Four members of the Clan deliver a verse right after another: Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, RZA and GZA, providing insight into each emcee's style and the general Wu philosophy. The former cleverly uses the names of various record labels as GZA delivers more wack emcee disses, while the latter implements another martial art film sample what can easily be considered the most sinister beat here. Lyrically, both "Labels" and "4th Chamber" are outstanding. Musically, one of the most accomplished songs present on Liquid Swords is "Gold", bearing a massive, thumping beat, dramatic strings, choirs, horns, and an eerie keyboard line. This helps bring one to understanding GZA's approach to lyrics, who tends to favor wordplay and thought-provoking schemes over verbosity and technicality, as the 'liquid swords' simile represents his words cutting through the air like liquid swords. Lyrics are weak, like clock radio speakers".
Staccato keyboard and simple, dense beats allow GZA to do what he does best, spitting some of his sharpest lyrics with lines such as "Cause niggas styles are old like Mark 5 sneakers. "Liquid Swords" kicks the album off slowly with the previously mentioned samurai film excerpt, which fades into the song itself. Smooth soul legends such as Al Green and Stevie Wonder and cheesy '70s rock such as Three Dog Night are sampled unobtrusively, allowing melody to flow through the boom-bap. Not unlike the Clan's previous effort, almost all of Liquid Swords was produced by RZA, whose dark, foggy beats perfectly compliment the lyrical content and ingenius sampling work (This time using even better clips, most noticeably a long dialogue from Shogun Assassin). Though The Gravediggaz's 6 Feet Down and Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx were among the first, GZA's Liquid Swords is often considered superior to these releases, with its comic book cover art depicting members of Wu-Tang engaging in battle on a chess board.
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Sporting gritty and minimalistic production, an obsession with samurai and karate films, and a healthy dose of street humor, the album proved to be a milestone of hip-hop and a precursor to a whole series of Clan-related albums that would follow its success. With the release of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan garnered popular and critical acclaim. You don’t understand my words, but you must choose. Choose the ball and you join your mother, in death. Today I will begin walking the road to hell. "I have decided to escape, to defy the shogun. Review Summary: The best in East Coast hip-hop since 1995.
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