Audio CD review:
Beastie Boys - Root Down

Beastie Boys - Root Down

Band: Beastie Boys Title: Root Down Rating: Release Date: 23 May, 1995 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Root Down (Free Zone Mix) 2: Root Down (LP) 3: Root Down (PP Balloon Mix) 4: Time To Get Ill 5: Heart Attack Man 6: The Maestro 7: Sabrosa 8: Flute Loop 9: Time For Livin' 10: Something's Got To Give

Editoral Review Their new technique involved lots of extended jamming and experimentation, both of which are evident on the two previously unreleased versions of "Root Down" (and either of which could have substituted for the original version with no loss of quality). Between the making of Paul's Boutique and Check Your Head, the Beastie Boys checked into a rehearsal space and relearned how to make an album. The rest of this mini-album was recorded live in Europe and shows the Boys in fine form, rocking early tracks with a funky new flow ("Time to Get Ill") as well as showing that they could pull off both their back-to-punk guitar-rock and their new-groove funk sounds onstage. --Randy Silver .. You can see a complete list of all Beastie Boys discography, or go back to the Beastie Boys tabs