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

Mac Casper

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With just the first track I'm already extremely disappointed with the vision that was set forth on this . . this is like the quality of The Outlawz without Tupac with avant-garde production
 

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They should've made this a project that they debuted on tour . . hoping that they could carry the material with the energy of a live performance for their fans . . . this isn't pleasant music
 

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this is terrible :mjcry:

fukk rza if he chose all these soft beats, this isnt the wu tang we all love

Rae and Ghost do your own thing i understand fully now
 

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i revisited 8 Diagrams after a few spins of A Better Tomorrow....

always felt like the one guy who liked 8 Diagrams to a degree...everyone shat on it and i still liked a few songs on it...but A Better Tomorrow actually exposes how weak 8D was. it has less bad songs than 8D did. they are both underwhelming when compared to the first 3 Wu albums but they are ok. I'd rank A Better Tomorrow above 8 Diagrams but below Iron Flag at the moment. I need to revisit that one again now.
 

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Finally listened to it during my commute this morning. This shyt is :blessed: to me brehs. It is very polished album. RZA dropped jewels sonically. I am not even sure if the Gods (or most fans) even realize it. This is definitely some grown up 80's babies type shyt right here. JUST what I've been wanting for a few years now. I am completely satisfied after listening to the album. I don't get that feeling too much these days from any artists. I will absorb more of it over the next few days. I give it a 4/5. :obama:
Gonna check out Ghost tomorrow.
 

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Everyone that is hating on this album, and 8 Diagrams for that matter, most likely listens to 192k MP3s on iPhone earbuds and shyt. This is music you need to listen to in CD quality on a quality system or good headphones. Everyone wanting that old school shyt which don't get me wrong I love, but try to listen to OB4CL on a great system and then pop this in and see the difference sonically and musically. The RZA knows music and has composed some purely great music with tremendous depth and image to it. iTunes is killing quality music with its shytty quality and people listening to shyt on laptops and cell phones are missing out on 80% of the content.
why does this have to be listened on high end quality system when we can listen to Cuban Links and 36 Chambers through a Styrofoam cup and it knocks?
 

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why does this have to be listened on high end quality system when we can listen to Cuban Links and 36 Chambers through a Styrofoam cup and it knocks?
the album sounds a lot better in a nice system, idk why it sounds so diff from house speakers to my whip but its a big diff
 

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This is a polarizing album, I can't remember the last time something got this many mixed reviews

What's funny is that no one is actually trashing the album in disliking it. We're seeing a lot of "too soft", "bad hooks". People haven't mentioned one wack verse, mentioned one horrible track, haven't said album isn't cohensive, or the the beats clash with the Clan. Their only offense/defense has been "bad hooks" and "soft music".
 

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Listen to the album... Ignore the choruses--and the verses to a degree-- on some decent equipment so you can hear more of the nuances, and tell me the production on this isn't fire.

Rza has strange tastes at times but his skills on the boards can't be denied.

And it's been said many times before but meth is a problem. Still.
 
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