The beginning is a mite bit predictable as it’s the third time in a row that he’s begun his rap tirade with a skit. R&b influences.In Eminem’s third (under Aftermath / Interscope) album “ The Eminem Show“, which was bootlegged so heavily that his record company had to move the release date forward, Eminem strips his personal life bare for the benefit of his fans. Eminem From the album Recovery (Deluxe Edition) (Explicit) Start Station. Listen to Eminem on Pandora today. Discover Eminems top songs & albums, curated artist radio stations & more.
It’s pretty routine, yet thick and inescapably catchy. Dre delivers a chunky funk gurgle that pulses and pounds with primal simplicity. From these auspicious beginnings of The Eminem Show, things jump off straight into pop terrain with the uber hit “Business”. Love, love, Dont hurt me, dont hurt me, no more.
The first, “Say What You Say,” is dark and ominous, thus keeping in tune with the vibe that Em has instilled throughout the course of the 20 tracks on this effort. It is missing the savage but controlled words of his first two efforts, the humour of the D12 albums and the fire that propelled his career early on.Dre manages to squeeze in two tracks toward the end of the album. Still, it’s one of those tracks that you love to hate.Recovery contains nothing to show that the Eminem of old has returned to the peak of his powers.
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It’s the greatest ‘Show’ on earth.” about The Eminem Show.Uncut (8/02, p.118) – 3 out of 5 – “…As ever the wit is razor sharp….He’s still baring enough of his soul for THE EMINEM SHOW to be compelling theatre.”Entertainment Weekly (6/7/02, pp.73-4) – “…Eminem reveals the supposedly real Marshall: embattled entertainer, fervent defender of the First Amendment, and yes, devoted father…like a therapy session in which the shrink becomes a human beatbox…” – Rating: BCMJ (6/24/02, p. Eminem – The Eminem Show LyricsEminem – Lyrics Eminem – The Eminem Show Album Cover The Eminem Show – CommentsRolling Stone (12/26/02, p.106) – Included in Rolling Stone’s “50 Best Albums of 2002”Spin (1/03, p.70) – Ranked #5 on Spin’s list of 2002’s “Albums of the Year” –“…On his fourth album , Eminem reflects and shows some real vulnerability, flipping in a blink from evil, sexist drip to sympathetic daddy/son to media-mad trickster.”Q (12/02, p.66) – Included in Q Magazine’s “50 Best Albums of 2002”Uncut (1/03, p.95) – Ranked #19 in Uncut’s “100 Best Albums of the Year”Rolling Stone (7/11/02, pp.107-8) – 4 stars out of 5 – “… may be the best rap-rock album in history….THE EMINEM SHOW has the self-assurance of an artist at the top of his game and ‘the’ game…”Vibe (8/02, pp.155-6) – 4 out of 5 – “… capacity to mix social commentary and self-parody and turn the whole thing into an amazing record is what makes Eminem so interesting…”NME (6/1/02, p.36) – 9 out of 10 – “…A more personal, vulnerable, even-gulp!-mature artistic vision….SHOW is bigger, bolder and far more consistent than its predecessors…introspective without being self-pitying, expansive in scope without being pompous, exploring new directions without disappearing up its own arse. Fact is, The Eminem Show delivers more great music than most of its peers in rock or rap, and is further proof that Eminem is an unique artist of considerable range and dimension that is not to be taken lightly.Love him or hate him, Eminem makes no apologies, and THE EMINEM SHOW is as strong a statement as he’s made to date.
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