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Production Credits:
Live At P.J.'s Click for Lyrics
First Appearance: Check Your Head LP, 21 April 1992
Written by: Beastie Boys and Mark Nishita
Performed by: Adam Yauch (bass), Michael Diamond (drums), Adam Horovitz (guitar), Mark Nishita (D6, Clav, Organ, Wurlitzer), James Bradley Jr (percussion)
Production Notes: Engineered by Mario Caldato, produced by Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato. Recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA. Sequenced at PCP Labs. The Maestro (Live) recorded in Europe, in winter of 1995.
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
References:
- Kool and the Gang's album "Live at PJ's"
- Joe & Tony's barber shop
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- "Gonna run to Joe & Tony's and get my hair cut nice" - reference to Joe & Tony's barber shop
- "Gonna' break it down to the nitty grit, I'm Gonna' tell you motherfuckers why you ain't shit" - is similar to Kool Moe Dee during his infamous battle with Busy Bee at Harlem World who rapped "we gonna get right down to the nitty grit, gonna tell you a little something why you ain't shit"
Commentary:
Press & Print Media:
"...fuzzadelic bass and great pots-and-pans drum dynamics" - Boston Herald, 1992
"The dead-on, icy, blues-organ grooves of [Money Mark's] vintage Hammond and Leslie combo percolate over various punk rock mutations" - Boston Herald, 1992
"...evokes a schmaltzy hotel lounge act" - Newsweek, 1992
"...a cheesy Vegas-style lounge act" - Rapsheet, 1992
"...where [the Beasties] pick up instruments and create the guitar and keyboard funk sessions that are [Check Your Head's] true vibe" - The Source, 1992
Released Versions:
Live:
Performed in 51 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
17-May-1992 : Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
Last known Performance:
26-Sep-2007 : Riveria Theatre, Chicago, IL, United States
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