Marshall Mathers LP, The (UK Version) [ECD] [PA] - Eminem

...2000, Eminem’s second album “The Marshall Mathers Lp” is released, on the back of lots of expectation from his first Album (Slim shady lp), The media and fans waited patiently to see what this blonde haired MC had to bring! To sum it up in one word – Controversy!

2001 The Limited edition LP was released as a two disk set!
The first being the same LP release in 2000 with the second disk for bonus material.

An album ...
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For me this is Eminem’s Beat record and at his peak before going too commercial,


Track listings and ratings

1.Public Service Announcement 2000 (N/a)

2.Kill You - A great start to the album, A song about how he’s going to kill you, only to find out that he’s joking. 4/5


3.Stan – ft Dido – brilliant track which went to No.1 only to be knocked off by Bob the Builder ... more

Going back to 2000, Eminem’s second album “The Marshall Mathers Lp” is released, on the back of lots of expectation from his first Album (Slim shady lp), The media and fans waited patiently to see what this blonde haired MC had to bring! To sum it up in one word – Controversy!

2001 The Limited edition LP was released as a two disk set!
The first being the same LP release in 2000 with the second disk for bonus material.

An album pack full of Controversial lyrics, brilliant rhymes and funky beats,
For me this is Eminem’s Beat record and at his peak before going too commercial,

Track listings and ratings

1.Public Service Announcement 2000 (N/a)

2.Kill You - A great start to the album, A song about how he’s going to kill you, only to find out that he’s joking. 4/5

3.Stan – ft Dido – brilliant track which went to No.1 only to be knocked off by Bob the Builder ( I think), Eminem turns Dido’s nice gentle song into a sycophancy Eminem freak song… 5/5

4.Paul (skit) N/a

5.Who Knew – not one of my fav tracks but has a good beat to it! 3/5

6.Steve Berman - N/a

7.the Way I Am – Brilliant track telling us how he feels and that he does not care what people think of him. Fast track with constant rhyming and rhythm, 5/5

8.The Real Slim Shady – one of Eminem’s “Funny” tracks – im slim shady, yes im the real shady, great track for the club , and has since been used with many remixes.4.5/5

9.Remember Me? – ft RBX – For me a poor track with no real meaning. 2/5

10.I'm Back – “ I murder a rhyme, one word at a time” a brilliant lyric and this track is full of them, a true “hiphop” track, this track has the beat, the lyrics and the lot. 5/5

11.Marshall Mathers – The best track on the album!!! , Eminem puts on a perfect performance – a couple of Digs at Britney, N-sync, ICP etc… 5/5

12.Ken Kaniff (skit)

13.Drug Ballad – a more up beat track another great track from Eminem, a great track for a house party, All about drinking and drugs! 5/5

14.Amityville - Bizarre – For me his is another weak link to a very good album, I like Bizarre (from D12) but neither Mc does this beat justice,.

15.Bitch Please II – ft Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xibit, - brilliant track very tight rhyming from probably 4 of the best hip hop artists. 5/5

16.Kim – very violent sounding track, Eminem acts psychotic towards Kim(ex wife) and how he acts that she had been cheating on him! a track which you only will listen too once! Cant really rate this track, if you have heard it you probably know why!

17.Under The Influence – ft D12 – The line “ got fired from UPS for trying to send you a bomb” sticks out the most for me, great lyrics from the D12 crew!5/5

18.Criminal – great start to the track, putting the whole album into context. Another brilliant piece of rhyming, with another Dig at Ken Kaniff (ICP) 5/5

Titles on Disc 2

1. The Real Slim Shady (instrumental)

2. The way I Am (instrumental)

3. Stan (instrumental)

4. The Kids (explicit version, bonus track)

5. Way I Am, The (Danny Lohner remix) -ft Marilyn Manson – when I first played this track I was like ,,, wow, that scary!, a deep remix with Manson singing the chorus. A real deep thrashing beat!. 5/5

Enhansed portion

The real slim shady Video
The way I am video
Stan Video

Package

The package is a cardboard slide out with a poster of Eminem on one side (with his mask on) and Marilyn Manson on the other side with Eminem. The Album its self is the standard two Cd package.

Inlay

Straight forward inlay, pictures of Eminem and his D12 crew, The inlay gives details of Writer of songs and producers etc… but no lyrics , if you want them you can visit his website!

Overall

A really great album with Eminem on top form, not suitable for the easily offended though. I would defiantly recommend this album to any hip-hop fan
Highlights for the package include the three videos for the singles that were released along with the “The Way I Am” remix, a few tracks let down this otherwise brilliant album. It’s just a shame I can’t say this about the Eminem Show Album! Never mind .

Hope this review helps .
 

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