After the out-of-nowhere success of Licensed to Ill, the Beasties had to prove they were more than one-album wonders, and they hit it out of the park with this follow-up. The Boys' lyrics are a hysterical deluge of cultural allusion (Ponce De Leon, Sadaharu Oh, and Love Connection's Chuck Woolery all get name-dropped), compressed wordplay, and adenoidal snottiness, but the real stars are the Dust Brothers, whose production is a hip-hop landmark. Their music tracks sound like the history of rock and funk radio boiled down to a pure concentrate--monster jams built out of thousands of unexpected samples (Johnny Cash! The Sweet!). It's a killer party album, kinetic and dense, and it never slows down. --Douglas Wolk

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tracklisting:	To All The Girls Shake Your Rump Johnny Ryall Egg Man High Plains Drifter The Sound Of Science 3-Minute Rule Hey Ladies 5-Piece Chicken Dinner Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun Car Thief What Comes Around Shadrach Ask For Janice B-Boy Bouillabaisse
title:	Paul's Boutique
rating:	5
purchase date:	09-05-2005
published:	19-07-1989
price:	$11.98
net Rating:	5
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genre:	East Coast Old School
fullTitle:	Paul's Boutique
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country:	us
aspect:	Audio CD
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artist:	Beastie Boys