BBC - Wu-Tang Clan - BBC Glastonbury Festival - 2011
16:00 – 19:00 // In the studio next is Marc Riley
Wed 22nd June – Sun 26th June 2011
Worthy Farm, Pilton
They created one of the greatest and most influential hip hop albums of all time with 1993’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), and members of the Clan have gone on to produce numerous solo albums.
After Jay-Z (sorry Noel!) and Snoop proved that there is a home for rap at Glastonbury the Clan performed a storming set.
Bring Da Ruckus
Da Mystery of Chess Boxing
Shame on a N****
Clan in da Front
Criminology
Duel of the Iron Mic
M.E.T.H.O.D MAN
Ice Cream
Liquid Swordz
That's Gangsta
No Said Date
Do You Really? (Thang Thang)
Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin' to F*** Wit
4th Chamber
Che Blood
Grid Iron
Bring Da Pain
C.R.E.A.M.
Shimmy
Old Man
Gravel Pit
Reunited
Triumph
Roc Wilder
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Comment number 1.
misterbump25th June 2011 - 19:16
Mmm, top notch acoustics.
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Comment number 2.
Gary27th June 2011 - 19:37
LOL....what a load of (c)rap! Lets all shout and cus and give everyone a headache!
Now....if Public Enemy were there, THAT would be worth seeing. Proper rap without the c.
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Comment number 3.
Dayve28th June 2011 - 17:45
Wu Tang Clan massively disappointed me on Friday. I came in not being too familiar with their music except, of course, Gravel Pit; and being a big lover of all music, especially Hip Hop, I was looking forward to seeing what the Clan had to offer.
What I experienced was neither Hip nor Hopping. It was a collection of barely talented blokes shouting profanities down their microphones whilst cradling their egos. Credit where credit's due though, they did have the crowd eating out of their hands and lapping it up. The music (I use the term music in the loosest possible sense here) was somewhat lacking and not to mention every 60 second blast of repetitive yelling and rapping was brought to a climax with one of the cheesiest explosion/smashing crescendos I've heard this side of 1999...
In 2013 I'd like to see some genuinely talented Hip Hop artists at Glastonbury. The likes of Jurassic 5 or CunninLynguists, who know how to hold a beat and get people moving their feet!
I barely dare even mention the "freestyle" skit that took place, which could not have been less "free" or less "stylin'".... Wu Tang Clan was a black spot in an otherwise flawless festival for me. Feel free to disagree and contradict, however. I am speaking pure opinion here.
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Comment number 4.
warmfire28th June 2011 - 23:18
100 percent agree they were so poor it was making me feel angry , not a feeling i ever get at glasto
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Comment number 5.
Stochastic29th June 2011 - 1:38
^^^ I don't think they should be trying to cater to everyone's personal musical tastes.
I thought they were great although the sound let them down a bit. I expect most people who like the music would have enjoyed the set
.. but how can someone who lists hiphop as one of their favourite types of music not be familiar with who are arguably the most influential hiphop group of all time?
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