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I do think this record was lyrical. I do think it was creative and is a concept album.I do think the beats weren't in-your-face fiyah on purpose. I do think the beats support the lyrics.I do think his flow is straight.I do think the accent is on purpose and represents the alter ego Slim Shady. It does not bother me.I do think Em is one of the most honest out even when his music isn't of the same quality or the same shock it used to. I do think Em is aware of this and it makes him more compelling because he continues to release music and spits about it.I do think most people don't understand Relapse is a concept record and focus on relatively meaningless shit when they reflect on the albumI do think discussion is tight but none of it really matters because if you like it, you like it.
i gave this a good listen over the past few days, still think it's poor. it's possible to dislike this album and not be a hater.
I was wondering who Deshaun was, didn't know that was Proof's name. Props
Ive listened to this a few times through and i was pleasantly surprised the first listen, bare in miind i was expecting it to be trash, and well its really not that bad, its average at best but not atall wack, Dres beats are fucking krazy Em can still flow his ass off and tbh the accent doesnt really bother me anymore but the problem with this album is surprisingly Ems lyrics which are fucking awful, so much has gone on in the past few years of his life and yet hes still spitting the same lyrics offa SSLP, which is so cheesy now and kinda pathetic, theres no growth or nothin, if the whole album was like 'Deja Vu' then it'd be insane instead its not bad just really average
You know I've said this 2 or 3 times in the past 2 days but you really need to get through the initial "first impression" experience because I was dissapointed with accent and thatr he showed no growth. Once you get past that phase try listening to it with an open mind, no overanalysing every single word, good music is good music. I also gave him a pass on the growth things, since he was on drugs for the past 7 years so it's understandable that he raps about it. Relapse 2 better be more serious and adress Proof, Interscope, Shady records politics....I suggest everybody to read that breakdown of the cd Action posted. And the replay value on this cd is impressive people are gonna call me crazy for this but it's better than Marshall Mathers (the replay value that is) for me. MM is obviously a better cd but the replay value was always fishy to me, like with all Eminem material except Slim Shady LP.Basically Slim Shady LP verses + Relapse production= classic
Quote from: Meho on May 11, 2009, 04:12:28 PMYou know I've said this 2 or 3 times in the past 2 days but you really need to get through the initial "first impression" experience because I was dissapointed with accent and thatr he showed no growth. Once you get past that phase try listening to it with an open mind, no overanalysing every single word, good music is good music. I also gave him a pass on the growth things, since he was on drugs for the past 7 years so it's understandable that he raps about it. Relapse 2 better be more serious and adress Proof, Interscope, Shady records politics....I suggest everybody to read that breakdown of the cd Action posted. And the replay value on this cd is impressive people are gonna call me crazy for this but it's better than Marshall Mathers (the replay value that is) for me. MM is obviously a better cd but the replay value was always fishy to me, like with all Eminem material except Slim Shady LP.Basically Slim Shady LP verses + Relapse production= classicPersonally, I liked the album from the get-go. I've probably played the whole album a dozen times now and it does get better. However, it wasn't until after the 3rd listen that I came across this statement when I began to really appreciate where he was going with this album, bearing in mind that Relapse is loosely a concept album:The main theme of the record is a lot to do with me getting sober. Like giving up drugs and also kinda relapsing back into the first two albums, it's like relapsing back to the first two albums. The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP. It kinda feels like, the way these records feel it's like, to me, they kinda feel like those two records." (Skyrock)So for those who felt like his content was lacking, it's basically part of the concept, because he keeps relapsing back to SSLP & MMLP personas. It's brilliant, imo.
Quote from: pootypooty on May 11, 2009, 09:07:37 PMQuote from: Meho on May 11, 2009, 04:12:28 PMYou know I've said this 2 or 3 times in the past 2 days but you really need to get through the initial "first impression" experience because I was dissapointed with accent and thatr he showed no growth. Once you get past that phase try listening to it with an open mind, no overanalysing every single word, good music is good music. I also gave him a pass on the growth things, since he was on drugs for the past 7 years so it's understandable that he raps about it. Relapse 2 better be more serious and adress Proof, Interscope, Shady records politics....I suggest everybody to read that breakdown of the cd Action posted. And the replay value on this cd is impressive people are gonna call me crazy for this but it's better than Marshall Mathers (the replay value that is) for me. MM is obviously a better cd but the replay value was always fishy to me, like with all Eminem material except Slim Shady LP.Basically Slim Shady LP verses + Relapse production= classicPersonally, I liked the album from the get-go. I've probably played the whole album a dozen times now and it does get better. However, it wasn't until after the 3rd listen that I came across this statement when I began to really appreciate where he was going with this album, bearing in mind that Relapse is loosely a concept album:The main theme of the record is a lot to do with me getting sober. Like giving up drugs and also kinda relapsing back into the first two albums, it's like relapsing back to the first two albums. The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP. It kinda feels like, the way these records feel it's like, to me, they kinda feel like those two records." (Skyrock)So for those who felt like his content was lacking, it's basically part of the concept, because he keeps relapsing back to SSLP & MMLP personas. It's brilliant, imo.Agreed!!!I think alot of people just aren't grasping this whole concept album thing.. if you really look at what he was trying to do and then look at each track and how they fit... shit is dope as fuck!!! Given I do think a few tracks don't exactly fit the album.. you could probably skim it down to like 16-18 tracks.
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