Jun 7, 2015

To me its average. I mean listen to So Much Better or Survival and than listen to Don't approach Me or Sing For The Moment. The difference in quality is staggering.

 

Jun 7, 2015

hey remember when we were having this conversation and you bailed because you realized you sounded like a moron that was tight

 

Jun 7, 2015

Nice dodge lmao

 

Jun 7, 2015

are u serious ?

 

Jun 7, 2015

nah..

 

Jun 8, 2015

irony

 

Jun 8, 2015

It's alright. Replay value for the vast majority of the album is non existent. That said, some strong tracks stand out that are better than what he's been doing for the last 5 years. IE Bad Guy, Groundhog Day, Baby, Evil Twin, Headlights.

 

Jun 8, 2015

Stupidity

 

Jun 8, 2015

"If TMMLP2 deserves praise for anything, it’s Eminem’s decision to cater to himself just as much as he’s delivering to Eminem fans both old and new. Since the dawn of Slim Shady, Eminem’s music has always found success in how incredibly consistent it was, and variety really wasn’t a concern to anyone when he was accomplishing so much with a similar basis. Being his latest 78-minute behemoth of an album, TMMLP2 is probably the only album under Eminem’s name to take tonal diversity into consideration, and actually winds up technically covering more ground musically in a 70-plus-minute runtime than any of his work in the past decade or so. While Relapse never strayed from its dim-lit horrorcore route, and Recovery saw Eminem on a restless soul-searching trip in the forest of pop rap, TMMLP2 takes a big leap back to put the wide scope of his career into rational perspective, and then dares to take a few baby-steps forward into hopefully successful territory.

Lyrically, there’s plenty of references that Slim Shady-purists will appreciate in the near-operatic seven-minute opener “Bad Guy” that touch base with his roots and vintage lines, and anyone who dug the most polished aspects of Recovery’s production will certainly be fond of “Headlights” on a musical level. However, this dabbling in a range of different styles has resulted in an issue that Eminem surprisingly has avoided up until this point, and it’s that TMMLP2 is at odds with itself musically. Eminem albums have always had one clear point of focus to work off of, so it’s only natural that Mathers has issues making very separate things cohesive. TMMLP2 is his most mixed bag of an album in a literal sense, as it contains some of his best work in years, and some of his most derivative.

An Eminem song as forward-thinking as “Rhyme or Reason” that seamlessly couples his breakneck rapping pace with a smooth chillout inspired beat really doesn’t deserve to be on the same album as a song as painfully generic and vapid as “Monster” that sounds like Eminem jumped on the remix of a Rihanna song rather than it being his own. Just as something as erratic and directionless as “Berzerk” seems arbitrary when followed by the concentrated and refined finesse found on “Rap God.” So yeah, one could say the musical departments of the album can’t come to a general consensus on what the end product needs to represent, despite some disparately interesting highlights. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that the majority of the album isn’t worth listening to, because Eminem’s voice and mind will always be the main attraction of his music.

When putting the often jarring personality shifts aside, at least half of TMMLP2 is the spiritual successor to Recovery in how reflective it is thematically. The difference this time is that Eminem didn’t forget to bring his sense of humor along for the trip down memory lane, as he meditates on his journey from TMMLP (his prime) to the current era in both a serious and ironic attitude within the songs. When it comes to general references, Eminem appears to be grasping at thin air for his punch lines and attempts at wit. The events he makes analogies to could be more cleverly executed and relevant to his rhymes, but thankfully the annoying accents of his previous efforts still seem to have been put to rest with Relapse (thank God). Speaking of which, Eminem’s delivery definitely isn’t as brutishly loud as it has been in his most recent outings. He’s not as thoroughly captivating as he used to be to keep these largely 4-5-minute tracks afloat for their entirety, but he sounds more urgent without constantly shouting his head off for recognition. And with those silly voices gone and replaced by a content and at ease flow, quite possibly the most accurate comparison to the original Marshal Mathers LP one could make for this album is that it’s the most natural and human Eminem has sounded since.

As for actual grand advancements, there’s not many aside from Eminem finally forgiving his mother in “Headlights” (which probably would have had a much bigger impact a decade ago). The success here of being an album worth mention is derived from its encompassment of the past and present Marshall Mathers. But where does that leave the man now? For every peer into new areas, there’s a retreat to old tendencies. For every mature proclamation of forgiveness and acceptance, there’s an immature gag or theme that lessens the momentum and incites the groans. But between the off-kilter beats, cheap synth blips, infectious pairing of groove and technical proficiency in “So Much Better” and downright agonizingly horrible singing in “Stronger Than I Was,” there lies a lot of contrasting substance to recommend to Eminem’s now vastly diverse audience. And through all of the unevenness, no matter where he does end up going in the future,TMMLP2 has made it apparent that he’s fully revived and open to new possibilities of all kinds." - sputnikmusic

 

Jun 8, 2015

no the f--- it's not OP

 

Jun 8, 2015

i want to point out that you're primarily concerned with eminem and what people do with their genetalia

 

Jun 8, 2015

I like boobies

 

Jun 8, 2015

boob boobs....

gerbil tube

Richard Gere
Pitch of Beer!!!!

Stich in your ear

Itch in your rear!!!

Are we clear???

 

Jun 8, 2015

But I'm not. That's just what you feel the need to respond to. Meaning you're the one who's primarily concerned with those things.

 

Jun 8, 2015

perry, no one you come into contact with in real life listens to as much eminem as you. i promise.

 

Jun 8, 2015

yes feels more like Eminem album than Relapse And Recovery
Encore has only 5 very bad songs
Relapse has Repetitive content of uninteresting serial killer...
Recovery has more bad Beats and BAD features than Encore

 

Jun 8, 2015

Well I don't listen to him very much :s

 

Jun 8, 2015

My first single, big weenie, just lose it, a--- like that and rain man are all in the top 10 of worst eminem songs though

 

Jun 8, 2015

Decent project, specially the Deluxe version

 

Jun 8, 2015

Yes those 5 songs almost ruin Encore