GZA/Genius "Liquid Swords" (1995)
The Wu Tang Clan were on a roll. From their debut "Enter the Wu Tang
(36 Chambers)" to solo releases from Method Man, Ol Dirty Bastard and
Raekwon.
Like those albums, "Liquid Swords" was recorded in RZA's basement
studio. The album features samples from the film "Shogun Assassin"
and GZA said that he was going for a more cinematic approach to the
album.
It's kind of like what I was saying about the Smashing Pumpkins in entry
791 - when artists are firing creatively it feels like everything they
touch is gold, and it makes sense to mine the vein while that's
happening. While I wasn't a fan of some of Raekwon's rhymes, I have to
admit that everything RZA was doing around this time is solid. I liked
GZA's rhymes too, the two work well together.
Multiple other Wu members and affiliates feature, almost suggesting they
could have just popped a new Wu album out every month if they'd wanted
to. But nice that they gave each other the space to do their own things
without alienating each other.
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