Legend of the Liquid Sword

Genius/GZA, Gza/Genius - Legend of the Liquid Sword

Legend of the Liquid Sword
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Artist: Genius/GZA, Gza/Genius
Brand: GZA/GENIUS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2002-12-10
Music Label: Mca
Soundtracks:
  1. Intro
  2. AutoBio
  3. Did Ya Say That
  4. Silent (feat. Ghostface Killah and Streetlife)
  5. Knock, Knock
  6. Stay In Line
  7. Animal Planet
  8. Fam (Members Only) (feat. RZA and Masta Killa)
  9. Legend Of The Liquid Sword (feat. Anthony Allen)
  10. Fame
  11. Highway Robbery (feat. Two's)
  12. Luminal
  13. Sparring Minds (feat. Inspectah Deck)
  14. Rough Cut (feat. RZA and Armel)
  15. What You Know About?

Music reviews of Legend of the Liquid Sword

Music Review: best for a long time
Rating: 5 Stars

Gza has always been one of hiphops greatest lyracists. when he came into the game in 1991 with his debut (words from the genius) he had a flow and level of lyricism that was on a par with the greats of the era (krsone, rakim, etc). unfortunatley for him, label politics prevented his album from selling well and he went back to the drawing board. with cousins RZA and ODB he founded what was later to become the Wu-Tang Clan which kickstarted his career and brought him recognition and respect that he felt he always deserved. in 1995 he released the critically acclaimed classic album 'Liquid Swordz' which cemented his position as one of the best MCs in the game, and although his third release (beneath the surface) was too short to compare to his earlier work, it proved that he still had it in him. as other wutang members have had differing fortunes, GZa has remained consistent. on every verse on every solo album, every verse on every wutang album, he never drops a bad verse, or even a bad line. now its time for LP number 4 and a chance to get a bit of mainstream success that he deserves. i was a bit worried about this album. after his first 3 excellent LPs surely he would slip up here? i was wrong. as i waited patiently for the promo songs to come out one by one, each and every song has impressed. Finally i have got hold of the final release and i am in no way dissapointed. this is an incredible album, it has great production and is lyrically one of the strongest albums of all time.

The 'intro' to the album has GZAs son introducing GZAs story to a 'kung fu movie'-style backing and by mirroring the intro to 'Liquid Swordz' sets the scene perfectly for the next song and the rest of the album.

'autobio' is a great gza track that features piano and strings and is one of the best produced tracks on the album where he rhymes about growing up as an MC. the lyrics are on point as usual.

'did ya say that' has such a strange playful and very 'jazzy' feel to it, again featuring an incredible piano loop and powerful lyrics from gza.

'silent' features a crazy old school wu beat, it has a mad vocal sample looped in the background and the MCing of ghostface match the song PERFECTLY, while streetlife drops some nice lyrics too. GZA of course comes correct and sounds nice over the beat.

'knock, knock' is a bit of a more uptempo track, but again gza reminds me why i have waited so long for this album with a stunning opening few lines ('im the obcene slang kicker/with no parental sticker/advising ya'll that wise words are much slicker'). its a club banger (the only one on the album, dont worry Wu fans) and should get him some airplay.

'stay in line' is a slighlty different sound and features a hook by santi white (a rock singer) which fits the song very well but sounds a bit strange, its another nice fast beat and gza rhymes slightly uptempo to match the beat.

'animal planet' is such a smooth and soulful track where he again uses excellent wordplay using animal metaphors. one of the best cuts on the album and possible the best lyrical song of the year. he uses some incredible metaphors and wordplay describing the animal kindom using some familiar sayings to tell his story.

'fam (members only)' is another Wu posse track were rza and masta killah really shine over a very nice classic wutang beat. masta killa has a particularly good verse and RZAs flow is really nice over this beat. GZA still dropping jems.

the title track 'legend of the liquid sword' has a nice beat that manages to be laid-back but attention grabbing at the same time, more great lyrics. the hook on this song is not that great, probably the worse hook on the album, but its still a very nice song.

'fame' is a song where he uses his superior wordplay to make a story using the names of celebrities. it features a wonderful piano loop and isa very nice tune. this along with animal planet exhibit skills that maybe only 5 other MCs around possess. the wordplay is fantastic, one of the best songs iver heard in the past few years.

'Highway Robbery' is great song with another banging beat and more nice GZA lyrics. it features a very nice reggae style hook.

'luminal' is a wonderful narrative track where GZA raps about a serial killer who is recking havok on a small close-knit community. it has a good beat that lets his lyrics shine, and they sure do shine: ''The State psychologist, forensic pathologist/Warned the detective to search beyond the obvious/They ruled out the possibility that the killa be/Physically fit with athletic ability''

on 'sparring minds' strong bass and a clapping beat provide another great platform for gza to shine. Inspectah deck and Gza trade verses, hence the title sparring minds. they both have very sharp verses.

'rough cut' features another insane wu beat, with Guests Armel and prodigal sunn calling out talentless commercial MCs for their lack of skill.

'Uncut material' is another one of GZAs strings-dominated tracks where he (yet again) shines lyrically.

i cant stress enough how good this cd is. there is not a single bad track, not even a single average track, every single track is top quality.

i have heard all the main contenders for album of the year, and this definatley beats them all. its better than 'god's son', better than 'blueprint 2', better than 'the eminem show', and better than anything else i have heard this year.

every hiphop fan, and a lot of general music fans should definatley own this album. great beats, great lyrics. buy it, definatley pick it over anything else released this year.

(ps. about the censorship, he chose to make a clean album, but one track tells the story of a serial killer, so he had to put a parental sticker on the album. so this messed things up a bit and now 2 or 3 songs have swear-words replaced with kung-fu sounds. because GZA doesnt really swear it isnt really noticeable apart from on one song, but its still fine)

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Description of Legend of the Liquid Sword

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Media Type: CD
Artist: GZA/GENIUS
Title: LEGEND OF THE LIQUID SWORD
Street Release Date: 12/10/2002
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Genre: RAP/HIP HOP
Bouncing back from the deplorably mediocre Beneath the Surface, GZA reasserts his position at the head of the Wu-Tang corpus. The most obvious improvement is in the production, masterminded by various Wu-Tang acolytes of RZA's dissonant funkalistics. Beats are kept simple--one- and two-bar loops sampled from across the musical spectrum--but despite their austerity, they're impressively efficient sonic packages that complement GZA's own powerfully compact lyrical style. The self-proclaimed "ill rhyme kicker / with no parental sticker" rolls with almost nonstop braggadocio on the album, flashing his virtuosity with metaphorically inspired songs like "Fame" and "Animal Planet" and wordplay parties such as "Knock, Knock" and "Sparring Minds." The album's main liability is that it's consistent to a fault. The 15 tracks begin to sound like variations on one another and, despite the individual qualities of any given song, the overall album begins to get monotonous halfway through. --Oliver Wang

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