Miami Herald Give Eminems "Relapse" - 2 ½ out of 5

DiamondD · 05-18-2009, 09:15 AM

EMINEM

Relapse

Aftermath

** ½

As the sound of flatulence emits on We Made You, Eminem's first big single after a four-year hiatus, the rapper born as Marshall Mathers says ``you think that's bad, you should hear the rest of my album.''

Indeed, the playful celebrity-ribbing song, which is rapped in a faux British accent and represents the worst of what Eminem had become before he vanished from the spotlight, is an anomaly on his fifth studio album for Aftermath Records.

Relapse, which is out on Tuesday, is Slim Shady's darkest, most demented and sadistic release yet. No subject is taboo, from incest (Insane) and cold-blooded murder (Same Song & Dance) to abusing and mocking deceased actor Christopher Reeve (Medicine Ball).

Eminem's cohort on his devilish journey is Dr. Dre, who provides keyboard symphonies with pounding piano chords and horror movie strings. The catchy Crack a Bottle, which features Dre and 50 Cent, is the best song any of the three have made in years.

Fans of his early work will be pleased by tracks like 3 a.m., Stay Wide Awake, and Deja Vu, in which he uses his daft wordplay to paint vivid images of drug-induced stupors.

But Relapse ultimately suffers from repetition. Dre's beats tend to be continuous loops, and Eminem, although improving from the childish antics of his mediocre 2004 album Encore, has become a caricature of his Slim Shady personality, resorting to shock value in order to outdo all the outrageous (and hopefully fictional) claims he makes.

goothgone · 05-18-2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiamondD

But Relapse ultimately suffers from repetition. Dre's beats tend to be continuous loops.

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WTF dre kills the relapse

Precinct Phantom · 05-18-2009, 11:52 AM

seems like relapse either gets gd reviews or bad ones. This is one of the only mediocre ones that iv seen!

Cklapp19 · 05-18-2009, 12:02 PM

Some of the beats do sound the same But most of the beats are dope.. And Em spits on this cd I dont think hes lost it at all.. Bad review

BornIntoThis · 05-18-2009, 03:18 PM

so far Relapse has been getting mostly 3 or 4 outta 5.
it doesn't deserve a 2 and half tho cause it was good.

13ubba · 05-18-2009, 03:51 PM

miami lmaoo enufff said

Mcca555 · 05-18-2009, 03:59 PM

3 is about right

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnWtMVxzcaU

Kidss · 05-31-2009, 02:17 PM

5 out 5 You people must be stupid

05-18-2009, 09:15 AM	#1
DiamondD Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: . Posts: 207 Repped: 22 Repped 71 Times in 41 Posts Neg Reps: 47 Neg Repped at 88 Times in 43 Posts	Miami Herald Give Eminems "Relapse" - 2 ½ out of 5 Miami Herald Give Eminems "Relapse" - 2 ½ out of 5 EMINEM Relapse Aftermath ** ½ As the sound of flatulence emits on We Made You, Eminem's first big single after a four-year hiatus, the rapper born as Marshall Mathers says ``you think that's bad, you should hear the rest of my album.'' Indeed, the playful celebrity-ribbing song, which is rapped in a faux British accent and represents the worst of what Eminem had become before he vanished from the spotlight, is an anomaly on his fifth studio album for Aftermath Records. Relapse, which is out on Tuesday, is Slim Shady's darkest, most demented and sadistic release yet. No subject is taboo, from incest (Insane) and cold-blooded murder (Same Song & Dance) to abusing and mocking deceased actor Christopher Reeve (Medicine Ball). Eminem's cohort on his devilish journey is Dr. Dre, who provides keyboard symphonies with pounding piano chords and horror movie strings. The catchy Crack a Bottle, which features Dre and 50 Cent, is the best song any of the three have made in years. Fans of his early work will be pleased by tracks like 3 a.m., Stay Wide Awake, and Deja Vu, in which he uses his daft wordplay to paint vivid images of drug-induced stupors. But Relapse ultimately suffers from repetition. Dre's beats tend to be continuous loops, and Eminem, although improving from the childish antics of his mediocre 2004 album Encore, has become a caricature of his Slim Shady personality, resorting to shock value in order to outdo all the outrageous (and hopefully fictional) claims he makes.

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Precinct Phantom Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,229 Repped: 282 Repped 125 Times in 95 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 22 Times in 20 Posts	seems like relapse either gets gd reviews or bad ones. This is one of the only mediocre ones that iv seen! __________________ Links you need to checkout: myspace.com/precinctphantom myspace.com/grandangel510 myspace.com/macwasey

05-18-2009, 12:02 PM	#4
Cklapp19 G STAT SSK Join Date: May 2009 Location: M TOWN Posts: 113 Repped: 15 Repped 19 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	Some of the beats do sound the same But most of the beats are dope.. And Em spits on this cd I dont think hes lost it at all.. Bad review __________________ SSK theres no other way.. Redrum redrum....

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BornIntoThis Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Originally From Brooklyn Posts: 2,983 Repped: 362 Repped 947 Times in 309 Posts Neg Reps: 81 Neg Repped at 104 Times in 74 Posts	so far Relapse has been getting mostly 3 or 4 outta 5. it doesn't deserve a 2 and half tho cause it was good. __________________

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