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I can listen to this album all the time without it aging. Every track you can listen to from beginning to end. This album is my favorite album of all time. This album will change your view on hip hop forever. The whole clan spits classic verses over RZAs genius production. Each member showcases their lyricism and flows on this album. Whenever I listen to music ill always go back to the 36 Chambers. GET THIS ALBUM NOW.WU-TANG FOREVER
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is a classic hip-hop release that continues to stand the test of time. Every track is a banger, and the Wu-Tang intensity never lets up for a moment. If you don't own this album, you need to add this to your collection immediately.
I've heard such great things about this cd. I simply can't appreciate to what I feel is the antithesis what music is/should/can be. So no, it's not as good as Bach, Beethoven, Coltrane, Waters, Hendrix or even Beck. After a couple decidely tedious listens, I still dont' get it. If you find something worth listening to here, hey maybe you have more open ears than I or just have not heard Beethoven yet. Why people regard this and the like as music, I am still trying to fathom. so i decided to see for myself what I was missing. Before you start hating and calling me ignorant or closed minded, just know I have about 1500 CDs spanning the genres and centuries.
At the very least, my experience with this CD confirms how i've always felt about this genre: It's not for me. I can't relate to the 'gangsta' lexicon, where every 3rd word is a profanity. Not even close. ;)
When i first heard this cd i had high expections and on my first listen i didn't get what was so special. Bt this is probably my favrotie cd of all time beacuse first it's unique and hard hitting i recomend this cd to anyone who has just started listening or has been already listening this cd is classic and one star reviewers have no idea what their talking about.
Believe it or not I ended up selling it to a used CD store in 1997 for $4.definitely not one of the smartest things I've done in life.Fast forward to the mid 2000's and the beginning of the downfall of contemporary hip hop. Dark, grimy, moody, raw and powerful. Played it for a about a month and put it away, taking the odd listen now and then. Raw and edgy with a couple great tracks in CREAM and Can It Be All So Simple. I first bought this cd back in 1993 when it was released. I would recommend this to any fan of true hip hop. It flows, it portrays a mood in the listener's mind and it reveals a pattern. His production here is immaculate.
There are some lyrical standouts on this album too. I have played this cd no less than 200 times over the past four years, probably more than any other cd in that time period. I was like wow this is pretty different. To pull that off with 9 different emcees contributing to the record speaks volumes about his abilities. Looking for a change I reintroduced myself to 36 Chambers and was blown away. I've really gained an appreciation for the geniusness of the RZA. The best one could very well be from one of the lesser lites, Masta Killa, on 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin':"The flow changes like a chameleonPlays like a friend and stabs you like a dagger.This technique attacks the immune systemDisguised like a lie, paralyzin' the victim"A true classic in hip hop history this album was very good when it came out in 1993 and nothing short of amazing here in 2009. 5 stars.
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