Every empire needs a military.
The Wu-Tang empire has Killarmy, a group of roughnecks that create songs drenched with warfare imagery.
Its third album is titled Fear, Love & War and while there is plenty of fear and war, love seems hard to find.
Most of the album deals with topics the crew dealt with in its first two albums.
"Monster" is a powerful call to arms while "Street Monopoly" benefits from a particularly haunting arrangement.
Some love does sneak in on the album thanks to "Lady Sings the Blues" and it is a welcome respite from the bleak images on the rest of the album.
It's clear that 4th Disciple has been trained well by Wu-Tang wizard RZA as his production captures the essence of Wu-Tang's dark, dank sound.
Lyrically, the music suffers from repetition as too many of the songs deal with the same militaristic themes.
After three albums, it seems that Killarmy needs to find a new battle to fight.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | Killarmy | Play | 00:51 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 2 | The Push | Killarmy, Superb | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Militant | Killarmy, U-God | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Originators | Killarmy | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Sweatshop | Killarmy | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Street Monopoly | Killarmy | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | After Hours, Pt. 1 | Killarmy | Play | 00:58 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 8 | Trilogy | Killarmy | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Feel It | Killarmy | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Whatever We WantDaniel Ramírez del Valle | Killarmy | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Monster | Killarmy | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | The Hit | Killarmy | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | One to Grown On | Killarmy | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 14 | Day One | Killarmy | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 15 | Spoken Word | Killarmy | Play | 01:20 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 16 | Nonchalantly | Killarmy | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 17 | The Rule | Killarmy, Tom Polite | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 18 | Lady Sings the Blues | Killarmy | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 19 | Skit 1 | Killarmy | Play | 00:47 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 20 | Skit 2 | Killarmy | Play | 01:16 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 21 | Skit 3 | Killarmy | Play | 00:34 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 22 | Skit 4 | Killarmy | Play | 00:36 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 374 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ramírez del Valle | Composer |
| 2 | Killarmy | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Tom Polite | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Jose "Choco" Reynoso | Mixing |
| 5 | RZA | Executive Producer |
| 6 | Superb | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | U-God | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 8 | Joe Yannece | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |