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Artist: GHOSTFACE KILLAH
Title: IRONMAN
Street Release Date: 10/29/1996
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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | October 29, 1996 | | Studio: | Columbia Records/Sony | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Explicit Lyrics | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 97 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Iron Maiden | | 2. | Wildflower | | 3. | The Faster Blade | | 4. | 260 | | 5. | Assassination Day | | 6. | Poisonous Darts | | 7. | Winter Warz | | 8. | Box in Hand | | 9. | Fish | | 10. | Camay | | 11. | Daytona 500 | | 12. | Motherless Child | | 13. | Black Jesus | | 14. | After the Smoke Is Clear | | 15. | All That I Got Is You | | 16. | Marvel | |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 97 customer reviews )
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35 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 The Final Chamber? Oct 18, 2005
By Matt
This was probably the last "classic" Wu album. The sophomore albums to follow were decent, shining at times, but not quite there. From Enter the Wu-Tang through to this Ironman album: this represents the Wu-Tang era I would like to remember. After this comes Cappadonna, the Bobby Digital albums, U-God's Redemption album, etc, etc... It ended with Ironman as far as I'm concerned. Inspectah Deck, arguably the best lyricist in the Clan, had his shot at a solo album after this, but the album was not given the attention it deserved and the album can be filed in with the other Wu letdown albums. Don't get me wrong, I own all of the Wu albums and I was always a supporter, but the mystique created by Enter the Wu, where they had kids scouring magazines and the internet for information on the legend of the ancient Wu-Tang Clan, those days ended with Ironman.
This album represents Wu-Tang's last true production gem. As someone who listens closely to the beats and production, these tracks are classic, grimey Wu. From the skits to the old movie snippets, it's a great album. Wu members are still making music and Ghostface has definitely become the most accepted member of the Wu in the mainstream (musically, as he is basically the only one you will hear on the airwaves from time to time), but Ghost will never recapture this feeling. This album is a classic and it's the best I've heard from Ghostface.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
The 4th Chamber Dec 11, 2005
By Locke the Thief
"Locke"
I have to speak out against Matthew Wilson's review for the sake of all hip hop heads who may be discouraged from copping later Wu releases based on Wilson's unflattering description of albums post-Ironman. Firstly, Ghost's sophmore release, Supreme Clientele, is easily one of the most inventive and seminal hip hop albums of all time. While Ill admit it lacks the richness in production and stylistic consistency of Ironman, due to cast of rotating producers (featuring RZA, JuJu of the Beatnuts, and Inspectah, mind you), the album is a milestone due to Ghost's reinvention of his lyrical attack. In various interviews he has stated that, after the gangster style Ghost flipped on Ironman and the Purple Tape (Cuban Linx) was so blatantly bitten by MCs on the east coast (ex: Cristal, Clarks, Mafia themes, etc), he felt the need to flip a new style. The result are some of the most creative darts written, "Scientific, my hand kissed it, robotic, let's think optimistic, you probably missed it, watch me dolly dick it..." An album like 36 chambers or Ironman is blessed with consistency in quality and sound because RZA holds creative control of the project, while later Wu albums suffer from sheisty record company intereference, whack production, and whack guest MCs. However the value of growth which occurs from album to album for an MC like Ghost is impossible to ignore; these MCs elevate in skill overtime, so why would you opt to pass up hearing how they've sharpened their darts? Ultimately, you put in a Ghost abum to hear Ghost, and he's gonna be kickin you that same ill style, whether its on a RZA beat or a beat that sucks. In my opinion, any fan of Ghost will enjoy his latest Pretty Tony release, or the widely sh*t on Bulletproof Wallets, which happens to be ILL. I can agree with the idea that later Wu releases lack the atmosphere and consistency of that original Wu material, however an album like INS's Uncontrolled Substance or RZA's Digital Bullet is still more compelling and enriching that 90 percent of the other hip hop out there. By the way, cop the version of the album with Sole Controller on it.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
THE MONET OF RAP Sep 14, 2005
By S. Robinson
"juice jillion"
If you had to categorize Ghostface's abstract style of rap it would have to be impressionistic. Ghost's in your face style rarely comes forth in a conventional manner, instead he splashes the canvas with an array of vivid colors and images creating an aural kaleidescope of soul, funk, dry-wit, and braggadocio unmatched by any other. Sadly far too many men have had to come up in America's ever-sprawling projects and ghettoes but few have ever told their story as well as Ghost. This is a masterpiece.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Explanation for the cover. Oct 21, 2005
By Miguel F. Molina
"5 percenter"
Some guy reviewd this cd and was boggled by the significance of the cover. Let me bless you, The wu-tang, but mostly ghostface cappadona and raekwon, are obsessed with british shoes called Wallabees. On "Glaciers of Ice" a track from raekwon's "only built for cuban linx" Ghostface is telling raekwon that he had the idea of dyeing his wallabees in two different colors inorder to increase their flavor. Ghostface is know as the wallee-champ for his creative wallabees, on the cover of ironman, Ghostface, Raekwon, and Cappadonna are overseeing the production of their multi-colored wallabees. It makes perfect sense.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Wu-Gambino-ism reaches new heights Feb 02, 2000
By Patrick G. Varine
"Make beats, not war, haha..."
Raekwon pioneered the "Wu-Gambino" philosophy with "Only Built For Cuban Linx," his "solo" album which featured this man, Ghostface Killah, on nearly every track. It was in that same spirit that Ghostface released his solo debut, "Ironman," the most soul-infused Wu project. Snippets from the Delfonics, Al Green and the Jackson 5 can be heard throughout the album, but the beats are strictly Wu. The result is a beautiful but bleak mixture of soulful chaos, architected by the RZA at the peak of his production potential. Gems? Ohhhh yeah, there are plenty. Check out "260," the story of a coke robbery gone wrong set to a dark, nervous horn loop (sampled from of all people, happy-happy Al Green). Also look for the scathing "Wildflower," where Ghost snaps on an ex, and the amazing "Daytona 500," probably the most complete song on the album, containing brilliant cameos by Raekwon and Cappadonna's best verse to date. Also, the most surprising inclusion was "All That I Got Is You," a tribute to Ghost's mother set to a Jackson 5 loop and with Mary J. Blige on the hook. This is a great album.
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