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Bought ENCORE after first having CURTAIN CALL, after having just been turned on to his stuff. Good assembly of songs and entertainment, but I get enough politics watching the evening news that I don't need a rebel dropout like Eminem informing me of how the world should rotate. Anyway, back to the point....He's an awesome and very talented performer, and is too real in spitting his emotions all over us, and should stick to what he does best. CURTAIN CALL was more my style. but ENCORE I find myself clicking past more songs than not because of the unnecessary content such as the puking spasms. Someone's cup of tea, but not mine. What, is Em's next personality makeover gonna be named Slim Bono? Still good audio...Like a blind man at a concert. I'll wait for the next if there is one...cuz he's that good! By the way, I'm a middle aged white conservative Christian. I don't care for some of the language and content, but can handle it. He is honest, he has a difficult story to tell, and weather or not it all falls within MY personal beliefs, it is his life and existance and experiences that he has to live with or remember. Is there a message from Eminem? Something like how there's a lot of crap in the world and that single-handedly we need to change our lives, and control our destiny, and raise our children, and.......Read full review
Basically, there are a few songs that are alright. But it sounds like he was running out of ideas. For instance, the song "Puke" is a rehashing of his hatred for his wife Kim, which he has rapped about quite at length in all of his former albums, and the lyrics are tired and lame. The only interesting thing about this song is that it starts and ends with a recording of someone actually puking. "Big Weenie" is a rant, and it's very boring. The rhymes are lame. "Rain Man" is interesting. So is "Just Lose It." "Just Lose It" is a bit bizarre (which is completely in character for Eminem); in the chorus he says, "Yeah boy, shake that @$$, whoops, I mean girl, girl, girl, girl,..." and then he does some wierd vocal shout... reminiscent of Peewee Herman. It's more comedic in nature than anything else. "Ass-like that" is also more comedic. I just didn't think it was funny... the childish character of it kind of got annoying after a while. "The way you shake it, I can't believe it, i ain't never seen an @$$ like that. They way you move it, you make my pee pee go doyng doyng doyng." And then he raps in some kind of Middle Eastern accent. I'm not sure what the point of the accent was. "Crazy In Love" is also a rant. What I mean by rant is that there are too many words, and there's no groove that sounds good. The sampling of Heart's "Crazy on You" sounds cheesy. "One Shot 2 Shot" and "Encore/ Curtains Down" sound good. I have the same complaints about the bonus disc... it's just not interesting. Compared to Eminem's other albums, this one is a disappointment.Read full review
This is an awesome CD it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. The best songs on this cd are Disc 1 Tracks 2. Evil Deeds 3. Never Enough 5. Like Toy Soldiers 6. Mosh 7. Puke 8. My 1st Single 10. Rain Man 11. Big Weenie 13. Just Lose It 14. Ass Like That 16. Mockingbird 17. Crazy In Love 18. One Shot 2 Shot 20. Encore Disc 2 Tracks 1. We As Americans 2. Love You More 3. Ricky Ticky Toc if you have not listened to this CD then I recommend you do
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Look, Eminem can make an adequate album without even giving it his all 100% of the time. He proves it here. But that's the album's problem -- Mr. Mathers only seems to be trying half the time. On "Like Toy Soldiers," you know he's ripping the lyrics straight from his experiences; And not just fooling around with rhymes like on "Ass Like That." It's so funny though. Eminem doesn't have to try to make money. He's done enough, making three of the greatest hip-hop albums ever. Oh, all fans of his work are psyched for "Relapse," because this could really be one of the biggest comeback albums ever. Everyone rap fan should listen to "Encore" though, because it was Eminem's rise and fall. Now he's rising back up. Wait for it.
Classic album I used to listen to most of these songs when I was younger and is a great album. Glad to have this album again. Part of my childhood.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned