![]() The impact this song has had on my life and music is difficult, if not impossible, to describe. Ironically, claiming just lines earlier that they "don't buy cheeba," they "grow it." That kind of absurdity and fun is exactly what makes this one, not only the wildest tracks from this masterpiece, but one of my all-time favorite Beastie Boys tracks. They're doing coke off of Bowie knives, taking tranquilizers, having beautiful experiences on ecstasy, observing people doing Angel Dust, and even buying weed from the cop down the street. As if that didn't sound bada$$ enough, "Car Thief" just keeps on delivering. the line that opens quite possibly the harshest of hedonistic rompings off of the ever-classic, Paul's Boutique. "'Some static started in the pool hall, hit a motherf**ker's face, with the cue ball." Ahh. "Car Thief" By: Emceein' Eye (Speak N' Eye) Is it a diss on 3rd Bass or is it all just a fantasy? Either way, it's gonna get ya."ġ1. They're on a vicious rampage drawing inspiration from A Clockwork Orange, Rambo, Die Hard, and famed NYC serial killer, Son of Sam. Lyrically, the song has all three Beasties rapping from the same violent perspective. The Dust Brothers built this track out with looped drum beats from "Bongo Rock" by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band and "Put Your Hand In The Hand" by Ocean, a piano chord from "Time" by Pink Floyd, and just a single note from the lead guitar in Mountain's "Mississippi Queen." The guitar and bass parts are original compositions from the band a move that foreshadows The Beasties picking up their instruments back up to cut their follow-up album, Check Your Head. The drum intro is even reminiscent to that of "Rhymin' & Stealin.'" Looking forward, the song precedes the Rap-Metal craze of the 90's and if not spurred it, it certainly inspired it, with even the likes of Anthrax covering in 1993. Being one of the only guitar-heavy songs on Paul's Boutique, it definitely feels like more of an extension of Licensed to Ill compared to the rest of the tracks on this album. I always thought of it as a look back at Licensed to Ill and a look ahead at things to come. "This is a ripper of a track that may or may not have spun off an entire sub-genre. "Looking Down The Barrel of A Gun" By: Danny Cheap Date (Don't Panic Records & Distro, The Cheap Dates) It comes and goes so quickly that you just laugh about how goofy it is, before you move onto the next scene, which is something else completely."ġ0. "5-Piece Chicken Dinner" feels like the latter a total left turn that needs no explanation. They make the album feel like a tape made for a friend, punching in an ironic stylistic departure or just a complete non-sequitur. "Whereas Licensed to Ill was a joke that got taken seriously by the very audience that it was mocking, there are moments of Paul's Boutique that feel like an inside joke between Adam, Adam & Mike. "5-Piece Chicken Dinner" By: Sahan Jayasuriya (Cold Lunch, safari al) Mike D raps "if the press has their way then they're going to finish me" (from "Mike on the Mic"). Paul's Boutique - with its low down beats and combustible lyrics, this record is pure rope. ![]() Taking you, the listener, on a psychedelic mind-trip, the Beasties declare, "I got an open mind so why don't you all get inside" (from the first single, "Hey Ladies"). Check this: "I got more rhymes than J.D.'s got Salinger" (from "Shadrach"). ![]() The Dust Brothers (Matt Dike, John King, and Mike Simpson) have outdone themselves on the production front, and have given the record an earthy home grown aura.Īnd the Boys themselves are in tip-top form. Not only is Paul's Boutique harder than their hysterical historical multi-platinum Licensed to Ill outing, but it's "deeper." The record is a never ending flow of freaky, left-field samples (everyone from the Beatles to Mountain to a bunch of obscure '70s funk that one's ever thought about biting) that sucks you in and then spits you out, leaving you punch-drunk and frenzied. (The vinyl edition will have extra-copious multi-panel artwork in its first print only.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |