So I am listening to No Apologies and I just feel like talking about the guy. So some loosely connected thoughts about him.
I wish No Apologies would have been released sooner. I know that it was made up of some freestyles but he shoulda put it out there around the Marshall Mathers LP to put some context into what he's saying. I love this song because I always love these "I'm an artist, deal with it." Plus I kind of apply certain lines to myself and my writing.
He's got a new album coming out sometime and I'm hoping for the best, but I'm fearful. Can he ever be as hungry as he was? Prolly not. I just hope he doesn't fill up the album with lame jokes like Encore (even though there were a few great songs on there, like Yellow Brick Road and Like Toy Soldiers).
FACK is a horrible song, Shake That is only okay, When I'm Gone is awesome. Seems like he does sad best now, instead of angry.
The Slim Shady LP is a classic. It's just a perfect major label debut album. It's cartoony, it's violent and angry, it's insanely satirical and really funny, and his skills are superb.
The Marshall Mathers LP is angry and amped up while adding a little bit more context about who he is and why he is that way. Some amazing songs, a stinker or two but I'd still call it a classic anyways.
The Eminem Show also has some great songs but there's a few stinkers on there too. I'm generous when it comes to Em, and while I wouldn't call it a classic, I think it's a great album. I actually like a skit on it too, The Kiss. It goes perfectly into Soldier.
Encore isn't the most offensively bad album I've ever heard or anything but if the other albums (in order) are a 10, 9, 7.5 or 8, then this is like a 4 or at the most 5 out of 10. There are a few great songs, as I said above, but the skills aren't up to par for him, the jokes aren't even funny (he was funnier on his first album), and songs like Mosh -- although I do like it -- weren't even that relevant when he made it and it was right before the election! He fell off quite a bit. You could see it happening on TES occasionally but not like this.
So, King Mathers -- as it's titled now -- might bring him back up to speed. He's still got his talent... you don't just lose it. When I'm Gone shows that he can write a good SONG, so I'm curious as to what he'll do now. Will he try to do lyrical back flips or will he try to craft songs? I doubt it'll be as good as his first two albums but here's hopin it is.
Oh and I hope he doesn't have a ridiculous amount of guests on it. I want to hear HIM on his own albums, except for a couple songs.
Also: he's not a homophobe. Never has been.
I wish No Apologies would have been released sooner. I know that it was made up of some freestyles but he shoulda put it out there around the Marshall Mathers LP to put some context into what he's saying. I love this song because I always love these "I'm an artist, deal with it." Plus I kind of apply certain lines to myself and my writing.
He's got a new album coming out sometime and I'm hoping for the best, but I'm fearful. Can he ever be as hungry as he was? Prolly not. I just hope he doesn't fill up the album with lame jokes like Encore (even though there were a few great songs on there, like Yellow Brick Road and Like Toy Soldiers).
FACK is a horrible song, Shake That is only okay, When I'm Gone is awesome. Seems like he does sad best now, instead of angry.
The Slim Shady LP is a classic. It's just a perfect major label debut album. It's cartoony, it's violent and angry, it's insanely satirical and really funny, and his skills are superb.
The Marshall Mathers LP is angry and amped up while adding a little bit more context about who he is and why he is that way. Some amazing songs, a stinker or two but I'd still call it a classic anyways.
The Eminem Show also has some great songs but there's a few stinkers on there too. I'm generous when it comes to Em, and while I wouldn't call it a classic, I think it's a great album. I actually like a skit on it too, The Kiss. It goes perfectly into Soldier.
Encore isn't the most offensively bad album I've ever heard or anything but if the other albums (in order) are a 10, 9, 7.5 or 8, then this is like a 4 or at the most 5 out of 10. There are a few great songs, as I said above, but the skills aren't up to par for him, the jokes aren't even funny (he was funnier on his first album), and songs like Mosh -- although I do like it -- weren't even that relevant when he made it and it was right before the election! He fell off quite a bit. You could see it happening on TES occasionally but not like this.
So, King Mathers -- as it's titled now -- might bring him back up to speed. He's still got his talent... you don't just lose it. When I'm Gone shows that he can write a good SONG, so I'm curious as to what he'll do now. Will he try to do lyrical back flips or will he try to craft songs? I doubt it'll be as good as his first two albums but here's hopin it is.
Oh and I hope he doesn't have a ridiculous amount of guests on it. I want to hear HIM on his own albums, except for a couple songs.
Also: he's not a homophobe. Never has been.
