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8 Diagrams (EXPLICIT) (Limited) (CD)

By: Wu-Tang Clan (Artist)

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DISC 1 for 8 Diagrams (EXPLICIT) (Limited) (CD) Album By Wu-Tang Clan (Artist)
1   Campfire
2   Take It Back
3   Get Them Out Ya Way Pa
4   Face The Problems
5   Heart Gently Weeps, The
6   Skit
7   Wolves
8   Gun Will Go
9   Sunlight
10   Skit
11   Stick Me For My Riches
12   Windmill
13   Weak Spot
14   Life Changes
15   Starter  
16   You Can't Stop Me Now  
17   Watch Your Mouth  
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.132) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] terrific mix of classic Clan grime and enough new tricks to justify Inspectah Deck's claim that 'Wu-Tang keep it fresh like Tupperware.'"
Spin (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "U-God's baritone flows perfectly with the airy chants and martial drums of 'Wolves'."
Uncut (p.95) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here are stunning verses everywhere, especially from Genius and U-God, who rap like men in full repossession of their mojos."
Q (Magazine) (p.93) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The lyrical flash and chop-socky samples signify business as usual, but at heart 8 DIAGRAMS is a bold move into deeper, mellower territory..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's an uncompromising comeback, as RZA kicks against he art form's mainstream co-option with some ferocious, otherworldly orchestrations."

Title Note

Wu-Tang Clan: RZA (guitar, strings, programming); GZA, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Method Man, Raekwon, U-God.

Additional personnel: Shifu Shi Yan Ming (spoken vocals); Stone Mecca (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums); Dhani Harrison, John Frusciante (guitar); Soundguild (strings, bass guitar); Marco Vitali (strings); Uncle John (horns); Shavo, Tre James, Gary Foote (bass guitar); Easy Mo Bee, Mathematics (programming); Tasha Austin, George Clinton , Sunny Valentine (background vocals); Tash Mahogany, Gearald Alston, Dexter Wiggle, Erykah Badu.

On their fifth group album, the eight surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan had some big shoes to fill--their own. After a hard-felt six-year absence and the death of their most colorful member (the mighty ODB), the Wu were out to squelch any doubts that they lost a step as a collective. Of the 14 tracks that make up 8 DIAGRAMS, few would immediately strike listeners as quintessential Wu. Gone are the lo-fi Shaolin Soul beats and the sped-up vocal samples. And the once-fiery vocal deliveries take on tones of muted, subdued energy.

Still, there is a great deal of innovation here. The RZA enlists George Harrison's son, Dhani, and Chili Pepper John Frusciante to provide instrumentation for their ambitious take on the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The Clan's tribute to the above-mentioned Ol' Dirty, "Life Changes," with its melancholic piano chords and verses of staircase reminiscing, is most evocative of that classic Wu sound. While it may not be the equivalent of a revolution on wax, 8 DIAGRAMS remains a rarity in the contemporary hip-hop world--an air-tight album, inventive and unpredictable from start to finish, and rife with first-rate contributions from all involved. George Clinton, Erykah Badu, Sunny Valentine, and Gerald Alston are featured.

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