Dbbum's Full Review: The Wraith: Shangri-La [PA] by Insane Clown Posse
In what could be considered the most controversial release since The Great Milenko, comes the 6th and final jokers card, the release all Insane Clown Posse fans have been awaiting for the last 10 years: Insane Clown Posse - The Wraith Shangri-La. Unlike The Great Milenko, The Wraith Shangri-La has made many Insane Clown Posse fans upset, arguments have ensued, and many cliques have separated from the carnival. Why, I don't know. Perhaps they were not satisfied with the new album, or just figured that 10 years is long enough the carnival is over and it's time to move on.
Do the clowns still have their murderous mayhem? Is this the best release yet? Personally I don't see any plausible future for Insane Clown Posse after this release. The six carnival chapters have all been told, more than 25 albums have been released, they nearly blew up Loveline, appeared on MadTV, shocked the crowds at Woodstock, and had their time in the spotlight on WWF & WCW, what else is there to do? Only time will tell, and hopefully the saga continues, but for now let's relish within The Wraith Shangri-La.
- The first song ever released to promote this album was Homies. It caught on fast, and became the signature track for the entire album. Homies is yet another song dedicated to juggalos (similar to .Com & Juggalo Family from the Dark Lotus album). One thing that makes this track "unpopular" is the fact that it went soft, meaning it sounds like slow alternative / soft rock. While the message and lyrics are boasting the juggalos, the music is not what you'd expect from Insane Clown Posse.
Puff it and pass it and I give it to my homies ya'll. Hit it and quit it then I give it to my homies ya'll. I got the world around my finger with my homies ya'll. And everything is obsolete unless I hear my homies call. We world wide with homies across the planet. Stickin' together like zippers on a Micheal Jackson "Beat It" jacket. They got my back like a tat, for that I love ya'll, hangin' till we old and gray like grandpas.
- One track I love is Ain't Yo Bidness. Immediately I was drawn in by the music, composed of sporadic beats and what sounds like violins. Trust me the music is what you'd expect from Insane Clown Posse, none of that country soft rock crap. Most of the lyrics, especially the chorus, is something I can relate to as the title would describe very nicely: what I do is none of your business.
Maybe I was hungry, bottom barrel poor, and my mom was always sick. Maybe I'm lying, I'm just tryna find an excuse to be a d!ck, I'm a d!ck, d!ck. Maybe I'm upset that you left me, I'll hang myself right about your bed "You should try suicide". From the ceiling fan, so I'll be swingin' when you walk in I might kick you in the head.
Ain't yo bidness, how I act!
Ain't yo bidness, don't get slapped!
Ain't yo concern, what we do!
Less you want yo, face slapped too!
- As I was saying earlier, there doesn't seem to be much future for Insane Clown Posse, as there isn't anything else to explore. Maybe I'm taking this out of context but in the last part of It Rains Diamonds there is a line that seems to confirm this. Diamonds drift upon the mist of forgetfulness, bringing a peace untold, as I fade away to become what my eyes see, seeing into the eternity of Shangri-La! Does this mean Insane Clown Posse has reached the end of it's journey, or is this just ambience to the theme of the album? Regardless of the meaning behind that sentence, the song itself is another of my favorites. The music is nothing more than simple guitars rips, background synthesizers, and a mix of drum beats. Violent J sings in his usual "ugggh I'm constipated" voice, while Shaggy seems to rips out a vocal cord or two during the song. The major downfall to this entire track is the chorus, which is completely useless.
Do you like to drink? Would you fxck a girl the day you met her what you think, on the kitchen sink? Don't you fire it up? Does this mean you wasted life now you're completely fxcked? I would differ some. Hold your hatchet high cause were gonna need 'em when there's fire in the sky. Together we will die. I can promise this, in my Shangri-La you'll have eternal happiness diamonds in the mist.
- Another of my favorites is Thy Staleness. The computer generated music is rather generic, but hey it's Insane Clown Posse lots of songs are like that. There are only 2 verses and a repetitive chorus, but the lyrics are somewhat funny. As with most songs there is a major downfall this one being the ending where Shaggy & Violent J repetitively sing "I'm so sorry that I'm so stale... I'm so sorry I'm stale. But still I gotta murder your face... man I'm sorry I'm stale" for nearly 1 minute. It's good the first time you hear it, but it's just annoying everytime I play the track.
Now gimmie your neck pipe, you don't have no fxckin' choice (I'm not ready to die). Neither was Easy E, what makes you so fxckin' special you can't escape the Wrath (You mean Wraith). I said Wraith, now shut the fxck up, and give me your wind pipe so I can cut that motherfxcker.
- The final song on the entire album is, The Unveiling. For the past 10 years Insane Clown Posse have been talking about the Dark Carnival, releasing "Joker's Cards" which slowly revealed the meaning of everything. We went from Ringmaster, talk of the wagons, on to The Great Milenko and then over to The Amazing Jeckel Brothers. While most of this seems like a bizarre spin off of Christianity and God, it turns out that's exactly what this is about, God. While most people would consider Insane Clown Posse to be the complete opposite, representing the devil, that doesn't appear to be the motive here. Insane Clown Posse has said all along, they aren't serious, none of this is real, and anyone who thinks we really kill people and promote the devil take us to literally. While all of this is pretend, the song itself gives a great overview of the past 10 years and finally closes the whole message behind the Dark Carnival. Anyone who missed out on the past 10 years probably won't understand this track, because it talks alot about previous songs and encounters. Oh and yes, this is another song gone soft, soft rock that is.
Forgive me, the lyric is long, but it says just about everything you'd want to know about Insane Clown Posse as a whole. This IS the much anticipated song...
Now we been told this Carnival sh!t has touched on many lives. People have fxckin' sworn to us they too can feel it inside. What is it that draws you in? This magic that compels you? We've been waiting six fxckin' Joker Cards to finally tell you. The messages and hints were there, although, most never picked up on em. We snuck em in subliminally with that wicked sh!t around em. We mentioned more and more of this on every Joker's Card. The bottom line, always the same, you ain't have to look hard. We wickedly kick it, inflict it, you get it, get wit it, and then we don't preach it flat out. 'Cause some ninjas don't wanna get wit 'cha. They quick to forget 'cha without the hatchet and gat out. So we rose the hatchet, do or die, now Juggalos standing tall. After all six have risen, the end of time will consume us all!. It ain't got nothin to do wit us! It ain't Psychopathic Records! All we're doing is pointing sh!t out to you; We in this together! Who's behind the Dark Carnival, the gatherings, and the hatchet? Who's behind Dark Lotus, the circus, and everybody at it? Who invented juggalos, and juggalettes, and fxcking faygo showers? What about that feeling you get when bumpin' our sh!t? Who's behind the juggalo powers? This ain't no fxcking fan club! It ain't about making a buck! Don't buy our fxcking action figures, b!tch, I don't give a fxck! It ain't about Violent J, or Shaggy, the butterfly, or 17. When we speak of Shangri-La, what you think we mean?! Truth is, we follow GOD! We've always been behind him. The Carnival is GOD; may all Juggalos find him!
[May the juggalos find Him]
We're not sorry if we tricked you [The carnival will carry on]
We're not sorry if we tricked you [Painted faces in the crowd]
We hope you find Him (Yeah, He's everywhere!)
We hope you find Him (Juggalos, He's out there!)
And Ending To Insane Clown Posse? Or A Whole New Saga?
While I can't answer that question, only time will tell. It seems to me this would be the last Insane Clown Posse album ever, I mean the carnival is revealed and it has been over 10 years since this whole thing started. Perhaps they will live on through Dark Lotus or Psychopathic Rydas, but Insane Clown Posse seems to be at an end. Personally I love this album, great songs, lyrics, and includes Insane Clown Possse, Twiztid, Esham "The Unholy", Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa, Jumpsteady, and a whole slew of Psychopathic Records staff. It's a shame many juggalos find this album "stale". I don't know if they were disappointed with the music "gone soft", didn't like what was said in the last song: Unveiling, or just sat down on to many buttplugs and busted their liver. Either way I will personally enjoy this album until I can't listen to Insane Clown Posse anyone. It makes for a great addition and final closing to anyone's Insane Clown Posse collection. Once again I make is clear, unless you actually like this band, don't even bother spending the $18 to purchase it. If you didn't like them before, you sure as hell won't now...
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