Can Somebody Explain why GZA Liquid Swords is considered a classic :lupe

[24 Hr. Finesse]

well ok then, gotchu

never came across anybody that liked it til recently but hey you like what you like.

you think its better than Liquid Swords tho?

 

[Yehuda]

Not gonna lie I never got the appeal of Liquid Swords either. My favorite track from this GZA album... is the Killa Priest solo.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I've only opened it twice since I copped it but one thing that was invaluable for me was the legit instrumentals of all beats including "swordsman". At that time you couldnt find those instrumentals on the internet, it didnt exist, only fan made looped shyt. So when I threw that on the turntable shyt was crazy. Other than that its just a nice mantle piece joint you open up every now and then and enjoy looking at.

I feel like a lot of the leftover joints Rza made during that time was used for Wu affiliate tracks and random features.

The RZA and AZ track on AZ album was something lifted straight out of that era. The vault must be crazy.

I was legit upset when Swordsman was left off the official instrumentals. This is the best fan made version of it that I've found

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

well ok then, gotchu

never came across anybody that liked it til recently but hey you like what you like.

you think its better than Liquid Swords tho?

Replayability most def.


A masterpiece ODB the GAWD but lmao.

 

[thelonious21]

Best Wu solo without a doubt

 

[NZA]

my neighbor was listening to 'duel of the iron mic' in his car this morning

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

my neighbor was listening to 'duel of the iron mic' in his car this morning

this is not an 85 affair

 

[NV-ME]

of all wu solo projects, i only have it behind the purple tape.

its a rapper's rapper album. good beats, but not overshadowing the rhymes. like dipping the corner of your sushi in soy sauce, its just an accompaniment not a dunk. pacing of the album is perfect. i can see how someone that didnt experience the album in real time might not like it as much, but when you had to sit with an album because everything wasnt available all the time, it made you appreciate the rhymes and pockets the best mcs used. gza became a best mc on this project.

 

[patscorpio]

From the days of being a Joey bumping Wu to a grown ass marsupial growing greys, I never for the love of me understood why Liquid Swords is put on such a pedestal.

Each time I listen to the album back and forth, I come up with the same thoughts:

• The album is boring as hell
• The theme didn't quite grab me compared to OB4CL
• The beats just missing something

I just don't get it . Am I'm misguided, smooth brained, or lost in the sauce because for the love of me I always thought this project was overrated as hell? Can a Wu head help me understand the madness and give me insight on why Liquid Swords is considered one of the best Wu albums, if not the best Wu album of all time

you might be smooth brained 85er ...this shyt is classic as it gets

 

[Cadillac]

I mean outside of a few joints I never got the love for Wu as a collective. NEVER.

Love ODB and Method Man though

^^^^^^ never was a fan of them or as individuals, like certain things but never some huge fan

 

[pauljerico]

2nd Best Wu album and no explanation needed

Top 10 GOAT Albums of all time

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

But with the arguable Daytona 500, those aren't even the best tracks on those albums. They probably aren't top half. But if you mean anchor tracks, I get it, but once again, Daytona doesn't fall into that category either.

And then Meth isn't even charismatic on Tical. He pretty forgettable, outside of Bring the Pain.

I think amongst the Wu, they're a group in which the status of the member enhances the listening experience for the rap fan. In the eyes of the public, GZA is just another member, so most will brush off this album, but on its own, it's an incredible album. There's this, and Cuban neck & neck. A similar feel is MK's No Said Date. The album is amazing, and competes with Ironman amongst the 3rd best Wu 1st solos. But it's also MK, so people will brush it off.

Liquid Swords is an incredible album of perfectly crafted thoughts on the industry and life in the East (Northeast), during the winter. Like Illmatic, while they aren't movies, they are indeed cinematic.

Dude, you don't think Meth was charismatic on "All I Need"? That song literally had every girl in the hood in love with him. It was HUGE hit

And by bangers I mean songs that everybody knows regardless of where they're from.

Everybody rocked "Bring The Pain" & "All I Need" all over the country, just like they all banged "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" or "Ice Cream" or "CREAM".

Those are classics that people all over the world know.

Nothing like that on Liquid Swords.

 

[Da_Eggman]

Greatest WU album besides 36 chambers imo

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Every single song was lyrically giving you descriptive hood tales and telling a story with some of the most impressive production in Hip-Hop history. Original beats, sharp rhymes, classic hooks, tremendous skits, the album played like a movie. Just fukking brilliant

 

[Alvin]

i'll keep it short n sweet

Sharp and vivid lyrics over dark/hard production

Gold is that shyt!

there ya go, couldn't have said it better myself