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Special Herbs, Vols. 5 and 6

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Released
  
March 23, 2004

Length
  
47:29

Release date
  
23 March 2004

Label
  
Nature Sounds

Recorded
  
Various dates

Artist
  
MF Doom

Producer
  
MF Doom

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Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 (2004)
  
Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8 (2004)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Underground hip hop, Alternative hip hop

Similar
  
MF Doom albums, Hip hop music albums

Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora.

Contents

This album, aside from the bonus tracks, also forms the last thirteen tracks of the Metal Fingers series' previous volume, Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6, due to the different record labels the various albums in the series were released on. This is the last volume of the series with such track listing overlaps.

Track listing

  1. "Pennyroyal" – 3:11
  2. Produced by Metal Fingers
  3. "Lavender Buds" – 3:05
  4. Produced by Metal Fingers
  5. "White Willow Bark" – 4:24
  6. Produced by Metal Fingers
  7. "Orange Blossoms" – 1:59
  8. Produced by Metal Fingers
  9. "Coffin Nails" – 2:56
  10. Produced by Metal Fingers
  11. "Kava Kava Root" – 4:07
  12. Produced by Metal Fingers
  13. "Valerian Root" – 4:53
  14. Produced by Metal Fingers
  15. "Jasmine Blossoms" – 2:58
  16. Produced by Metal Fingers
  17. "Black Snake Root" – 3:44
  18. Produced by Metal Fingers
  19. "Horehound" – 3:07
  20. Produced by Metal Fingers
  21. "Dragons Blood" – 4:07
  22. Produced by Metal Fingers
  23. "Myrtle Leaf" – 5:16
  24. Produced by Metal Fingers
  25. "Patchouly Leaves" – 3:46
  26. Produced by Metal Fingers
  27. "My Favorite Ladies" (bonus track)
  28. "All Outta Ale (live)" (bonus multimedia track)
  29. "Special Blends DJ Set (live)" (bonus multimedia track)
  30. MF Doom Photo Gallery (multimedia extra)

Other versions

  • "Pennyroyal" is an instrumental version of "Pennyroyal" by Joey Badass from the album 1999.
  • "Lavender Buds" is an instrumental version of "Boys & Girls" by TiRon from the album MSTRD.
  • "White Willow Bark" is an instrumental version of "Ms. Right" by TiRon featuring Ayomari from the album MSTRD and "Chicago" by Capital STEEZ from the mixtape AmeriKKKan Korruption.
  • "Orange Blossoms" is an instrumental version of "The Instructor" by B.I., from the Spark the Sound split 7" with Chris Craft featuring MF Doom. It is also used on "Underwater" by Ghostface Killah, from the album Fishscale.
  • "Coffin Nails" is an instrumental version of "Rapp Snitch Knishes (Rap Snitches)" by MF DOOM featuring Mr. Fantastik, from the album Mm.. Food. It is also used on "Ryde Or Die (MF Doom Special Blend)" by Ruff Ryders, from the MF DOOM remix compilation album Special Blends 1+2.
  • "Kava Kava Root" is an instrumental version of "Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 1" by MC Paul Barman, from the album Paullelujah!. It is also used on "Stress Box" by MF Grimm, from the MF DOOM collaboration album Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
  • "Valerian Root" is an instrumental version of "Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 2" by MC Paul Barman, from the album Paullelujah!.
  • "Jasmine Blossoms" is an instrumental version of "Hoe Cakes" by MF DOOM, from the album Mm.. Food.
  • "Horehound" is an instrumental version of "Kookies" by MF DOOM, from the album Mm.. Food. It is also used on "Tonight's Show" by MF Grimm featuring Invisible Man and Lord Smog, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
  • "Dragon's Blood" is an instrumental version of "Fig Leaf Bi-Carbonate" by MF DOOM from the album Mm.. Food. It is also used on "1000 Degrees" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1. It is also used on "Guns N' Razors" by Ghostface Killah from the album More Fish.
  • "Myrtle Leaf" is an instrumental version of "Monster Zero" by King Geedorah, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
  • "Patchouly Leaves" is an instrumental version of "Operation: Greenbacks" by MF DOOM featuring Megalon, from Operation: Doomsday.

    • Songs

    1Pennyroyal3:12
    2Lavender Buds3:05
    3White Willow Bark4:25

    References

    Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 Wikipedia
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