Tical

Wait, is that "The Great Gates of Kiev" in the intro? I liked this record a lot; it was muddy and random and original. I imagine if I were young and Black I would probably relate to this record like it was something that hit deep inside me - but despite not being any of those things, I found it pretty compelling. Every track had something interesting in the mix that was going on in the background of all the ferocious rapping.

How have I never heard this before?! On first listen, this is on a par with Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. 3 stars but I reserve the right to increase my score after more listens...

Can’t not love Method Man. Continues the brilliant Wu-Tang sound. The Prodigy remix of Release Yo Delf is a running playlist favourite.

New to me, enjoyed it a lot. Nice flow and production and didn't outstay jts welcome like some 90s rap albums.

New to me and absolutely excellent - loved it, especially ‘Sub Crazy’. 4 brilliant stars. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Tom.

Hmmm on his own I am not that thrilled with the Method Man. He has the voice for the job, but the diversity and interplay between the guys in Wu Tang is just unmatched and I am not as impressed with him alone. Best parts are the tracks that come closer to the wu tang sound and once he warms up on Release Yo' Delf I am kinda all for it. Beat is tight on that track aswell, other tracks weren't as memorable. I think we go for a 2 here. Not distinctly terrible just very forgetable imo.

Ridiculous flow. At the same time, there's nothing especially memorable about this album for me. Kinda middle of the road - it's good, not perfect, maybe not even great. 3.0

I thought this was okay.

Didn’t overly grab my attention but not bad either.

80/100. I like a lot of Wu-Tang's solo albums and Tical is definitely up there for me. Really enjoy Method Man's delivery. More weed focused than what you'd hear from Wu-Tang Clan, but man the production is so hazy and it just works so well. The first solo album from a member released after 36 Chambers and he didn't disappoint at all! Also RZA's production is sublime.

I'm certain someone could like this, but it's not me.

Really tough listen for me. Not my style but also all the deliberate mouth sounds drove me insane.

Really good flow. A chill listen, but nothing that makes me want to listen over and over again.

It was fine. Like the other solo Wu-Tang albums on this list, it was just a worse Wu-Tang album.

Either this isn’t for me, or it’s not very good. Or both.

This provides a glimpse into a culture I know nothing about. I read along with the lyrics and looked at the world through the music.

I think it's hard for me to critique rap albums. Nothing stood out one way or the other.

Okay, so I know that Method Man is quite big in terms of that kind of early rap music, but I like a more melodic type of rap, even though I am not even a huge fan of it either nowadays because I want something that is a bit more exciting. Overall, it's alright having in the background while doing other things, but it's continuous talking and is a bit too repetitive.

Of all the first round of Wutang Releases, this is the one I'm least familiar with. I've listened to it here and there over the years, but it's never grabbed me the way that other albums like Iron Man, Liquid Swords, 36 Chambers or Only Built 4 Cuban Linx have. Don't get me wrong, it has some great tracks, but Meth lacks consistency, and there are a lot more filler tracks here than on other first generation Wu albums. That being said, those albums mentioned are hard acts to match, all being among the best NY albums of all time. This still is a good album, considering, and still probably a classic. It just suffers from the same problems as, say, Nas' It Was Written. It's tough to compare to absolute masterpieces. Anyway, my main takeaway is I have to listen to this again, there are definitely solid tracks here and good overall when taken as its own piece. 4/5

hiphopというジャンルに全く詳しくないので、あまり他のものと違いはわからない。そんなめっちゃ古いってわけでもないやろうし、こういうのはいろんなやつをいっぱい聞けば、1001に入ってる理由がわかるのかな。

In lots of ways this is like the first wu tang album, just not as potent. There are enough highlights though. Bring the pain, all I need and release yo delf are method man staples. Meth did better (especially with redman) but this is a worthy first solo effort

9/10… east coast hip hop / big beat / *1994

Boring tbh

Hmmmm its no the worst

Man, he really likes saying tical. Meth vs. Chef is a classic and All I Need is honestly pretty sweet.

Caught myself bopping along here and there to the beat, but as with most of this style of rap I just don't enjoy it. Not much new to say that I haven't already said but I'm not into gang culture, violence, aggression, misogyny, and just rapping about how rich you are. Find something interesting or productive to say.

Really cool 90's hip hop

The constant, repetitive beat throughout all the songs put me to sleep. After I woke up, I listened to the songs I slept through. Best thing about the album was that most of the songs were less than 4 minutes long. Worst thing about the album, the foul language and the fact that there was little difference from song to song.

Alright, I've always admired Method Man's flow and charisma. Even when we're heading into family movies, there's something about the way this man carries himself that pulls you in. This album has a lot of that, but really, a few Wu-Tang related albums in, I think I'm just a RZA fan. That boom bap is perfected here, it's got that bass heavy sound that must've hit like an earthquake when it came out. Today, it's classic, you associate the best hip-hop of the era with this sound, so it's nostalgic and it's fresh because I have no memory of this record. Maybe the lyrics could tie in together a little better? Maybe I need more time to understand the Tical motives. As far as the concept of the record with just a few hours of listening, it feels like it's missing a little bit of direction. It's still listenable, I'm sure I'll look for this when I feel like a classic boom bap mood. It's more about the energy. 3.7/5

Prefer his later stuff. Beats on POINT though, no mistakin' that!

Good not great. Had better Method Man experiences

Eh it's fine

this project is teaching me that i am not a huge hip hop fan like i previously thought. i'm a 2000s-2010s hip hop fan.

My mother somehow thought that Wu-Tang Clan was a cult. This is solid but Wu-Tang Clan is better when together. Top tracks: "Bring the Pain," "P.L.O. Style"

Good shit. Probably my favorite Wu Tang member, and it's a helluva debut. m e t h o d man

--Tical...creepy beats --Biscuits...whatever sound is happening at the high-end is great. MM sounds a little far away --Bring the Pain...great groove great hook --All I Need...killer sample --What the Blood Clot...more rap-focused than the sample-centric preceding tracks. it's just okay --Meth vs. Chef...decent beat but not much else to it --Sub Crazy...not sure I love it but it's my kind of weird --Release Yo' Delf...background horns are life. great beat great track --P.L.O. Style...head bopper --I Get My Thang in Action...solid groove but I'm missing the pop sensibilities of the front half --Mr. Sandman...interesting but a little too chaotic for me. maybe if they actually used a "Mr. Sandman" sample? if they are I don't hear it --Stimulation...I don't love MM's flow but the production supports his style well. real nice low end here --Method Man (Remix)...straightforward rap 'n' drums with light samples mixed in. MM's flow works for me here. good stuff

I am not a fan of Wu-Tang Clan. I gave 36 Chambers one star and it will be the same case here. I just can't get into this stuff. 90's Hip-Hop is not my thing. ⭐️

Great flow, great collection of Wu-related guests, gritty

I’ll fuckin cut your ears off and whisper sweet words in them while you listen to Leonard Cohen if ya don’t fuck with Meth.

Fire. Kept me up during the first hour of work.

I liked the vibe of this record a lot. It felt a bit eerie

I’ve come to believe that pretty much everything Wu-Tang and Wu-Tang affiliated is gonna be cool as fuck and this is no different.

Soo many better wu tang albums knocking about around that time. Still decent.

An ok 90s rap album. None of the songs were bad, but none really stood out neither (well maybe with the exception of the one sampling all i need and the one sampling i will survive)

Just ok.

No soy negro, no me pone esta música...

1001 is making me face the fact that I don't like 90s hip-hop as much as I thought I did. This feels very samey over the course of an album.

Moody, spooky, lean and dark. It exudes Wu-Tang while boiling that heady bouillabaisse down to its essence, complete with the kung fun movie samples and first-rate rhymes. “I be the daily bird that got the worm and if you check it / I’m on point, like a fax machine you get the Method.”

Wow, had never listened to this but enjoyed it a lot. Dirty dingy vibe.

Wu tang not really for this children.

Better Wu Tang

I enjoyed this a lot Perfect background rap that I had on 3 times in a row I don't remember any of the tracks but enjoyed everything

Not bad altogether I suppose. It sort of rattled along without making me wish it'd stop too much. Not a ringing endorsement, but definitely better than I expected.

Mercifully free of skits and chatter, with a dark, murky mood that's pretty cool. I didn't dislike it but neither did I really like it. It's a bit monotonous but I preferred it to Cuban Linx, the other Wu-Tang solo album rolled so far. You could say it didn't tical me.

I enjoyed the first 10 seconds of this album - "Pictures at an Exhibition" again! Unfortunately it went swiftly and dramatically downhill after that. So I will be generous and rate this one 0.5 out of 5 for allowing a snatch of real music to creep in.

This record changed what I thought East Coast Hip Hop was - it was much more listenable than I expected. Although the lyrics are still quite gritty I found this much more enjoyable than other hip hop/rap records I have recently listened to as still had kinda laid back vibes. Overall enjoyable!

First of all, thank you Mr. Man for making a rap record in the ‘90s that isn’t 70 minutes long. Second, the production on this is great. I really think the shorter album time does a lot, because this record is so much more focused than something like Cuban Linx - no goddamn skits, just a collection of fun, bouncy Wu-brand rap.

4/10

un gran disco para escuchar mientras entrenaba la verdad. buena musica, me guarde algunos

Loved this when I was younger. Still good but not my favorite from the Clan.

low 4 always liked the method man

No respect for an artist that can't form a sentence without a slur or profanity.

While not my genre, I didn’t hate this. I like the flow of that era of rap generally. Still not for me though. 3/5

Early hip hop/rap. Some good songs but just ok

I liked this but I like hip hop. Very WU Tang which is expected. It kicks nice beats and use of shinonbi and Kung Fu b movie slots and samples. Slow deep tones in the vocal style. It's good although you need to be in the mood to fully appreciate it. I also feel I should like this more than I really do.

I have yet to listen to a Wu Tang universe album that I didn't love.

I thought there original method man song with Wu Tan Clan was much better than this remix.

4/5

A gritty, murky, downbeat sound that I liked. Wu-Tang was not a group I listened to when they came out, so I'm late to the game in listening to anything other than the top hits. I'm not much of a rap fan, but I liked this.

Cool 90s rap. Wu tang yo

Альбом хороший, даже есть у меня в коллекции, но песен, которые я бы слушал на повторе, здесь почти нет.

3★/5 07.28.2026

Jeg vandret aldri dypt ut i Wu Tang extended universe. Det ble med Liquid Swords frem til 1001 generator spyttet ut først Return to the 36 Chambers og så Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Men når det kommer til rapperne i ensemblet, har jeg alltid hatt et soft spot for Method Man. Dyp stemme som er både intens & laidback på en gang med en flow som er like buttery smooth som MF DOOM's (dog ikke med hans evne for lyrisk gymnastikk). Han er også den eneste i clanen som lagde sin egen temasang: Method Man fra Enter the 36 Chambers, som er et av høyedepunktene fra Wu Tang's debut. Based. Synes Tical holder et høyt nivå. Produksjon er mye mer subtil enn vi er vant til fra RZA, men jeg liker den litt mer low key viben som til tider kan være nesten uhyggelig og hinter til horrorcore. Det er ikke et flust av bangers her, men både tittelsporet og Bring the Pain er med på shortlisten over beste Wu Tang låter. Idiotisk å ende skiva med det som essensielt er et bonusspor og en objektivt dårligere versjon av Method Man. Buuuuh.

Soundet og musikken er tøft og alt det der, men låter litt ensformig for meg.

A decent hip-hop record made by one of the greats of the genre. Wu-Tang are a great group and this album had some great bangers as well, though on first listen, it just hasn't fully clicked yet (maybe it will , who knows) Fav Songs Bring The Pain I Get My Thang In Action Release Yo' Delf Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? Probably, a decent older rap record made by an icon of the genre.

Tical, meteen echt een super duistere plaat. De beat is een beetje onheilspellend ofzo? De mixing is niet top, je hoort de bars van Method Man vrij slecht, de drums lijken wat te hard gemixt en het klinkt soms bijna alsof hij in een kast staat op te nemen terwijl hij probeert andere mensen niet wakker te maken... Ergens mooi dat All I Need het eerste liefdesnummer is van een lid van de Clan. Bedoel na een vol album vol Kung-fu referenties, gang signs en de dreiging van New York uit de jaren 90 dan uiteindelijk een liefdesplaat? Vind ik dik. Helpt ook wel dat het gewoon een heel goed nummer is. Luister alsjeblieft naar Release Yo'Delf, een soort sample van I Will Survive als hook? Keihard. Nummer is ook gewoon heel vet. Had dit van tevoren niet perse verwacht want de Wu trekt me niet altijd even goed, ik vind 36 chambers vet, maar over het algemeen ben ik geen groot fan van hun verdere werk omdat er niet super veel variatie in zit. Deze hardcore hiphop is zo barebones dat het zwaar leunt op charisma van de rappers en de beats van RZA en die pakken me niet altijd. Maar dit album dus wel, lekker man. Echt pure old school, hardcore hiphop. Niet gedacht dat ik het zo zou waarderen als dat ik deed. Geen seconde verveeld eigenlijk, wel nog steeds niet mijn favoriete vorm van hiphop. En het haalt het niet bij 36 Chambers. FAVO: Bring the Pain, All I Need, Release Yo Delf, Mr Sandman

5/10

I enjoyed this, but not enough to fully appreciate it.

It’s atmospheric and consistent, I’m just not sure there was enough in the way of hooks to make it memorable to me.

Enter the Wu was absolutely game changing. For whatever reason, Meth was one of my least favourite rappers and for right or for wrong I often skipped over the track 'Method Man'. This album here just exaggerated what I wasn't keen on with him, feels a drab drawl and the production and lyrics just seemed rushed through to build on the hype of 36 Chambers. Give me most of Ghost's albums over this. 2.5* upped to a 3.

Another one? This genre is heavily over represented on this list - I tried to listen, I really did.

i liked this one a lot more than raekwon's "only built 4 cuban linx". we'll see if it holds against the other wu-entries on this list - "liquid swords" and "fishscale". "bring the pain" was the highlight. liked the beats. good rhymes. who first learned of method man from limp bizkit's "n 2 gether now"? lol.

Rappist

Not my favorite hip hop album

Watch out! Pictures at an Exhibition Jumpscare!

Vet album. Heel atmosferisch net als Cypress Hill. Maar toch kon het minder goed mijn aandacht vasthouden dan CH.

love <3

Music very much not made for me, but I still enjoyed it.

I don't think every wu-tang guy needed to be represented on this list to be honest. There's very little to differentiate each track and I find Method Man to be kinda boring.

2/10 - I've never been into 90s rap and I just could not get into this at all. Maybe on another day I'd be more receptive? His voice feels washed on most tracks - its a lot clearer on "What the Blood Clot" so not sure why so much of the album he's washed out. Beats don't stick with me; the most interesting one is Release Yo' Delf At least for me, the most forgettable album so far Fav Tracks: n/a Heard before? --------–- ❌ Saved a new Song? ----- ❌ Saved Album? -------–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌ Album Cover ----------– The broken wu tang logo is pretty cool. But wtf is up with the floating scroll? Looks like a worm. Also, not a fan of people smoking on album covers

Kind of a mixed bag but I wish Method Man would lean into more off beat production. The Release Yo’Delf remix at the end of the deluxe is the best track on here.

Geez, poor Method Man First the song named after him was the worst song in the combined Wu-Tang Clan album then he has the worst album out of all the Wu-Tang Clan members on this list. Everything on offer is weaker than all of the other Wu-Tang Clan albums from the lyrics, to the vocals/rapping and even the production and backing tracks even if they still are pretty decent but the issue is the fact that they put so much on the tracks that just does not work at all. The flows are decently solid too and may be the best thing about the album but i do not think that they are enough to save it. This is easily the worst among the Wu-Tang Clan stuff and a disappointing end for my listening experience with them. Best Song: I Get My Thang In Action Worst Song: Sub Crazy

8.5/10 Well-produced Hip-hop album filled with unexpected sample choices that somehow work well.

As always with Wu Tang, I liked this but didn't love it

Age has diminished the punch this album had on release. Without the Wu's context, it's sounds mechanically repetitive.

I have always tried so hard to get into Wu-Tang Clan and the solo albums by the various members of the group. I have always enjoyed their work, but never to the point where I need to make a priority to listen to their work. I tend to like more straightforward rap that doesn't have beats and other sound effects that take away from the lyrics. Method Man's Tical is that type of album, as he is focused on his rapping rather than incredible production quality. Don't get me wrong, the production quality is good, but I don't think I enjoyed this one as much as Liquid Swords. Tical is also not filled with useless skits, which is another factor in its favor. Not bad but I don't know if I would remember this album in a year or two. My favorite tracks: Tical Bring the Pain All I Need Meth v. Chef Release Yo' Delf Method Man

Admittedly, I’m not hugely familiar with the Wu-Tang Clan, so I might be losing some context here, but I just felt a bit bored listening to this one. I didn’t find it interesting at all, and it just doesn’t think it’s for me.A lot of the tracks felt pretty forgettable. I didn’t love the sample choices on this, and there were no memorable hooks to grab onto.The only real standout for me was "All I Need"—easily the best track on the album, but the rest of it just dragged.

no

Alright innit

Good album But Should it be on this list...probably not! Definitely better hip hop that came out in 1994

Was on the backfoot straight away as I dont know how to pronounce the album title. Tickle? It cant be Tickle surely Killa Bees.

Has meth got a lisp?

Context of where you’re listening to an album matters. For instance this album, in my opinion is best listened to in your car doing a lap around the city when you don’t have anywhere particular to be

This didn’t win me over.

M A T H O D Man. Good flow, good lyrics. Just missing the faster beats I usually enjoy in hip hop. Pretty good

Pretty good. Method man's style was still very Wu Tang, seeing as this was his debut solo album. I could see this growing on me. MM was never my favorite Wu member, but this is a good project from him.

I'll give it a three because I know the man. It's a fucking method, man.

Good songs, but I won't remember this album even exists in a month.

Tical is fine. I’ve always been more of a Ghostface Killah fan, and he’s noticeably absent from Method Man’s solo debut. Tical is for the most part, pretty good. Bring The Pain is hard as hell, but All I Need is almost R&B. Meth vs. Chef has a great feature from Raekwon. Overall, there are at least 4 solo Wu-Tang albums I’d reach for before Tical.

Heavy on the Wu Tang but light on the Clan. Only essential if Meth is your favorite.

Time for a new method, man. Besides this album being shockingly dull, its production left me suspecting this was actually a high school project. That received a merciful D minus. Because the teacher knew that this was the best such a talentless student could produce. I, however, do not grade on a curve. The simplistic, repetitive beats throughout this farce are, frankly, embarrassing. It's astonishing this was ever released, much less identified as a must-hear experience.

Was the production on this supposed to be this bad? It’s like they did it on purpose. Borderline unlistenable.

Not a hip-hop guy but if you're going to listen to a hip-hop album you can definitely do worse than something in the Wu-Tang world.

Really excellent beats with sick samples. Good lyrical styling. But is it just me or is the production on this pretty bad? Sounds like it was recorded on cassette.

C'était SALE

I enjoy his lyricism and musical playfulness. I would soooo enjoy a radio edit version. A lot of the cursing detracts from my enjoyment

Cooler than your favorite side of the pillow.

The rythyms and vibe are great! However, I can't listen to the language. Pitchfork: 8.4 Rolling Stone: n/a

This is... alright. The production is a bit muddled and it gets a bit boring by the end, but there are some good tracks. Very mid nineties.

Great.

Meth was obviously going to be the first break out star from Wu-tang but In my opinion this LP was a bit if a let down in 94 and arguably the worst of the 5 initial solo Wu-tang LPS, but we are talking about some exceptional works from ODB, Raekwon, Ghostface and Gza. In saying that though I was rapping along with the majority and this LP has aged reasonably well. 👐 Suuuuuuu!

Ultimately couldn't finish this, boring and repetitive to me.

Pretty good, tho it sags a bit in the middle. Highlights-Tical, Biscuits, Bring The Pain, and Mr. Sandman.

The best cast member from the Wire on the list. Love the dirty, ominous, gritty production style. It's pretty solid throughout, with a tonne of Wu Tang swagger.

1. tical - 1 2. bizcuitz - 2 3. pain - 2 4. need - 2 5. blood - 1 6. meth - 2 7. crazy - 1 8. releaze - 0 9. ztyle - 1 10. action - 1 11. zandman - 0 12. ztimulation - 0 13. method - 2

Great album for a morning run, and probably an afternoon stroll too. Favourite track: Release Yo’ Delf

great rap album, crazy production and has that wu tang style in it

Très classique, mais bon, j’ai passé un bon moment !

M-E-T-H-O-D maaaaaaan I love these early Wu projects. Just rugged and raw. A little sloppy in places but that's part of the charm.

3.38

Nope. Not for me.

This is not really my genre, but I enjoyed it a bit. Three stars.

I just love this production, it's so lively yet so dark. This album is just another world in itself, where everything is slightly out of focus. As if you spun in a full 360 circle, but then didn't come quite rightside up again, hanging at a tilt. Lots of fresh ideas in the production and it all backs Method Man's delivery so well.

I like Wu Tang but never listened to their solo stuff. This one gets off to a bad start with a track that has a really dissonant sounding chorus that didn't agree with my ears. Better after that, but I'm not really a fan of the flow or the (lack of) musicality. 2/5.

Experimental jazz meets hiphop. The bed tracks are giving late Miles Davis. Unfortunately it further muddies the already indecipherable vocals, so I can't say it's worth hearing because I still don't know what it's trying to communicate. Lost on me.

I can't wait until I don't need to listen to any more 90s rap

Much better than I expected.

Not the right method for me ... This one was rough

Bajo

Boff! Pas Mon genre

This album ticaled me. I don't really enjoy hip-hop as much as I do other genres. So this wasn't as fun or interesting a listening experience for me. My head was bobbing for sure, but this genre relies heavily on lyrics, which aren't usually important to me on first listen for any genre; I automatically listen to the music as a whole first. This is probably why rap and hip-hop aren't my favorite. Despite this, I thought the album was high-quality and enjoyable. The beats were clean and didn't feel "overproduced" or "overcrowded". I especially enjoyed the reimagined version of 'I will survive' in 'Release yo' delf' (maybe because the melody is so familiar to me). However objective I try to be, my rating is heavily influenced by my personal taste. Since I don't really listen to that much hip-hop, songs here felt like they bled into each other too much, with little variety between songs. I wouldn't really go out of my way to listen to this again, especially with my backlog, but I'm glad I listened. PS: The mix on Apple Music seemed a little quiet.

Love method man and the wu-tang! Such a good classic rap album!

Sliten type. Spytter mange ord.

I like the music and the beat. I found no particular enjoyment in the lyrics. Still, I'm glad to have listened to this.

Love the atmosphere in this album.

pretty standard for someone not too familiar with the genre

Tak toto vôbec nemusím...

I didn't take too much away from this album, but it sounded fine. If anything, it was almost a little bit boring. It's decent. Favorite track: "Release Yo' Delf"

“Your momma don’t wear no drawers” Definitely can’t take this seriously after that.

Nah

I will admit that Method Man is not my favorite member of the Wu Tang Clan, but I was still a little disappointed in this. It is exactly what it bills itself as, it’s a Method Man solo record, but I think I’m realizing I like him a lot more as a feature, or as like one of a collective. So just having him for 40 minutes is a little too much for me, but it’s not bad. It’s a sound that I do enjoy, I just think it’s not like necessary listening for me. Favorites: Bring the Pain, Meth Vs. Chef, Mr. Sandman

Couldn’t get into it on the first listen but enjoyed it more a couple of months later.

My six second cross fade was putting in some major work on this one. The sampling is just 😗🤌

This is a fun album, definitely one to come back to. It's moody with enough energy to keep me swaying in my seat. fav song: bring the pain

Nothing will beat the wu tang at their peak. all mc's are talented and generally good producers/rappers but this was in one ear out the other

The best from the Wu-Tang are the satellites records, but in this case I'm not really impressed. Love the talent, but production is a bit too gritty and hardcore to my taste

I really just could not get into this album. I've typically found rap from New York not as interesting, and this was no different. There were no memorable hooks, the beats were fine, but it just really didn't click for me. The difference between this and an album like Doggystyle are night and day, and I just prefer different types of hip hop.

ok

Not really my thing. Bonus star for being the first hip-hop album I've listened to through this that comes in at under 45 mins thanks to no nonsense "skit" tracks.

El boom bap rompiéndola toda. Divertido álbum, hitero. El tipo tiene un flow y un timbre de voz tan presente que nació para esto. Algunos temas se vuelven reiterativos, pero el género es así. 6/10

Old school gangsta rap = ok

wel nice, beetje saai op den duur 3.5

The UK is currently gripped by record breaking temperatures and the hazy city atmosphere paired with these gritty sparse Wu-Tang beats are placing me right in the middle an early 90s east coast heatwave. In this time and place, this album is perfect

Pretty neat

The RZA’s opening salvo was tremendous: each album presented a bespoke set of themes, beats, moods and decoration, gardens as baroque and peculiar as anything commissioned by complicated hat-wearers to broadcast the glory of God and Crown; here the glory is the collective’s scheme. The Wu-Tang Clan spoke of plans, mythology, credo and ambition: the RZA spoke of infesting minds with subliminal sounds, a takeover. This was a psychedelic project, and “Tical” was well-chosen as the first solo album over the top. Method Man had the richest voice of the mighty collective, mellifluous, surreal and funny, deep and resonant. The RZA lays a ghost train track around it. This is a more compact record than the ones that follow it, less unhinged than “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx”, though not exactly snackable. Elated to like this album more than I did back then - and I was very fond of it. This hip-hop is so much more interesting than most that came out around it - weird, eccentric, bold.

Blazes past affably but I couldn't pick it out of a lineup of the other Wu Tang solo efforts we've had, unless sorted by runtime. I gave Cuban Linx another go as well, and agree it sounds pretty special, Mark, if wayyy too long.

Yeah man, this album was fire all the way through. Loved it! 5 stars.

Glavna riječ koja mi se mota po glavi tokom ovog albuma je diskordantno.

Not for me

Gritty east coast hip hop. Solid 3.4/5.

Classic NY hip hop. Darker sound than Tribe Called Quest and the flows are flowing for sure. Kinda blends together after a while but a good record.

Nope, this wasn't good at all. I'm glad others loved it, somebody has to. 2 "not at all interesting" stars

Not my type.

Liked it! Never heard anything by Method Man , solo

I liked it. Enjoyable Listening.

I'm not sure what I was doing, but I was oblivious to a lot of east coast rap in the 90s. This is so good. Shame on me.

My favorite of the solo albums.

this was probably very culturally important back when it was released, but I'm just thinking each song is cool and the album as a whole is fine.

I have never been a fan of hard core Rap Music and this album did nothing to change that. A shame I can't give it 1/2 star

Better than I thought it would be. Favorite of anything from 90s hip hop that we’ve heard, by far.

The beats are the illest, and the jams gnar ridic.

Just on a personal preference level, the laid back gritty dark hip hop just doesn’t do anything for me. But to add onto that the multiple instances of low quality production and it’s hard to let the impressive instances of lyricism and flow shine through.

Generic tosh. There is way much better stuff in this genre.

I like hip hop, I don’t love it. There albums I think are great first Wu-tang album, Illmatic but generally I enjoy but don’t really get wrapped up in the album. This is very much an example of this, the stripped back samples and dark synths create a gloomy atmosphere and the rapping is sharp and aggressive. However, I think it lacks memorable moments

Decent.

The school of micro d’argent

A few good songs with cool grooves. It’s a little bit too long though. Favourites: All I Need and Bring The Pain.

Better than I thought

não sei se escutei num dia ruim ou se realmente só não gostei tem um mérito ali por um aspecto meio "beco escuro e úmido de algum lugar em nova york", mas no geral, não fui com as beats, não fui com o flow, achei a produção meio esquisita

eh, não eh dos melhores mesmo nao acho que por ser o primeiro album solo pós-36 chambers, tinha muito pra ser aperfeiçoado ainda. eh mei xoxo mesmo, mas nao achei ruim nao

Okay! Never listened but thrilled to.

i really wanted to like this album. Really. But what the fuck are these beats? They sound like someone is playing wrong notes? And the album cover is just atrocious.

매우 기묘하고 로파이하다.

Excellent

just not a bit of me 5.5/10

eh mid

Its sort of Wu Tang adjacent but not as good as lacking all ingredients. I do like Method Man's delivery and the pace of the songs. Not wholly down with the lyrical content tho. A low 3.

Tical I bust rhymes like jism Method Man is probably my favourite Wu Tangsman, and Bring the Pain is definitely one of my favourite 90s hip hop tracks - I love how that two note bass hook manages to be both catchy and able to sustain the whole song - and this is a very good album. The obvious comparisons, outside actual Wu Tang albums, are to Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Liquid Swords I really loved, and Cuban Linx is also great, but a step or two below, and this probably sits somewhere between the two. Although I prefer Method Man’s delivery over both of them I don't think this quite has the same sense of claustrophobia and weirdness of Liquid Swords. Perhaps as Method Man is more obviously humorous and extroverted it perhaps lacks a bit of the mysteriousness of RZA’s album, and although he produces both of them I think this missing the thinner, piercing snare sound of Liquid Swords. I love the sample of what turns out to be a film company ident at the start of Tical, and the drums rolling in are great. I really like the interpolation of All I Need to Get By on a slightly wonky organ, and Meth vs Chief is excellent, using a similar two note hook to Bring the Pain. Release Yo’Delf is also excellent with the Rocky-esque Herb Alpert sample and I Will Survive interpolation, even if the lyrics aren’t that interesting. I like P.L.O. style too, with another great horn sample, and I Get My Thang in Action is great too, with a slight Nas feel and I really like the drum sample/beat. I’m not a fan of the interpolation of the hook in Mr Sandman, but musically I love it, the organ and cinematic feel giving a great sense of drama, particularly with Inspectah Deck and RZA contributing. The Method Man remix feels a little extraneous. Even if I love the hook, the original on 36 Chambers is much more fun. Liquid Swords was a 5, Cuban Linx was a 4 and as this sits between them, I’ll go for a high 4. 🤕🤕🤕🤕 Playlist submission: Bring the Pain

Even with the most conventional melodies (like the highlight 'Bring the Pain') there's still an unsettling edge to it. RZA's production plays a big part. As for the lyrics, this isn't gangsta rap, or social rap. It's not about much really, except how Meth is the king and your Mum wears no knickers. Which I'm fine with. Method Man is a driving force in the Wu-Tang and he can ably carry the raps alone, supported by RZA's beats. Both elements create the Wu's dark atmosphere; and Meth brings the charisma. I simply love it when, to quote the man himself, Method Man is on some shit.

couple of songs showed a little promise, but it settled into standard (to my ears) rap.

I like the song "All I need" in the ablum its hardcore and sweet in a way. The whole ablum is hardcore I like it so far. I LIKE What the blood clot now thats raw I havent heard something so smooth in a while. Old rap is where it's at i love the rhymes. Sub crazy is dumb crazyyyy the lyrics are hard and tuff I wont lie this is growing on me. Method man is too tuff. Release Yo' Delf is way too tuff what the heck man I love the singing vocals the woman ate and the beat is turnt up I would def play this during the summer riding through the street blasting this is my typa song. I like "stimulation" to its raw and also love the vocals on that and by the way the samples on all these songs is raw I like the old tunes with the back in the day kinda rap big fan of that. "Mr. Sandman" sounds so like gangsta I don't know how to explain it but I just know this was the era for rap. Like this was the blueprint. The Ablum I added some to my playlist def glad I tuned in today.

Whatever

Did not Tical my fancy

It was...fine. Nice beats, but nothing that jumped out at me.

I have had to change my opinions as this list goes on. I started with a "I don't like hip hop" stance, and now I think it's just that I don't like pop-hop or whatever you want to call it. Another album by a rapper that I've thoroughly enjoyed. Method Man is great in whatever he does. Acting? Great. Rapping? Great. Definitely the best individual member of Wu-Tang.

I didn’t mind this album but it didn’t necessarily tickle my fancy either. It’s chill, but the old school hip hop vibe doesn’t do it for me. I didn’t hate it though so it still deserves a 3

When to listen: walking down the streets of New York. I’m not a huge hip hop connoisseur but I love the sampling and energy of this album.

I have tried so many times over so many years. Hip hop is not for me

I’d consider myself a casual Method Fan (see what I did there?) but I didn’t find this record very compelling. It’s not bad, by any stretch, but it’s just… background music? Like, you want a record for cleaning the house or having friends over to smoke blunts and play Mario Party? Perfect choice. I understand why you might put this on the list as the first solo Wu Tang record, but without that historical context, it’s a tough sell for me. It very listenable mid90s hiphop, but it doesn’t rise to the level of Illmatic, or Liquid Swords.

I like me some wu tang clan but I wouldn't say im very partial to anyone in the group or collective. So I dont know anyone's solo stuff really including method. And I cant say im hugely impressed. Just feels a little low energy for me. There are some moments but not a ton. Lil too sleepy. The mixes are weird too. Everything feels quiet. But the beats are really in the way back. And im mostly into the production. Thats ehat I like. So hearing the beats that aren't bad be hidden kinda miffs me. And I dont have much good to say about method either. Nothing bad at all but nothing that really stood out either. Release yo delf was my favorite song. It has all the things I thought other cuts lacked. But I got a couple others that were OK and decent enough to save but I'm not huge on anything. Just solid is what I got outta it. Could be better but for sure could be worse

Lo escuché mientras caminaba

There was some good production on this record that made me enjoy the more-chill moments, but everything more aggressive just started to annoy me. It tailed off HARD in the middle starting with the I Will Survive pastiche.

Standard Wu-Tang / member album....good beats and songs, not entirely unforgettable.

From the Vault #9 (January 22, 2026) 'ere we go. Another pre-written review to shove down your eyeholes. I've never heard of Method Man before, and they couldn't even spell Tikal correctly, assuming they're referring to the Mayan ruins and not the old Southeast Asian unit of measurement. This one's looking bleak, I'll be real with you. Anyways, this has to be another gangsta rap album. What else could it be? This was pretty dull, even for hip-hop standards. The instrumentals are incredibly weak and unremarkable, and there's no depth or range to any of sounds on this album. I can get down with lo-fi every now and then, but the compression on these tracks is shitty. It's difficult to articulate why, but it sounds messier and more smudged than what I'm used to. More stripped back, too. The lyrics and vocals are unenergetic, and the songwriting is awkward across the board. If there's any silver lining to this album, it's the runtime. Thank you for being short. Book time. Oh, the title of the album is derived from a butchered version of a mangled slang term for meth. That figures. This guy's from Wutang Clan. That also figures. Unconventional horror movie theming. Wikipedia reveals that the album name was actually an anagram this whole time, supposedly. Charted well. Two successful singles. Modest critical acclaim. Nah, fuck this album. In place of this album, I humbly submit 52nd Street by Billy Joel for inclusion on the list. An album which I, embarrassingly, haven't listened to, but I liked The Stranger and I've heard it's his second-best album, so I think I can slip it in on good authority.

This is not my grove, but Method Man is alright!

Pretty much wutang only solo

Porfa basta de hip hop og ya me cansé no puedo mas stop it Igual tenía pinta de ser un tipazo pero no lo terminé

2,5

It's a classic. Can't give it a perfect score only because I find it a little bit lacking in comparison to other Wu Tang solo albums of the era, but it's a great album nontheless. 4/5

Favorite track: PLO Style

This sound is still iconic and this album rips. Can’t get to a 5 as some songs bleed into each other. Still, needs to be listened to loud and intentionally. Bring The Pain hits like no other song on this list so far. Fav tracks: Bring The Pain RYM: N Saved a song: Y

Obviously a very Wu tang style of album.

This is not for me. Did not annoy me, but did not interest me. 5/10

I really liked about half of the beats used on this album. As for the rest, some of them were okay and a couple ventured into unenjoyabl/quick, let me switch this track territory. I know that 90s rap really was known for explicit lyrics, but it gets to be a lot when it's on every single track. That could be my prudish upbringing rearing its head, or it could be my old lady-ness. Also because I listen to these albums in the car with my kid most of the time (he's in high school so I know he hears a lot, but still, I'm his mom). I didn't want to look too deep at the content of the lyrics because I fear there's a lot of misogyny and violence, which bothers me a lot more than bad words. I probably won't listen to this album again due to these issues, but some of the tracks were really enjoyable to listen to.

Throwback. I like his voice.

Overall this is a decent a hip hop album. I absolutely loved the first half of the record. I really like how the first track “tical” sets the tone for the album. With that high pitched hook that really encapsulates that manic energy. One of my favorite things about this album was the fantastic quality of the hooks. This album included some phenomenal relentlessly chugging forward bass lines and these eerie high pitched synth noises.

Very era specific

Really baffled by this one. Was bored to tears with its dull beats, murky production and muffled vocals.

Saknar de riktigt starka hook:arna från Wu-Tang, men det här var riktigt najs!

En hel del kul samples och stabilt allt som allt.

Stabil N-ords rapp 3/5

Gillade detta mer än det genomsnittliga hiphop-albumet på denna lista. Kanske för att det kändes mer chill?

Sophie - I expected to enjoy this but it was kind of only ok. I like Wu Tang Clan but I think they only work for me when a couple of songs are sprinkled into a playlist, I don’t think I can do a whole album. The songs kinda blended into one for me. I wouldn’t rush to revisit it. 2/5

Opening with a sample of Pictures at an Exhibition really caught my ear. This is well done and is a good album. It isn't as strong as other solo works from the Wu-Tang.

Where Liquid Swords felt like a strong extension of Enter the Wu-Tang, production wise this felt more like a rehashing to me. Method Man has an undeniable swagger and charisma to his flow. Quite a bit of mucking around going on, but a couple tracks stand out on the first listen. I think this will grow on me.

Didn't care much for the first few but the middle really picks it up. Album is a little dark at times for my liking and some of the songs that don't stand out feel redundant for me. Release Yo Delf's inclusion of I Will Survive was unexpected and awesome. Definitely 3-4 songs that I'd go back and revisit. Would give 3.5 if I could but will go with 3.

Tical was a mixed bag for me, but a pretty solid one overall. Lyrics are usually a little secondary in my first few listens, so with rap records it can take me a bit before everything fully clicks. There are some genuinely great bars here and the whole album has a menacing atmosphere that I dig. Method Man’s flow is great throughout, and I liked most of the features. Where it lost me some was in the production (sorry RZA). The repeated 4-bar loops started to wear me down after a while, and there is not always a lot happening melodically or in the hooks. I'm good with boom bap when the sampling grabs me, and I wanted more of that here like on Release Yo Delf. Also, speaking as someone who cannot fully quit Limp Bizkit, it was fun to finally hear where Method Man’s "TICAAAAAL" on N 2 Gether Now comes from. Favorite tracks: Bring the Pain, All I Need, Release Yo’ Delf, I Get My Thang in Action, Mr. Sandman

Wu-Tang forever. It's a good one. I'm slowly learning that I like RZA's production and Method Man has a delivery that also rhymes for me. I gripe a lot about Dimery's several deep dives in The List into various permutations of BritPop. I'd sooner have the list without all the Albarn and Morrissey. On the other hand, if I could put my thumb on the scale in that way, it might be fair to lose the rap albums as well. I think that we'd all be poorer for it. There's not a lot to say. I'm not the wisest of hip hop writers, or even a veteran fan. I had to grow out of a closed, small-town mind before I could really enjoy a lot of these kinds of music (that extends to heavy music and a lot of jazz, as well). This is excellent, though. 4/5

Not for me

Interesting but not my thing

Quite enjoyable for someone who's not into rap.

Didn’t love it, but much better than what it released today.

This is bad even for gangster rap. He's not that good a rapper and the lyrics aren't that clever. More interested in the samples than the rapping.

The atmosphere is strong, almost hazy in how it holds together, but structurally it doesn’t really evolve much. It’s more about tone than progression, which works in moments but wears thin over time.

a few good songs

This album is like a good meal: really filling and just satisfies a certain craving. I won’t say it’s life-changing for me, but that’s not always what I’m looking for from an album. Also, I appreciate all the members of Wu Tang’s commitment to chess. It reminds me I need to do my daily puzzle training.

Love Method Man. Love his style and his flow. Loved this album when I was a weed smoking teen. Don't love it so much these days, but I still enjoy "Bring The Pain" and "Release Yo' Delf" Moderately impressive first solo release by an extremely influential artist on the 90s Hip Hop scene

It's ok.

Really fun rap debut. Not as instantly great as Wu Tang, but has that same no fucks attitude.

Ok I got kinda bored at parts cus it got kinda samey, but when it hit it hit hard. Sub crazy went hard af and the I will survive parody/cover in Release Yo Delf was soooo funny.

The classical nerd in me appreciated the 2 bars of pictures at an exhibition at the start. Other than that, a whatever hip hop album to me. Not bad, but will not revisit.

ЕМ ЕЙ ТІ ЕЙЧ ОУ ДІ МЕЕЕЕЕН. На мою думку, так і не зміг повноцінно реалізувати свій талант. Цей альбом з відривом був кращою спробою. Але навіть ця краща спроба це лише 4 місце серед альбомів першої хвилі від учасників Ву-тенгу. Різа зміг зібрати темні, качові біти. Шкода, що була історія із затопленням студії і по бітам були втрати. Думаю, декілька діамантів точно загубилися.

Я погано знайомий з сольними вутенг альбомами (окрім одб, сольнік якого це один з моїх улюблених хіп-хоп релізів взагалі), але я дуже люблю стиль читки метод мена, а також його тембр загалом. Плюс тут ще фірмовий продакшн різи, такий трохи мрачний. Коротше все клас, мені сподобалось, тільки обкладинка жахлива.

10/10 I love this album and I already own it

Alright for hip hop, some cool tracks. But overall nothing that special for me

One of my favorites of all time

Decent beats and flow.

Not bad at all, very listenable, but just not that standout for me overall.

Some good songs some weird ones

I was surprised to find that I had not listened to one long song but rather 13 short songs.

Still not my kind of music, but the rhyming is pretty good.

Pretty good. Hype stuff. Release yo delf is a banga

Wish i had listened to Wu Tang clan before but this was a nice start, really enjoyed

exactly what i want from this project is to get to listen to very influential albums that i'd never gotten around to before and go 'ooooh this is where all of xyz comes from' & this was the purest form of that. and also just an enjoyable straight forward 90s east coast rap album

Favorite Track: Biscuits

Pretty good! Though not my usual style

third hip hop album in a row! another from the east coast; the solo debut album of method man, a member of the wu-tang clan. the album has a really mysterious, sometimes spooky sound to it. like other music from the group, this album makes usage of big beats flipped with samples from vintage kung fu films. spooky is really the best way to describe this album, like seriously. wu-tang clan, you're in the city. this album? you're in, like... a swamp. and you think there's a ghost behind you. it's a niche, but it's got strong points.

No skips banger of a classic NY rap album

Wu Tang is forever; Methodical Man, how about that!

Clean, tight, strong debut!

Old school tunes for chilling and can’t help that I do love it

Have tons of respect for 90s New York rap, but the lack of variety within tracks in terms of both production and delivery just don't engage me all that much. Not to mention how poorly most of the material has aged... Listened to: at 5MW. Favorite tracks: Sub Crazy, I Get My Thang in Action, Stimulation

yeah solid I don't remember much but he sounded pretty verbose with it

Really quite enjoyed this and found it hard to believe it came out in 1994 because it feels so ahead of its time. My main criticism of the hip hop albums I've listened to on this list is that they go on too long, but this one was different. Solid 4 for me.

Post wu-tang method man 😮‍💨😮‍💨

Not my cup of tea. Did only listen to the first two songs

"Like a fax machine, you get the message." Yup.

I understand and respect the importance of Wu Tang to rap. But the solo albums can’t ever get me. Mumbled and flat production with the inevitable King Fu sprinkled in. A couple alright songs but it’s background music to me.

mussorgsky, is that you??????????????????

A lesser album compared to other Wu-Tang Clan stuff coming out at the time, but even still… a banger

Impressive use of sampling means this album is always interesting.

Liked this quite a bit more than I would have expected.

I am and was a big fan of hip hop and of Wu-Tang. This album has always been my least favorite of the first generation Wu Tang solo albums beginning with this one and extending to Bobby Digital. Today I realized the problem isn't so much this album, but rather my expectations for this album versus what this album is. Method Man is the only member who has his own song on the "Enter the Wu-Tang" and he is the most charismatic with the best "flow." So why is this album less than "Ironman", "Liquid Swords", "OBFCL", and even "The Pillage?" I think the answer is not just my expectations but also a certain shoddiness/ playing it safe that is not present on those other albums. I don't know if Method Man had the biggest budget or was on more of a deadline than the other members of Wu, I doubt as to the former because he was the most sought after of all and signed with Def Jam. I believe there was an expectation that this would be a big crossover hit because of the Mary J. Blige song and so much of the rest of the album serves less as a vehicle to allow him to rap his ass off (which he can do see all the guest features he was doing at this time and his appearances on other Wu member albums to say nothing of his hits with Redman or his songs on "Forever') and instead are filler songs for the singles. This was a tremendous disappointment at the time. After not listening to this in its entirety for a long time, I listened to it last Summer to see if I had changed my mind. I had started this list by that time and have on many occasions rated albums higher or lower with a fresh listen as a much older person. I came away last Summer a little more impressed and was more impressed today. This is not a hip hop classic. There are lots of hip hop albums from 1994 that deserve to be on this list more. There are probably 20 Wu-Tang or Wu-Tang adjacent albums that I would put on this list. But this is still a solid album that to me at least has enough good to overcome the bad and my expectations from the time.

Det er sjældent at få et hiphopalbum på listen, der ikke rigtigt er essentielt. Solidt album, kan ikke så meget som Enter the 36 Chambers, der kom ud året før, ikke kan

Fed nok men ikke noget særligt

Nice.

Glorious 90'er-rap in your face. Ikke neutral, da dette er et af de albums, der gjorde min barndom i en elendig, lille havneby lidt bedre.

Down my alley. 4 solide.

Det er bare slet ikke min genre.

Meth vs. Chef og Release Yo' Delf fede nok

*83 Solid as

3.3 Gode bangers, men samtidig ikke noget vildt memorable for mig. Jeg var underholdt hele vejen igennem

Kæmpe fan, men måske også lidt farvet af at være vokset op med det. Fristet til 5 stjerner men omvendt er både Liquid Swords og 36 Chambers måske en my mere helstøbte og banebrydende… svær…

Jesus Christ. This must be what it feels like to eat caviar. It’s a really good, the Ryan’s are really really good, and the energy is just so high. I feel like I was put off from a lot of material because if it’s low-fi, dirtily mixed sound. I couldn’t really hear the lyrics, and after a while, I feel like I got kind of grading on my ears. But somethings starting to change in my life, and I now understand Wu-Tang in a more loving way. Prim, clientele and Tico are my favorite, maybe even more than 36 Chambers. It feels good to be a fan of Wu-Tang highly recommend it. This is a high four, not a five because I do feel like the album got to be a little bit tiresome at some point, since all of the rhymes are about the same thing.

DNF. Not bad, just not feeling it.

I made it through 3 songs. Crude misogynistic lyrics - particularly Biscuits. Not for me.

it was ok. better when it’s wu tang

Same as with Wu Tang Clan, it's "Kick Kick Snare" on almost every song. Is that the standard rap beat, or is that just a Wu Tang (and spinoff artists) thing?? Definitely gets tedious after the 3rd or 4th song. There were many times where I did not realize I was listening to a different song. I'm not sure I really understand rap. It seems like you're supposed to focus on the lyrics because the music is so basic and repetitive and monotonous - but the lyrics rarely make me feel anything or think about anything or learn anything. Almost all of this is braggadocio stuff - which gets very old when it's just over and over. What is "Tical"? They use that word in many songs - and of course that is the name of the album. After listening 3 times, I did end up liking the song "All I Need", I could recognize that it is actually a love song. Liked songs on Spotify: 1/13 Rating: 1/5

Nah not really

Fajny vibe, dobre nuty prawilnej mordeczki! Buja.