Paul's Boutique
Derided as one-hit wonders, estranged from their original producer and record label, and in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, the Beastie Boys were written off by most observers before even beginning to record their second album - an embarrassing commercial flop that should have ruined the...
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Derided as one-hit wonders, estranged from their original producer and record label, and in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, the Beastie Boys were written off by most observers before even beginning to record their second album - an embarrassing commercial flop that should have ruined the group's career. But not only did "Paul's Boutique" eventually transformed the Beasties from a fratboy novelty to hiphop giants, its sample-happy, retro aesthetic changed popular culture forever.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780826417411 (0826417418)
ASIN: 826417418
Publish date: March 1st 2006
Publisher: Continuum
Pages no: 129
Edition language: English
Series: 33⅓ 6 (#30)
Enjoyable for me as a fan of the album.Incidentally, this is the perfect size, weight, and length for a book. More books should be this size. It's so easy to carry a book around with you wherever you go when the book is this size. I encourage more books to be this size. Maybe if we all carry around ...