hip hop, east coast hip hop 53 min 15 tracks Capitol Records
Paul's Boutique is the second album by the American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989, by Capitol Records. Produced by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers, it makes extensive use of samples drawn from genres including funk, soul, rock and jazz. It was recorded over two years in Los Angeles at Matt Dike's apartment and the Record Plant studio.
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Spare, cool, warm and open-ended.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- Mojo5/5 ★
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
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Tracks
- 1To All the Girls1:30
- 2Shake Your Rump3:19
- 3Johnny Ryall3:00
- 4Egg Man2:57
- 5High Plains Drifter4:13
- 6The Sounds of Science3:12
- 73‐Minute Rule3:39
- 8Hey Ladies3:47
- 95‐Piece Chicken Dinner0:23
- 10Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun3:28
- 11Car Thief3:40
- 12What Comes Around3:08
- 13Shadrach4:08
- 14Ask for Janice0:11
- 15B‐Boy Bouillabaisse12:34
15 tracks, 53 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Beastie Boys
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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