Reviews (page 12 of 13)
Not great for me
2 1/2 stars. Maybe I should listen to it. I just don’t get it.
Very fun
Not really what i like, but sounds okay
Apparently this album was responsible for the renaissance of East Coast rap music and has been designated as historically significant. Esteemed music critics viewed as one of the best albums of all time. For me it was just another hip hop record. I did enjoy some of the lyrics, however.
Not bad, short
Fine, but not for me
What makes this more special than much of the rap out there?
Didnt really like this kind of rap
J'imagine que c'est un bon disque de rap mais je n'aime pas le rap ! 2 ou 3 titres s'écoutent quand même !
There are people that enjoy it for sure, I believe I could find a song if I kept listening
this is maybe the 3rd time im listening to this album and maybe finally starting to see its appeal. for whatever reason keep zoning out and cant seem to focus on the lines (which im assuming might be part of the allure, because musically not much going on). might keep giving this a shot becuase its so highly regarded though i feel bad.
I get why this is important, I just don’t really dig it
If this is one of the greatest hip hop albums ever, then I don't like hip hop. Congrats on the influence, but don't want to listen to it again.
love method man but 70% of this album is for me unlistenable for a variety of reasons
legend. but not my style
Not really my vibe. Enjoyed a couple of songs briefly but just not amazing.
I can respect the art but I couldn’t get into any one song. I did enjoy the theme of the samplings throughout the album.
Não muito minha vibe. Pode ser um clássico do hip hop mas achei que faltou algo para me prender e cativar. Muito barulho algumas músicas.
The overall impression is of protest, it isn’t music. Some of the backing tracks could sound good with some music played over the top. The shouting was unintelligible and apart from encouraging aggression makes no discernible political points. It might be that I cannot appreciate the genre but I thought it was just noisy shouty rubbish.
Apparently this is older hip-hop and feel more like trad jazz compared to Kendrick or Doom who are more free and bebop. First intelligent conversation with Jonny about Hip Hop. Still don't particularly like it and can't tell what they're on about but it has wit and that counts for something.
Not my jam
I realize how important this album is to the history of hip-hop and rap... Still doesn't make me want to listen to it though. The concept of them being like a Chinese martial arts monk order is pretty cute at first, it all still just boils down to the usual rap-isms of flexing how much cooler and stronger you are than your "opponents". Eh.
Meh
I dont like it, although some songs are chill
It’s impressive they invented a whole sound while smoking meth but I’m not too into it
Not really my thing
No standouts, Wu-Tang may not be for me.
Not my kind of music so this may not be the best review but I could not enjoy this. The movie dialogue was the best part.
Some good beats but man, there's a lot of it. The chatting bits are especially tedious. I liked when it finished.
Sounds like Beastie Boys. I hated Beastie Boys
There's a lot I can say about this album and what it's influenced, and how distinctly American it is, how it couldn't be anything but American. But in the end I can just say it's not for me.
Today was not the day to listen to violence glorifying music. There was some really sick stuff in here, the torture descriptions in "Method Man" come to mind. The music was really nothing special either, but they found their gimmick.
Classic oldschool hip-hop album that was instrumental in the 90s. Explicit and aggressive, generally. "Clan in Da Front" has sweet piano work. Strange vocal choices to create a wavey sound "C.R.E.A.M. Cash Rules Everything Around me" is surprisingly mellow with a simple beat, piano plucking, and steady rap rhythm.
I honestly did not like this album one bit. I guess one of my problems with gangster rap in the first place is I can't get behind the message of gang and Thug Life it's something i neither experience for myself so can relate nor something that I aspire for my personal choices. I guess what gets me the most is the anger and rage at herent in the material kind of manifest itself inside my listening experience and I don't like that feeling at all. I definitely can't call this a bad album which means that it's not going to be something I write lower than two stars. But my inherent dislike for this style of rap will put it at the lower ens of two stars 4.1 ★★
Depends on the mood
Hip hop is just not my thing 2/5
I can respect its influence on hip-hop, but it’s not my jam. I know some people find a lot of charm in this record, but it felt muddy, messy, and just not very enjoyable to me. Probably not something I’ll ever revisit.
It is a decent album for sure. I personally struggle with this format though. The key selling point of albums like this is the rap and apart from that has zero musical merit from my perspective (repeated numb beats). Therefore makes this quite a slog to get through and the sillyness and macho element doesnt really appeal so struggle to find a connection with it.
Could've needed more bas
I'll start the review by saying I'm not the biggest fan of Hip Hop so you'll have to take everything with a grain of salt. A few positive things I could find on this album are the following: The lyrics can be funny at times although I felt like it lacked actual themes because most of the album's themes can be summarized with: "I'm better than you and I'm gonna hurt you fuck you", which I totally get it can be someone's vibe, just not mine. The vibe is pretty much constant throughout the album and the MCs are most definitely charismatic and they differentiate from each other very much, great performance at the very least. Now I'll go with what I didn't like: The skits (but I generally don't like skits, so that's just me) The beats. I don't get how people are saying they are beautifully produced and all of that when it's always the generic 4/4 drum beat accompanied by a bass line and a minimalistic piano. In every song. Like, who are we kidding? Illmatic came out half a year later and the beats aren't as lazy or boring as these ones are, it's not even a "it was good for its time" thing. Review is relatively short, but since, as I already said, I'm not much into hip hop, there's nothing else really I'd be able to say. Perhaps I'm just too white and european to fully get this. Either way, this is just my opinion. So try not to pay too much attention to it.
Like others, I appreciate the cultural significance of this album. I find the skits cringe to listen to and the kungfu style a bit stale. The beats get repetitive and the lyrics are just violent, yet real. Maybe that’s the appeal, but as a white boy from the suburbs it’s not my taste. C.R.E.A.M. Is a classic though, 2.5 stars.
When I heard the first song, I thought it was exactly my cup of tea. But the more songs I listened to, the more they felt very standard. It’s like listening to the same Gorillaz song over and over again.
This was pretty good. Really flows from track to track. I’ve never really listened to wutang outside of some songs here and there. So this was interesting but what stands out the most is this sounds like a rap album from the mid to later 90s, not 92. Which really tells how far advanced the sound on this was. Or that everyone started copying wutang.
En jaksanut kuunnella loppuun. Biisit kuulostaa aika samalta joten kyllästyi nopeasti. Hyvät biitit kuiten, mitta nekin toistui niin kauan että alkoi ärsyttään. Ja miksi joka toinen sana on kirosana? Ehkä hiphop vaan yleisesti ottaen ei oo mun juttu.
Not my thing at all. No melody, harmony, or complex instrumentation.
Some say it's good
Non fa per me
2/5 - I needed to hear this record so I could say I tried. It’s hard to access this album without a guide when it’s so far outside what I typically listen to, especially lyrically. Obviously, this is a landmark hip-hop album, and it will get plenty of high marks. I was fine with several songs, but when you’re not in on the joke on the skits, it’s annoying, and the album doesn’t invite spending more time on it.
This is a style of rap I have never really enjoyed. The beats are lackluster and that is what usually makes up for the dated style for me on these older albums. I feel like this album began all the trends I dislike in east coast 90s rap.
very popular band, but i'm not able to vibe with the tracks
Hmmm ok head bopping stuff but a but boring after a while
2/5, ain't nothin to f*** with
sin las letras es un disco pesado.
Not my genre, just C.R.E.A.M was listenable (
Day 4 First listen- I enjoyed it the first few songs more than I thought I would, although I started to get a bit bored halfway through. I need to listen again for fair judgement. (2.5/5)
Boring, with super simple bases and with not fun at all "humorous" interludes (skits, they say). Why can you be gangsta and at the same time keep doing stuff for fun? This is something I cannot understand at all. Shouldn't you be all danger and seriousness? Whatever. I know this album *is* a classic, but to be honest, I don't get it.
Ich ghöre d Qualität, Ich gsehne d Pionierarbeit im Hiphop vom Clan und Ich schmöcke das fein süüberlich abgschmöckte und ahgrichtete Album. Und trotzdem bliibts am Endi vom Tag 90er Jahr Hiphop woni nöd viel demit ahfange chan. Zudem wird mer zviel gredet. Losi da es Musig Album oder es Hörbuech? Obwohli keis Lied gspeicheret han und au ned wükli spass gha han zums lose gsehni d qualität für es 2.5. Abgrundet hald wider zwei pünktlis direkt is rechte Naseloch ineballeret
sicherlich wegwiesend für die ganz hip-hop kultur. aber finde 90er Rap scho sehr nervig und nöd würki losbar. aber wu-tang hed mi überrascht, isch chli weniger nervig als antizipiert. Uhhh, C.R.E.A.M ishc au uf dem album druffe, würki na e schöne hörbare track. aber. aber. jetzt isch d frag öb ihne 3 sternli gebe wege fettem ihfluss uf e kultur und musikszene woni geil finde oder eifach pure zuelosfreude wie eich bi fast allne album bewerte und es 2äre nur 2 sternlis. alos glaub mir muss fair bliebe und dem ganze 2 neighborhood's nach LA geh.
Фоном особо не напрягало. Больше запомнилось инструментальное оформление (оно, по-моему - основа этого альбома). Низкую оценку ставлю потому, что специально слушать вряд ли когда буду. 4 из 10.
Hoo boy. Another hip-hop album. Been rolling a lotta these lately. There’s like ~30 of these on the list, right? I’ll be through these soon enough, right? I’m not crazy, right, right? Just joshing. I’m benevolent and think all forms of musical expression are worthwhile. There have been some winners in the hip-hop scene lately. I’ve added four hip-hop songs to my 1001 Albums playlist. A respectable achievement given that I, rather fittingly, only have 101 songs on that playlist. It’s just that these albums are always so long. I was absolutely left for dead with the hour ten runtime of Stankonia and now I have to wade through another hour-longer. The movie samples are fun along with the pop culture references. There’s a nice underground atmosphere to some of the songs and I enjoy the mild Chinese theming, but this ain’t for me. I’ve bitched and moaned about hip-hop at great length, so I’ll just move on to the highlights. Shame on a Nigga is the best song on the album – very catchy with the best instrumental and vocal performances on the album. C.R.E.A.M. is pretty alright, too. I like the instrumental and the songwriting is very competent. Let’s check the book. I know Wu-Tang Clan are popular (if only due to my familiarity with the infamous Once Upon a Time in Shaolin), so as far as music history goes this is a solid pick. Unconventional subject matter. Eight-man band. Still timeless years later. Taking a peruse through the Wikipedia page reveals that this album is more influential than the book lets on. Can’t fault this one. Solid pick.
Meh. It is alright. I don't see the appeal.
i am not a fan of rap, but ill give it two stars for impact
not my cup of tea or preferred rap genre, it was a tough listen especially through method man which i think has scarred me slightly. more misses that hits although the hits would have me shaking ass at a club. my favourite song was Wu-Tang clan aint nuthing ta F' wit which i would listen to again.
Ну такое, слишком агрессивный хип хоп, слушать не слишком приятно
Not my style but good tunes for others :).
Dug it but not my favorite
I really didn't like it.
Репчик со вставками фильмов про ушу
4/10
I know of Wu-Tang more than I listen to them. Maybe this was groundbreaking at the time, but it seems basic and a bit silly now. Shlock Horror Hip Hop, I guess. Probably more a fan of the solo projects, such as Method Man, tbh.
This genre is not for me.
Didn't feel like relistening because it's good (obviously) but ehhhh
Not my cup of tea.
It’s OK
Just not my sound 2/5 #musicsky #albumsky #musicchallenge
Hólímólí hvað þetta er leiðinlegt dæmi. Þetta er rapp sem ég fíla ekki. Reyndar voru þarna nokkur lög sem ég fílaði en það var ekki vegna Wu-Tang Clan heldur vegna Girl Talk sem hefur endurnýtt lögin þeirra í sín frábæru endurblöndunarlög. Gef þessu 2 stjörnur fyrir að vera gott hráefni í betri tónlist.
If I liked hip hop I would have liked this album
Ça ne m'a pas vraiment parlé, peut-être parce que ce n'est pas ma culture, et peut-être aussi parce que je n'aime pas le rap.
🥲
Disclaimer: not a rap fan. Lyrics were fine, music was fine. Definitely not on my future playlist
360/1001
5/10 Highlight: C.R.E.A.M.
I like the first song A LOT and the sound is great. Usually not a huge rap fan so this was interesting. I like the rhythms and it was overall enjoyable to listen to.
Gikk meg hus forbi
Not going to listen, not my thing.
Not for me
So many interludes, so little time. I usually really like old-school, sample-driven hip hop (and I’m aware that this record has a LOT of prestige and is basically an icon of the east coast 90s scene) but it wasn’t clicking for me on first listen. On a positive note: I really enjoyed the sample in Cash Rules Everything Around Me.
I just can't get into Wu-Tang. I think I like this better than some of the solo albums on this list, but I still don't really like it.
Complete
Absolutely not my style, but I appreciate the sounds 2/5
I think I can see why people like this. It's fairly monotonous but exactly that works. It's a bit too long, like many nineties-albums. This time the track I like best is also the biggest 'hit': C.R.E.A.M. The best hiphop-album so far. Although I liked the musical elements better on Snoop Dogg's album, I certainly think the rapping is much better here.
Switched to the clean version after a few minutes into the first song. Still feeling pretty gangsta, though. CREAM baby!
great flow, and i know wu-tang was instrumental to the genre. But i’ve never been a fan of the repetitive and simple backing tracks in hip hop
Method man song’s descriptions of hot hangers up ur ass and rusty screwdriver on ur tongue was a bit much for my lovely sunny commute on Fri xx I think this kinda hip hop is a bit lost on me
Not a hate but an ‘urgh samey’
I usually quite like hip hop but this just didn't grab me.
The sound of this was good. The rap rhythms were nice. I have no idea what they were rapping about and I got distracted and went to put up some coat hooks, so I guess it didn't do enough to keep my attention. The hooks looks nice though.
I can respect the influence this album has. But this was a little long, and became very dry over time. Much better rap came after this, and can hold my attention for far longer.
Only heard the biggest hit from it before. Not my kind of hip hop, honestly. But C.R.E.A.M. is on the album at least 2/5
1st Song is a Thumper, not so much for the rest of the album.
I get that this was a really important album in the evolution of hip hop, and listening to it I can understand why, but it feels like the genre has surpassed this so far that it hasn't aged well. I'm glad to have listened to it, but I won't again.
regular hip hop album 2 stars
I fuckin'... fuckin' found this fuckin' album notable only fir bein a fuckin' swearfest on a fuckin' epic fuckin' scale. I'm gonna fuckin'... fuckin' fuck it wit fuckin' two fuckin' stars.
Not for me
Don’t want to hear so much swearing and rapping about how great they all are.. I’m clearly not Wu-Tang’s target demographic. Wish I appreciated this more than I did, but that goes for all the solo albums by these members as well. 2/5
On one hand I liked a couple of songs, on the other - the long ass skits were annoying and the rapping felt too old I'll rate it lower for no reason
A bit too harsh for me
Early hip hop - ok if you like that sort of stuff
Hip hop that I didn’t really enjoy listening to but was fine.
Some classics on here like CREAM, Wu tang clan ain’t nothing ta f wit, etc. I don’t love it overall, though. I’d say NWA was the better rap group of this era. Kids in middle school whose favorite movie was the Boondocks Saints would always slap people on the back of the neck and yell “PROTECT YA NECK”
70 seconds in... oh God, there's gonna be an hour of this? Still, better than Kanye West.
Good reminder that I’m not much of a fan of hip hop/rap
4/10
In the middle of all this raucous trash, someone actually broke into song and mouthed words that seemed to have some thought and intent behind them, but most of this is just loud-talking junk - doesn't fall under my definition of "music" and has no discernible redeeming social value. One track sounds like a committee discussing the enterprise's mission statement - why take up anyone's time with that? The dang album is 70 minutes long as it is - cut that junk at least.
Not quite my style as a whole. A few good beats, but I like my rap usually a bit tamer, 80’s I suppose.
Not for me
I usually find gangster rap albums heavy going, but this one is a little easier than most. It has an engaging sense of humour with all of the kung fu movie samples and the music has a raw edge to it. Apparently it was recorded in a studio so small that only 8 out of the 9 band members could fit in at any one time, so they would organise impromptu rap battles to decide who was going to appear on each track!
I almost gave up on this one before even getting to the halfway mark. Lyrically it had nothing to offer except the usual "I'm the greatest, I'm going to kill everyone" type shit. The beats were uninspired and boring. Truly terrible skits. I got to "Can It Be All So Simple" which offered a bit of variety so I stuck with it. So after listening to the whole album I'm still not really impressed. I do like the raw sound and the samurai movie thing is interesting even if not used well. There's some moments of brilliance, but most of it just repeats the same ideas.
It was alright 1001 album worthy: No - 31/55
Not for me but I’ve heard worse.
Somehow I made it through.
J - 2 S - 2
Not a fan
Not an album that I would choose to listen to but can see how this genre of music might appeal to some people.
I just couldn’t get into it
Okay, so I know how influential the Wu-Tang Clan was back in the day but I enjoyed the more melodic kind of rap from several years later because it was more of a song and this was more of a recording of people talking. Yes, this had music in the background but it wasn't really my type of rap.
I like my rap like I like my coffee, with so many extraneous elements l get laughed at for saying I enjoy it. At the very least with some fluffy sweetness in the form of lush beats. This is pure espresso (not the Sabrina Carpenter kind). A very good espresso mind you, but I personally take two sips and I've had enough. A CD 60 minute runtime does not warm me up to it. Score is for my own enjoyment, I completely admit its actual value is much higher.
Not m'y style.
Had one good part on one mediocre song. Could’ve been worse though
I hated this less than I expected to.
Wu-Tang Clan aint nothin' to fuck with. Trotzdem gar nicht mal so gut Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine
Sounds exactly how I expected it to. Lived through this period of time, but not in the Bronx. Far reaching influence but not for me.
I know. I know. The Wu Tang Clan are legendary in the rap world. For me, it’s a slight miss. They have some good moments on this particular album but it’s nothing that lights my musical fire.
an important album for hip-hop and music in general, but not an album for me
This one didn't do much for me. Pretty standard....maybe even cliched rapping and beats that only made me sit up and take notice twice I think... 2 stars
A few good songs...
The beats are fine. I'm not into the rap. It's quite aggressive at times.
Not my cup of tea
mir fehlen da die bekannten Sachen, so lala
Meh
Never heard this before. I recognize it for its historical significance but only a few nice points on this album for me.
Nothing earth shattering. A lot of songs seemed to blend into each other without setting the world alight.
06/10/24 Not a fan.
Hard to listen to. Very limited vocabulary that mostly includes variations of fuck and nigger. Does have a beat.
As usual with this project, I'm very uneducated on hip hop and have a hard time finding stuff that's above 3* for me. I recognize the icons that WTC are but still this is 2* for me.
Supposedly seminal album didn't deliver for me. The Kung Fu film samples were good but I wasn't impressed by the other choice of samples. The subject of the writing was all a bit too aggressive and self centred too. Shame as I expected to like it more x
In a nutshell: a "fuck you, watch me" album. "[Tommy Boy Records] made the decision to sign House of Pain over us. When they dropped me, I was thinking, 'Damn, they chose a bunch of whiteboy shit over me.'" RZA, The Wu-Tang Manual Not completely into it. The skits were distracting; the beats and loops were repetitive. HOWEVER, I can't be too harsh on this album. It's popular, influential and iconic. There will be a legacy with Wu-Tang Clan. C.R.E.A.M. will always be a banger. Overall: 4/10
Wu tang are huge and they have lots of fans, I've just never been one and this album hasn't changed that. Low 2.
Geloof best dat het het beste hip hop album ooit is etc., maar niet mijn muziek. Opzich wel lachen voor rap, beter dan anderen
all of it seems the same. a background noise
Not for me.
Not my thing, but it was listenable.
Meh
Wu Tang is for the Chidren
Okay background music maybe. The music is good but rap vocals are just not something I enjoy.
2/5
I think it’s a testament to this project that I can articulate specifically why I don’t like this. They’re skilled rappers, but these beats kind of suck.
Felt like I heard the same song 15 times
Não é para mim. Ouvi apenas 5 músicas e não deu mais
I felt a bit bludgeoned by this one.
Buen disco pero ai el hip hop 2D
I enjoyed the music i.e. the sampling and effects etc, but the lyrics didn't appeal. I'm not the target audience. I prefer The Herbaliser.
Plenty of cool beats, samples, and hooks at the base of many of these tracks, but they’re inaccessible unless you’re ok with being subjected to lots of nonsense to get them. What nonsense? Intro to Method Man is Exhibit A, but it’s everywhere and prevents enjoying the otherwise cool beats. Tearz is the best track, with only minimal nonsense in the intro.
I know this is probably sacrilege but this is only okay :/
Achei um pouco poluído, mas acho que é muito em função do meu gosto.
This is pretty dull stuff. I kind of like the music, but the vocals come across like a gang of loads of people contributing random violent braggadocio. Oh, and I was streaming an expanded edition.
Not really a whole lot of music on this I mean, just a steady kind of backbeat and then a lot of rapping. I’m not a huge rap fan anyway, but I did like some of the Beastie Boys stuff and some of run. DMC didn’t do much for me.
Why do I remember this being much better than it actually is? I’m by no means offended by the word f*** (not sure if I’m allowed to type it here), but the overuse on this album became annoying, honestly. And although this is an incredibly skilled group of rappers, but I found the beats more annoying than catchy.
Solid flow but not too interesting of music
Ihan kuin tää ois tullut listauksessa jo kerran - sen verran samanlaisia nää Wu-tangit biisit ovat (dollar dollar bill yooo). Tunnustan merkittävyyden rapmusiikissa, onhan nuo taitavia. En vaan jaksa kuunnella tätä samanlaista äänimaailmaa ja flowta yli tuntia, tää tuntui harvinaisen tasapaksulta.
I am not their demographic. Method Man would be my favorite if I had to choose. I don’t love rap but i understand the significance of the Clan. If someone put this on, I would want to know all the words to impress them, but not enough to actually listen to their music. I feel like this is a hot take and I’m going to be hunted down by their fans. I wish I was better but I’m not.
Not my thing. I can see how it's good but I just didn't like it.
Too many mfers and n-words for my taste. They are so angry.
Not for me
Not really my genre, but I guess it was alright. The rhymes and beats were solid, but I didn't really enjoy any of the songs very much. Two stars.
Still nope
I listened to this album four or five times and honestly afterwards I couldn't really describe it to you. It's just rap. Instrumentally, all the songs sound exactly the same. It's the same type of repetitive beat, and it might be just because I don't have a musical ear but all the rappers also sound the same. I didn't realize it was like 5 or 6 dudes singing until the end of Can It Be All So Simple when they went through each one of them. I see this as a testimony of the passage of time. Back in the days, apparently, this album was amazing. I guess we have come a long way since then, because any kid with a laptop and some free time can make a better album, in my opinion.
Ok but not for me
I liked the rawness in the beginning, but it lost me halfway through.
I can appreciate the pendulum shift that occurred as a result of Wu-Tang. However, I struggle to find consistent enjoyment when listening to their records.
huh
Hmmm. I almost didn't listen to this one. I'm 68. Wu-Tang Clan? But I actually liked it better than I thought I would. I don't like the lyrics or the violence but the sound and the beat were both good. I was bobbing my head, so, yeah, ok.
I know I’ll be in minority opinion here, but I’ve never gotten them. At all. I just kind don’t like this one bit. I’ll give an extra star because I know it’s supposed to be good, but I shall never ever circle back on this.
Darker than the Gang Star album which made it harder to listen to but more enjoyable in a way. Resisted the urge to bust some caps into my colleagues after listening to it on the way to work despite their appalling behaviour. Wonder how many of the Wu Tang Clan are still alive?
I only listened to half of this album because I got bored of it
Didn’t live up to the hype
Musical simple Hip-Hop.
Not for me. No matter how many rap/hip-hop albums I listen to I just can't find an emotional connection to the vocals. The lyrics obviously can be deep but I've never had an easy time connecting to a rapper in the way I do vocalists.
Nothing about this album was good for me. I guess I can appreciate that it was innovative and influential, so I won't give it a 1.
I tried listening, but I'm just not a fan of rap. No go for me.
I enjoyed this more than expected... But only barely.
Here we go It's a hip hop. It's a rap. It's a gritty urban feel. It's a flood of somewhat tedious M****r F**king swearing. It's culturally black and I'm not *and* it's an iconic album that started a scene of this type of gritty music. The why is interesting. I read about it with far more interest than I had in the album itself. I found myself looking at old Hong Kong kung-fu movies from the 1980's - something I also found interesting. I just can't put myself into the space to listen to 'Enter the Wu-Tang' and glean some value. It's better, to me, than Metallica, but that isn't saying much. So, low low low two stars. Never going to go higher, but two because I *might* try listening again.
Genre: hip hop. Rap, teilweise melodisch, teilweise Geschrei. Track 3 mit Gesang. Für ein Rap-Album ok, aber nicht mein Ding. 2/5 Sternen
I'm not a fan of the genre. That said, Wu-Tang Clan is very good at what they do. Hard core beats, piano riffs, and a rolling cast of MCs makes for the defining sound of rap in the 90's and the aughts. I don't think we should celebrate violence this way, but I realize that I may be at odds with the majority on this count.
The talking before each song was awful
Rollo.
Rap, beats, male, interludes, some nice beats, but not more, didn't bring rap closer to me
It’s not my genre, but even so, I just didn’t like it much.
un poco denso para mi
some good beats but a bit angry, too much talking filler
Ich muss zugeben, mit diesem Album habe ich sehr schwer Zugang gefunden. Rap ist mir auf die Dauer zu eintönig. Mag sein, dass die Texte sehr wichtig sind, aber da nutzten selbst die Zwischengespräche nichts, die zu den nächsten Titel überleiteten. Es klingt nach einem Konzeptalbum. Aber auf die Dauer... Ich werde es mir öfter anhören, vielleicht gelingt es dann für meine Ohren. Anderseits gibt es soviele Alben, die für meine Ohren bestimmt sind, und auch noch gehört werden sollen. Aber ich hab's es echt versucht.
Meh Just not very interesting I’m afraid. I have no doubt that it was massively important and influential, but I appear to prefer my hip-hop harder and more obviously political. This is just a bit bland and boring. And as for the king-fu sounds - yeah, sure squire. Very clever I’m sure. But a bit bollocksy. No chance I’ll be listening again here. So a 2.
Not my pace but I am familiar with a few.
I wanted it to end some good tracks but very indulgent
It was music
I thought this would be campy fun but it was just kind of boring.
Not terrible.
Probably groundbreaking but a little tiring to listen to…
Generally not my style but not bad.
Good beats but violent and misogynistic lyrics. *cringe*
I couldn't get into this much. First WTC I've properly listened to but nothing stood out to me on this album. Standout Track: C.R.E.A.M (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)
2/5
Emmmmm.......This is nowhere close to \"Wu Tang\" at all lol
Ok
Not designed for me, and it is so
Known Before: Artist/Some Songs Standouts: 8. C.R.E.A.M. 4.0
Pretty good Hiphop. Catch is, Hiphop is largely not music.
I know how influential and beloved this album is, but I'm reviewing from my point of view, right? So I'll just say that it's not my thing. I've never been into the Wu. Some of their music is fine, but it doesn't connect with me. This is my second or third time listening to this album, and still, *shrug*. A bonus star for cultural importance, though.
Not bad by any means, just not for me!
very inspiring but I just can listen to 1-2 songs in a row
too vulgar
i don't like hard core hip-hop
Manche Lieder ok, Gesamtkonzept stimmig aber nicht so meine Musikrichtung
Рэп
My brother and his friends love Wu-Tang. For context, we are white, middle class and live in rural England. My brother enjoys craft ale and cider, and his friends are both PhD doctors in Chemistry and Cyber Security respectively. Perhaps it because I don’t tick all those boxes that I don’t quite get the Clan.
Shmeep shmoop
Kinda corny ngl
I really do not like hip-hop. I REALLY don’t like it. There is almost no hip-hop that I’ve heard that I’ve liked. And sadly, this album is no different. It was a struggle for me to get through. But at the same time, I can’t bring myself to hate it as much as some other albums I’ve heard so far. I’m sure that in terms of hip-hop, this is really good, maybe even revolutionary. But I just don’t enjoy this kind of music. I don’t see myself ever revisiting this album. 3/10 Top 3: 1. Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ 2. Protect Ya Neck 3. Shame on a N****
C’est ça le Wu-Tang Clan? Une gang de dudes qui se parle les uns par dessus les autres sur une loop instrumental de 2 seconde c’est assez décevant
euh 2/5
Rap crudo yankee del que no me convence.
Not my kind of music
Listened out of order by accident but couldn't get myself to listen again
Not a fan of the language used.
This album is puffery at its worst. I liked C.R.E.A.M., but it's one of the few songs where Wu-Tang Clan aren't referring to themselves in the third person. "Tearz" is about the sad reality of children living in a world where gun violence prevails ("Your little brother got shot!"). But the tracks that follow are again all about Wu-Tang Clan, as the rappers fall back on the same tired cliches and overt misogyny I have come to expect, having listened to the whole album.
not really my vibe because the sound mixing is kind of ... quiet? i don't know, it's kind of like a never-ending song for each song. album highlight: tearz. otherwise it's like definitely good music but each song blends into the next and i don't think i have the excitement or attention span to pay attention to it. 2/5 due to personal taste and low attention span.
Não chegou a me incomodar e serviu pra lembrar das parcerias com bandas de rock.
I can appreciate this, but rap just isn't my thing glad that's over
The Pu-Wang Clan
2, после лоу энд теори конечно плоско
This was okay, but ultimately just not for me. It all came across as kind of lo-fi hip-hop. In any case, every song mostly sounded the same to me and I was left rather bored. Plus, I'm already not the biggest hip-hop fan. Wu-Tang Clan absolutely deserves a place on this project, but I'm just not into them myself.
fav - tearz
Fine for the genre but not really my preferred music.
It is something very special in hip hop history but I don’t like it so much. Very hard to listen this. Only in a gangsta team near to the garbage bin. Something between 2 and 3.
Rollo
honestly only okay cream is so much better than the rest of the album 2.5
what a boring and repetitive album
I understand why some people like this, but it's not for me.
Not my thing :(
I already know. I'm bad at rating and I should feel bad
Good
I appreciate the cultural importance of this album but musically it was too repetitive and boring to me and all the swearing and bad lyrics were a no. Not my cup of tea overall.
I’m a few songs in and I can tell this aggressive hip hop is not my thing. Always strange that rappers who trade is words should fall to the lowest denominator and fill their diatribe with unimaginative basic swearing. Sweating can convey emotion, but more often, as here, it shows no lyrical, descriptive or witty art and hardly any feel or emotion. 2 stars because there are some rhymes and the samples beats are reasonable.
Dull
Bence baya sıkıcı ama influential olması açısından saygım var
too much misoginia
Don't get the fuss if I'm honest. It's pretty one dimensional and it goes on and on and on.
Decent but doesn't hold up in my opinion
I didn't hate it but rap does nothing for me.
Not really my jam. Good history, meh music.
I listened..... enjoyed RZA's work substantially more in American Gangster
I'm not a big hip hop guy but I can appreciate how this record sounds.
Not a huge fan, but I recognize the significance and that I'm not the target audience. Enjoyable but didn't really leave any kind of impact.
Rapping here is top notch, the minimalist beats and production, not a fan. I didn't hate listening to this album but i certainly wont be listening to it again.
Hip-hop, rap, sin contemplaciones. Directo y con estilo definido. No destaca especialmente. Muy para fanáticos
Matig
Not a rap fan. But some decent beats. As well as some unfortunate skits/dialogue.
Hmm, there's a Method Man album coming up as well. Well, all I've learned from this round of listening is that I don't really need any WTC in my life.
Not really my thing but it was enjoyable enough.
I wonder if my brother was dragged out to see these guys by his son, or at least Ghostface Killa? Anyhow, I like the production and the use of multiple rappers, but as always, I'm not keen on LPs that rely heavily on F-bombs to grab your attention.
I like how they reference schlocky chop socky Kung Fu movies from the 70s and the album title is pretty damned cool, but I didn't care much for the music. A bit too raw and minimalist for me.
Shannah DID NOT like (0.5/5). Bill also did not like (1.3/5). Conor liked (3.5/5). (1.7/5)
A guy repeating the fuckin' word sometimes with other doing a choir that makes the (other) words un-understable. Not the type of music that Id like.
Listened to on 2/25/22 2/5 Favorite song: C.R.E.A.M. Someone’s vibe just not mine
Not the worst
Ihan kiinnostavaa oikeastaan, mut tästä uupuu tiettyä melodisuutta, joka vois voittaa mut puolelleen. Hienoja elementtejä kyllä, mut ei nyt ihan napsahtanut. Ehkä kuvaavaa, etten huomannut kun albumi loppui ja shufflella jatkoi samanlaiset biisit
Just not my genre. Listen to some hip hop classics on the radio. Love kid rock.
Too bad the music isn’t as cool as the image, logo and member names (Ghostface Killah,; Ol’ Dirty Bastard; Inspectah Deck) Was on my way to three stars, then heard the intro to “Method Man” - that third star got smacked on the dresser with a spiked baseball bat.
Too much talking
2/5 don't really get wu tang
Didn’t grab me
I swear, a lot but I'm not a fan of it in my music. And this did my head in after only 3 minutes into the album. It's excessive.
Trots de traditionella stildragen inom hip hop kan jag ej förbi se de planheten. Inom denna genren användas vanligtvis det instrumentala endast som ett verktyg för att rytmisera det verbala. Problematiken i detta är att jag mestadels är en instrumentell lyssnare vilket gör mig till helt fel målgrupp. Därmed har jag lite att säga om albumet förutom att det saknar komplexitet och från min synpunkt lyckas därmed inte albumet. Samtidigt är det nämnvärt att flera hip hop-artister har lyckats med det instrumentala såsom Kendrick Lamar eller Tyler the Creator.
It’s monotonous, but not as bad as I was expecting.
Nope
Не люблю рэп и нецензурную лексику
Yeah not my thing. I can't focus on the lyrics and the sounds is not particularly interesting. It's just repetition of the same basic tunes with swearing to make them "interesting"
4/10. I like that the lyrics are fairly funny from time to time, even forgetting that they just sample a shit ton of kung fu sound effects. Still wouldn't ever want to listen all the way through again, and there were no particular tracks I'd want to come back to either. Certainly wasn't bad, but I didn't care for it much.
1st listen. Don't know any of the songs, heard of the Wu Tang Clan... Need to listen more.
Ho ascoltato quest'album a più riprese, ho letto qualche testo random e sorprendentemente "Shame on a nigga who try to run game on a nigga who buck wild with the trigger!" non mi si toglie dalla testa! Forse perché durante l'ascolto delle prime tracce sono stato più attento o forse perché effettivamente funziona bene. L'ho aggiunta tra i preferiti su Spotify per le occasioni speciali.. Ma le altre le ho già tutte rimosse. Conclusione: Notorious rimane quello che mi è piaciuto di meno. Voto: 2
Bring Da Ruckus: Interessante ma non è decisamente il mio genere e bisognerebbe seguì i testi. La vedo dura! Vabbè è inutile che faccio pezzo per pezzo qua... Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission: questo m'è piaciuto, anche alcune immagini del testo me so piaciute. La base non so perché me ricorda un po' Tom's Diner di Suzanne Vega... Ho apprezzato il riferimento a Voltron nell'intervista alla fine. Da Mystery Of Chessboxin': Pure questa m'è piaciuta, m'è piaciuto lo sbroccume e alcuni pezzi del testo (peccato che poi ce devono buttà le stronzate sulle droghe) Method Man: Sicuramente ho apprezzato il fatto di sigillare il buco del culo dell'altro e poi continuare a dargli da mangiare. Conclusione: Eh.... come ogni volta che sento sta musica ho di nuovo la stessa sensazione: qua non si sta a parlà tanto di musica quanto di un fenomeno culturale che non capisco, me mancano proprio le basi culturali. Musicalmente è difficile da giudicare, c'è poco, ci sono delle cose anche mediamente raffinate nelle basi e pure nelle parti vocali un po' più sbroccate che ho apprezzato, però nun so che dì... La copertina è figa!
Den historischen und kulturellen Wert dieses Albums erkenne ich an, auch wenn es keine Musik ist, die ich privat höre.
Hab's zum Sport gehört, bei Sonnenschein, was mich irgendwie motiviert hat und dem Album vermutlich einen zusätzlichen Stern beschert hat. Ansonsten nicht so meine Musik.
Fine, the interludes get annoying. Probably wouldn’t listen again
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Hip Hop and samples. Doesn't really flow like PE. Meh.
Een 2 voor effort. Ik word nogal zenuwachtig van de heren van Wu-Tang.
Niet mijn kopje thee.
the musing on how they would torture each other at the beginning of "method man" is a highlight. it's a pretty puerile album. I actually like their later stuff. but this hasn't aged well.