Wu-Tang - A Better Tomorrow (12/2/14) - Album Discussion Thread(Stream)

[g-ice]

I've seen some music reviews and the album is getting shytted on.

A 58 on Metacritic so far :cenamerchant:

 

[Big Mel]

3.5 stars on hiphopdx.com

 

[g-ice]

3.5 stars on hiphopdx.com

That's the highest rating as of right now.

 

[MilesTeg]

HHDX gave Slaughterhouse "Welcome To: Our House" a 4.5/5.

Everything on that website is poorly written.

They think videotaping themselves reading their own articles with cutaways to screengrabs of the articles is compelling.

 

[Big Mel]

I'm listening to 8 Diagrams right now. I'd be thrilled if the new record was this good.

HHDX gave Slaughterhouse "Welcome To: Our House" a 4.5/5.

Everything on that website is poorly written.

They think videotaping themselves reading their own articles with cutaways to screengrabs of the articles is compelling.

yeah they have erratic ratings but when a group as adored as Wu across the board gets a 3.5 it reads like them being friendly to a bad album. They give shyt like Homeboy Sandman & Barrel Brothers 4 & the new Rick Ross got 2.5.

 

[Big Mel]

8 Diagrams goes hard as fukk btw. Play this album today and say I'm wrong. Aside from that terrible beatles cover & the messy ODB tribute.

 

[SoulController]

That's the highest rating as of right now.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...ew-the-boys-are-back-on-top-form-9889960.html


the damn 25 from The A/V Club (??) is keeping it from the mid 60's, hopefully gets into the 70's but ehh whatever

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

and im not saying they are beyond reproach, if @GinaThatAintNoDamnPuppy! doesn't feel it that's his right, im not gonna think less of his opinion because of it. but that mindset is not what musics about to me, music is about experimenting and trying to push boundaries. hiphop needs more of that, but I feel veteran artists are afraid to go beyond what they are known for

I havent heard the album yet... but I dont think creative freedom is the problem here.

Ultimately, it sounds like this was an album nobody wanted to make. Its like parents who stay in a miserable marriage and blame their kids. Id rather hear strong solos than weak group efforts.

 

[g-ice]

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...ew-the-boys-are-back-on-top-form-9889960.html


the damn 25 from The A/V Club (??) is keeping it from the mid 60's, hopefully gets into the 70's but ehh whatever

That's just

No reason for such a rating.

 

[MartyMcFly]

So did anyone actually read the review on DX or just look at the score?

All in all, the Wu remains palatable. They each have their own skillset they bring to the table, and all of them do so with varying degrees of grit on the album. As such, it truly feels like a coming together, instead of what felt half-hearted on 2007s 8 Diagrams. 21 years later, Wu-Tang clan still "ain't nothin' to fukk wit'."

 

[MartyMcFly]

I havent heard the album yet... but I dont think creative freedom is the problem here.

Ultimately, it sounds like this was an album nobody wanted to make. Its like parents who stay in a miserable marriage and blame their kids. Id rather hear strong solos than weak group efforts.

Timeout..you're critiquing the album without hearing it yet breh?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Timeout..you're critiquing the album without hearing it yet breh?

:scumbag:

 

[MartyMcFly]

:scumbag:

 

[g-ice]

So did anyone actually read the review on DX or just look at the score?

I figured that it would be positive considering that it's the highest rated review so far.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

the hell you been? I didn't even know you were registered on here

Been here for a long ass time, but don't really have time to be posting like I used to. It takes Wu to drop another album for me to check out the Booth again, and it takes that first song for me to post.