Both these albums are production masterclasses. I'd say they're probably the two least dated sounding hip hop albums from the '80s.
The way both albums use damn near hundreds of samples, layers and layers of loops, breaks, random found sounds to produce a cohesive mood is still unfukkwittable in 2013. It's unthinkable obviously from a business point of view to use these many samples today, but even if that wasn't an issue, I can't imagine a producer having the chops to pull off what The Dust Brothers and Bomb Squad did.
They're different albums. It Take's A Nation uses the samples to create chaotic sound, while still very funky and danceable.
Paul's Boutique is more scattershot and eclectic, and it has a hazier, more laid back mood. It would go on to influence probably more electronic producers than hip hop heads.
It's too close to call for me, but if pushed I'd go for Paul's Boutique, but I think in some ways It Take's A Nation was a greater achievement in sampling.
The way both albums use damn near hundreds of samples, layers and layers of loops, breaks, random found sounds to produce a cohesive mood is still unfukkwittable in 2013. It's unthinkable obviously from a business point of view to use these many samples today, but even if that wasn't an issue, I can't imagine a producer having the chops to pull off what The Dust Brothers and Bomb Squad did.
They're different albums. It Take's A Nation uses the samples to create chaotic sound, while still very funky and danceable.
Paul's Boutique is more scattershot and eclectic, and it has a hazier, more laid back mood. It would go on to influence probably more electronic producers than hip hop heads.
It's too close to call for me, but if pushed I'd go for Paul's Boutique, but I think in some ways It Take's A Nation was a greater achievement in sampling.