Wu Tang Clan - Forever

[WC Iz Active]

How is this album?  Ive actually never heard it before lol, am I in for a treat?

[jeromechickenbone]

Oh no doubt.  It's a lot of music to digest though.  Take your time listening, don't rush through it.  And Props on checking it out.

[WC Iz Active]

Oh no doubt.  It's a lot of music to digest though.  Take your time listening, don't rush through it.  And Props on checking it out.

cool cool,  what do u mean its alot of music to digest though?  I know they are lyrical monsters but its just a album right lol

[kevlar]

Oh no doubt.  It's a lot of music to digest though.  Take your time listening, don't rush through it.  And Props on checking it out.

cool cool,  what do u mean its alot of music to digest though?  I know they are lyrical monsters but its just a album right lol

that plus it's a double album.

[WC Iz Active]

I know its a stupid question but who are all the members of the group that appear on this album?

[jeromechickenbone]

Oh no doubt.  It's a lot of music to digest though.  Take your time listening, don't rush through it.  And Props on checking it out.

cool cool,  what do u mean its alot of music to digest though?  I know they are lyrical monsters but its just a album right lol

Well you got 9 MC's spittin some science over 2 discs.  And for me, RZA's production at this time would take me several listenings before I could really appreciate how dope it was.  

[WC Iz Active]

sorry homie but who are all the 9 mc's?  thx for ur time

[kevlar]

hope this helps

Overview

The sound of the album built significantly on the sounds of the previous three solo albums, with RZA using more keyboards and string samples, as well as, for the first time, assigning some of the album's production to his protιgιs True Master and 4th Disciple. The group's lyrics differed significantly from those of 36 Chambers, with many verses written in a dense stream-of-consciousness form heavily influenced by the teachings of the Five Percent Nation.

Wu-Tang Forever also marked the end of The RZA's "five year plan". After Forever's success, The RZA ceased to oversee all aspects of Wu-Tang product as he had done previously, delegating much of his existing role to associates such as Oli "Power" Grant and his brother Mitchell "Divine" Diggs. This move was designed to expand Wu-Tang's reach in hip-hop and take advantage of financial opportunities for the group. In keeping with this move, a large amount of Wu-Tang product (both musical and otherwise; example Wu-Wear) was to be released over the next two years.

Critical reaction

Due to the success of the group's debut and subsequent solo albums, expectations of both fans and critics were high for this album's release. Stephen Thomas Erlewine - writing for All Music Guide - stated:
“    Where contemporaries like 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. issued double-discs cluttered with filler, Wu-Tang Forever is purposeful and surprisingly lean, illustrating the immense depth of producer RZA and the entire nine-piece crew... The result is an intoxicating display of musical and lyrical virtuosity, one that reveals how bereft of imagination the Wu-Tang's contemporaries are.    ”

Track listing

Disc one

   1. "Wu-Revolution" – 6:46
          * Performed by: Popa Wu
   2. "Reunited" – 5:21
          * Intro/outro: Roxanne
          * First verse: GZA
          * Second verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * Third verse: RZA
          * Fourth verse: Method Man
   3. "For Heaven's Sake" – 4:13
          * First verse: Inspectah Deck
          * Second verse: Masta Killa
          * Third verse: Cappadonna
          * Samples "Don't Leave Me Lonely" by King Floyd
   4. "Cash Still Rules/Scary Hours (Still Don't Nothing Move But the Money)" – 3:01
          * First verse: Raekwon
          * Second verse: Method Man
          * Third verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Producer: 4th Disciple
   5. "Visionz" – 3:09
          * First verse: Method Man
          * Second verse: Raekwon
          * Third verse: Masta Killa
          * Fourth verse: Inspectah Deck
          * Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Producer: Inspectah Deck
   6. "As High as Wu-Tang Get" – 2:37
          * Intro/Chorus: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * First verse: GZA
          * Second verse: Method Man
   7. "Severe Punishment" – 4:49
          * First verse: U-God
          * Second verse: GZA
          * Third verse: Raekwon
          * Fourth verse: RZA
          * Fifth verse: Masta Killa
   8. "Older Gods" – 3:05
          * First verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Second verse: Raekwon
          * Chorus: Ghostface Killah & Raekwon
          * Third verse: GZA
          * Producer: 4th Disciple
   9. "Maria" – 2:55
          * First verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * Second verse: Cappadonna
          * Third verse: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * Fourth verse: RZA
          * Samples "I Love You More than You'll Ever Know" by Blood, Sweat & Tears & "Get out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
  10. "A Better Tomorrow" – 4:55
          * Intro/First verse/chorus: Inspectah Deck
          * Second verse/chorus: Masta Killa
          * Third verse: U-God
          * Fourth verse: RZA
          * Fifth verse: Method Man
          * Samples "Love Theme from 'Romeo & Juliet'" by Peter Nero
          * Producer: 4th Disciple
  11. "It's Yourz" – 4:17
          * First verse: Raekwon
          * Chorus & Third verse: RZA
          * Second verse & Chorus : U-God
          * Fourth verse: Inspectah Deck
          * Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Samples "Black Grass" by Wilbur 'Bad' Bascomb

 Disc two

   1. "Intro" – 2:02
          * Performed by: GZA & RZA
   2. "Triumph" – 5:38
          * Intro: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * First verse: Inspectah Deck
          * Second verse: Method Man
          * Third verse: Cappadonna
          * Intermission: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * Fourth verse: U-God
          * Fifth verse: RZA
          * Sixth verse: GZA
          * Seventh verse: Masta Killa
          * Eighth verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Ninth verse: Raekwon
   3. "Impossible" – 4:28
          * Chorus: Tekitha
          * First verse: RZA
          * Second verse: U-God
          * Third verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Outro: Raekwon
          * Producer: 4th Disciple
          * Samples Pathetique Sonata by Beethoven
   4. "Little Ghetto Boys" – 4:49
          * First verse: Raekwon
          * Second verse: Cappadonna
          * Samples "Little Ghetto Boy" by Donny Hathaway
   5. "Deadly Melody" – 4:20
          * Intro & first verse: Masta Killa
          * Second verse: U-God
          * Third verse: RZA
          * Fourth verse: Method Man
          * Fifth verse: RZA, Masta Killa, U-God & GZA
          * Sixth verse: Method Man
          * Seventh verse : Streetlife
          * Eighth verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Ninth verse: Streetlife
   6. "The City" – 4:05
          * Performed by: Inspectah Deck
          * Samples "Living For the City" by Stevie Wonder
          * Producer: 4th Disciple
   7. "The Projects" – 3:17
          * Intro & first verse: Raekwon
          * Chorus : U-God & Raekwon
          * Second verse: Method Man
          * Third verse: Ghostface Killah
   8. "Bells of War" – 5:12
          * First verse: U-God
          * Second verse : Method Man
          * Third verse: RZA
          * Fourth verse: Masta Killa
          * Interlude: Method Man & Raekwon
          * Fifth verse: Ghostface Killah
          * Outro: RZA
          * Samples "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott
   9. "The M.G.M." – 2:38
          * Performed by : Ghostface Killah & Raekwon
          * Producer: True Master
  10. "Dog Shit" – 3:34
          * Performed by : Ol' Dirty Bastard
  11. "Duck Seazon" (Wu Tang Clan) – 5:42
          * Intro & first verse: Raekwon
          * Second verse : RZA
          * Third verse: Method Man
          * Fourth verse: Raekwon
  12. "Hellz Wind Staff" (Wu Tang Clan) – 4:52
          * First verse: Streetlife
          * Second verse : Ghostface Killah
          * Third verse: Inspectah Deck
          * Fourth verse: Method Man
          * Fifth verse: RZA
          * Sixth verse: Raekwon
  13. "Heaterz" – 5:26
          * First verse: Raekwon
          * Second verse: Inspectah Deck
          * Bridge: Ol' Dirty Bastard
          * Third verse: U-God
          * Fifth verse: Cappadonna
          * Producer: True Master
  14. "Black Shampoo" – 3:49
          * Performed by: U-God
  15. "Second Coming" – 4:39
          * Performed by: Tekitha
  16. "The Closing" – 2:37
          * Performed by: Raekwon
  17. "Sunshower" – 6:11
          * Performed by: The RZA (UK release only)

[WC Iz Active]

WOW!!!!! thats amazing!! huge propz man

[StevenQBosell]

Hye man better late than never... but mos def check out Forever.

My junior year in high school, this WAS constantly in my CD player

One of the best hip hop double albums ever done... A hip hop classic and masterpice at the same time.

I I could only have one Wu album, it would be this one

[Lord Funk]

A great album, so many dope joints.

[rik]

Most def worth checking out.

[KURUPTION-81]

ive had this album for probably about 5 or 6 years but never actually listened to it 

[K.Dub]

ive had this album for probably about 5 or 6 years but never actually listened to it 

I've listened to it a couple of times. Had it many years now.lol
And yeah, Wu Tang's music takes time to digest and appreciate, but then again, it's dope music

[weedhead]

you will like it.just blaze u one,and play disc 2 1st...thats the side wright there.but classic cd.enjoy.