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Method Man - Tical CD
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One of the most impressive debuts in hip-hop history belonged to the Wu-Tang Clan, who took the industry by storm with their chambers of underground artists. Among the Clan's royalty is the Method Man, the lyrical mastermind behind the group's breaking single, which happens to carry his name. TICAL, then, is basically the "return of the Wu-Tang" in the form of the Meth.
Where any Wu-Tang release is concerned, Prince Rakeem The RZA is responsible for the production, emphasizing da beats. On TICAL, he drops a discordant, two-note piano all over "What The Blood Clot," and a loud, wandering electric piano line which competes with the vocals in the mix of "Biscuits," offering a sort of hip-hop analogy for buzzing lo-fi guitars. The RZA also accents the pop feel of "Release Yo' Delf," which mischievously swipes the melody of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," with an anthemic trumpet line that could have come from the ROCKY theme.
The anxiously-awaited TICAL humbly portrays Method Man's capability to "impregnate the rhythm with the wisdom." But his bravest move, in the midst of street-tough raps that promise to "Bring The Pain," is to offer a hardcore love song. "All I Need" is a promise of devotion to a woman who has stood by him through thick and thin, and serves further notice that TICAL is not just another ruffneck release.
Recorded at 36 Chambers, Staten Island, New York; Chung King Studios, Firehouse Studios and Platinum Island Studios, New York, New York.
Personnel includes: Method Man, Booster, Carlton Fisk, Inspector Deck, Street Thug (vocals); Blue Raspberry (background vocals).
Engineers include: Prince Rakeem "The RZA", Method Man.
Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, pp.178-80) - "...He's...capable...of something resembling a love song....But it is with its heaviest numbers...that TICAL delivers the primo goods."
Entertainment Weekly (12/9/94, p.76) - "...one or rap's most formidable players....[Method Man's] gripping rhymes creep out of the darkness and take listeners hostage..." - Rating: B
Q (7/01, p.88) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time".
Q (2/96, p.65) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995 - "...every second [is] worth paying attention to..."
The Wire (10/01, p.46) - "...Compact but fried....There's a reason Meth is the closest The Wu have to a star..."
Vibe (11/94, pp.125-126) - "...Method is the man who would be king....Method takes the listener on a brilliant journey through the broken boulevards of existence..."
The Source (1/95, p.85) - 4 Mics - Slammin' - "...His hoarse voice and sense of what's metaphorically fly have seen him take over as hip-hop's urban paramilitary....He shows a fragmented hip-hop nation what this music is really about..."
Melody Maker (5/23/00, p.56) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[Meth] comes correct with [this] beamed-down-from-Planet-Mars [stuff] making music that's way darker and more disorienting than was previously thought possible. 'Bring The Pain' is 'still' the bomb."
NME (Magazine) (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23) - Ranked #40 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995.
NME (Magazine) (1/28/95, p.47) - 8 - Excellent - "...The East Coast hip-hop renaissance continues apace...supremely laid-back, mooching along at a bass-weighted amble whether it's framing the monogamous lover's lament of `All I Need'...or the `I Will Survive' hook of `Release Yo Self'..."
Method Man - Tical Songs
| 1 | Tical | 4:00 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Biscuits | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Bring the Pain | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
| 4 | All I Need | 3:25 | $1.29 | |
| 5 | What the Blood Clot | 3:16 | $0.99 | |
| 6 | Meth Vs. Chef | 3:34 | $0.99 | |
| 7 | Sub Crazy | 2:16 | $0.99 | |
| 8 | Release Yo' Delf | 4:16 | $1.29 | |
| 9 | P.L.O. Style | 2:36 | $0.99 | |
| 10 | I Get My Thang In Action | 3:50 | $0.99 | |
| 11 | Mr. Sandman | 3:37 | $0.99 | |
| 12 | Stimulation | 1:15 | $0.99 | |
| 13 | Method Man | 3:14 | $0.99 | |
Tical Music Review
Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All 12 Reviews METICALOIN STALLION MEF 4 EVER
One of a big album in history of rap TICAL is a dark album resoundin' heavily wu tang THE INTRODUCTION of tical with a shaolin kung fu dialogue let you imagine what you're gonna understand yuo know me TIcal the title is slow and drowsy on a nonchalent voice of mef tical tical tical.I didn't appreciate the whole album,some track dissapointed me like i GET MY THENG IN ACTOIN,SUB CRAZY AND BISCUIT.but the the rest keep an higher level without forgetin' bring the pain
Submitted by lethal ninja (MEDINA SENEGAL)
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 Budah Soldier!
Its important how his music,how this record from the 90s could teach us even on those days when we are confuse and not inspired,his music is brilliant. He is consider one of the greatest rapppers of the 90s and contemporary times. Great talent is an honor to have this cd!
Submitted by l_naveda (Lima city,south america) 
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M-E-T-H-O-D MAN!!! nuff said
there is no way you can say something wrong about this CD. Its way to old school for certain people and that might be the reason they give it a lower rating, but you gotta remember back in '93 tracks weren 't as clear and simple as today's songs, the lyrics are crazy on this along with the beats, personally I understand M.E.F.'s style so that might be the reason why I'm feeling it, some others will try and compare this to modern music and ultimatelly will give it a low score just cause of that fact, but u gotta remember this is early 90's and hes murking every track. 5/5
Submitted by fukwaynecampaign (Dallas, TX, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  FALLS SHORT OF EXPECTATION
THE HYPE FOR THIS ALBUM WAS MUCH GREATER THEN THE ALBUM ITSELF, COULD AND SHOULD HAD BEEN BETTER.
Submitted by CLONGS (BROOKLYN, NY (East NY))
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WHATEVER!
This album is about as tight as the Wu sound gets... granted, its a little dated (DUH!) but the beats are still hot! PLO Style, Stimulation, Get my Thang in Action, Bring tha Pain, Release Yo Delf, and the almighty Meth v. Chef are all pymp tyte trax, no doubt. If you were disappointed by cuban linx, liquid swords, bobby digital, tical 2000, and all the other crizzap that comprises the majority of the Wu catalog, you'll not be sorry for checkin out Tical - TRUST me. And if you actually like the massive amounts of garbage that RZA & Co. put out, give this a listen and you'll think you've died and gone to tha shaolin buddah monk fat money temple in the sky - palabra.
Submitted by dibby (Birmingham, Al)
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