Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys' second album, 1989's Paul's Boutique , is in my mind an undisputed masterwork. One of my all-timers. The reasons may be too numerous to list. As layered as anything I've heard. A giant leap forward following Licensed to Ill - itself a classic, mind you, but awesomely juvenile. That one was a smash hit, naturally. Several of my high school classmates loudly proclaimed their fight for the right to party as they chugged some brass monkey. I lost contact with of most of them by the time this record was released. Wonder if they were they still proclaiming? "Hey Ladies" was a minor hit. Definitely could see the guys from Forest Hill High trying to rap along or at least lip synch to it. It could've fit on the first album, but sonically it was far ahead. The Dust Brothers, who produced, were an excellent fit for MCA (Adam Yauch), Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz), and Mike D (Michael Diamond). Paul's Boutique is a smorg...
