Beastie Boys Check Your Head (CD)

Check Your Head is a record that’s greater than the sum of its parts — individually, nearly all the tracks are good, but it’s the context and variety of styles that give Check Your Head its identity.

It’s how the old school raps give way to fuzz-toned rockers, furious punk, and cheerfully gritty, jazzy jams. As much as Paul’s Boutique, this is a whirlwind tour through the Beastie Boys pop-culture obsessions, but instead of spinning into Technicolor fantasies, it’s earth-bound D.I.Y. that makes it all seem equally accessible — which is a big reason why it turned out to be an alt-rock touchstone of the ’90s, something that both set trends and predicted them.

2 x Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram, Gatefold

Tracklist:
Jimmy James
Funky Boss
Pass The Mic
Gratitude
Lighten Up
Finger Lickin’ Good
So What’cha Want
The Biz Vs The Nuge
Time For Livin’
Something’s Got To Give
The Blue Nun
Stand Together
Pow
The Maestro
Groove Holmes
Live At P.J.’s
Mark On The Bus
Professor Booty
In 3’s
Namast