Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Relapse (Aftermath, 2009) by Eminem

I like this album more than the general consensus did.  I do feel that it was way too one dimensional as far as the drug content though.  However, I liked hearing the Slim Shady persona again.  Production-wise, the drums bang on my "My Mom" and the sample of "Reaching Out" is very effective on "Beautiful."  The extreme violence (i.e. "3 A.M.", "Stay Wide Awake") sounds a bit forced, but the dark humor does find its footing by the end of the LP ("Underground").  And I do think "We Made You" is one of the weakest songs in Eminem's entire catalogue, but, to counter that, "Deja Vu" is one of the best.

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