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My favourite Beastie Boys album. One of those that needs repeated listens and a deep dive, always something new to notice. Recommend the 33 1/3 book on it if you are interested in how it was made.
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My favourite Beastie Boys album. One of those that needs repeated listens and a deep dive, always something new to notice. Recommend the 33 1/3 book on it if you are interested in how it was made.
This kind of hip hop is really tiring for me. Not that all this music is bad, but it's not for me. I'm a bit surprised, because I listened a lot to Licensed to Ill.
I was more familiar with the "Ill" records, but Paul's Boutique is another Beastie Boys masterpiece. The samples are particularly insane, once you start to pay attention to the music behind the voices. Their flow is still the same (and either you like it or you abhor it; I'm in the first category), the music is a bit more funky with less obvious "rock" part, really a good album. Although perhaps a tiny bit too long since it's very dense.
This is great. Think I still prefer Ill Communicado
This is an album that demands and rewards multiple listens, preferably with a guide to the samples. There is so much going on here at so many levels, with samples used in surprising and unexpected ways, paired with some incredibly dense lyrics full of allusions and niche references. I can see why this wasn’t as commercially successful as their first album but it’s much more satisfying. It really does live up to its reputation as the Sergeant Pepper of Hip Hop!
Ja, ich weiß, Beastie Boys sind Legenden, haben auch großartige Songs (hier zum Beispiel: "Looking down the barrel of a gun", geiles Riff) und ich habe beim Nebenbei hören immer wieder interessiert aufgehorcht. Aber es ist auf Dauer einfach nichts für mich. Wahrscheinlich brauche ich einfach mehr Melodien und/oder "richtigen" Gesang zum Glücklichsein 🤷🏼♀️ Allerdings musste ich bei einigen Liedern an The Office bzw. das Rapvideo von Michael Scott und Dwight denken, das hat schon gute Laune gemacht 😁
Nope… love the beat, can’t stand the whiney boy vocals.
Again something that I can only appreciate in a historical context. Just not for me, sadly.
I’ll be honest, I never really liked the sound of their music. It baffles me how they have so many fans. They always sounded like an amateur act from mom’s basement that never got an upgrade.
Enjoyable nostolgia
I don't really listen to Hip Hop and Rap, but when I do, it's old-school. This is great. A bit long, but great.
I'm sure if this had been part of my youth I'd have loved it. But coming to it now, it's so shouty and grating that I have trouble uncovering the genius. I can see why it's on the list, but it's a skip for me.