Much to the chagrin of one of my all-time best friends Karl, my memories of 'Root Down' are not really from driving around with him, but instead younger bro Kenny in the maroon Dodge Shadow. The Senkow experience was really a shared collective. You were expected to live life to the fullest, and enjoy yourself along the way. This was probably best shown by their dad who still did his best to do cheerleading exercises with their sibling, Kirsten, despite being at least twice her age.
Karl and I shared a great love for the Beastie Boys, and "our" disc was the Root Down EP
. Check Your Head
and Ill Communication
were memories most associated with another all time great pal,"Bud", and 'Paul's Boutique
' were college memories with my old roomie Brandt, likewise ''Licensed To Ill
' is shared with the rest of the world. But as any collective goes, it's the parts are interchangeable. Karl went onto follow his love to Florida, and the awesome beats sampled from the great Jimmy Smith and his album Root Down
from 1972 carried Kenny & I around town. The Dodge Shadow was also part of the collective as many of us where there to prep and scuff the car for it's new maroon sheen.
'Root Down' by the Beastie Boys
As far as the music goes, I can almost picture the Beastie Boys in their wedding band tuxes performing the Root Down Album, but it's instead an album late in the career of the funky Jimmy Smith. My other favorite album of his, is 'Home Cookin
' featuring a version of the classic 'I Got A Woman
' funk instrumental style.
The Beastie Boys EP features a few remixes of the title track, and some excellent live tracks featuring songs from Ill Communication & Check Your Head. The 'Free Zone mix
' is the best version of 'Root Down', while 'Sabrosa', 'The Maestro', and 'Flute Loop' are the cream of the crop for live Beasties. The chorus "Sardines and pork & beans" somehow still makes you bounce during 'The Maestro"
To hear more Jimmy Smith check out root-down-jimmy-smith-live
or Jimmy Smith home-cookinp @ iTunes
for the Beastie Boys check out : Root-down-free-zone-mix-prunes @iTunes
Karl and I shared a great love for the Beastie Boys, and "our" disc was the Root Down EP. Check Your Head and Ill Communication were memories most associated with another all time great pal,"Bud", and 'Paul's Boutique' were college memories with my old roomie Brandt, likewise ''Licensed To Ill' is shared with the rest of the world. But as any collective goes, it's the parts are interchangeable. Karl went onto follow his love to Florida, and the awesome beats sampled from the great Jimmy Smith and his album Root Down from 1972 carried Kenny & I around town. The Dodge Shadow was also part of the collective as many of us where there to prep and scuff the car for it's new maroon sheen. 'Root Down' by the Beastie Boys
As far as the music goes, I can almost picture the Beastie Boys in their wedding band tuxes performing the Root Down Album, but it's instead an album late in the career of the funky Jimmy Smith. My other favorite album of his, is 'Home Cookin' featuring a version of the classic 'I Got A Woman' funk instrumental style. The Beastie Boys EP features a few remixes of the title track, and some excellent live tracks featuring songs from Ill Communication & Check Your Head. The 'Free Zone mix
' is the best version of 'Root Down', while 'Sabrosa', 'The Maestro', and 'Flute Loop' are the cream of the crop for live Beasties. The chorus "Sardines and pork & beans" somehow still makes you bounce during 'The Maestro"To hear more Jimmy Smith check out root-down-jimmy-smith-live
or Jimmy Smith home-cookinp @ iTunes
for the Beastie Boys check out : Root-down-free-zone-mix-prunes @iTunes
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