Special Herbs, Vol. 4

2003 studio album by Metal Fingers

Special Herbs, Vol. 4

Studio album by

Metal Fingers

Released| September 23, 2003
Recorded| Various dates
Genre| Hip hop, instrumental hip hop
Length| 49:54
Label| Nature Sounds
Producer| Metal Fingers
Metal Fingers chronology
| Special Herbs, Vol. 3
(2003)  | Special Herbs, Vol. 4
(2003)  | Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
(2004)

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Special Herbs, Vol. 4 is an album of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker, the fourth part of his Special Herbs series. Following the pattern set by previous installments of the series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora.

The album's title is slightly misleading, in that it is not an entirely new volume: the third installment in the Metal Fingers series, Special Herbs, Vol. 3, appears again here as the last eight tracks of Vol. 4. For this reason, the album is also commonly known as Special Herbs, Vols. 3 & 4. The difference in record labels on which the two albums were released explains this quirk, similar to the earlier inclusion of Vol. 1 as the first part of Vol. 2.

## Track listing

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1. "Blood Root" – 3:00
* Produced by Metal Fingers
2. "Star Anis" – 3:28
* Produced by Metal Fingers
3. "Lemon Grass" – 4:21
* Produced by Metal Fingers
4. "Four Thieves Vinegar" – 3:34
* Produced by Metal Fingers
5. "Galangal Root" – 2:33
* Produced by Metal Fingers
6. "Spikenard" – 3:33
* Produced by Metal Fingers
7. "Cinquefoil" – 2:59
* Produced by Metal Fingers
8. "Hyssop" – 3:33
* Produced by Metal Fingers
9. "Agrimony" – 2:06
* Produced by Metal Fingers
10. "Arabic Gum" – 2:50
* Produced by Metal Fingers
11. "Benzoin Gum" – 2:47
* Produced by Metal Fingers
12. "Bergamot Wild" – 3:25
* Produced by Metal Fingers
13. "Calamus Root" – 3:49
* Produced by Metal Fingers
14. "Dragon's Blood Resin" – 3:38
* Produced by Metal Fingers
15. "Elder Blossoms" – 2:46
* Produced by Metal Fingers
16. "Styrax Gum" – 2:32
* Produced by Metal Fingers

## Other versions

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* "Blood Root" is an instrumental version of "I Hear Voices" by MF DOOM and MF GRIMM from I Hear Voices (12" LP)
* "Star Anis" is an instrumental version of "No Snakes Alive Pt. 3" by MF Grimm, from the collaboration EP with MF DOOM, the MF EP. It is also used on an updated version, "No Snakes Alive", by King Geedorah featuring MF Grimm and Rodan, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
* "Lemon Grass" is an instrumental version of "Krazy World" by King Geedorah, from Take Me to Your Leader. It is also used on "Benzoin Gum + Asafoetida = 10 Years Later" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs + Spices Volume One.
* "Four Thieves Vinegar" is an instrumental version of "Rain Blood" by MF Grimm featuring Megalon, from the album The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera. It is also used on "Rain Blood Pt. 2" by MF Grimm, from the album Special Herbs + Spices Volume One; and also on "Clipse of Doom" by Ghostface Killah featuring Trife, from the album Fishscale.
* "Galangal Root" is an instrumental version of "Dead Bent" by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.. It is also used on "Superhero" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs + Spices Volume One.
* "Spikenard" is an instrumental version of "Popcorn" by KMD, from the Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares.
* "Hyssop" is an instrumental version of "The Final Hour" by King Geedorah featuring MF DOOM from the album Take Me to Your Leader. It is also used on the title track from the same album. It is also used on "Tick Tick Pt. 2" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs + Spices Volume One.
* "Arabic Gum" is an instrumental version of "Space Tech Banana Clip" by Babbletron, from the album Mechanical Royalty.
* "Bergamot Wild" is an instrumental version of "Escape From Monsta Isle" by Rodan, Megalon, Kong, & Spiega, from the Monsta Island Czars album Escape from Monsta Island!.
* "Calamus Root" is an instrumental version of "Gas Drawls" by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.
* "Dragon's Blood Resin" is an instrumental version of "Go With the Flow" by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.
* "Elder Blossoms" is an instrumental version of "Sumpthin's Gotta Give" by Prophetix, from the album High Risk. It is also used on "Crazy Music" by John Robinson featuring Invizible Handz from the album Who Is This Man?.
* "Styrax Gum" is an instrumental version of "That's That'" by DOOM, from Born Like This.

## External links

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* Special herbs guide

* v
* t
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MF Doom

Discography – Production discography

Solo albums|

| MF Doom|

| Studio|

* Operation: Doomsday
* Mm..Food

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Live|

* Live from Planet X
* Expektoration

Doom|

* Born Like This
* Unexpected Guests

Viktor Vaughn|

* Vaudeville Villain
* VV:2

King Geedorah|

* Take Me to Your Leader

Metal Fingers|

* Special Herbs, Vol. 1
* Special Herbs, Vol. 2
* Special Herbs, Vol. 3
* Special Herbs, Vol. 4
* Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
* Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6
* Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8
* Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0
* Special Herbs: The Box Set Vol. 0–9

Collaborative
studio albums|

| Madvillain
(with Madlib)|

* Madvillainy
* Madvillainy 2

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Danger Doom
(with Danger Mouse)|

* The Mouse and the Mask
* Occult Hymn

with MF Grimm|

* MF EP
* Special Herbs + Spices Volume 1

with the Monsta Island Czars|

* Escape from Monsta Island!

with Trunks|

* MF Doom & Trunks Presents Unicron

with KMD|

* Mr. Hood
* Black Bastards
* Black Bastards Ruffs + Rares
* Best of KMD

JJ Doom
(with Jneiro Jarel)|

* Key to the Kuffs
* Bookhead EP

NehruvianDoom
(with Bishop Nehru)|

* NehruvianDoom

with Czarface|

* Czarface Meets Metal Face
* Super What?

Demo recordings|

| Madvillain
(with Madlib)|

* Madvillainy Demo Tape

|

Featured singles|

* "Frankie Sinatra"

Other songs|

* "Doomsday"
* "Rhymes Like Dimes"
* "Rapp Snitch Knishes"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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