

and it's just got none of the magic, control, and pizazz of even half of his greatest hits. Nothing at all! It's lifeless, it's lame, it's kinda ranty and mumble-y. This tone-deaf laziness started with Encore, it bloomed into full-on garbage with Relapse, and here, on Recovery, Eminem's lost-touch fingers just bring. He turned bad the moment he cashed in and decided he had nothing more to say. It took some unambiguously dumpster-fire music from the likes of Revival that made finally realize that, actually, Eminem didn't turn bad the moment he started letting Ed Sheeran onto his songs (although that was terrible, too). It took me a while to finally accept that. well, it's all in the past, it's over and done! Maybe Eminem just pumped out too much good sh*t too quickly? Maybe he just didn't adapt as well as he should have? Maybe he got arrogant and sloppy over time? Hell, maybe all the above! Whatever the case, Encore was the first nosedive into Eminem's downward spiral - and ever since, not only has Eminem been falling and fading out of relevance, but, coincidentally, his music's gotten worse. Most of this amazing material is either over twenty years old or nearing it. Even to this day, these are still some of the best rap albums out there, period.īut here's the thing. Eminem even made me want to try my hand at being a rapper (something that, both thankfully and regrettably, never went through, it would've been mad lame but also mad epic). Infinite, Slim Shady LP, Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem Show, hell, even 8 Mile and some of D12's stuff? I was all over that. There was something about his big, over-the-top persona that just worked for me and interested me it made me want to dive further into his material and listen to more and more of it. I liked how silly and explosive and clever he was - he's basically the reason I even got into hip-hop at all. It doesn't just put a whole new context on whatever it is in question that hasn't aged well, but it kinda throws into question everything else you were into at the time, whether it's good or not.Īs you could probably tell by my reviews, I was a huge Eminem fan as a kid. Y'know, realizing that the stuff you loved as a kid is actually kind of sh*t? That's a pretty disheartening feeling. Listen to the Best of Eminem on Apple Music and Spotify.Review Summary: just my thoughts, i guess. Produced by Eminem and Dr Dre, the 20-track LP features a number of high-profile guest artists, including Young MA, Royce da 5’9” & White Gold, Ed Sheeran, the late Juice WRLD, Skylar Grey, Black Thought of The Roots, Q-Tip, Denaun, Anderson Paak, Don Toliver, KXNG Crooked, and Joell Ortiz.


By the end of 2010, Recovery was not only the best-selling album of the year in the US but also globally.Įarlier this year, Eminem surprised his fans by releasing his eleventh studio album, Music To Be Murdered By. Recovery was also a massive commercial success – debuting at No.1 on the Billboard 200 and peaking at No.1 in 16 countries, including the UK, South Africa, Australia, Canada and France. Widely hailed by critics, Recovery received the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was considered to be among the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone, Spin and Complex. The rapper also teamed up with several notable artists, including Pink (‘Won’t Back Down’), Lil Wayne (‘No Love’), and Rhianna, who joined the artist on one of his most iconic and best-selling singles, ‘Love The Way You Lie’. The rapper’s seventh studio album – which followed 2009’s Relapse – featured a variety of producers, including Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Jim Jonsin, and Eminem’s longtime collaborator and mentor, Dr Dre. Released on 18 June 2010, Recovery found Eminem evolving in his craft, both musically and lyrically.
#Eminem recovery album listen tv#
Currently available for preorder, the shirts both retail for $35 and will ship 10 August.Īs another throwback, Eminem has also posted the original TV commercial for Recovery on his website, which stars Vince Offer (aka “The ShamWow Guy”), who was ubiquitous on cable at the time. #NotAfraid #Recovery10 Hit the store for limited 24-hr 10th anniversary merch – Link in bioĪ post shared by Marshall Mathers on at 4:23pm PDTĪvailable exclusively on Eminem’s website, the collection features two long-sleeve t-shirt designs – one that is based around the Recovery logo, while the other offers the lyrics from the album’s chart-topping lead single, ‘Not Afraid’.
