check your head

The Beastie Boys went back to their hardcore roots, picked up their instruments again, moved away from their heavy use sampling, and managed to simultaneously simplify and diversify their hip-hop sound with this trippy collection of funk, punk, soul, jazz, pop, and electronica.  'Check Your Head' was recorded at the band's own G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, California with Mike D on drums, Ad-Rock on guitar, and MCA on bass.  The emphasis is more on the groove than with rapping with Mario Caldato, Jr. co-producing and giving the boys room to jam.    Money Mark Ramos Nishita adds organ, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet, and wurlitzer to the mix with percussion contributions from James Bradley, Jr., Drew Lawrence, Art Oliva, and Juanito Vazquez.  The eclectic, experimental sound was embraced by the college crowd, went on to influence a new generation of alternative rockers, and reaffirmed the band's credibility both commercially and critically.  'Check Your Head'  was released on their Grand Royal  subsidiary of Capitol Records and went double-platinum, peaking at number ten on the Billboard album chart.

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"Jimmy James"

"People how you doing there's a new day dawning

For the earth mother it's a brand new morning

For such a long while there's been such longing

But now the sun is shining let's roll back the awning

This is a type of kinda like a formal dedication

Giving out a shout for much inspiration

All I ever wanna do is get nice

Get loose and goof my little slice of life

Sendin' out love to all corners of the land

Jump up on the stage and take the mic in my hand

Not playin' the role just being who I am

And if you try to dis me I couldn't give a damn

'Cause I'm rockin'

Bass from the back of my car feels soothing

Eight bazookas is what I'm using

I'm Mike D. and it's been proven

I love it when I see the party people movin'

Strapped on the ear goggles and what did I see

But the music brought the people into harmony"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5d46g_beastie-boys-jimmy-james-lp-version_music#.UXNEVRw4GjQ

Beastie Boys - Jimmy James (LP Version) by cyd125





"Gratitude" 

"Good times gone and you missed them

What's gone wrong in your system

Things they bounce just like a spalding

What'd you think did you miss your calling

It's so free this kind of feeling

It's like life it's so appealing

When you've got so much to say

It's called gratitude, and that's right

Good times gone but you feed it

Hate's grown strong you feel you need it

Just one thing do you know

What you think that the world owes you

What's gonna set you free

Look inside and you'll see

When you've got so much to say

It's called gratitude, and that's right"

"So What'cha Want" 

"Just plug me in just like I was Eddie Harris

You're eating crazy cheese 

Like you would think I'm from Paris

You know I get fly, you think I get high

You know that I'm gone and I'mma tell you all why

So tell me who are you dissing? Maybe I'm missing

The reason that you're smiling or wilding

So listen in my head I just want to take 'em down

Imagination set loose and I'm gonna shake 'em down

Let it flow like a mud slide

When I get on I like to ride and glide

I've got depth of perception in my text y'all

I get props at my mention 'cause I vex y'all

So what'cha want

I get so funny with the money that you flaunt

I said where'd you get your information from huh?

You think that you can front when revelation comes

Yeah, you can't front on that"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9gity_beastie-boys-so-what-cha-want-album_music#.UXNJhRw4GjQ

Beastie Boys So What'cha Want Album Check Your... by Yst01





"Namasté" 

"A butterfly floats on the breeze of a sun lit day

As I feel this reality gently fade away

Riding on a thought to see where it's from

Gliding through a memory of a time yet to come

Smoke paints the air

Swirling images through my mind

Like a whirlpool spin beginning to unwind

And I stand at the edge cautiously awaiting

As time slips by

Carefully navigating by the stars in the sky

And I sit

And I think to myself

And on the horizon the sun light begins to climb

And it seems like it's been so long since he shined

But I'm sure it was only yesterday

A cold chill of fear cut through meI felt my heart contract
To my mind I brought the image of light
And I expanded out of it
My fear was just a shadow
And then I voice spoke in my head
And she said dark is not the opposite of light
It's the absence of light
And I thought to myself
She knows what she's talking about
And for a moment I know
What it was all about."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CjKAWyOb74





'Check Your Head'
full album:

http://www.myspace.com/beastieboys/music/albums/check-your-head-explicit-18984145




1. "Jimmy James" Beastie Boys, Caldato 3:14
2. "Funky Boss" Beastie Boys, Nishita 1:35
3. "Pass the Mic" Beastie Boys, Caldato 4:17
4. "Gratitude" Beastie Boys, Cushman 2:45
5. "Lighten Up" Beastie Boys Nishita  2:41
6. "Finger Lickin' Good"  Beastie Boys Caldato Fite Hill 3:39
7. "So What'cha Want" Beastie Boys 3:37
8. "The Biz vs. The Nuge"  Hall Nugent 0:33
9. "Time for Livin'" Sly & the Family Stone 1:48
10. "Something's Got to Give"  Beastie Boys Caldato Nishita 3:28
11. "The Blue Nun" Beastie Boys 0:32
12. "Stand Together" Beastie Boys Caldato  2:47
13. "POW" Beastie Boys Nishita 2:13
14. "The Maestro" Beastie Boys 2:52
15. "Groove Holmes" Beastie Boys Nishita 2:33
16. "Live at P.J.'s" Beastie Boys Nishita 3:18
17. "Mark on the Bus" Nishita 1:05
18. "Professor Booty" Beastie Boys Caldato 4:13
19. "In 3's" Beastie Boys Nishita 2:23
20. "Namasté" Beastie Boys Nishita 4:01