Forgot about Bulletproof Wallets which was in 2001 so 13 years.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Wednesday, 24 September 2014 07:45 (nine years ago) link
Pretty Toney!
― I pray my drick get big as the Eiffel Tower (Spottie), Thursday, 25 September 2014 04:44 (nine years ago) link
That album signaled beginning of the end for ghost
― Raccoon Tanuki, Thursday, 25 September 2014 06:52 (nine years ago) link
stupid fool, you're forcing me to kill you!
― Your hippie magic has no effect on (bernard snowy), Thursday, 25 September 2014 10:05 (nine years ago) link
FIshscale is Ghostface's best album.
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 25 September 2014 11:30 (nine years ago) link
It's been 14 years since any of them released anything worthwhile.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 3:43 AM (Yesterday)
No Said DateCuban Linx 2Pretty TonyFish ScaleGrandmastersCzarface
― Now you're messing with a (President Keyes), Thursday, 25 September 2014 12:43 (nine years ago) link
thank you for citing No Said Date, I love that record
― The Complainte of Ray Tabano, Thursday, 25 September 2014 13:04 (nine years ago) link
They're all mediocre, and don't bare repeating. I haven't had an urge to listen to any of them more than once, when they came out
― Raccoon Tanuki, Thursday, 25 September 2014 15:05 (nine years ago) link
Ghost's 00s run of albums is really strong, probably my favorite run of albums from an artist in that decade. Cuban Linx 2 also great
but yeah I am not really interested in this record. 8 Diagrams is almost offensive in its half-assedness and RZA has completely gone around the bend
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 25 September 2014 15:10 (nine years ago) link
Cuban Linx 2 is indeed awesome
― alpine static, Saturday, 27 September 2014 22:39 (nine years ago) link
Just dug out Fishscale while on a Wu binge the other month, it's pretty strong. First half especially.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 28 September 2014 15:41 (nine years ago) link
Second half is pretty good too though, with all the DOOM productions and "Be Easy"
― voodoo chili, Sunday, 28 September 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
So apparently this came out yesterday, anyone heard it yet? Is it any good? I still think 8 Diagrams was a decent album, even if it was weakened by too many guest singers and that overtly long and corny ODB tribute tune in the end.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 08:15 (nine years ago) link
can't believe raccoon tanuki doesn't like fishscale
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 08:32 (nine years ago) link
it was critically well-liked (although pretty uncommercial) - would be off-brand for him to dig it
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:54 (nine years ago) link
anyhoo, heard the first 4 tracks & the singles - thus far, the production is almost but not quite as on crack as 8 diagrams was. lyrically & musically, "ruckus in b minor" is the only real standout, and even that would prob be considered a " just decent" track on wu-tang forever or the W
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 11:58 (nine years ago) link
xpost to myself and somehow dude rides for bulletproof wallets there's no way that's not a troll/sock pot-stirring hot take
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 12:00 (nine years ago) link
not sure about the production on the album, though only heard it in the background. i dont really care for the rza's 'live band' sound. will always love wu-tang, no matter what they do, but they do sound a bit flabby on this.
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 12:35 (nine years ago) link
no way this is listenable
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 13:22 (nine years ago) link
kinda boring
― j., Tuesday, 2 December 2014 15:00 (nine years ago) link
I am apprehensive about listening to this
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:06 (nine years ago) link
after a full listen........blah. my early optimism has been thoroughly deflated. i legit like "ruckus in B minor" and "ron o'neal", and "pioneer the frontier" has a great RZA-in-throwback-mode beat, but miracle is wack as hell, most tracks not previously named have corny production that overshadows decent verses. the use of trap-ish synths on "hold the heater" is awful.
just waiting on the sockooki "told ya so" moment, cuz iiiiiiit's comin.
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 17:58 (nine years ago) link
Yeah. Hearing each new track for the first time, I tend to have one of two reactions: 1. nice beat, I wonder how RZA is going to corny it up with the chorus, or 2. oh no. this (horn/rock style chorus/extended obvious 70s soul) intro is going to recur again and again right?
We Will Fight, Keep Watch, Miracle, A Better Tomorrow, are some of the worst things he's done. I preferred him in introverted sonic-experiments-that-don't-really-work mode (Bob Digi 2, Birth of a Prince) than this extroverted garbage.
― paulhw, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
he hasn't cared about music in at least a decade. he wants to make movies.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 23:31 (nine years ago) link
aside from the three tracks i named & maybe necklace this just seems more and more misguided with each reconsideration
that said, the new ghostface killah is quite enjoyable
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 16:09 (nine years ago) link
why hasnt rza made a movie with the clan yet? seems odd. like, forget another half hearted album, do a film together instead (i say this as i have heard the tarantino produced for him wasnt as bad as some thought). id watch a semi-jarmusch-ish weird indie artsy movie with the wu.
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
thats what he tried to do with man w/ the iron fists, minus having other dudes in the wu act in it. it's not half bad if you know the goofiness you're getting into.
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link
man w/ the iron fists is a legitimately entertaining movie that I have watched at least 2x and would watch again
― I can just, like, YOLO with Uber (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 16:58 (nine years ago) link
always love hearing Ghost and G-Rap together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaCNG8lpZso
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 17:01 (nine years ago) link
RZA was a lot better when he did more sample-based stuff.
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link