... Marshall Mathers
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
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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 alt...
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His second album finds Eminem struggling to contain the pressures of success. And he's
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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 alt...
MARSHALL MATHERS LP^ THE
Personnel: Eminem, Snoop, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Sticky Fingaz (rap vocals); Dido (vocals);
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Jeff Bass, Steve Berman, Paul Bunyan Rosenberg (spoken vocals); Mike Elizondo (guitar, keyboards, bass); Sean Cruise, John Bingham (guitar); Tommy Coster, Jr., Cama...
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
Advantages: Lyrics, tunes. flow Disadvantages: May be to coarse for some
...10. I'm Back
11. Marshall Mathers
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. ... ...even worth talking about. Seriouly Marshall should have stopped these before they even strted. 3/10
The way I am, Catchy, angry and bitter. Wonderful song which for one of the few times in the album shows Eminem's angry writing. It's a song thats attributed to being about the people who dislike him, see even he can hate himself. 9/10
Real slim shady, The first single off the album (I think) and still a classic, with soft gentle but yet wonderful ...
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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 ... ...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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legend Review ofMarshall Mathers LP, The (Explicit) - Eminemby
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Advantages: eminem = legend Disadvantages: none
what an artist and what an album, i wasnt a very big fan at all of eminem for at least 2 years, but his music grew on me and i now have all his albums and alot of his pirate / unreleased / underground music, anyway this album is a great example of eminem and the whole " EMINEM CULTURE " as a whole. cant wait to see his return after the tragic loss of PROOF RIP brother, have to see him show love and respec. this is one of my personally favourite albums ...
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Advantages: Good songs, very funny lyrics Disadvantages: Very explicit lyrics in parts
...Eminem would not normally be my type of music, but after hearing "The Real Slim Shady" and liking it, I thought that I would take the plunge and buy his new album.
The whole album seems to be about Eminem's struggle with life, the way he gets blamed for the things that kids do after listening to his music. If he's not going on about how the parents should be looking after their kids better then he's making fun of his mother and homosexuals.
Overall the album is great, very funny in parts with some good sing along songs. However if you are easily offended, I would not buy this album!!...
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...After his success last year with the brilliant Slim Shady LP he does
it again with this a much better album. I think that this is the album
that genuinely has everything. It leaves nothing to be wanted. It
has comedy, seriousness and the unquestioned style of the first
white rap artist to make an impact on the world scene. He's
probably an asshole to live with but listening to this record is taking
a piece of that from a safe distance and with it added to the great
music and production of Dre it becomes one of the best rap albums
ever, this is no exaggeration.
Other than Eminem's image (which pulled through the last album)
this is a superb blend of songs which if released will soon be known
as classics. Songs such as 'Stan' and 'Who Knew' already have wide
acclaim and last week 'The Real Slim Shady' bagged Eminem's first...
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Advantages: Excellent music, black humour Disadvantages: Sweary Mary type lyrics (for family types...)
...If you don't like swearing, do not buy this album.
If you don't like violent topics, do not buy this album.
If you want to hear the most original, funny and inspiring albums this year so far, then DO buy this album. It's fantastic.
I haven't really been into rap in recent years, but bought this due to the hype it was getting, and the fact that Top of the Pops wouldn't play "The Real Slim Shady" in the early evening.
Every track has an excellent use of backing music and comedic lyrics, despite the somewhat hard-hitting topics (especially Kim), and has you humming them back later in the day, or singing them out loud, trying to skip over the swear words in front of you mum or kids :-)
The pick of the tracks, in my opinion, are: Kill You, Stan, The Way I am, MarshallMathers and Drug Ballad.
Do buy this album, you won...
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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).
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..."