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The Marshall Mathers LP is, for me, his best album. First released in 2000 (and subsequently re-released in 2001) it's angry, turbulent and contains some of the most graphic rapping that I've heard for a long time in 'mainstream' music. He's never tried to be mainstream, that's the thing. ... Read review
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from the Slim Shady LP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (from Slim Shady's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie. --Chris Campion
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dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from the Slim Shady LP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (from Slim Shady's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie. --Chris Campion
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from the Slim Shady LP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (from Slim Shady's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie. --Chris Campion
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from the Slim Shady LP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (from Slim Shady's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie. --Chris Campion
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from theSlim ShadyLP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (fromSlim Shady's"'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie.--Chris Campion
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from theSlim ShadyLP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (fromSlim Shady's"'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie.--Chris Campion
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from theSlim ShadyLP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (fromSlim Shady's"'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie.--Chris Campion
dealing it with it disgracefully. The Detroit rapper's multiple identities are more mixed up than ever, with Marshall Mathers fighting for prominence against his alter egos: Eminem, Slim Shady, Kenneth Kaniff and his public image. Don't be fooled by the album title: apart from the eponymous "Marshall Mathers" (which runs the lyrical gamut from maudlin to maniacal) you won't learn too much about "the real Slim Shady" here. As fiction bleeds into reality, Eminem aggravates the wound to increase the flow. The Dr Dre/Mel-Man productions on this record don't have the slap-happy bounce of those from theSlim ShadyLP; all drums and bass, they're ghostly, minimised slabs of roto-funk. Except, of course for the gleefully self-referential single "The Real Slim Shady", for which Dre appropriately cuts in some of the picked-guitar from his own "Forgot About Dre". Eminem's own co-productions with F.B.T. veer from the bounce to the ounce of "Drug Ballad" to the full-metal jacket of "Kim", where you get to find out all the gruesome details of how Eminem's paramour ended up in the back of that trunk (fromSlim Shady's"'97 Bonnie and Clyde"). And believe me, it ain't pretty. If anything there's a lesson to be learnt here: money, success, drugs, murderous intent, mental trauma and schizophrenia are all just as American as apple pie.--Chris Campion
A review by Fruity_Tart on Marshall Mathers LP, The (Explicit) - Eminem April 11th, 2004
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
Value for Money
Advantages:
Brilliant thought provoking lyrics
Disadvantages:
Some of the tracks are very similar in sound, offensive to some
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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OK, so everyone has a view on Eminem. People tend to love him to bits and take what he says as entertainment and then there's those who find him utterly offensive and a blight on music in general. Um... I love him to bits. Yes, he's offensive. Yes, he swears a lot. Yes, he's downright awful to certain groups of people. BUT if you take time to listen to what he has to say you'll find he talks a lot of sense. He has his own morals that he follows which are probably not to everyones liking but you've got to give the guy a bit of credit for not being scared to stand up and say what he thinks. He's out of place as the only major white rapper in a predominantly black enviroment, but Dr Dre took him on board and let him do his own thing. His own thing turned out to be a combination of hip hop and rap but I'm sure there's a bit of a heavy rock influence because of the themes of his music, graphically violent he's the only rapper to be blamed for tradgedies on a regular basis a la Marylin Manson.
The Marshall Mathers LP is, for me, his best album. First released in 2000 (and subsequently re-released in 2001) it's angry, turbulent and contains some of the most graphic rapping that I've heard for a long time in 'mainstream' music. He's never tried to be mainstream, that's the thing. If he was a mainstream act he'd lose a lot of his appeal; some years ago I'd imagine his work would have been banned for the drug references, swearing at every other word and explanations of what he'd like to do to people who have upset him through his life. If you're offended by the tracks he's released as singles, you'll hate this album. Simple. I'm not easily offended, however, so this is what I think.
I'll not bother going into the various skits on the album as most of them are simply Eminem making waves, letting the world know what a 'Bad Boy' he is. I've never quite got to grips with the skit thing anyway, the first time you hear them you can have a bit of a chuckle I suppose but after that they just sort of get in the way of the music.
Starting off with a 'Public Service Announcement' someone (I have a suspicion it's Nate Dogg but don't quote me on it!) speaking on behalf of Eminem informs you that 'Slim Shady does not give a f*ck what you think, if you don't like it you can suck his f*cking cock'. And so starts The Marshall Mathers LP!
Eminem kicks off with a track called 'Kill You'. God knows how many times I'm going to use the word angry in this review, but this song is definitely angry. At first listening you'd be forgiven for thinking this was a track about the hate he feels for women in general but listen closely and you'll realise he's talking about his MUM. There's little music as such in this track but it's got a cracking bassline with the 'gangsta rap' jingly tune over the top which doesn't fit with the murder and chainsaws that he's rapping about! Works though.
You've probably heard 'Stan' on the radio, for this track he teamed up with Dido to create a deeply moving song. Basically this is a song about an over-enthusiastic fan who goes from pleading for autographs to killing himself and his pregnant girlfriend when Slim Shady (as opposed to Marshall Mathers the man) doesn't respond. It's a gorgeous track with just a verse included in the album version which was cut from the radio edit because it was seen as condoning drink driving and murder/suicide. Dido's voice works beautifully against a haunting bass and when Eminem comes in with his violent use of words the track sends shivers down my spine. As well as this version try and get hold of the Eminem v's Wycleff Jean edit of Stan mixed with Wycleff's hit '911', it's truly brilliant.
"Hey Slim, that's my girlfriend screamin in the trunk but I didn't slit her throat, I just tied her up, see I ain't like you cause if she suffocates she'll suffer more, and then she'll die too"
'Who Knew' is Eminem trying to defend the subject of his rapping in his own inimitable style. He knows he's regularly blamed for suicides and violence in the States but this is him saying he's not to blame, he just writes music. Yeah, right! He raps so quickly in this one and the thumping background music is recorded loud so you can't hear at first what he's saying but it's definitely one to offend when you do realise what he's talking about!
'The Way I Am' is another erm... angry one. If you're not into anger you might as well forget this album now because you ain't gonna like this one! He's saying here take him or leave him. And fair play. Even the music is angry, thumping and working so well with Eminems voice as he shouts his way through the track. The paragon of virtue that is Jill Murphy commented on my last op that she wanted to know about my sinful past, and this song plays a big part in my sinful past. Long story short, I'm drunk at home and very angry with one of Marks friends. I'm sitting listening to this song (one of my favourites on the album) and I saw red. I beat the living crap out of said friend (with a 5kg dumb-bell no less!) - this song has that power over you. Obviously I didn't use this as my defence in court but I had a good laugh with the police about it! If you listen to the words and hear the emotion in Eminems voice you can see just why some people take it on themselves to do bad things after listening to him. Road rage material.
"No patience is in me and if you offend me, I'm liftin you 10 feet in the air I don't care who is there and who saw me destroy you, Go call you a lawyer, file you a lawsuit "
'The Real Slim Shady' sounds like a fun song with the jingly beat putting in an appearence UNTIL you hear the words and you realise he's talking the same general nastiness as he does on the angry songs! lol It's a lighthearted look at the way he's portrayed in the media and he doesn't like it, he knows he's not likely to ever win anything when there are "little girl and boy groups" around winning everything.
Eminem teamed up with RBX and the rather terrifying Sticky Fingaz for 'Remember Me'. He's dropped his voice to a much lower pitch and comes across as a raving madman! The same thumping bassline is used with a similar sound to 'The Real Slim Shady' put on top, but this song does not come across as light hearted in any way, shape or form. Put bluntly it's a song about murder - don't want to be listening to this one when that friend of Marks is near!
'I'm Back' is Eminem shouting to the world (again) that he says what he thinks and doesn't give a stuff what anyone thinks of him for it. Another angry one and in my opinion one of the two weak links on the album, it seems like it's included as a space filler because it doesn't say anything that you've not already heard in 'Remember Me' and 'The Way I Am'.
'Marshall Mathers' is a song about everyone wanting to be his friend now he's a star. It's another haunting tune where Eminem replaces some of his rapping with singing, although the anger comes through. Still he's talking about shooting people who dare disagree with him and despite the sad way this track starts, it's a highly homophobic song which was definitely written to offend.
As the name suggests, 'Drug Ballad' is indeed a erm... drug ballad. He calls this his 'love song' and is an upbeat tune coupled with a rap about hardcore partying, one of Eminems less offensive offerings this is a cracking tune about how much fun drugs are but how they *do* catch up on you in the long term. A bit of a laugh track, and the other weak link I referred to earlier.
Back with the angry side of Eminem is 'Amityville' which is collaboration with Bizarre from D12. It's a dark track and brilliant. There's no real story behind this one as far as I can tell, it's another one about murder, death and destruction with a loud beat which comes across as extremely violent.
"Mentally ill from Amityvilllle, accidentally kill your family still Thinkin he won't? God-damnit he will, Mentally ill from Amityville"
For 'Bitch Please II' Eminem has teamed up with the equally wonderful Dr Dre and Snoop Dog. This is a typical Dre tune, pimp and drug references ahoy! lol The typical jangling tune that Snoop Dogg (could he get any cooler?) uses in his tracks, you can almost see the bouncing cars in your head!
Even as a big Eminem fan I can honestly say he's overstepped the mark with 'Kim'. Kim is his estranged wife and in the midst of a very dark tune and bass he not only talks of killing her but acts the whole scenario out. This is the only Eminem song that really bothers me because he has a woman acting Kims part and it ends with him choking her and telling her "Bleed bitch, Bleed." Nah, there's no need for this song. No need at all.
The last two songs on the album are 'Criminal' and 'Under The Influence' and I'm lumping these together for the simple reason that they're basically the same song! Different beats admittedly, but essentially these two were written to be lumped together under the general heading of murder and homophobia. Criminal in particular is pretty insulting and would be highly offensive if you happen to fall into one of Eminems target groups.
To sum up, what can I say? As a big fan of hip hop and rap in general I think it's excellent, the weak links I mentioned are more than made up for by the mans sheer talent with words. The album as a whole is much darker than 'The Slim Shady LP' and is quite similar to his later release 'The Eminem Show'. A lot of the tracks sound the same because of the limitations with beats and basslines available to rap artists, at the end of the day these guys are talking not singing so the beat and music must be at a tone and pitch to easily hear what's been said.
To reiterate what I said earlier, if you're easily offended and you buy this album then it's your own fault! By now everyone knows what to expect when it comes to Eminem; he IS graphic, he raps about rape and murder, he thinks drugs are 'clever' and he's never heard of the term politically correct. And this is why I love him. The album comes with a Parental Advisory sticker so a no go for your 5 year old nephew - or your nan! If you like the sound of Eminem you can grab a copy on Amazon for £9.99, if you don't I suppose there's always Boyzone...
The title of the review is taken from 'Kill You' with one of the most bizarre lines I've ever heard!
"Okay I'm ready to go play, Got the machete from OJ, Ready to make everyones throat ache."
Advantages: Very thoughful, intelligent and serious. Disadvantages: One weak track, too offensive for many, too many skits
'The Marshall Mathers LP' is the record breaking 2000 album from Detroit rap superstar Eminem, which would be his second mainstream LP and fourth in total. The album sold over 1.75 million copies in its first week of release, breaking all music records for first week sales (and Snoop Doggs record for rap music from Doggstyle's sales), it went 5 times platinum within its first month of release, making Eminem one of 3 rappers ever to do this, the others ... ...to call the album 'The Marshall Mathers LP' reflects the serious nature of the album whilst the previous one was named after his alter ego and rap personality.
The Album
1 - Public Service Announcement 2000 (Intro)
2 - Kill You
The beats are very minimal on this one which only makes Eminem's raps stand out more, there's no real message or story in this track, its more just a chance for Eminem to be as offensive as possible and have a bit fun ...
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Advantages: Some brilliantly written tracks. Disadvantages: Some rather gross tracks too.
...10. I'm Back 11. Marshall Mathers 12. Ken Kaniff 13. Drug Ballad 14. Amityville 15. B*tch Please II 16. Kim 17. Under The Influence There are way too many songs for me to review track by track so I'm just going to go through the best ones. There are also a few skits in there too which I don't really listen to, I find them a bit boring if I'm honest! [Stan] This is probably one of the most well known tracks by Eminem, it's not the best but it's pretty ... ...think that the lyrics and the story behind this song can make Eminem come across a bit conceited- he tells a story about an obsessive fan called Stan who trys in vain to contact Eminem. When he doesn't get a reply he kills himself and his girlfriend by driving off a bridge (lovely I know). When Eminem finally gets around to replying he realises that he's too late to save Stan. I don't really like the story, I think it's pretty harsh and it's a strange ...
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Advantages: Eminems amazing lyrical skills Disadvantages: A few weak songs
After the "Slim Shady LP" propelled Eminem into the limelight with contreversial lyrics and bad language, comes Eminems second album "Marshall MathersLP". Another slice of contreversey perhaps, but a great album by a lyrical genius definitely.
"This is another Public Service Announce ment brought to you in part by Slim Shady. Slim Shady does not give a f**k what you think..." The scene is set by the intro. A disclaimer? Well maybe not, but it tells ... ...or not.
Don't like Eminem? Then the first track is a message to you. "Kill You" sticks a finger up to all of his critics over a great beat and a catchy tune.
Everyone knows the next track "Stan". A hit in the UK, this track has an amazing hook sung by our own Dido. In this track Eminem describes a situation where an obsessed fan kills himself because Eminem didn't reply to his letters. Some people think Eminem is himself crazy. But I, and millions ...
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Advantages: Cover is excellent, Music is outstanding Disadvantages: Amminyville
...to the throne, but the Marshall mathers lp shows us that Eminem is most certainly capable of making it for himself. He even brings a load of his posse with him and even drags British songstress Dido along for the ride.
Immediately the album goes about the constant and seemingly very important business of making u laugh and setting down a high level of profane language with the opening skit. But then breaks into some lyrical excellence. And when ... ...seemingly impregnable armor of the Marshall mathers LP and that is ‘Amminyville’ this song doesn’t work for me it lack something and placed near the excellent ‘Kim’ seems pale in comparison. Then add to this the self-bashing in places skits and the hilarious yet crude ICP skit then this is an album that will have you riveted to your stereo for hours on end, not necessarily a bad thing with music of this standard pumping ...
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Advantages: Doesn`t try to gloss over the facts of life in inner city America. Disadvantages: Attracts unfair and harsh criticism.
...our time. Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers III) doesn`t shy away from telling it as it is. This album illustrates exactly what young people in America are growing up with, the violence, the drugs, the alcohol addiction, violence in the home etc. For far too long people have been sweeping these things under the carpet, until now. Eminem has taken a bold stance and spoken out (through his music) about the problems affecting the large cities of America. ... ...press. Brilliant track. 8/10
Marshall Mathers – The title track on this album tells the story of how a young man from a bad area suddenly became rich & famous. He draws attention to the fact that when he was just Marshall Mathers III nobody was interested in him but now everybody wants a piece of him. Excellent. 9/10.
Ken Kaniff (skit) – Ken Kaniff is a fictional character created by Eminem to highlight the fact that there are weirdo`s ...
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Advantages: Lyrics, tunes. flow Disadvantages: May be to coarse for some
...Track listing:
1. Public Service Anouncement 2000
2. Kill You
3. Stan
4. Paul [skit]
5. Who Knew
6. Steve Berman [skit]
7. The Way I Am
8. The Real Slim Shady
9. Remember Me
10. I'm Back
11. MarshallMathers
12. Ken Kaniff [skit]
13. Drug Ballad
14. Amityville
15. Bitch Please II
16. Kim
17. Under The Influence
18. Criminal
Public service announcement 2000, A short skit not really that funny or clever. 4/10
Kill you, Yay for a song, with anger and venom wih his rhymes simpler than some of the others on the album but (bar the swearing) it' an easy listen with a decent medlody. Not outstanding but above average. 6/10
Stan, The song of the album, with a sample of Dido being used as the hook, with a story of an almost stalker like fan. Probably the stand out for lyric as well as overall brillance. 10/10
Paul...
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Advantages: So easy to relate to what he says in his songs! Disadvantages: Isnt any!!
...I am a very big fan of eminem, hes a lyrical genius and i cannot stop listening to this album! Its my favourite of his. It shows his angry but wity side of eminem and a more personal side. Eminem writes with amazing wit and anger about the circumstances of his life and beliefs! Eminem wants the fans and target auditance to not take it so literal! Its a must listen to and fantastic album by the lyrical genius! If your not really into eminem but would like to check out his style and music this is the album to buy!
one word WOW!
Some of my favourite tracks on the album is stan, the way i am, kill you, criminal and the real slim shady! There all amazing!
Eminem is such a fantastic rapper and deserves alot of respect!...
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Advantages: amazing history behind the songs and great music. Disadvantages: none at all.
...This cd in my opinion was a great turing point in eminems career. This cd changed him from fame to super stardum. In this cd he attacks everyone who critersized his first album "the slim shady lp" and famously his ex wife Kim and his mum. The fact that he has chosen to use his real name for the title of this his seccond album shows that this album is alot more personal to him.
This album is alot darker than his first as the only upbeat song there is on the album is "the real slim shady" and the only reason he wrote this was to have a radio friendly song on the album.
This album reached number one on the charts; billbord 200, top R'n'B/hip-hop albums, top canadian albums and top internet albums.
This cd was a beak through in rap and has continued to be sucsessful even to this day.
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Album Notes: Personnel: Eminem, Snoop, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Sticky Fingaz (rap vocals); Dido (vocals); Jeff Bass, Steve Berman, Paul "Bunyan" Rosenberg (spoken vocals); Mike Elizondo (guitar, keyboards, bass); Sean Cruise, John Bingham (guitar); Tommy Coster, Jr., Camara Kambon (keyboards); DJ Head (programming). D-12: Kon Artis, Proof, Kuniva, Swifty, Bizarre (rap vocals). Producers include: Dr. Dre, The 45 King, Mel-Man, F.B.T., Eminem. Engineers: Richard "Segal" Huredia, Mike Butler, Aaron Lepley. THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. "The Real Slim Shady" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Album Of The Year. A Caucasian rapper from Detroit, a Dr. Dre disciple with bright blonde hair--by rights Eminem should be the biggest cheeseball in the hip-hop universe. However, his debut, THE SLIM SHADY LP, contained clever rhymes and even the occasional innovation. His sophomore effort, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP, is about as subtle as a Detroit Devil's Night and proves Eminem's no fluke, but instead a most unlikely rap visionary. While his horror/shock rap can be repetitive, it's more often hilarious, as he and his Slim Shady character skewer anyone and everyone, notably the MTV-based world that surrounded him after the success of his first record. Few can come up with rhymes as consistently clever as this Motor City madman, and lines which will be repeated as long as this CD is spun. The most startling moment has to be "Stan," featuring haunting, ethereal guest vocals from Dido; an incongruously sublime track, it spins an o henry-meets-'60s teenage-death-song tale of obsessed fan worship gone terribly wrong.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.106) - Ranked #1 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000 - "...His tortured conscience gives the album its complex emotional kick..." Spin (1/01, p.73) - Ranked #3 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]" - "...What 'going too far' means: really, finally brought that psycho rude s*** home to the 'burbs....leaving more things unsettled than when he started." Q (1/01, p.90) - Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000". NME (12/30/00, p.77) - Ranked #7 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year". CMJ (1/08/01, p.10) - Included in CMJ's "Best of the Year" for 2000. The Source (8/00, pp.225-6) - 4 mics out of 5 - "...You wanna peep [this LP], if not for the intense lyrics and witty punch lines, at least for the chance of witnessing one of the craziest MCs grow up right before ya ears." Vibe (8/00, p.162) - "...Should forever erase the notion that [he] is the Elvis Presley of hardcore hip hop. If anything, he's rap's Eric Clapton: a white boy who can hang with the best black talent based on sheer skill - enhancing the art form instead of stealing from it." Rap Pages (7/00, p.45) - "...Even more abrasive and offensive....proving again that his imagery and storytelling abilities stand tall over most other rappers..." Rolling Stone (7/20/00, pp.135-6) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...He's more funny and much more scary....A car-crash record: loud, wild, dangerous, out of control, grotesque, unsettling. It's also impossible to pull your ears awat from." Q (8/00, p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[His] disaffection sucks you in and the wholesale nihilism can still provoke shivers..." Uncut (8/00, p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...You might not like where he's dragging you, but there's no denying the style with which he does it..." Melody Maker (6/6/00, p.54) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It has an answer to everything, filling every parking-spot in the towering multi-storey of ego with a triple-bluffmobile....No one else puts such a rocket under rap's self-consciousness or makes it so shocking..." NME (6/3/00, p.39) - 9 out of 10 - "...Real twisted...one long, disillusioned whine....[It] may be the white noise of America's Most Unwanted, but it also the product of a talent supremely Untouchable." Entertainment Weekly (6/2/00, pp.76-7) - "...Indefensible and critic-proof, hypocritical and heartbreaking, unlistenable and undeniable; it's a disposable shock-rap session, and the first great pop record of the 21st century..." - Rating: A- CMJ (6/12/00, p.3) - "...Musically, the album is a triumph....You can't deny [the lyrics'] searing honesty, and that's what makes [him] one of pop's compelling artists."
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