Reviews (page 14 of 14)
Very big influence for rap as we know it. That being said, not my cup of tea.
I just can't get on with hip hop. I hate it. Not even going to review these anymore unless there's something notable to say.
The more I listen to these iconic hip hop albums, the more I confirm that I'm not a fan of the genre. This Wu-Tang Clan debut is my breaking point. It is supposedly one of the best hip hop records of all time, but I spent most of its 58-minute runtime wanting it to end. Repetitive beats, too many skits, just not my thing at all.
Started to listen but this was terrible album
Ei mikää ihmeellinen 2/5 EI, 0/5
it might be less boring for me if I understood more of the lyrics
That's a no from me.
I’m not gonna force myself to suffer through this album. I heard enough.
I’m simply too old now to give a constructive review of this album. When it was released I instantly dismissed it as it was ‘music’ i hated and would switch off from. I took no notice of the hip hop genre as it developed over the years and have no idea who the exponent’s of hip hop are now and I who I still switch off from. As I’m committed to listening to all the albums on this list I streamed it using Roon so to be aware of all the metadata associated with the album. I was also able and wanted to view all the lyrics as to me they are otherwise indecipherable. If I’m missing the point I’m sorry but to me all the songs do is to glorify guns, knives, gang culture and the violence associated. Let alone the misogynist and racist elements which I also find distasteful. If the songs are ‘anti’ these things well OK but to wrap them up as entertainment no thanks. Artists should be able to express their political views and I admire them for doing so but to advocate violence is wrong. Maybe they don’t which is a reason why I know this music is not for me. It exists but not in my world.
Not for me
Hard No!
I do not care for this at all. Would have given it no stars had that been an option.
Not my usual style to start with. It's really not for me, I feel weird listening to half of it. It makes you bop, that's the best I can say. To me it all sounds quite similar, I can't relate to it, nope.
Not my Tang!
Meh.
No me gustó
I tried, but I just can’t do rap
Not my kind of music. 50 times fuck and 50 times the band name don't make it better
0 is not my music
Rap Crap
Naa not ma cheese
I'm just not a fan of these types of rap albums... smdh
I just have no idea what people see in this. I'd rather just listen to the source the samples are from without some loudmouth shouting at me. 13 year old me would like the edgy swearing, but I'm way past that.
This is what you listen to when you aren't deaf but deserve to be.
Not for me
Awful album
Horrible lp Nothing to like about this lp Except the album cover
Some cool lyrics, but not so melodic
Summary: Uninteresting. Lyrics weren't relatable and I ended up subconsciously tuning them out. It didn't help that very few tracks had any kind of melody for my mind to hook onto. Rare, scattered moments of interest, mostly in the track C.R.E.A.M. (the only track that caught my attention for being slightly good). Nice underground-y production but incredibly monotonous. Bring Da Ruckus: Out of the gate, not a sound I enjoy. Thick, bassy percussion is some of the crunchiest I've heard in hip-hop. I would almost describe the backing as hard lo-fi. Still, there's something about this style and arrangement that makes me feel empty. Absolutely nothing. It's not bad, just doesn't evoke anything in me. Lack of melody plays a big part. Hopefully later tracks are more interesting. Shame On a: Just uninteresting. Lyrics are stupid and recited with an aggressively monotonous constant yell. Piano is nice when it shows up, which isn't often. Clan In Da Front: Beginning to get exhausting, and we're less than 8 minutes into the album. Cool three-note bass riff, but they don't vary it in the slightest. Reintroduction of the piano, except this isn't varied either, making the only saving grace of this track another flop. (I'm trying to think of anything good to write about these songs. Seriously.) Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber: Good transition. Non-music conversation was a welcome break at first, but a little too long. Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission: Nothing good until 3:30 when singing starts. Jumps up from a 1-star to a 3-4 star performance during this section. Groovy. Da Mystery of Chessboxin': no new comments. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit: no new comments. C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me): Piano lick (dorian mode?) is really strong, but nothing else interesting. Oop, never mind, we got the "dollar dollar bill yall" vocal. Best track so far, but there wasn't much competition. Method Man: This one's pretty catchy at the beginning, but nothing lasts forever. Protect Ya Neck: nothing. Tearz: fuzzied backing vocals at 1:50 were a welcome breath of fresh air, but otherwise nothing. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II: nothing.
0 trash not even music
the piano in the background was so creepy at times. reminded me of those free scary flash games
Not my favorite style. Of all the songs though, I did like Protect Ya Neck best. But mostly it was all meh.
Not for me. No review.
1. not my cuppa.
mostly terrible Favorite Song: After Laughter by Wendy Rene
Ik vind rap sowieso een beetje saai en eentonig. Soms zijn de beats nog wel leuk, maar ook dat is op dit album niet het geval. Voor mij is dit album van Wu-Tang niets anders dan een dieptepunt voor muziek.
wu tang clan's first album was very much not for me. i respect it and i know many people today enjoy it still. oh my good gravy, that misogyny! super uncomfy to listen to. this album was a lesson in restraint for me and tested my ideology of listening to entire albums on this project, but i persevered.
Theres alot of 90s hip hop and rap that I enjoy but I missed the boat with Wu Tang Clan. They get my respect for influencing alot of hip hop but I just don't feel it.
I just don't get Hip-Hop, but some people obviously do and that's fine - each to their own. Just not for me.
Not my vibe
Musik för personer med lägre intelligens.
Noise
I still don't get it...
Not my kind of music.
an apology poem: i do not like the wu-tan clan i have not liked any solo albums from the band i do not want killah i do not want kwan i do not want these to continue to go on i've been trying them all i've tried i've tried i must be missing something inside it's not hip-hop - a genre i like but wu family albums are always a swing-and-miss strike i prefer more jazzy hop to my hip like chuck d, the beasties, or q-tip but the clan is annoyingly bland and i don't understand and the next member we have to review is gonna set seriously panned 1/10 1 star
It might have been an important album back then in the early nineties but far from the music I prefer
no
not the genre for me
Nup
As art this album plays like an explosion of color and shapes, rough edges imposed on smooth. ‘Carey like Mariah.”
Wat eentonig, en absoluut mijn ding niet
Just no.
Really not my thing
Total dynga
Offensive and puerile, but more importantly, as music it's just repetitive, uninventive and devoid of melody. Basically it's just words over rythym. Rap doesn't belong on this list, it isn' music - it should be in a separate poetry list.
Sorry, hate this…
Nnnnnnnot my thing
I could not finish listen it.
Same issue for me as with Raekwon's album, I am just not into hip hop, no matter how classic this album is meant to be. This has left me totally cold
Nope. Just nope. Every hip-hop cliche ever made. Beyond terrible.
nope 1/5
Tapped out during the skit where they threatened to stick a hanger up my ass. I recognize these guys: they’ve been telling me I’m “not really black” my whole life. I’m sure it means I’m old, but records like this make me long for the days of Sir Mix a Lot and “Christmas in Hollis. Pardon me while I go listen to Bad Brains.
I like generally rap & hiphop, but I can't stand gangsta rap and this is pretty much just that.
Wait? This is Wu-Tang Clan. They don't sound like what i'd expect them to sound like. Mind you it's an album from the 90's, so that explains a lot.
Это очень плохая музыка Слушать её невозможно
Total crap. I couldn't even make it through the entire album. I like rap, hip hop and all that, but I can do without all the "niggas" and other disgraceful language. Ignorant music for ignorant people. 0/5 but I have to give it 1/5.
Hip Hop begone! 1/5
Más malo que el COVID.
Ni para que molestarse 1
p717, 1993. Rap :( Well done of its type but not my thing at all
bad
This band isn't my styl.
While I can appreciate their influence and legacy on music, this was decidedly NOT for me. Too much swearing and often the sound mixing seemed off, where the vocals and background beat didn't blend into each other
It’s a no from me dawg.
Not my cup of tea at all
I was probably never going to love this, it just isn’t my thing, but for what little my opinion’s worth I didn’t this was very good. All very samey and…inexperienced sounding, I guess, not in a good fresh way. Method Man clearly stands out as having the best flow of the bunch.
полнейший мусор, полная гадость
Not for me
Like ‘Enter the dragon’ the old Bruce Lee film. Only not, because it isn’t a film it’s some angry men shouting.
the skits and stuff really detract from what's already a boring as hell album. Every track was the same as the last, nothing interesting here, no good raps, no good backing tracks. Think I'll stick to good rap.
Album art:1
I don't know as much East Coast rap as West Coast, and having not heard this until I was today years old, I'm not a big fan. Also, ODB was only 25 - just "DB"?
Rap hip-hop begins.
Really couldn't get anything positive out of this. Didn't like the music, but was able to simply ignore most of it except the most annoying tracks such as 7th chamber oder method man. Some of the voice samples/intros/interludes were extremely distracting and annoying. After half of the album I started skipping some parts. For me, clearly the worst album so far.
Liked it at the time, now I can’t listen to it
Beetje te gedateerd wat mij betreft, wel weer eens leuk om die oude rappers te horen.
Garbage.
Hip hop coñazo.
I lasted 27sec...noooooo
did not finish once method man started. no bueno.