At the beginning of the year I had the intention of blogging about every album I bought. Clearly I'm a little behind, but I think I can catch up. Especially since there are several albums which I have no desire to drone on about.
Exhibit A: Liquid Swords. All I really want to say is that it's probably my current pick for best CD I've gotten in 2012, and the one I've listened to the most. In retrospect 36 Chambers may have hit me so hard just because it was a musical revelation for me. But much of it has a kind of light hearted party atmosphere which isn't my typical aesthetic choice.
On the other hand, Liquid Swords is something I seem to be constantly in the mood for. It's a lot darker, more atmospheric, even sinister in parts. GZA is pretty untouchable throughout, but probably my favorite verse on the whole album is RZA's in "4th Chamber". Really makes me want to check out some of his solo stuff, although I have a feeling it's a lot different.
Basically this album completely rules, and nearly every Wu-Tang member sounds better to me in this context than they do on 36 Chambers. Eg Method Man on "Shadowboxin'". The only downside is that I have to go around like a tool muttering the lines. By this point Justine can easily answer the question: "What do motherfuckers think?".
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