Fishscale

Fishscale

Infobox Album | Name = Fishscale
Type = Album
Artist = Ghostface Killah


Released = 28 March 2006 (US)
3 April 2006 (UK)
Recorded = 2005-2006
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 65:00
Label = Def Jam
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfpxqqdldde link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,1176399_4_0_,00.html link]
*Okayplayer Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/fishscale/ link]
*"The Observer" (favorable) [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1749953,00.html link]
*"The Onion A.V. Club" (A) [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47273 link]
*Pitchfork (9.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18277-fishscale link]
*"RapReviews.com" rating-10|8.5 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_03F_fishscale.html link]
*Robert Christgau (A+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=13262 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/9491336 link]
*Stylus (A-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3903 link]
*"XXL Magazine" XL [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=260 link]
Last album = "The Pretty Toney Album"
(2004)
This album = "Fishscale"
(2006)
Next album = "More Fish"
(2006)

:"This article is about an album entitled fishscale. Information on the scales of a fish can be found at fish scale."

"Fishscale" is the fifth solo album by Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah. It was released by Def Jam on March 28, 2006. The album follows a cocaine theme, the album title being a direct slang term for uncut product.

The single "Back Like That" reached #14 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while "Be Easy" reached #91 on the same chart. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=166940&model.vnuAlbumId=762628 Artist chart history for Ghostface Killah (singles)] , Billboard.com.] The album sold about 110,000 units in first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top Rap/R&B Albums chart, his highest chart position since his 1996 debut, "Ironman". [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002312492 "T.I. Rules As 'King' Of Album Chart"] , Billboard.com, April 5, 2006.] It was largely overshadowed by the release of T.I.'s "King", which came out in the same week.

Album information

In January 2006, a sampler was released, containing full versions of "Be Easy", "Back Like That", and "Kilo", as well as shortened versions of "Big Girl" and "Charlie Brown". The latter song, which was produced by MF DOOM, contained a sample from Caetano Veloso's "Alfomega" that did not ultimately receive clearance, and the song did not appear on the final album.

Upon release, the album received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. The album contains many collaborations with Theodore Unit and the Wu-Tang Clan members, but only one Wu-Tang in-house beat (created by Ghostface himself), making it Ghostface's first album free of production from RZA (although he is sampled on "9 Milli Bros.").

J Dilla's productions are taken from his album "Donuts", and MF DOOM's productions are taken from his "Special Herbs" series of albums.

Reception

Critics received the album extremely positively, and it earned an 88 on Metacritic. [ [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ghostface/fishscale Ghostface Killah: Fishscale (2006): Reviews ] ]

Critics also praised the album's heavy reliance on soul samples, and Ghost's comfort in their context. Production credits include the late J Dilla, MF DOOM, and Pete Rock.

"Fishscale" produced renewed enthusiasm for other future Wu projects, including upcoming albums from Raekwon, Masta Killa, and Method Man. Interest in these projects had lulled, as many critics and fans considered recent efforts by other members of the Wu-Tang conglomerate as unspectacular.Fact|date=January 2008

Track listing

References

External links

*musicbrainz album|id=0ff3ec99-c803-4ba8-a2d1-544bf694ac64|name =Fishscale
* [http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=739 XXL article]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ghostface/fishscale "Fishscale" Reviews] at Metacritic


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