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![Wu-Tang Iron Flag [Explicit]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nm-yTi8mL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
- Original Release Date: 17 Dec 2001
- Format - Music: MP3
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- Also available in CD Format
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First came 36 chambers. Raw, rugged, gritty...perfect. Then Forever was released, and hated by many although I believe it was an excellent album. The W, Wu-Tang's third album was flawed yet still had potential. And now with Iron Flag they have constructed an album that can be fit to be compared with their glorious debut. On Iron Flag we have lots of brassey, banging samples, and urgent, from-the-heart lyrics. We go from the sample of 'Jingle Bells' on 'Dashing' to the furious funk of 'Uzi (Pinky Ring)'. And the Wu have learnt their lesson, dropping all guest stars but Flava Flav and Ron Isley. One of the best cuts is 'Rules'...it starts off with sampled, scratched classic Wu lines from previous albums including the banging 'Wu Tang, Wu Tang' chant and Ghostface proceeds to tell George Bush to 'sit down, we're in charge of the war'. In short, we have gone back to basics - rugged production (although more brass, less piano), Kung-Fu samples and ILL lyrics. Buy this album...
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
With yet more below average Wu solo albums sandwiched in between 'The W' and 'Iron Flag', feelings were mixed at to whether this would be the first bad album to carry the entire Wu Tang Clan. Despite some below par performances from the Wu's big-hitters recently (stand up Rza, Method Man and Gza), when the Wu have a family get-together they continue to produce some of the finest hip hop around. Their previous LP, 'The W' was an attempt by the Wu to retread the mystic hip hop that they perfected on their debut. I think it was a terrific album, the record buying public didn't and 'The W' suffered at retail. 'Iron Flag' is unmistakably a more commercial effort than their last release, but perhaps strangely, it doesn't suffer a jot.
By 2001, Ghostface Killah had unquestionably stepped up to become the Wu Tang empire's most valuable commodity. He is simply untouchable on every line of every track. On 'Rules' Ghostface gets in his two cents on the 9/11 attacks, "Who the f**k knocked our buildings down? / who the man behind the World Trade massacres, step up now / where the four planes at huh is you insane b****? / fly that s**t over my hood and get blown to bits." Later he sensibly suggests, "Mr. Bush sit down, I'm in charge of the war." In fact 'Rules' is one of the highlights on the album, featuring a rejuvenated Method Man chanting the, "How the f**k did we get so cool?" chorus line. Another highlight, 'Pinky Ring', really shouldn't be a decent record but somehow is. Taking the sample from 'Sesame Street' it somehow manages to remain credible. 'Pinky Ring' follows 'Gravel Pit's' lead by being a Wu track aimed squarely at chart domination. It didn't set the UK singles chart alight, but it remains a hip hop club favourite two years after it's release. Other stand out tracks include the (Ann Peebles-featuring) haunting 'Babies' and the international bonus track 'The W'.
There are a couple of bland tracks which makes this a four-star LP and not a five-star classic. 'Dashing' remains a little too bland for the rest of the album, and despite Gza's best attempts to rescue the song from mediocrity with an excellent final verse, it remains the dullest track on the album. Elsewhere, 'Chrome Wheels' is a little too orthodox to be an outstanding track. Apart from that I find the lyrics of 'In The Hood' a little cliched.
Another (albeit one which is forced on the group) problem is the lack of ODB. His wild, unintelligible ramblings have always been a highpoint of Wu albums for me. However, on 'Soul Power' Flava Flav steps into the void left by ODB's absence admirably ("Without me having my finger in the plug / I'm getting shocked anyway"). If nothing else it is good to hear Flav's voice on record again.
Ultimately 'Iron Flag' is a very good album but slightly shy of the usual five-star excellence that Wu Tang Clan albums provide the listener. What is most noticeably missing is a little of the mysticism that made the Wu so original. There are a lot more verses dedicated to girls and money than there have been on previous Wu Tang Clan LPs, which is a shame, and there is a lot less of the kung-fu nonsense that made the Wu so endearing when they exploded on the scene around a decade ago. Despite this though it is a very good album; hip hop fans would be wise to pick up a copy of 'Iron Flag' and for Wu Tang Clan fans it should be seen as an essential purchase.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Since it drooped, this album has been slated everywhere. The truth is, that it isn't another 36 chambers, it's a progression from it. There aren't as many dark tracks as seen on 36 Chambers (C.R.E.A.M, Tearz,), but instead, Iron Flag sees the rise to prominence of musically tight tracks, with dope rhymes dropped over the top - eg. Reunited off of Forever.
Re-enter the Wu-Tang - Iron Flag.
Re-enter the Wu-Tang - Iron Flag.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
On par with The W
A solid album by the Wu-Tang, but we all know it is not going to be anywhere near 36 Chambers.
A worthy album to be added to your collection.
A worthy album to be added to your collection.
Published on 17 Aug 2009 by J. Adams
the iron flag that is stuck and no one can take its place
just listerned to this album what an album wu tan wu tan wu tang stil in da front anything by the wu tang clan is brilliant quaility album a must bye the song rules is my... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2005 by T. Jarvis
Took a while to get into but now I love it.
Raekwon, RZA and Ghostface are great on this album. But Genius's rhymes are too complicated and full of grammatical errors. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2002 by Christopher Mackenzie
WU TANG BANGA NO.4!!!
This is album is, no doubt about it, better than any other album I've heard this year. Let's get right into the review.
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Published on 14 Mar 2002
Wickid as usual!!!
First came the 36 chambers, in 1993. This for me was their best album, and although Wu Tang Forever and The W were good too, the Wu Tang had started to lose their hard core status... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2002
Back on top with tha Wu-tang sword
The Wu is back in style. After the dissapointment that was "The W" This albums out shines most hip-hop releases this year apart from DMX great depression an Cypress Hill... Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2002 by "ads__________"
An album worth buying for any Wu fan.
Having listened and owning all the Wu Tang albums, I was looking forward to this album. However, it did get shot down by quite alot of my friends. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2001 by "yuvahan"
The Wu Is Back...
The Wu-Tang Clan are back, still doing what they do best, bringin' it to us proper. It is a return to hip-hop dominance after the not so impressive "The W". Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2001
Best since the 36 Chambers
After the patchy long and drawn out Wu-Tang Forever(shoulda been a single LP if it was to have been a Hip Hop Classic) and the dark and brooding The W, Wu-Tang is back with their... Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2001
Simply REMARKABLE!
The Clan (and Rza in particular) have really outdone themselves here.
What strikes me is the sheer diversity of Rza's beats - Uzi is but one testament to that. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2001 by cs99mms@brunel.ac.uk
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