Tical 0: The Prequel
- Method Man
- Band Name: Method Man
- Record Label: Def Jam
- Release Date: May 18, 2004
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80Kanye West's debut aside, it's the essential hip hop album of the year so far. [Jun 2004, p.102]
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75Tical 0... takes that voice and plugs it into more than a dozen tried-and-true rap templates. [Jun 2004, p.104]
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60Feels like surprisingly generic party rap. [May 2004, p.126]
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While Tical 0: The Prequel is an adequate and at times entertaining record, too much collaboration has overshadowed the rhyming prowess and lyrical wittiness of Method Man.
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Meth's rugged rhymes still flow with effortless finesse, but for the first time, he loses his identity. [14 May 2004, p.68]
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50It's, well, a thoroughly professional record. And therein lies the problem. Method Man, perhaps more than any other Wu-Tang member bar ODB, has personality to burn, and trying to force it into a box fit for any other hit rapper is an impossible task.
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There's a sense of urgency when he is inspired by the production backing him, but when the beats coast along without much flair, Method Man does the same.
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50[He] sounds stuck in a rut. [June 2004, p.152]
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40A weak Meth album produced poorly and without imagination in the main, by an assortment of losers, with each track featuring a guest emcee.
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Give or take a couple hot tracks, this release is not likely to play a significant role in his legacy.
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The killer swarm of 1994's Tical and Tical 2000's astro-black ambition aren't anywhere to be seen. [27 May 2004, p.80]
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This album is 80% total shite.
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Bogged down by Meth's lackadaisical approach and reliance on guest appearances, Tical 0: The Prequel falls flat on its befuddled front.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Negative: 4 out of 13
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AlexT.9Good album, not meths best but still tru wu.
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Gnat6Just too weak for Meth-Tical. And I hear no Wu-style here. That's no good.
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SpikeJams6