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Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Remastered Edition) [Explicit] [+digital booklet]
 
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Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Remastered Edition) [Explicit] [+digital booklet]

The Beastie BoysMP3 Download
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Play   9. 5-Piece Chicken Dinner (Instrumental) (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 0:23 £0.89
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Play 15. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: 59 Chrystie Street (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 0:56 £0.89
Play 16. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Get On The Mic (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 1:14 £0.89
Play 17. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Stop That Train (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 1:58 £0.89
Play 18. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: A Year And A Day (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 2:21 £0.89
Play 19. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Hello Brooklyn (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 1:31 £0.89
Play 20. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Dropping Names (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 1:02 £0.89
Play 21. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Lay It On Me (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 0:53 £0.89
Play 22. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: Mike On The Mic (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 0:48 £0.89
Play 23. B-Boy Bouillabaisse: A.W.O.L. (2009 Digital Remaster) [Explicit] 1:45 £0.89
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By pjr TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
It's 20 years since the release of The Beastie Boys second album "Paul's Boutique" and the arrival of a shiny remaster with a gatefold package couldn't be more different. At the time of its release the Beasties were not shocking, not clever, and (in the eyes of most) not really needed. They'd trailblazed the whole frat boy rap/rock which still has traces in the musical DNA to this day and many had found the novelty severly lacking. Shorn of their Def Jam label and heading straight for the bargain bins was this album's destiny. They were right, it didn't sell.

For those that did buy it there was something of a surprise. What it contained was one of the most sample heavy and innovative Hip-Hop albums of not just the year, but of that and subsequent decades. Yet despite all that it's quite obviously a Beastie Boys album. Listen to it, or any of the subsequent releases and the blueprint is set. The trademark lyrical chopping and changing is all here and so is a rather carefully honed intellegence which lurks both in the music and words the band declaims.

Having said that anyone who only knew them from the mega hit "Licence To Ill" would still find a lot of the band they knew. The difference is that the cartoon style is replaced by something a lot more considered. Tracks melt into each other and there are simply dozens of samples weaving the piece together and also weaving in and out of other samples. The final "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" epitomises the magpie approach to samples and through the album there are samples from jazz, funk, country, Jimi Hendrix, and all kinds of other genres. Bouillabaisse is split into each of its component parts on the re-master which helps to pick out what makes its considerable sum from some impressive parts.

The reissue exists because this album's influence is still being heard, turntablism's holy grail is how some would describe this. It is an abject lesson in how to weave a sonic tapestry from the most unexpected of places. There have been few equals to this day. Hearing it now seems to diminish little of its originality.

What you get here is a nice brightly remastered album, the opportunity to download a track by track commentary, and nothing else. No bonus tracks, live outtakes, remixes or anything of the kind. They simply don't need it. If (like me) you've wondered why people rate this so highly then there is even less of an excuse to experience this exceptionally impressive work now. If you like Hip-Hop then this is definately worth hearing. Two deacdes haven't dimmed its power.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The best Beastie boys album by a mile. One of if not the best Hip Hop album ever IMO.
No stupid rantings about 'Bitches,Hoes,Bling,' or 'shot the mother fu**er' just old school beats, clever non violent and non abusive lyrics and samples galore. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
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Great album, I'd actually forgotten how good this was. Extra (downloadable) content (band talking about the album, tracks etc) also worth a listen... *****
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