Reviews (page 7 of 7)
No bueno
Rap, rollo
Generic rap
Not really for me. I think I prefer west coast 90s rap.
Nope
cool. i like the idea more than the reality. i do remember liking wu-tang, but this didn't do it for me nearly as much as i'd hoped.
It's just alright for me. Not a genre I really enjoy listening to that much, but I can appreciate the work to some degree. 2 stars.
Maybe this album seemed revolutionary for 1994. Maybe the writer of 1001 albums was just sentimental about W-Tang Clan. Ultimately seemed like a very average rap album.
Je suis en retaaaard
War mal interesant. Aber nicht so meins
Not my genre but also not very good albums even for somebody that's no expert in rap
pretty boring, just nameless 90s rap like everyone was listening to at the time in high school
Method Man kommt aus Staten Island, ist Mitglied des Wu-Tang Clan – und mit Tical, veröffentlicht am 15. November 1994 über Def Jam Recordings, legte er das erste Soloalbum der Gruppe vor. Aufgenommen wurde es zwischen den 36 Chambers Studios auf Staten Island und drei Manhattan-Studios, Chung King, Firehouse und Platinum Island. Man hört diesen Ortswechsel förmlich: der East-Coast-Hip-Hop-Sound bleibt roh, aber nie beliebig. RZA produziert fast alles hier, und mir fällt vor allem auf, wie unterschiedlich die Songs trotzdem klingen. „Bring the Pain" ist nervös und drängend, „Meth vs. Chef" mit Raekwon eher lauernd. Und dann „I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By" mit Mary J. Blige – ein Song, der eigentlich nicht ins Album passen sollte und der genau deshalb hängen bleibt. Er brachte Method Man später einen Grammy ein, war aber im Kontext von 1994 fast ein Wagnis. Was Tical für mich besonders macht, ist diese Weigerung, sich auf eine einzige Stimmung festzulegen. Method Man beweist hier, dass er auch ohne den Rest des Clans trägt. Kein perfektes Album, aber eines, das seine Ecken behält.
de volle 20 seconden dacht ik dat ik het een leuk plaatje ging vinden... toen was intro over, samen met mijn vreugde...
Just another annoying Rap album. I already know enough swear words. 1 star or F.
Rap is crap. Period.
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.
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. ⭐️
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.
No respect for an artist that can't form a sentence without a slur or profanity.
Rappist
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
no
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.
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
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.
Not the right method for me ... This one was rough
Bajo
Boff! Pas Mon genre
Tak toto vôbec nemusím...
“Your momma don’t wear no drawers” Definitely can’t take this seriously after that.
Nah
Not for me
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
Generic tosh. There is way much better stuff in this genre.
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.
Whatever
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.
Not my cup of tea. Did only listen to the first two songs
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
mal
Gave it 4 songs and it just dint grab me
not my taste
Didn't know the album. I'm open to hip hop, but not listened widely, so interested to focus on a Wu-Tang album. I like RZA's production style; I'm open to Method Man's rapping. Bring the Pain is interesting, I'm reading the lyrics, then oh dear, what's this at the end of the song? "So fuck the ho, fuck the ho". Major turn-off. Dutifully (doubtfully?) I keep listening. Nothing stands out as good. The track Method Man at least gives me the phrase "southpaw style", as sampled by some dubstep thing long ago, that's mildly nice. I have no time for any man that chucks in a "fuck the ho" for the male bonding or whatever it's supposed to be, they can fuck right off, I would rather some positive hip hop. It's Bad, 1/10.
From the first second, you know it's going to be bad hiphop and that it's going to be a struggle to finish
Not for me!!
Album 1035 of 1089 Tical - Method Man (1994) Rating : 1 / 5 I can respect its place in the genre and understand why it connects with its intended audience, but there was nothing here that pulled me in or made me want to engage with it further. The style, the delivery, the attitude - none of it clicked for me. I know this album is well regarded by many, but enjoyment is enjoyment, and I didn’t find any here. Sometimes an album just isn’t for you, and this was one of those cases. No lingering thoughts, no urge to revisit - just on to the next one.
Yuck, average crap rap. Please no.
Not a big fan of this but I liked the last two songs the best if I’m picking favourites.
En som savner Wutan. 🤷 Om muligt endnu mindre noget for mig.
Dark Rap -> 1
Nothing for me here. No melody. No harmonic progression. Robot rhythm sections. Lyrics obsessively centered on banal ego stroking and insults. Yawn. Next.
didnt like it. Drum machine was unbelievably irritating. It never changed just ticked away in the background I only lasted 6 tracks.
Not into the pro-PLO messaging
Expectations were not high when I saw the parental advisory on the cover, they were confirmed when I listened to it. Overuse of the n word and swearing makes it boring. Terrible
Girl don't waste that, swallow it all! Terrible and disgusting.
I guess you either get this or don't. Not my type of music.
Not my type of music at all.
Rap.. no thanks
I have no real sense of what makes great rap or hip hop — a lot of it sounds quite similar to me, and that definitely applies to Method Man’s Tical. I’ve tried to get into Wu-Tang Clan over the years, mainly because I love “Gravel Pit,” but their sound has never quite clicked with me. This album has some strong moments and a few great beats, but overall the lyrics feel dated and nothing really grabs my attention. It’s just not my kind of music. Favourite track: “Mr. Sandman” was decent. Least favourite track: Most of the album feels dated — it’s just not for me. Album artwork: A fairly standard rap and hip-hop cover.
Not a rap fan
Album Nr. 86 Trifft meinen Geschmack überhaupt nicht.
Feels like some drunk kid slurring and trying to rap. Meth man.
Done meh
Vou falar nada, 0/10
# 601 : Tical Tical – Method Man’s Method for Making Me Nap Nope. This was bad. Hip-hop is already low on my personal list, and this album sits near the basement of that genre. Every track feels like the same beat copy-pasted across the runtime, with lyrics buried so deep you’d need a mining permit to find them. It’s not fun, it’s not engaging, and it’s definitely not something I’d revisit. I got bored fast—like, “checking how many tracks are left” bored. Method Man sounds like he’s going through the motions, and honestly, so was I by the end. Best Track (if you must): None. Unless you count the sound of silence after hitting stop. Verdict: ★ for endurance. File under “albums that make you question your life choices.”
boze negers
cRap
Garbage
Trying to open my musical tastes with these albums, but still struggling with rap. This one doesn't change that. With the same drum machine beat on all tracks, they all just merge into one, with an angry dude giving off bravado. Nothing deep in those lyrics, and not much from a musical perspective.
Such a cliche.
East Coast Hip-Hop. I don't care what coast it's from, I just don't see the point of yet another Hip-Hop album in this list.
Репчик
Just awful
slow rap? same shit. "nigga nigga what the fuck, fuck, fuck, kill a bitch, gun gun, fuck fuck fuck" not music. pure garbabge
Rubbish.
I can't help myself but I really can't connect to rap
Love his voice but this did nothing for me.
rapeo oscurito (que no se malinterprenten mis palabras, me refiero a la atmosfera) bases rarungas hacen cosas que me sacan de la cancion cada dos por tres. tiene una cancion buena "Bring the pain" me lo esperaba peor pero no ha sido tan malo como esperaba, muy repetitivo eso si
Aha, a Wu-Tang Clan member. I sure hope this won't be self-centred and full of sexist, violent lyricism that lacks any kind of musicality. Well, shoot. The music is pretty much devoid of any interesting melodic or harmonic musical ideas. Everything is looped, nothing is fresh or interesting - possibly barring the vocals. But even those are suspect. Method Man's vocals are touted by Vibe magazine as having "complexity", and Wikipedia describes it as a "distinctly smooth-yet-rugged voice". I get the feeling the authors are grabbing at anything to describe his voice, mostly because it's incredibly nondescript for the genre. Just monotone shouting with an East Coast accent. (A slight exception is Release Yo' Delf, which includes a pretty solid intro with actual singing. And a fun looped trumpet melody. For obvious reasons, it's one of the strongest tracks on Tical.) Sometimes Method Man invites a guest vocalist so they can both shout the same words at the same time with (vaguely) the same pitch and intonation. It's so bland, unchanging, and passionless. If you really must pick something that separates this record from the rest of the vastly-oversaturated hip-hop market, Method Man's voice doesn't cut it. And the collaborations don't bring much to the table either. The track All I Need may as well consist of Method Man double-tracking his own vocal. That's how insignificant Streetlife's contribution is. Or, maybe, it shows how inflexibly dull the composition itself is. What The Blood Clot isn't much better despite having not one but two guest musicians contributing. I don't pay much attention to lyrics unless they're very obviously brilliant or terrible. These were unremarkable in either direction – though I will criticise the frequent references to the Wu-Tang Clan and their 36 Chambers album. I get the sense it's done to mooch off the earlier record's commercial success to earn some credibility points with the listener. But it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It's comparable to the Beatles releasing a new album after Abbey Road that includes near-identical music – except all lyrics are replaced with "We're the guys who made Abbey Road, yeah / Abbey Road's the best, and so is George Martin, hey / Oooh, my girl loves George Martin and I feel fine. yeah yeah yeah". It's also analogous to early-90s hip-hop artists having half their lyrics be shoutouts to Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg. It's a cheap method to make the music "feel" more important than it is. The song Bring The Pain is saved entirely by its hummed backing vocal. Maybe Method Man should've run with that idea, because it's clearly something his audience appreciates (judging by relative popularity). 1/5 Key tracks: Bring The Pain, Release Yo' Delf, Stimulation
1.5 - since lyrics aren’t a priority to me when listening to music I’m sure a lot of what makes them album great was lost on me. With that being said the backing tracks were not interesting in the slightest and dry repetitive
Not my thang
Not bad but not for me. 1/5
Not for me.
not my thing
Can’t tolerate this
No.
Bring the Pain Release Yo'delf
The shittest kind of rap. Just samples heavily looped with unimaginative talking and random sound effects. There’s so much original hip hop on the list, this is not that
East Coast HipHop with mumbled vocals, and repetitive beats. After the first song I was hoping it would end soon.
Disgusting lyrically.
Another american hip hop dog shit
Very simple: Terribly boring.
Well I know it was too good to last but it’s ages since I’ve had the misfortune of having a rap crap hipperty hopperty album served up. Despite the break my view of this utter rubbish has not changed. Please no more!! But I guess that there is plenty more of it coming my way since I have yet to hit the half way point of this process. 1/5 14/4/25
Oscar Wilde would struggle to find words to describe how bad this is.
This wasn’t floating around at the time on tape. Never heard it. There’s a reason. It’s not very good.
It was bad. I don't remember enjoying a second of this album. It's a strong 1, almost 2 though since this album didn't immediatly make me want to turn it off but after not long I wanted it to end.
This album is a mess, even for 1994 rap standards. Just lazy, uninspired, predictable, bland tracks. 1993’s The Chronic smokes this.
I would give this album 0 stars if that was an option. I have no idea how this made it onto the list. Absolutely dreadful!
Kudt
'sfleafzy'... mc Articulation Distorder
Love Wu Tang, love Method Man, but this album is objectively bad
🍑
Rapper in the crapper. I never considered rap as music.
I could not get through it. The beats were not enough for me to listen to the rapping. Will not listen again.
no
more rap, do not like
Pas du tout ma cam. Ennuyeux .
2/10 Monotonous
Trash
Not in my edition of the book! 1994. 1 star. (C)Rap. Tedious, dated, misogynistic, obnoxious, foul-mouth rubbish. Give it another 50 years and people will wonder why anyone ever wanted to listen to it.
Skipped it sorry.
Not my bag. I tried.
Dogshit
Fav: All I Need Least Fav: Tical There’s a lot of hip hop albums that that I’ve enjoyed hearing for the first time through this list, this was really not one of them
Gruseliges Rap Album ohne Sing und Verstand. Es gibt aber auch nichts irgendwie positives über das Album zu sagen. Shit, shiter, stitiest ..
Really didn’t enjoy
This was painful 1 ⭐️
Óþarflega leiðigjarnt.
Doesn’t speak to me
Normally don't mind east-coast rap but this just didn't do it for me
I just can’t adapt to this type of music. Repetitive and negative
Not my thing at all
Yawn…
If Mr Man were ever on Sesame Street, his letters of the day would certainly be the letters "N" and "F". And for the record, this is the exact point at which I thought "no thanks": "The ism helps to stimulate my pugilism I bust rhymes like jizm Impregnate the rhythm with the wisdom"
I hate this early/mid 90s “I think I’m a gangster” rap. I can’t get past all the misogyny and “tough guy” braggadocio posturing. The title is so discordant with the content of the record.
This person keeps teasing is with an introduction that is musical. Then we proceed into the standard hip-hop routine: repetitive beat with person talking. There are some who claim this isn't gangsta rap. Let's see, does he go on foul-mouthed rants threatening violence. That's a big yes. Same shit. Same rating.
I did not finish this. I gave up at the beginning of the fifth track when I realized that I was going to be listening to the same effing song for the fifth time. This should heve been a single (actually half a single as there is not even enough material here for a B side). After about two minutes you have really heard the whole album.
Ugly songs
Not really a fan
Puh - nothing for my ears. Some beat on each song. No, I'm not a hip-hop fan
Nope!
I also gave this hip-hop/rap album a chance. I can't get anything out of the genre.
ugh! 👎🏼
I would give it zero stars
Not my kind of thing
DNF: I really wanted to give it an honest try, but I only made it about halfway through. I really want to read the 5 star reviews to see what people love about it, but the lyrics are just so hard for me to get into. 1 star for now, but I might update after another listen if the high reviews intrigue me.
A hard pass
when listening to music i‘m really not listening to the lyrics but more to the vibe/feel and melody. so lyric heavy music like rap/hip hop is rarely my thing like in this case. Some head-nodding beats on this but nothing’s really standing out to me
The violent lyrics made it impossible for me to enjoy this album. Not my thing.
Incoherent mess over a drum machine.
I’d rather have a root canal than listen to this again.
First listen Saved 1/13
The background tracks were atrocious in my opinion, with “Mr. Sandman” as an example of a particularly terrible one.
I finally noticed the essence of gangsta rap is that you have to claim you constantly smoke weed but you can never claim to enjoy it.
Meh.
So incredibly boring and one dimensional
Pretty lackluster and boring, even compared to other hip hop albums I’ve heard on the list.
More rap. The world already has too much. This is rubbish.
Man, this list just loves to sneak in all the Wu-Tang members one by one don't they...and I haven't liked a-one of them (Raekwon, Ghostface, Wu) - I could go back and try to connect lines between them but who cares. As for Method Man...I'm not a fan of his rapping (monotoned), and I don't like the production (almost lo-fi bass heavy) nor much of the music on this one. Sounds like a winner! 2/10 1 star
♾️
Ugh. Double dose of rap. I just can't enjoy this genre.
Look, I like Wu-Tang. Saw them at the Enmore. And I liked the RZA album we rated - Liquid Swords(1995). But I found this repetitive & boring. And the Gloria Gaynor re-write was rubbish. Can’t believe this was so successful.
1/5 Ugh. I hate this. I don't like rap on the best of days, but repetitive off key singing, with n-bombs being dropped constantly.... Is a whole new low. I have heard of Method Man, but I didn't know I was going to be so disappointed. I kinda liked All I Need. It was a "love song" so that makes sense. Overall, just talentless pointless angry droning.
Sounds like a very tedious production in a genre I best avoid.
I don't like when people take other people's songs and dramatically change them.
o.o wut 0/10 no brain lyrics
I'm on a 1 star review roll so sorry Method Man.
Boring and valueless
Pass
It isn’t my kind of music, couldn’t listen tot the whole album….🙁
not my thing
Rubbish Cover art 1/5
Part de la que sembla tan inevitable com innecessària quota de hip hop random i sense interés de la llista dels 1001
Not for me.
Hip-Hop. Ya know one - ya know 'em all. 1/5
Met HipHop moet men bij mij van goede huize komen wil het indruk maken. Method Man komt helaas uit een achterstandswijkje...
Bah...
This project has helped me to be more open-minded about music and to find stuff I like in genres I'd mostly rejected, such as heavy metal and hip hop. I have found albums I really like and have learned to distinguish between sub-genres. (Hip hop is a really broad category, I've found.) For example, I've learned that I am much more inclined towards West Coast Hip Hop than East Coast. To quote Wikipedia, "In contrast to other styles, East Coast hip hop music has prioritized complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing." I like dancing better. I attentively listened to the lyrics of this album, and other than the occasional Schoolhouse Rock reference, I found them distressing...and maybe not so complex. Violent, destructive lyrics without a whiff of humanity or redemption, accompanied by a complete lack of catchy beats to make you want to move. You can't win them all, and there are reasons I thought I didn't like hip hop. This is exhibit A.
Too dark for me! I only really listen to upbeat hip hop, and even then it's not my favourite, so I'm not surprised that I didn't enjoy this one. Mary J. Blige came in at the end and saved it a little with 'I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By'.
nah
Not my sort of thing at all.
I don't like this one either
Niet mijn muziek
Boring and bland.
No. This just reinforced my idea that this kind of music is dick-swinging about how cool the vocalist is, whilst never actually contributing a memorable melody or possessing a good voice.
Language
Are you fucking kidding me?! No way.
meh
Gangster N-word garbage
method man's public personna kinda makes you want to like this. but nope. this shit's cringe whack
Black person
Just listened to a bit of the first song. Not for me. Don't get it.
Nope
Really not my thing
Some catchy bits but not for me. What's with the piano in a different key?!
Rap raro de cojones
Very boring repetitive beats. Decent transfers between tracks. Sorry method man, not interested.
Didn’t like it. I feel so removed from this music that I don’t feel qualified to offer any commentary at all.
Excellent