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The Beastie Boys: Adrock (vocals, guitar); MCA (vocals, bass); Mike D (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: Mark Ramos Nishita (keyboards); Sian Harwood (background vocals), Biz Markie....
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The Beastie Boys: Adrock (vocals, guitar); MCA (vocals, bass); Mike D (vocals, drums). Additional personnel: Mark Ramos Nishita (keyboards); Sian Harwood (background vocals), Biz Markie. Recorded at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, California. Some albums define an era, a place, a certain time in one's life; they exist as soundtracks for our memories, bringing that extra scent of poignancy to them. CHECK YOUR HEAD practically defined the summer of 1992 for those who were wary of the mainstreaming of rap and somewhat bored by the insurgency of grunge. By holding their heads firmly outside of any particular musical genre, MCA, Adrock & Mike D. created their own space; distorted, fuzzy, peppered with the swagger of punk and the rootsy earthiness of early-'70s soul-jazz, and layered with ten years of hip-hop know-how. From the opening chords of "Jimmy James," it's clear that the Beastie Boys would have a chance to permanently shed the label of "fratboy rappers" that LICENSED TO ILL had forced upon them. Lo-fi... Less
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Compilation producer: Paige Levy.
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Album Duration
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53m:44s
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Number of Discs
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1
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1
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Artist
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Beastie Boys
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Ray Stevens
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Record Label
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Capitol/EMI Records
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Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)
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Genre
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Rock and Pop
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Comedy
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Alternative
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Music Comedy
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Release Date
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April 21, 1992
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May 09, 1995
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| Song List: Disc 1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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- Jimmy James
- Funky Boss
- Pass the Mic
- Gratitude
- Lighten Up
- Finger Lickin' Good
- So What'cha Want
- Biz vs. The Nuge
- Time For Livin'
- Something's Got to Give
- Blue Nun
- Stand Together
- P.O.W.
- Maestro
- Groove Holmes
- Live at P.J.'s
- Mark on the Bus
- Professor Booty (Spanish)
- In 3's
- Namaste
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- In the Mood
- I Need Your Help Barry Manilow
- You Are So Beautiful
- Money Honey (previously unreleased)
- Cornball
- Dixie Hummingbird
- One Mint Julep (previously unreleased)
- Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash (previously unreleased)
- Save Me From Myself
- Classical Cluck
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Check Your Head by Beastie Boys
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$4.97
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Cornball by Ray Stevens
$20.00
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Product Review Summary
90% recommend this product
Consumer Reviews
962
Pros
Lots of variety; So Whatcha Want
Cons
some weaker tracks
Recommended it?
Yes
One of the Beastie Boys' most admirable aspects is their frequent desire to reinvent themselves and try new sounds. They may have started with loud, frat boy rap, but by their second album, they were smooth, stylish, and much more mature. Sure enough, by the third album, they were changing things...
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Pros
Classic Beastie Boys
Cons
None
Recommended it?
Yes
This 1992 album release, Check Your Head, is another great effort from my absolutely hands down favorite group, The Beastie Boys. It was created at a time when many critics and neighsayers in the musical community were down on them, claiming that they had reached their peaks musically and...
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Consumer Reviews
Pros
The Warner Brothers material gets it's due.
Cons
The compiler didn't credit the album that the R&B cover songs originated from.
Recommended it?
Yes
The material that Ray Stevens recorded while at Warner Brothers, until this series came along in 1995, was represented by only two songs down through the years. Those two songs lead off this collection of material recorded during the years of 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. Warner Brothers, maybe for...
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