate it as much as i thought i would. 3
Some good songs, some meh songs. "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" especially was just a massive waste of time. "Looking Down The Barrel Of a Gun" was probably my favorite song, although it was really scary hearing these white boys rhyming with the words "bigger" and "trigger". Second half of that science song had some cool energy as well.
Interesting use of music clips from other artists.
Great funky samples. Still a bit too shouty and unrefined. A touch disjointed, but at least it’s not gangsta rap!
So much better as an album that the previous Beastie Boys one we had, fits together much better and it's much more consistently good throughout the album. I do find them hard work to listen to for more than a couple of tracks at a time though. I think this is the high end of a 3 from me - a couple of good songs (Shake Your Rump and Johnny Ryall my favourites), but I just don't like their style enough to rate it higher than that.
Hyperactive and obnoxious, the Beastie Boys can't rap or focus on anything for more than 30 seconds. While I know the hits, none of them are present on Paul's Boutique and I fail to see why this album is highly fêted.
One of those ones I had to keep coming back to make an opinion. Throughout three listens I wasn't sure if I found it annoying or awesome. Guess it really depends on the mood. I like the transitions on most of these songs, kind of blends together like a prog album. I also appreciate despite using so many famous songs for the beats, you can hardly determine specific songs for the most part. So for respect, its pretty high up there.
I have heard for years how amazing, groundbreaking, influential, and brilliant this album is. And .... I just don't get it. Maybe it's because I'm not really a fan of music made up of samples, and that's what this is. It's fine, and I get why it's on the list, but I have no desire to listen to it again.
Since I'm going through the albums I've missed backwards I haven't listened to License To Ill yet and Hello Nasty is the album I'm most familiar with. I didn't mind this album, the boys have a certain charm. But it's not really something that'll get regular play. Fave: Shake Your Rump
I like the Beastie Boys, but I think only in small doses (though I do love Licensed to Ill). This is just too chaotic, quickly switching between awesome and annoying, often within the same song.
I know they were certainly very impactful on the scene and I’m a fan of some beastie boys songs. This started off ok, but it seemed like a lot of the same, with a lot of shouting.
weak 3, good overall but the beats can wear you down a bit
Had some nice songs, but not the beasties best. Egg man is so good tho 6/10
Was a good listen but not the revelations promised quite.
I had never listened to a whole album of theirs before. I enjoyed it quite a bit
Musically decent but their vocal style really grates after a while.
Not a Beastie Boys fan. Not my style at all. But I tried to listen with an open mind and did find my foot tapping to a few songs. Notably "The Sounds of Science", "Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun", "Car Thief". Will I listen again? Not a chance. But I can see the attraction. Not nearly as bad as I expected. C-
This record’s a lot of fun. Has some weaker tracks but much more even overall than Ill Communication
Similar to Licensed to Ill, the Beastie Boys vocals just get grating after a while. The production and sampling on this is great though, which is what prevented me from turning it off halfway through.
This is the second album from the hip-hop group Beastie Boys, and it's regarded as their breakthrough album, even though it sold less than their debut album. The music on this album is hip-hop, but the songs are made up of a lot of samples and instrumental tracks - just like their debut album - but this time the sampling was done by the duo Dust Brothers - which are famous for sampling songs (and who also have their own album on this 1000's list). The Dust Brothers worked with the Beastie Boys on this album by providing club tracks and sampling an insane amount of songs; an amount that wouldn't be financially possible today. 105 total songs had samples taken from them. This album slowly gained sales after release and was not as initially successful as the group's debut album - "License to Ill". However, this album is now certified double platinum. Critics praised the production of the sample-heavy tracks and the amazing rhymes over top of them. This album is a hip-hop masterpiece! The flow of each song and the expertly produced sample beats deserve great praise from every listener. This album has definitely had a lasting effect on the hip-hop genre, although the amount of samples can probably never be attempted again. The last track is a 12 minute epic journey that will have you hanging onto every rhyme and change-up in beat. I recommend everyone to give this classic album a listen!
Важная веха в звучании всех 90-ых. Зачаток рэпкора и ряда смежных жанров. Стоит послушать, чтобы получить понимание эпохи.
Old school hip hop classic. Love the REAL instruments and soul samples….and Car Thief!
this one was big in my childhood. at least upbeat
Same old Beastie Boys rapping, but the music is softer as they abandon their famous samples of electric guitar power chords. Not bad but loses the edge they had on License.
Прикольные чуваки, видно что панки Второй трек альбома звучит ново, я даже не ожидал. Если хочется почувствовать себя молодым панком - это подходящий альбом
Fresh prince of Bel air. Gabriel o pensador anos 90. parece legal, mas tem que ouvir entendendo as letras e o contexto. muito trampo pra curtir.
Good Stuff!
3+
Some beats fat enough to base obesity on, but vocals a bit grating and repetitive over the length of an album
I liked the other one better but fun to have another Beastie Boys.
okay very samey was ready to stop listening liked the chill first song
Prehistoric. Not one of my favorites.
Never was a huge fan of the beastie boys
Kuulosti ihan Beastie Boysilta. Ei minun mielestä hittejä, mutta ei hutejakaan. Peruskolmonen
This had a lot to live up to after hearing "Ill Communication" the other day and I have to say, it didn't quite get there. The beats were impressive but I think I prefer the actual instrumentation on IC. Still, this was a very good listen.
Decent album by beastie boys. Not really an album of hits, but more filled with fresher beats and styles that weren’t done yet. Beastie boys were just ahead and this album showed that. 6.7/10
Good album, interesting samples.
Production is crazy and I have no idea how they paid for some of these samples (The Beatles!?). Rap wise you know what you’re going to get
fine
Shouty shouty music. Yeh I get the anger and melody and appreciate it, but won't appreciate again. Would have been right at the right time and place (20 years ago)
Enjoyable listen. This music was far too cool for me in 1989…
Yeah. Quite fun, but not my favourite Beastie Boys
Digging the beats, sampling and groove. But I'm kinda disappointed that the album wasn't called Lee's Sportswear.
Started strong but sort of fizzled out?
It's a fun album. I've actually heard this one before. 5 piece chicken dinner is the best song on the album
Dense as heck with cool samples and references. But you can’t listen to BB for long before it all seems so samey. Hey Ladies is basically She’s Crafty down to all the rhymes and phrasing.
I like the Beastie Boys fairly well, although they've never played a lot in my regular rotation. This album seems like pretty typical fare for them: not nearly as good as Ill Communication or Intergalactic for listening to. (After reading the wiki, it looks like this is the definitive album, so I'm certainly glad they made it). 3 stars.
When the Beastie Boys first were popular and hit the scene, the only song I knew was their hit about fighting for the right to party, and I found it a little funny but mostly obnoxious so I avoided their music. I have never heard this album, hadn't even heard of it, and it's actually pretty good. Catchy and clever, some great hooks, and it's interesting that it's all cobbled together with samples. I remember listening to some of the albums that followed, the ones in which they play instruments, and I like a handful of those tracks. Overall, this album is likeable.
I would probably rather invest in the physical Paul's Boutique 😎
A fun listen, I especially like the classic samples. Although I know they were blazing a trail, I can't help but hear Lonely Island. I know L.I. sounds like the Beastie Boys but sometimes it sounds like the other way around, and hearing it that way accentuates the ridiculous juvenile content of the lyrics, making it harder for me to take seriously.
Never can get into how dumb most Beastie Boy songs are. It sounds fine, but thematically ehhhhhhhhh. I hate fun though.
I’ve never listened to this before. It’s cool, but I still haven’t found a way to care about hip hop. Maybe someday.
думал почиляю, а оказалось пореповало
Pioneros del hip/hop, rap de finales de los 80. Canciones con ritmo, normalmente mismas bases, pero que muchas me han sonado muy parecidas.
Setting aside some of the lyrics, this has some dope beats.
Looking down the barrel of a gun is arguably the second greatest BB song, the first being Intergalactic, but as a whole, I'm not a huge fan of this album which I know is sacrilege to some people I know, but they can get fucked.
3/5
I'm more interested in the mixing of "Those Shoes" by the Eagles, The Band's "Up on Cripple Creek" and "Your Mama Don't Dance" by Loggins and Messina on a song named after a Clint Eastwood movie than I am any of the rapping. "High Plains Drifter" slaps without any vocals (so does the movie for that matter). This album is all about the beats, and the "vocals" just get in the way for me. I never listened to this album before today (I sort of burned myself out on the Beasties after Oding on License To Ill). What's amazing about this one is how it speaks to how seemingly easy it was back in 1989 to make an entire album using only samples of any song you wanted to use, including selected songs from Sgt. Freaking Pepper. For what it's worth, the Beasties also sample some of their own songs, which is almost too meta. There's no way anyone could make an album like this today, at least not without paying through the nose for usage rights. Love the album cover, which has become somewhat iconic with items like the Dwight Gooden Mets Jersey and Al Green album prominently on display.
No idea what they're saying, but I can tell they're having fun Great beats but there's a chance that what they're saying could be problematic, but I can't tell what they're saying
Klassiska Beastie Boys andra album. Kul och medryckande, fantastisk produktion med beats gjorda nästan enbart från samples. Det går att höra spår från många klassiska rockband, som Beatles, Pink Floyd och Led Zeppelin, i beatsen, vilket är kul! Texterna är fullmatade med popkulturella referenser, annars är de tyvärr ganska intetsägande. Många av låtarna är förglömliga, men när de träffar rätt träffar de verkligen rätt. Några höjdpunkter: High Plains Drifter är bra, gedigen jävla old-school hip-hop låt bara. The Sounds of Science är kul att lyssna på, då det finns många välbekanta Beatlessamples. Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun har ett coolt rockingt beat, där bl.a. Time av Pink Floyd går att urskilja. Car Thief är fantastisk, främst för den "vibrerande" Hurdy Gurdy Man-känslan. Albumet avslutas med ett sorts medley betitlat B-Boy Bouillabaisse bestående av 9 kortare spår. Bland dessa sticker två ut: A Year and a Day för sitt otroliga flyt, både i produktion och rap. Den modernare lyssnaren (jag) hör att Kendrick Lamars låt "i" använder sig av samma sample som hörs här. Hello Brooklyn har bastrummor som hämtade från framtiden, från Kanye Wests Yeezus. HYPE. Bästa låt: Car Thief. Nära nära nära för låtföljden A Year and a Day -> Hello Brooklyn ur B-Boy Bouillabaisse.
A little disjointed sample-wise, but still some solid beats and bars here. Wish there was more of the aggressively nasty synth and guitar present on some tracks, but the lo-fi production still brings out the savagery across the rest of the tracks.
I still like their style but this one was less jazzy and the beast were more samey. 6
More than 200 samples included on this album. https://paulsboutique.info/ Liked Ill Comm better. Still a solid
Real good.
Perfectly fine, but it all kinda runs together. Nothing really stands out. I think “License to Ill” is better.
Like an exaggeration of the 80s. None of the songs really stick out. Kind of blend together. Glad I listened to it but would never again.
All pretty decent. Hard to pinpoint a standout though, the end section worked very well
I liked a few tracks off of this album, and I can understand why people love the Beastie Boys so much, but really not for me. It gets really repetitive, and kind of just sounds like a bunch of shouting. The humor is also kind of lost on me, and the ultimate thing is that I found myself wanting to listen to the songs sampled more than the songs themselves. Likes: To all the girls Shake your rump Hey ladies Looking down the barrel of a gun Car thief
Ahead of its time. No longer fun
First off, I want to say that I am no near a huge fan of rap, the genre is not one that I go out of my way to listen to. But this album is actually alright. There were songs that were really catchy. Do you believe that this is coming from a person that doesn't even like their most known song? This band really surprised me here. Still, 3/5 stars as it didn't hugely stand out for me.
Not much of a BB fan, but shake your rump is dope. Some tracks are a pass, some are good. Samples on Looking Down the Barrel was cool. Lol, Car Theif. The deluxe edition has some good additions
Okay Jedes Lied klingt gleich
As far as sophomore albums go, this is a strong one. The Beastie Boys continue their heavy sample based tracks, quick rhymes, and further established their voice. If you were going to boil down the hip hop movement of this time, this would album would be a notable talking point.
Good, even though it isn't my style. I enjoy a song or two, but its hard to listen to the whole album
Good album. Would listen to again
Struggling to rate this - on one hand, the samples are fun, their unique sound should be appreciated, and I like how single songs in this project can sometimes be all over the place. On the other hand, it's a ton of songs that are really hard to follow at times, and listening to this hasn't really made me want to listen to any more of the Beastie Boys' music past this generator. I guess we'll shoot for a middle rating Saved: Shake Your Rump, BBB: Hello Brooklyn
Hmm difficult to choose between 3 or 4 stars. Great music as a background, but not my favorite. 5-Piece Chicken Dinner was awesome.
This album cements why I don't like hip-hop.
Great album! Makes me want to rock out with my cock out!
Imagine a night out with the bestie boys, you’d get up to all kinds of mischief. I particularly enjoyed ‘Egg man’ and the lyrics “Humpty Dumpty was a big fat egg” this song really spoke to me
Experimental but a bit scattered as a result.
Can appreciate it but didn’t enjoy it that much.
Didn’t really enjoy it that much. Never been that into BB. A bit too shouty and hectic. But appreciate how influential and seminal their work is. Can defo here their influence on the likes of NWA and Eminem
Well that was a bit of fun! Some weird lyrics
enjoy the beats but not the vocals
Només coneixia d'ells el "Ill Communication", però aquest ha estat una grata sorpresa. No he tingut temps de parar atenció a les lletres, però musicalment i a nivell de producció em sembla un àlbum interessant i la mar d'entretingut, tot i que la recta final acaba carregant una mica.
Old school rap, powerful beats, not bad
Some great samples, innovative beats and witty lyrics on this album. I really like some of their singles but after awhile their in yo face style can be a bit grating.
Not as good as Licensed To Ill
Una esplosione si suoni e di colori, varissimo nella sua uniformità; non conoscevo il gruppo. Non penso che li ascolterò molto spesso ma quando avrò bisogno di una carica di energia e di inventiva penso che saprò dove andare
Twas okay.
Ich fands deutlich besser, als ich erwartet hab. Das Genre ist eigentlich so gar nicht meins, zumindest in den heutigen Zeit, vielleicht gefaellts mir aus den 80ern besser. Ich kann mir zumindest vorstellen, das nochmal zu hören irgendwann. Spannend fand ich den Funk-Einfluss. Es gab 2 Lieder, wo mir Samples aus Funksachen aufgefallen sind
No soy muy fan de ellos, menos del género. Quitando algunos singles no conozco mucho de ellos y lo que encontré aquí pues fue más de lo que ya conocía. Supongo que para lo que ya conozco tuvieron una evolución pero no la noto mucho. Me gustó más que el disco anterior porque la música es más compleja, está mejor armada y no es puro sampleo. No es el tipo de grito que al que estoy acostumbrado y me aturdió. No sé quién es ni me dieron ganas de investigar quién es Johnny Ryall. Songs: Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun, Shake Your Rump
dope beats fun times
something a bit different. kinda good but not for me
3.5 pero como es lunes no hay redondeo. La verdad es que no empezó tan bien este disco. Tuvimos dos del mismo género y más o menos contemporaneos uno tras el otro y sí puedo decir que me gustó más el de RunDMC. Sin embargo, conforme oí más de Paul's Boutique y fui cachando sampleos (incluyendo Beatles y James Brown) le fui agarrando gusto. De cualquier manera, algo que siempre me ha cansado de Beastie Boys es el estilo de cantar como grito de puberto enojado, y eso hace que no se me antoje oír más que un rato y cambiarle.
BEASTIES!!!
Funky beats with an almost 70’s feel. Grooving.
Very fun, these guys rule. Had me listening to other beastie boys albums after I was finished cause I wanted more.
It's the most unhinged Beastie Boys, but it leads to some funky jams. Obviously. "Shadrach" is a banger but don't sleep on "The Sound of Science."
Better than their first album by a lot
Ab und zu schon geil. Schöner hiphop mit Funk oder so.
beastie boy
Banebrydende hiphop, rebelsk, punked, begyndelsen af sampling
Classic beastie boys
Not bad, not bad at all. Some songs I really enjoyed, but not too many standouts. I'd say that's a 3.5?
Eh. 5.5/10 FT: Boy Bouillabaisse
Not their best but still good
Not a big fan of the beastie boys. but alright
More I’d their regular stuff. 4/10
no
It sounds too much like edu-rap to me
Highly rated by critics, but not for me I like how Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun included a lower-sounding electric guitar
oh my god
meh, didnt do it for me
apparently hip hop/rap. their tone is a little goofy. definitely not my thing.
i dont know if this is good beastie boys or bad beastie boys it's just beastie boys. i was never under the impression that i didnt like beastie boys. holy fuck one whole album is too much beastie boys. the beats are serviceable (though they do wake up on the second half, the sampling is neat), the raps mentally cost me something to listen to. straight up deals sanity tick damage. at the end of the day they made a unique sound and style and they own it. The Sounds of Science was legit a very cool production that carried a star on its own. solid 2
1.7 it lowkey is just a lil annoying sounding to me. But i can tell theyre having fun i just dont love it
Well, the style of rapping is very corny and dated, but I didn't hate this album. Many of the instrumentals were genuinely funky, and while a lot of that can likely be contributed to the original musicians who were sampled, some credit has to be given to creative sampling and well-executed production. The way that they often switch vocalists Every few words in the middle of a passage is very 80s and jarring to listen to. It's almost as if you don't need a whole group just to make rap music.
Voor ik aan deze challenge begon was ik al een beetje op zoek naar algemeen als legendarisch beschouwde albums en in die zoektocht kwam dit album al naar voren. Het is daarom geen verrassing voor me dat dit album in deze lijst zit. Toen heb ik dit album al geluisterd, nu weer, en m'n conclusie is nog hetzelfde. Technisch vind ik dit een vet album. Geschat wordt geloof ik dat er meer dan 100 tracks gesampled zijn en dat is tof. Ik vind alleen die typische Beastie Boys over-elkaar-heen-roep stijl van steeds een halve zin rappen die dan overgenomen wordt door de ander niet zo tof klinken. En dat is bij dit album een flink probleem aangezien ze dat ongeveer de volle 53 minuten aan het doen zijn. Ik heb ook hele sterke 'Ik zat in tram 5 en m'n lul stond stijf want naast me zat een lekker wijf...' associaties met deze manier van rappen en ik vind dat niet per se de knapste manier van rijmpjes schrijven. Het is dus niet mijn album, maar het is goed dat het bestaat. 2 sterren.
all over. different. fun. chill.
Not for me
Not really blown away by this project. It had some interesting grooves, rhythms, and beats. But, the overall tracklist fell flat in terms of the cohesion.
Not my thing.
I like this but I didnt add any
This album was extremely disappointing. I loved "Ill Communication", and expected to have similar feelings about "Paul's Boutique" considering that it is this most critically acclaimed Beastie Boys album. After finally listening, I just don't get it. There were a couple of nice moments, but I felt like this record leaned into the group's worst tendences. I wouldn't characterize the their lyrics as "cerebral" at the best of times, but in other albums the Bestie Boys managed to be clever in their crassness delivering corny lyrics with a tongue-in-cheek style that made it feel like they are in on the joke. This album lacked this self-aware levity. Furthermore, it failed to deliver the singable hooks on par with their more popular releases.
Beasties skriker as Første sang inn i Shake your rump var kul
Første eg tenkte når eg så beastie boys var "årh dette giddegkje" Men egt så har de sykt bra musikk... men ikkje så gode vocals:) Det e ein vibe, men ein vibe eg ikkje har så mye te overs for👍 5-piece chicken dinner ka-i😂 Car thief intro🙏💪 cool Get on the mic... bruv eg konne beatboksa d der Beste sang: To all the girls
I just don't like hip-hop music. This didn't change my mind.
Very different from what I usually listen to and honestly not my favorite but not opposed to it. It was a very confusing album.
I hate the beastie boys
at first it was like okay, hip hop, nice. at one point it got repetitive, and i got bored and i took it out
Malo malo e. Lo puse para un viaje en auto y le tenía que bajar el volumen seguido. No sé, por la primera canción pensé que me iba a gustar, pero en general no me gustó.
Cruder and less interesting than their other albums.
I just don't get the Beastie Boys hype. It just seems over the top and kind of cosplay. Maybe I just don't understand the impact felt at the time. But it definitely doesn't feel timeless like some of the other rap albums of this time. It feels like a US SNL sketch you would see as a British person and not really get or find that funny but all the comments on the video the Americans are saying how funny it is. I felt it started interesting but it then just falls into the classic beastie boys "YO TRYNA TAWLK SHIT MANNN" that just hasn't aged well in my opinion.
a swan song for the pre-Golden Age of hip hop. i don't quite get why it doesn't quite click with me. it has everything! creative and witty lyricism, high sample density, plenty of bass, Mike D, .... maybe my problem is Mike D. deserves to be one of the 1001? it does, yeah
The Mix Up, their only instrumental album, is remarkable. And the music here shows some of what’s to come. But you know where this is going- the American brat vocals are so annoying they ruin it all.
WAIT I think i liked it better than the other rap album I listened to
no se por que esperaba algo completamente distinto. igual banco ponele
A full album of the beastie boys is just too grating to me - their flow and voices just bother me, kinda like eminem
Enjoyment: 5/10 Replayability: 4/10 Cohesion: 4/10 Flow/Pacing: 5/10 Artistic Merit: 4/10 Weighted Average: 4.45/10 Review: I never really bought into the appeal of the Beastie Boys. Their songs are sick rager party music - but that's about it. If you've heard one, then you've heard them all. I will say the samples they used were creative and interesting, but that's about it for me. Liked Song(s): Shake Your Rump, Car Thief, What Comes Around, B-Boy Bouillabaisse: A Year And A Day Disliked Song(s): The Sounds Of Science, Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun Recommend? Yes Heard Before? No
1. girlz - 0 2. rump - 1 3. johny - 2 4. egg - 2 5. high - 1 6. zcience - 0 7. rule - 2 8. ladiez - 1 9. chicken - 0 10. gun - 2 11. thief - 2 12. around - 2 13. zhad - 2 14. janice - 0
I’ve had my time with the Beastie Boys and even then I was never very keen on this album. It’s famously made from scads of samples, and whether due to that or not it feels pretty disjointed to me. They’re pretty good about having a strong production sound for each album that makes each song feel right in the set, but this one feels like a collage. In the context of the BBoys career, this was the massively expensive follow up to their surprise mega-hit debut, License to Ill. It feels like without the lightning rod of Rick Rubin’s vision for their sound the boys are grasping a little for their own identity. Bring on Check Your Head.
Not my favorite
Two Beastie Boys in a row?? Fuck me
Day 4. I remember I recieved a Beastie Boys cd at some point in my life, listened through it twice and lost it somewhere. For the second time of this challenge the thing autoplayed after the album was more enjoyable than the album itself (Digable planets)
4/10 They really don't make white boys like this anymore.
In what parallel universe do the Beastie Boys get at least 3 albums, which all sound pretty much the same, and are all mediocre and other artists get hardly a look in. Some serious list pruning required, methinks.
Just wasn't feeling this
💿 favourites -Shake Your Rump -Car Thief This sort of sound isn't my taste, but I understand how iconic the Beastie Boys are and why people may gravitate toward their music. I like the cover art of this album.
Not really a fan.
Silly
max top 925 of this list bs: Hey Ladies ws: B-Boy Bouillabaisse get on the mic
- The samples and groove are fun. - The voices get tiring - I just don't really like nasal voices in my music, and this is sooo nasal. - I was going to give it a 3, but I got so tired of it by the end. It's very one-note in terms of the vocals (no variation in anything - tone or cadence) that I just wanted it to be over. I also am not very into jokey music, so this went on way too long for me. - I like their hits as much as the next person, but a whole album is a lot. - Also, fuck off with the sexist lyrics.
Not a huge Beastie Boys fan (or a big fan of rap). Not clear if this is a cohesive album but just a collection of songs by the same artist. 2 stars for me. Feel like I would not miss anything if I never listen to the album again.
The vocals get tiring after the second song it would be lower if it weren't for the beat in the back
Marginally better than Eminem
was expecting more from this, samples were good but a bit samey overall
I unfortunately am not into this album at all. It's maybe not the best introduction into 90's Hip Hop. I will need to do more research on how it was received, particularly by non-white audiences. It is surprisingly vulgar on some tracks, and maybe that is a part of the appeal from that time. There are points of the album that are clever and humorous, but I can't imagine listening to it that often.
okay here’s the thing, i do like beastie boys, but this album just didn’t quite cut it for me
The production from the Dust Brothers is the interesting element here. The backing tracks show plenty of creativity and the way they flow into each other makes the album cohesive despite it being comprised of hundreds of samples. Unfortunately, it sounds like Bart Simpson and his friends are rapping all over it. I know it's not supposed to be taken super seriously, but I don't really find any of it clever or funny. It's like they wear their ability to be annoying like a badge of honor. Stuff like this is probably partially responsible for the existence of tedious crap like Bloodhound Gang and Lil Dickey, which should be further marks against it. The Dust Brothers' talents would be put to far better use later on their collaborations with Beck. This avoids the lowest rating simply because of their innovative work here.
The Beastie Boys just don't do it for me sadly
I rly cant with the beastie boys im sorry
Un peu déçu au début de l’album même si vers la fin ça s’améliore. J’ai trouvé l’album pas très « mature » (jsp si vous avez la vision). Mais en lisant leur page wiki j’ai quand même appris qu’ils avaient utilisé des sons enregistrés en studio pour faire leur musique donc c’est plutôt cool.
Sacrée vibe mais pas trop mon style
not for me but cool to hear how other artists were influenced in the future
well it's.. interesting
Shake Your Rump and Hey Ladies have a bit of Ooomph, but overall not really something I’d listen to again.
I feel like I'm just against consensus on Beastie Boys. Not a fan of the vocal tone nor most of the songs. Not enjoyable to me or something I really want to listen to.
5: 4: Crime of the Century, Pink Flag, Arrival, 3: Darkness on the Edge of Town, Court and Spark 2: Ramones, Paul's Boutique 1: Rain Dogs
Good ol' Beastie Boys. Good album.