I had reservations about being able to listen to this album without being objective, purely because it was rap.
A genre I know very little about, or am particularly drawn to.
However, CA's description in his review of how "The members of Wu-Tang Clan use sword-fighting as a metaphor for rapping, with their tongues serving as swords", allowed me to listen to 'Enter the 36 Chambers' from a different perspective that I would have otherwise had.
It gave me the idea that I should pay particular attention to the lyrical content in much the same way I listen to soul...from the exclusive viewpoint of the artist.
It did the trick.
Wu-Tang's 'Enter the 36 Chambers', on a musical level, didn't immediately grab me from the go, but with each contribution the various rappers made to this album, came a different flavour that revealed itself after repeated listens and with that, a better understanding of why this album is so highly regarded.
Wu-Tang's newest fan.
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