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.
LP – SIDE A
- Jimmy James
- Funky Boss
- Pass The Mic
- Gratitude
- Lighten Up
LP – SIDE B
- Finger Lickin’ Good
- So What’Cha Want
- The Biz Vs. The Nuge
- Time For Livin’
- Something’s Got To Give
LP – SIDE C
- The Blue Nun
- Stand Together
- Pow
- The Maestro
- Groove Holmes
LP – SIDE D
- Live At P.J.’s
- Mark On The Bus
- Professor Booty
- In 3’s
- Namaste
