Saturday, February 2, 2013

GZA & Wu-Tang Clan at Bonnaroo


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To close out “This Tent” on Saturday, June 9th at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was an iconic performance from none other than GZA (Gary Grice) performing the album Liquid Swords with Groupo Fantasma playing his background beats live. GZA, who gained notoriety as a founding member the legendary Staten Island based hip hop ensemble Wu-Tang Clan, brought back the hype that has been surrounding the LP since its release in 1995. 











GZA - Gary Grice
This show was billed as a performance of Liquid Swords so the majority of the set list included songs from the album. He did, however, throw in numerous other GZA solo tracks as well as the Old Dirty Bastard song, “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and a cover of Wu Tang’s “Triumph.” Overall, the GZA did a great job at executing his lyrics and kept the crowd hyped for the duration of the show. It seemed the main problem during his set and other hip-hop performers’ sets at Bonnaroo was the sound quality. There were several instances where it was impossible to decipher his vocals over the background instruments. This seems to be a problem that puts a damper on a lot of shows of this genre on large stages at music festivals.




GZA - The Genius

Once known as simply, The Genius, the GZA and the Wu-Tang Clan have been influential leaders of hip-hop for nearly twenty years. According to Wu-Tang’s Facebook page, they have begun work on a new LP set for release some time in 2013. They are also scheduled to perform at Coachella 2013. GZA is also scheduled to perform solo on Saturday, March 30th in Manchester, NH with fellow Wu-Tang member Raekwon.   









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GZA - Gary Grice

GZA - The Genius

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