Review 1 of 3

wally2714 writes:

5of 5 Stars

4.5 stars. Eminem and Dr. Dre always peruse perfection so how did "Big Weenie" and Eminem puking in the beginning of "Puke" make the cut on Encore? I shall never know. This would easily be a 5 star album if those songs were off and "We as Americans" and if "Love You More" from Eminem's "Straight From The Lab" were on this album, of course with an eradicated annoying keyboard drum! "Mosh", produced by Dr. Dre, is one of the greatest rap songs of all time and "Yellow Brick Road" paints a vividly painted story and also gives an apology from "Old Foolish Pride"... "And that’s the last I ever seen or heard or spoke to the oh foolish pride girl...But it was I singled out a whole race and for that apologize..."

Aug 9, 2008 22:38:40

Review 2 of 3

hitlaura writes:

1of 5 Stars

'Encore' isn't that great, infact one can pretty much call it annoying.
eminem raps well one can admit that, judging from his previous efforts however 'encore' is filled with annoying not humerous skits and tracks, an example here is 'puke' a repulsive track where we are unfortunate enough to her him pretend to vomit thoughout the entire song.
'mockingbird' is a decent solid track amongst all the 'crap' but it's very difficult to find another.

Jan 29, 2007 06:04:09

Review 3 of 3

DumbRed writes:

5of 5 Stars

The world famous rapper, Marshall Mathers, better know as Eminem has produced 8 albums, including his latest CD Curtain Call, which is a CD of all his greatest hits and 3 new songs he has written. Many people are against Eminem because of some content in his songs. Despite those people there are many fans that buy his CDs and merchandise, and go to his concerts.
Eminem is an entertainer, a great one I think; he has not just made CDs but movies as well. The one movie he stared in was 8 Mile, where he plays Jimmy ‘B-Rabbit’ Smith, a struggling rapper who does rap battles and eventually beats the champion. But he is more famous for his music, my favorite CD of his is Encore, all the songs range from being funny to being serious. He raps about his views on presidency called “MOSH”, which I think is one of his more serious songs, and about other entertainers including Michael Jackson, Pee Wee Herman, and Jessica Simpson in the songs “Just Loose It” and “Ass Like That,” I think these ones are funny.
Eminem is a great father as well; he writes and composes songs about his daughter, Hailie. The song “When I’m Gone” on the CD Curtain Call has to do with him not being there for his daughter. The opening line is “Have you ever loved someone so much that you’d give an arm for,” talking about his tattoo of his daughter’s face, covering his right shoulder. Throughout the song he tells a story of his daughter teaching him a lesson to spend more time with his family instead of his fans.
Another one of my favorite songs, “The Way I Am” on his CD The Marshall Mathers LP is one example where he is speaking out to all of the people that dislike him and what he is saying in his raps. I’m inspired by him in this song, he doesn’t care what people think and he proves that in the song when he says, “Then attack Eminem cause I rap this way, but I'm glad cause they feed me the fuel that I need for the fire to burn and it's burnin’ and I have returned,” that part of the rap was when he was talking about how the ‘media points a finger’ at him when something bad has happened because of what he says in some of his songs. But another part where he shows that he doesn’t care what people think is towards the end of the song where he says, “You can call me an asshole I’m glad. And I am whatever you say I am. If I wasn’t then why would I say I am?” That line, I think, has a meaning in itself, because previously he stated that people ‘attack’ him because of his raps and it helps influence him for his songs. He wants people to call him whatever they believe, so it can help him rise above them and make better music.
The song “Stan” on his CD The Marshall Mathers LP is also a serious song. In the song Eminem is getting letters from ‘his biggest fan,’ Stan, who has many problems, one being that his girlfriend is pregnant. The letters Stan writes are implying that he is obsessed with Eminem, saying that he cuts himself and does drugs, just like he says he does in his songs. But after Eminem doesn’t reply in time Stan ends up killing himself and his girlfriend.
Eminem has made many great, personal songs about his life and beliefs, while getting criticized and judged by misunderstanding people. And I believe that he will make many more inspiring songs for his fans. Personally he is one of my favorite artists, and I think his more serious songs are intended to have a special meaning, but people usually don’t see them. One messages I see is from his song “The Way I Am,” Eminem just wants everyone to know, “I don’t mean to be mean but that’s all I can be is just me.”

Mar 14, 2006 13:59:53