1. Ruckus In B Minor - banger, great choice 4 the opening track. 5/5
2. Felt - banger, lovin the slow tempo & the guitar lick, can't stop bobbin
my head. 5/5
3. 40th Street Black/We Will Fight - not bad, feelin it, nice up tempo track.
Everybody came correct, RZA's verse stood out 4 me though. 4/5
4. Mistaken Identity - great beginning, nice progressions, a lotta going on
here, feelin the chorus, great track. 4.5/5
5. Hold The Heater - dope, the drums (that snare) especially. Nice
shouted hook by RZA. 4.5/5
6. Crushed Egos - lovin the live drums. Great title. 4.5/5
7. Keep Watch - banger, feelin it since day 1. Nathaniel's sung chorus fits
the track and compliments the beat very well (u can hate me now). Most
of u fags are scared to admit that ya'll feelin the hook too. 4.5/5
8. Miracle - goosebump track, especially on Killa's part, Rae came correct.
Initially didn't feel the sung chorus, but it grew on me. 1 of the best, if not
the best song on the album. 5/5
9. Preacher's Daughter - feelin this, good music, lovin the horns. Kinda
lame they used the same kung-fu samples as on 8 Diagrams @ the end.
4.5/5
10. Pioneer The Frontier - headnodder, feelin U-God's verse. Nice spoken
hook by RZA. 4.5/5
11. Necklace - classic, grimy Wu-Banger, lovin 4th Disciple's production on
here, GZA takes the cake here 4 me. Lovin the voice samples, vintage Wu
shit. 5/5
12. Ron O'Neal - nice entrance with the live bass, 1nce again Nathaniel's
vocals fit & are very well used here (haters can eat a dick), all in all a
banger. 4.5/5
13. A Better Tomorrow - lovin this, the message, the vibe, Meth's intro,
Killa's verse, Rae's. Can't understand the criticism towards Cappa on this
LP, he does his thing on every track he's on, this here's no exception. 1
of the standout songs on the album. 5/5
14. Never Let Go - dope verses by Killa & GZA. 4/5
15. Wu-Tang Reunion - nice close up track, serving it's purpose, ending
the album on a positive note. 4/5
Verdict:
This is good music (not just by Hip Hop standards), great production -
RZA's vision and execution are exquisite, he knew what to do to please
himself, the Generals, the fans, win new ones, also outside of Hip
Hop, by refreshen the classic Wu-Tang sound through usage of live
instrumentation. This is an album of it's time, like all the previous ones,
but it can hardly be compared to it's predecessors because of it's up to
date sound. RZA once again reinvented the Wu-Tang formula, just like he
did with Wu-Tang Forever in '97. But unlike Wu-Tang Forever this album is
diverse and cohesive at the same time, something which they didn't
achieve since their classic debut Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). If this
is the Wu-Tang sound AD 2014 I'm all 4 it, enjoying it & supporting it
100%. Congratulations 2 the Abbot & the Clan.
4.5/5
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