10 Classic Albums That NO ONE CARED ABOUT
5. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
When the first progenitors of rap started to make waves in New York City, it was generally accepted that you didn't really need to take the Beastie Boys seriously. While something like Fight For Your Right to Party was originally meant to be a pastiche of the party lifestyle, it was so close to their normal lives that most people didn't even doubt it for a second. This wasn't just some fluke hit though...these were guys looking to innovate even further.
On Paul's Boutique, the Beasties pretty much created the golden age of sampling, with nearly 90% of the record being reconfigurations of songs from their youth. Though this might have been seen as a bold new take on the concept of experimental hip hop, it wasn't winning favors with the frat boy crowd that they cultivated up to this point. Where's the pump up anthem that I need to blast at the next kegger?
Those who were listening though latched onto to what the Beasties were doing. Instead of switching up their rap style, the instrumentation led them to even more interesting takes on genres like hardcore punk and even jazz on later works like Ill Communication and Check Your Head. While Licensed to Ill might be everyone's first entry level Beastie Boys record, Paul's Boutique is where things start to get a bit more cerebral.