Beastie Boys
Paul Revere
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Beastie Boys – check, Rick Rubin – check, drums played backwards – check, great storytelling – check. What more can you ask for? Paul Revere by the Beastie Boys opens with “Here’s a little story I got to tell, about three bad brothers you know so well.” and it’s just that, an awesome story, set in the old west about how the three of them became friends. It’s obviously a fictional story, but it’s still pretty awesome.
Take a listen, and take note of the reversed drums, they actually sound pretty cool.
I think that the whole concept of trying the drum backwards was a mistake, and then it turned into a record. Everybody was congratulating themselves on how creative they were, but in fact, it was really a mistake. – Russel Simmons
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