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If Paul's Boutique was the album that convincingly proved the Beastie Boys weren't just a beer-soaked novelty rap group, its follow-up was the one that convincingly proved the Beastie Boys weren't just a rap group, period. Check Your Head is a thorough 180 from its predecessor in ways that both broke with recent character. For starters, it's the least lyrically-driven of their first five albums, and there's not nearly as much ultra-dense sample-collage referentiality. And, as a roots move, Check Your Head reconnected with an earlier version of themselves from their primordial hardcore punk beginnings. Picking up their old instruments and jamming out short-fast-loud riff-rap outbursts not only reintroduced the Beasties of ten years previous to their already freeform sense of group identity, it struck right at a nexus of "alt" culture that was attempting to reconcile Nirvana, Dr. Dre, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers all at once. In that context, the ranginess of Check Your Head more than makes up for its screw-around jam-sesh shagginess: crunchy/heavy rap-rock hits like "Pass the Mic" and "So What'cha Want" retrofit their Licensed to Ill snotiness into skatepunk chic, their amped-up circle-pit take on Sly & the Family Stone's "Time for Livin'" is an inspired hardcore outburst, and the addition of "Money" Mark Nishita as the crew's resident keyboard player helped inspire the Beasties to explore an inspiring new route as a surprisingly tight garage-funk instrumental combo. © Nate Patrin/Qobuz
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Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Chalpin, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bradley, Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Cushman, ComposerLyricist - James Bradley, Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Juanito Vazquez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Oliva, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Drew Lawrence, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hill, Composer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Wendell Fite, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Ted Nugent, Composer - Biz Markie, FeaturedArtist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Dr. Marcell Hall, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sylvester Stewart, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Noah Evans, Composer - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Kelly, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bradley, Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bradley, Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nax Setevassac, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Juanito Vazquez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bradley, Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Adam Yauch, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arturo Oliva, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Adam Horovitz, Composer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer, Keyboards, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mike D, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Bradley, Jr., Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
DISC 2
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Biz Markie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer - Grandimperial, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ramos Nishita, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Adam Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Adam Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Adam Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Hill, Composer - Wendell Fite, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Nathaniel Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, MainArtist - Adam Keefe Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Tom Cushman, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Adam Yauch, ComposerLyricist - Adam Horovitz, ComposerLyricist - Beastie Boys, MainArtist - Ed Chalpin, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Mario Caldato Jr., Composer, Producer - Michael Diamond, Composer - Adam Yauch, Composer - Adam Horovitz, Composer - Beastie Boys, MainArtist - Mark Ramos Nishita, Composer
(C) 2009 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Album review
If Paul's Boutique was the album that convincingly proved the Beastie Boys weren't just a beer-soaked novelty rap group, its follow-up was the one that convincingly proved the Beastie Boys weren't just a rap group, period. Check Your Head is a thorough 180 from its predecessor in ways that both broke with recent character. For starters, it's the least lyrically-driven of their first five albums, and there's not nearly as much ultra-dense sample-collage referentiality. And, as a roots move, Check Your Head reconnected with an earlier version of themselves from their primordial hardcore punk beginnings. Picking up their old instruments and jamming out short-fast-loud riff-rap outbursts not only reintroduced the Beasties of ten years previous to their already freeform sense of group identity, it struck right at a nexus of "alt" culture that was attempting to reconcile Nirvana, Dr. Dre, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers all at once. In that context, the ranginess of Check Your Head more than makes up for its screw-around jam-sesh shagginess: crunchy/heavy rap-rock hits like "Pass the Mic" and "So What'cha Want" retrofit their Licensed to Ill snotiness into skatepunk chic, their amped-up circle-pit take on Sly & the Family Stone's "Time for Livin'" is an inspired hardcore outburst, and the addition of "Money" Mark Nishita as the crew's resident keyboard player helped inspire the Beasties to explore an inspiring new route as a surprisingly tight garage-funk instrumental combo. © Nate Patrin/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 01:52:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Beastie Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC, Grand Royal and Beastie Boys
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