Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (Vinyl) Wye Oak Watching Alice

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Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (Vinyl) Wye Oak Watching AliceCheck 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