Instead, Paul's Boutique offered a kaleidoscopic vision, with dense, multilayered samples (largely thanks to producers the Dust Brothers) and too-quick-to-catch pop culture references.

"Paul's Boutique" by the Beastie Boys was released 25 years ago Friday. Getty Images Very few people knew what to make of it at the time, but 25 years to the day from its release (July 25, 1989 ...

When it was originally released in 1989, the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique was considered a commercial disaster. As the follow-up to their breakthrough debut Licensed to Ill, Paul's was supposed ...

Which is the better Beastie Boys album – Licensed to Ill or Paul’s Boutique? Both are groundbreaking records in their own right, and this week they go head-to-head as part of Chuck’s Fight ...

Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the release of Paul's Boutique, the Beastie Boys' second album. It was a commercial flop at the time, but is now recognized as a landmark record in the ...

Paul’s Boutique is a landmark in the art of sampling, a reinvention of a group that looked like it was heading for a gimmicky, early dead-end, and a harbinger of the pop-culture obsessions and ...

According to the RIAA, the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique album was certified gold for 500,000 copies sold on Sept. 22, 1989, just a little over two months after the album was released.

Which is the better Beastie Boys album - Licensed to Ill or Paul's Boutique? Both are groundbreaking records in their own right, and this week they go head-to-head as part of Chuck's Fight Club on ...