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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
ODB FOREVER!!!, July 26, 2001
ODB may not be pretty to look at, but he got some serious "disposition". And if you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to go out and buy this cd now. I used to only love his single "Shimmy shimmy ya" because it reminded me of the great Wu-tang style. Then I listened to the rest of the album and I could not believe my ears. Yes, ODB is raw, but he has so much energy and imagination. "Goin' down"(song #10) has got to be one the the greatest musical masterpieces of the 20th century. In this one song alone can you see all of ODB's genius: throat sounds, his signiture screaming, various rap styles, and his rendition of "Somewhere over the rainbow". He doesn't go at this album alone though. Method Man, the GZA and RZA(producer as well) ...make guest spots on several songs. This album will not disappoint. ODB is a true original in the hip hop community and its time he got some due respect.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Ol' Dirty Bastard was everything today's rappers aren't -, December 14, 2005
- real.
This album is a classic, hands down. From the pure funkiness of "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," which you'll find yourself singing along with each listen, to the hardcore vibe of "Raw Hide," this album delivers exactly what you'd want and expect from Dirt Dawg: lyrics so bizarre, and incoherrent, that they're more complicated than most you'll ever read or here.
This is ODB at his best, no doubt. This is an undisputed classic, and one of the greatest albums to ever come from the Wu-Tang's camp of artists. ODB will forever live on through his music, and in hip-hop fans hearts around the nation. If you don't have this album yet, please, do yourself a favor, and purchase it. You won't regret it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Complete insanity -- BANGIN', October 25, 2001
Some people are just not ready for Ol' Dirty Bastard.NO ONE was ready for him when this album came out. They only knew him as the guy who did a little screaming and a little rapping on "Enter the 36 Chambers." Little did they know that Russell Jones would go on to become the next Clown Prince of Hip-Hop. "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" is bangin', offensive, noisy and hilarious all at the same time. Almost entirely RZA-produced, the tracks on this album are unlike any other. Melodies shift and mutate into one another, sometimes changing into totally different entities. Some beats roll along; others are choppy and distorted. Similarly, Dirty's flow goes from sing-songy to balls-out roaring in seconds. He pays homage to soul-crooners of the past on "Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)," name-checking Gladys Knight, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye while he rants and raves and practically has an orgasm mid-song. He leads insane sing-along chants in songs like the single, "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and the BANGIN' "Brooklyn Zoo," where he lets you know, "Shame on you/When you step through to/The Ol' Dirty Bastard/BROOKLYYYYYN ZOO!" There are plenty of great songs here. "Baby C'mon" shifts from hardcore and grimy to a slick bass loop midway through, and "The Stomp" is just what its title suggests: a hardcore, concrete-breaking beat and some typical Ol' Dirtyisms: "Baby girl/Tell me why, tell me so/I ask you to go hiiiigh, you ask me to go low/So I go low/*SLURRRRP*/Taste the sheeeeit/*SLURRRRP*/Taste it again, I like it!" ...what do you say about lyrics like that?? Some of the best songs pair Dirty with fellow Clan members, however. On the nasty "Damage," ODB mixes it up with Raekwon and Method Man. He gets with Meth again on one of my favorite tracks, the short and low-key "Dirty Dancin'." And he teams up with the RZA on the "Clan In Da Front"-in-reverse, "Cuttin' Headz," tag-teaming some great lines with the Clan's uber-producer. There are a couple of low moments, where either the production could use a little shoring up, but for the most part, "Return to the 36 Chambers" is an off-kilter, offensive, chauvinistic, mysogynistic, hilarious album, and well worth your money if you like hip-hop, comedy and skills.
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Now that's dirty...
Ol Dirty Bastard may be the rawest, dirtiest member of Wu-Tang, but his self-titled album may be the most offbeat of all the albums.
Published 5 months ago by lain4ever
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One of the greatest in the "Original Line" of Wu Tang albums.
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Published 10 months ago by Boaty McGee
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Awesome
Ol Dirty is my favorite rapper of time. His style is all his own and I love the way he raps. Im not ashamed to admit that I cried when ODB died.
Published 12 months ago by A. Pierre
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Yeah baby he likes its raaaaawwww!
ODB is one those people who is the life of the party, the only one with personality out of the group.
Published 21 months ago by Nuisance
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I don't even like your profile!
Like common perceptions of ODB, I thought he was a clown. After listening to this whole album, I think ODB is a modern day Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
Published 21 months ago by Man Steam
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Solid Wu Tang Solo by a very dope yet very wierd mc...ODB
I'm not a huge fan of ODB but I love Wu Tang So I eventually gave this album a try. First let me start off by saying there were only 2 or 3 tracks I was feeling, I donno it was...
Published on September 6, 2006 by Robert Evans
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ODB solo debut is niiiice -- R.I.P.
The 2nd member of the Wu to drop a solo did it with fashioon. Everyone loved the Single Shimmy Shimmy Ya and the odd and crazy drunk style was off the charts.
Published on May 1, 2006 by G$
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Ol Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers
One of the most crazyest albums ever. ODB is a crazy guy and also a crazy rapper. This guy spit some of the most weird and tightest lyrics at the same time.
Published on December 26, 2005 by Wu-Tang_Assassin
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N!gga Please..................................
..........................This ish is still the bomb. The intro, Shimmy Shimmy Ya, Rawhide, etc, etc. It's still classic. O.D.B.
Published on December 2, 2005 by red ant
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Escape From Brooklyn
After being led into the 36 Chambers by Wu-Tang Clan, Ol' Dirty Bastard releases his debut solo Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version that doesn't veer too far away from...
Published on November 22, 2005 by Carltouis Stevenson
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