Wu Tang

lazybones

f, d , d+f , p.
yeah so whats everyones stance on this lot?? i have alot of respect for them, even more so after reading the wu tang manual which was a suprisingly good read.


my favs are;

36 chambers
liquid swords
only built 4 cuban linx
ironman
tical


....pretty standard i guess!!

can anyone rec some good RZA and wu tang related stuff?? also i read about them doing radio shows in the old days on NY Uni radio stations with alot of clowning about and all that, was wondering if anyone would be so kind as to point me in the direction of said shows , would be eternally grateful!


anyone got the afrosamurai soundtrack yet>? not sure what to make of it yet,.. new ghostface to get hold of too...
 

hucks

Your Message Here
36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, Cuban Lynx, Supreme Clientele.

GZA was on a Prefuse 73 track on 'Surrounded by Silence", which was dope, in spite of the fact that Masta Killa, the rapping Bez, also featured.
 
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Poisonous Dart

Lone Swordsman
Wu Tang! Wu Tang!

Also recommended Wu Tang material:

Wu Tang Killa Beez present The Swarm
Wu Tang Killa Beez present The Swarm 2
Wu Chronicles
Wu Chronicles 2
Killa Priest "Heavy Mental"
La The Dark Man "Heist Of The Century"
Inspectah Deck "Uncontrolled Substance"
Masta Killa "No Said Date"
Masta Killa "Made In Brooklyn"
Gravediggaz "6 Feet Deep"
Gravediggaz "The Axe. The Pick & The Shovel"
Sunz Of Man "The Last Shall Be First"
Killarmy "Quiet Weapons For Silent Wars"
Killarmy "Dirty Weaponry"
Killarmy "Fear, Love & War"
RZA "Bobby Digital In Stereo"
Cappadonna "The Pillage"
Method Man "Tical 2000: Judgement Day"
Method Man/Redman "Blackout"
Ghost Dog OST
Black & White OST
Raekwon "The Lex Diamond Story"
Ghostface Killa "Supreme Clientele"
Ghostface Killa "Bulletproof Wallets (original version not retail)
Ghostface Killa "Pretty Tony Album"
Ghostface Killa "Fishscale"
Wu Tang Meets The Indie Culture
Mathematics "The Come Up"
Mathematics "The Problem"
Mathematics "Soul Of A Man"
Bronze Nazareth "The Great Migration"

That's just for starters...One.
 

Mr Jeg

suck your thumb
GZA was on a Prefuse 73 track on 'Surrounded by Silence", which was dope, in spite of the fact that Masta Killa, the rapping Bez, also featured.

what are you on about? masta killa's 'no said date' was the best wu-tang album for years when it came out. masta killa has consistently gotten better over time (although, admittedly, the new one was a bit of a letdown) while guys like inspectah deck and, yes, gza just sound more uninspired with each passing year.
 

craner

Beast of Burden
I think the guy above, well his list was too long. But you have to get, I'd say

Heavy Mental Killah Priest
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars Killarmy
6 Feet Deep Gravediggaz
The first Wu Tang Killer Bees comp
Take another 80 listens to Wu Tang Forevr because it's insane

Second tier (very good, not amazing, or fucked-up-wierd like first Killarmy)

The Pillage Cappadona
The Axe, The Pick, The Shuvel Gravediggaz
Dirty Weaponary Killarmy
The Last Shall Be First Sunz of Man
Golden Arms U-God
Supreme Cliantele Ghost Face Killah
Beneath the Surface GZA (for, in particlar, title track with Killah Priest)
Bobby Digital in Stereo RZA (with cameo from the adorable Lisa I'Anson)

I assume we're not counting the 93-95 golden rush in this list.

Just get the first Killah Priest album. That is something else, even without RZA.

Wierdly, or understandably, all post-9/11 Wu records are rubbish.
 

craner

Beast of Burden
Masta Killa's a genius, but his albums have been lame.

Put in a vote for Ghost Dog too, I guess.
 

Poisonous Dart

Lone Swordsman
Si

Masta Killa's a genius, but his albums have been lame.

Put in a vote for Ghost Dog too, I guess.

GZA's "Beneath The Surface" was cool...but it was a letdown (what WOULDN'T BE?) in comparison to the audio perfection that was "Liquid Swords". Even Ol' Dirty Bastards "Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" was a chaotic masterpiece...his "N*gga Please" LP was a solid LP as well.

"Golden Arms Redemption", "The Yin and The Yang" and "Tical 0" were all equivalent to burning trash in the streets of a war ravaged country.

One.
 

daddek

Well-known member
Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Links
GZA - Liquid Swords (the Instrumentals)

RZA = genius





btw, Ghostface = best mc of all time. YES HE IS.
 

mistersloane

heavy heavy monster sound
If we beg Poisonous Dart en mass, we may be able to get him to upload the full versions of the Wu Tang demo, which to me are just pinnacles of raw uncut shit.
 

craner

Beast of Burden
It's a pointless thread for this boy unless we assume he already has Enter...The 36 Chambers, Tical, Only Bulit...for Cuban Linx and Liquid Swords.

For a similar area, but not Wu Tang however, I'd also mention

There Iz a Darskside Redman
The Infamous... Mobb Deep
Goodfellas Show & AG

All similar, dark & gorgeous & heavy & sublime, same years, 93 to as I say NY 95.

And, first Blazhey Blazhey album, yes.
 

daddek

Well-known member
It's a pointless thread for this boy unless we assume he already has Enter...The 36 Chambers, Tical, Only Bulit...for Cuban Linx and Liquid Swords.

lol dude even stated, clearly, that he has all these albums. Waste. Sorry, I got over excited cos I been listening to these albums every day for last two weeks. *But*, there was an unstated point to my post.... more than any other albums, these are the two that showcase Rza's genius, superbly. And they were the only two albums were Rza was unassisted by any engineers, everything you hear is him, beats, mixdowns, recordings, edits, everything.

The Making of Cuban Linx:
http://obifromsouthlondon.blogspot.com/2005_04_01_obifromsouthlondon_archive.html
 

bruno

est malade
All similar, dark & gorgeous & heavy & sublime, same years, 93 to as I say NY 95..
it's true, there is something about 95-96 that feels end of the road, on the border of a precipice. a lot of things from the time have this twilight quality. the introduction to mobb deep's g.o.d pt III is an example of this, very chilling.
 

ripley

Well-known member
Oh man I totally thought this was going to be the bamabounce thread.. all about the wu-tang slide..

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crackerjack

Well-known member
Oh dear. Seems I'm STILL the only person who thinks Iron Flag is the bomb.

Apart from the obvious ones listed (everything from 93-97, plus everything by Ghostface), shout out too for No Said Date and GZA's Legend Of The Liquid Sword. Hellrazah from Sonz Of Man has a new album which sounds dope, but the use of spoilers every 20 seconds or so makes the promo unlistenable.
 
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