I've probably listened to this album 3 or 4 times again in the last day alone and though it certainly wasn't the first to do any of the things it does well, I have been thinking quite a bit about just how influential this album (and its success) has been for pretty much all genres of electronic music, and I think that what may be most notable is the following list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%2...ue#Samples_list

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To All the Girls * "Loran's Dance" by Idris Muhammad Shake Your Rump * "Holy Ghost" by the Bar-Kays * "That's the Joint" by Funky 4+1 * "8th Wonder" by the Sugarhill Gang * "Jazzy Sensation" by Afrika Bambaataa * "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin * "Dancing Room Only" by Harvey Scales * "Funky Snakefoot" by Alphonze Mouzon * "Tell Me Something Good" by Ronnie Laws * "Unity" by James Brown and Afrika Bambaataa * "No Matter What Sign You Are" by The Supremes. * "6 O'Clock DJ (Let's Rock)", "Born to Love You", & "Yo Yo" by Rose Royce * "Super Mellow", by Paul Humphrey, Willie Bobo, Shelly Manne, & Louis Bellson Johnny Royall * "AJ Scratch" by Kurtis Blow * "Sharon" by David Bromberg * "Mr. Big Stuff" by Jean Knight * "One of These Days" by Pink Floyd * "Momma Miss America" by Paul McCartney * "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway * "Military Cut (Scratch Mix)" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore * "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)", & "The New Style" by the Beastie Boys Egg Man * Jaws * Aliens * Psycho * "Sport" by Lightnin' Rod * "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield * "Pump it Up" by Elvis Costello * Cheech & Chong's Next Movie * "Jaws Theme" by John Williams * "I'm Ready" by The Commodores * "Shower Theme" by Bernard Hermann * "Drop it in the Slot" by Tower of Power * "Dance to the Music" by Sly & the Family Stone * "Bring the Noise", & "You're Gonna Get Yours" by Public Enemy * The lyrics in the song's middle right (starting with "We all dressed in black...") are interpolated from the Beastie Boys' earlier punk rock song "Egg Raid On Mojo." High Plains Drifter * "Those Shoes" by The Eagles * "Cheap Sunglasses" by ZZ Top * "Suzy Is a Headbanger" by The Ramones * "Your Momma Don't Dance" by Loggins & Messina * "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band The Sounds of Science * "Don't Sniff Coke" by Pato Banton * "Walk from Regio's" by Isaac Hayes * "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions * "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown * "Back in the USSR", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", "The End", & "When I'm Sixty-Four" by The Beatles 3-Minute Rule * "Feel Good" by Fancy * "Brave and Strong", & "Poet" by Sly & the Family Stone Hey Ladies * "Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet * "Party Time" by Kurtis Blow * "Holy Ghost" by the Bar-Kays * "Shake Your Pants" by Cameo * "Pumpin' It Up" by P-Funk All Stars * "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang * "Machine Gun" by The Commodores * "Jazzy Sensation" by Afrika Bambaataa * "Change Le Beat/B-Side" by Fab 5 Freddy * "Come Let Me Love You" by Jeanette "Lady" Day * "Dance Floor", & "So Ruff, So Tuff" by Zapp & Roger * "Ain't It Funky Now", & "Funky President" by James Brown * "Hey DJ" by Malcolm McLaren & the World Famous Supreme Team * "High Powered Rap" by Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC's (Crash Crew) 5-Piece Chicken Dinner * "Shuckin' the Corn" by Eric Weissberg Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun * "Time" by Pink Floyd * "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain * "Last Bongo in Belgium" by the Incredible Bongo Band * This track is the only track on the album to feature live instrumentation in the form of electric guitar played by Adam Horovitz, and bass played by Adam Yauch, as seen in the music video for this track. Car Thief * "I'll Bet You" by The Jackson 5 * "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan * Woodstock (Max Yasgur speech) * "Drop the Bomb" by Trouble Funk * "Rien Ne Va Plus" by Funk Factory What Comes Around * "Moby Dick" by Led Zeppelin * "It's Hot Tonight" by Alice Cooper * "Put on Train" by Gene Harris & The Three Sounds Shadrach * "Say What" by Trouble Funk * "That's the Joint" by Funky 4+1 * "Do Your Dance" by Rose Royce * "Never Let 'Em Say" by Ballin' Jack * "Funky Drummer" by James Brown * "Hot and Nasty" by Black Oak Arkansas * "Sugarhill Groove" by the Sugarhill Gang * "Loose Booty" by Sly & the Family Stone Ask for Janice * Ad from a Jamaican music show on a New York radio station B-Boy Bouillabaisse 01. 59 Chrystie Street * "Here We Go" (Live) by Run-DMC * "Rocket in the Pocket" by Cerrone * "Buffalo Girls" by Malcolm McLaren * "Burundi Black (Pt. 2)" by Burundi Black * "Are You Experienced?" by Jimi Hendrix * "Change Le Beat/B-Side" by Fab 5 Freddy * "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions 02. Get on the Mic * "At the Fever" by Lovebug Starski 03. Stop That Train * "Draw Your Brakes" by Scotty * "Save the World" by Southside Movement 04. Year and a Day * "Ebony Jam" by Tower of Power * "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin * "That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2" by The Isley Brothers * "High Powered Rap" by Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC's (Crash Crew) 05. Hello Brooklyn * "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash 06. Dropping Names * Bob Marley interview. * "Into the Night" by Sweet * "Hey Pocky A-Way" by The Meters * "The Well's Gone Dry" by The Crusaders 07. Lay It on Me * "Let the Music Take Your Mind" by Kool & the Gang 08. Mike on the Mic * "At the Fever" by Lovebug Starski 09. A.W.O.L. * "Good Times" by Chic * "Good to Go" by Trouble Funk * "Loran's Dance" by Idris Muhammad

As I said, I know this is hardly the first album to sample excessively, but it was a fairly large commercial success and seems to remain highly regarded to this day, yet I know a lot of people who've never heard it. To me, the fact that 3 little Jewish boys from Brooklyn were able to create this at a time when hip hop was moving into a very, very different direction makes it all the more impressive.

In any event, I guess listening to this recently and realizing just how much it's influence almost all forms of EDM in one way or another got me thinking fondly on it again, and made me feel like creating an appreciation/"If you have yet to hear this, listen now!" thread for it.

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