Tical

Method Man | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 1994)
• Original Release Date: November 15, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Def Jam
• ASIN: B0000024JA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,133 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > East Coast
  • #61 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > Gangsta & Hardcore

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What's That S*** They Be Smokin? October 18, 2005

By Matt

Format:Audio CD

Everyone waited after hearing the Enter the Wu album. Everyone waited to see what would come next. Never before had hip hop seen a group so filled with talent and promise made up of so many different members. 2 years later, they got Tical.

This album picked up right where Enter the Wu left off, further developing the Wu-Tang style of beats and rhymes. Method Man had established himself as a standout talent on the Enter the Wu album and people knew they would be hearing and seeing a lot more of him. This album delivered the first legitimate solo installment for the Wu. No one who listens to hip hop and who owned this album doesn't have a feeling that is brought back when they hear this album. I was in high school when this album dropped and hearing it brings me back to that time each time I hear it.

The production is amazing: grimey and live. The rhymes are staggering. It's the perfect mixture of style and attitude.

A classic, this album kicked off the solo ventures of the Wu-members that would span the next decade.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Is it Really Real Son? July 2, 2002

By Enlightened

Format:Audio CD

The Dirt. The Grimey, the basement beats and sound quality, the straight up RAWNESS. This is the real Method Man. The rough cat, the blunted, the crazy look, the dirty style, the charisma, theflow, the lyrics...oh my. He gave Wu-Tang its first star. Forget ODB, Forget Ghostface Killah, Forget The Rebel INS...When this album dropped he was the BEST member in Wu-Tang. Who could forget M.E.T.H.O.D. Man?

Tical was the second classic that had the W stamp on it. Everything you love about the Wu could be found in here. The Rugged beats, the street rhymes, the raw, the real anthems. Low sound quality ( at times you can't even hear what he's saying) and all that is a straight fiyah classic from Wu-Tang's most known member ( other than ODB of course). His flow is untouchable on this cd. Non rehearsed, freestyle sessions no retakes this is where it's at. The classics are here to... Bring Da Pain, All I Need, What The Blood Clot, Meth Vs. Chef, Release Yo Delf, Biscuits...the whole cd. IF you don't have this I feel sorry for you. Nothing else to say. 5 Stars.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bizarre World of Tical 4.5 Stars January 18, 2004

By DeBear

Format:Audio CD

After the phenomenal "Enter the Wu Tang: 36 Chambers" was released, the next goal of the clan was to get the members on individually, and Meth was first out of the gate. Being the first post "Enter the Wu" release, this album does not disapoint. It is Rza as a producer, and Meth has an Emcee, in their rawest and ruggedest form. The beats on this album touch all different types of sounds with the rawness attached to it, and the final result was a bizarre twist of dark funk and strange noises which flow with Meth's signature raspy voice and style. Though it wouldn't be terrible if the album was filled with the whole clan making guest appearences, it is perhaps better you only get a few, making this mostly a Meth + Rza production, both in top form.

Perhaps the albums difining moment is on "Bring the Pain", the simple humming with the signature Rza cords make it an excellent beat allowing Meth to spit fire over the track. This is Meth in top-top form where it is more apparent he is a gifted lyracist and not just a blazed out rapper who has a unique style. Although it was mentioned there are only a few collabo's, one of the best tag team/square off Wu records is on here which showcases the groups two most popular members, Meth and Raekwon on "Meth vs. Chef". The two emcees square off in a semi battle rap where both are able to display their different styles and different techniques of word play.

Another one of the top tracks on the album is the "All I Need" which would be a scary "love" song for any other rap act to touch. It is not a pianoed out love ballad with an R&B chorus, it is one of the most raw songs on the entire album due to it's daring beat from Rza. More famous for it's remix featuring Mary J Blige, the original is obviously more for the hardcore fans and I find it to be amazing for it's rawness and creativity.

There are funky parts of "Tical" however and I find them to be two of my favorite on the album, and possibly two of my favorite all time Wu records. "Release Yo Delf" starts of with a modernized and ghetto version of "I Will Survive", the goes into the semi funkiness and reved up trumpet drawn Rza beat. An instant pump up joint with loud lyrics and a screaming chorus. The funkiest song on the album is "P.L.O. Style" which another insane tracks. A horn sounding instrument chimes in from time to time and the flow over the track is laid back which makes it more of an easy listen, but not to easy, enough to keep it raw.

This album in the end goes just south under the 5 star rating, probably due to a couple of tracks being a little too out there. However, the album is one of my personal favorites and easily one of the best Wu joints of all time. Rza in top form, Meth in top form, that is a ridiculous combination and it shows on this records. Maybe one of the best producer/rapper tandoms in all of hip hop. "Tical" is definately an insane record with a raw funk unseen today.