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His new cd dropped today. Just started listening to it after lunch.

Seems pretty good so far. I've always been a fan of his so him sticking to the same type of stuff seems like a good choice.

Been a while since he's had a new cd and it's actually the first cd I have bought since his last one.

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  • Cojax
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    Cojax polycounter lvl 10
    Is this the first CD you have ever bought Jesse? Whats the world coming to?!?!
  • Jesse Moody
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    Jesse Moody polycounter lvl 17
    Cojax wrote: »
    Is this the first CD you have ever bought Jesse? Whats the world coming to?!?!

    it's actually the first cd I have bought since his last one.

    There you go since you couldn't read it the first time Geoff.
  • notman
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    notman polycounter lvl 18
    lol

    I listened to some of the snippets on the site, and I'm not sold on this one yet. I have most of his collection, and I'm a Detroit (suburb) guy, so I like to support the guy, but I'm waiting on this. Sometimes I need to hear his stuff a couple times before I like it. I prefer when he's funnier with his lyrics. This one almost seems too serious.

    Let me know your overall impression though. It's only $10 for the initial release, so I may grab it anyway.
  • Cojax
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    Cojax polycounter lvl 10
    it's actually the first cd I have bought since his last one.

    There you go since you couldn't read it the first time Geoff.

    Lies!
  • ArtsyFartsy
    Awww, is he still missing his mommy?
  • TheWinterLord
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    TheWinterLord polycounter lvl 17
    nice Spotify already got it! :) il listen some later
  • |Buddy|
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    |Buddy| polycounter lvl 11
    Pre-Ordered it awhile back. The bonus tracks are pretty good as well, especially the My Darling one.

    I'm eager to see how Relapse 2 will sound like, most likely more like the last few tracks off this album since its meant to be a continuation of it.
  • Jesse Moody
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    Jesse Moody polycounter lvl 17
    Bonus tracks? Are they on the cd?
  • Fuse
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    Fuse polycounter lvl 18
    been looking forward to this one .. last one was very disappointing..

    looks like he's back on track with this one ..

    Detox should be coming soon too..
  • |Buddy|
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    |Buddy| polycounter lvl 11
    Bonus tracks? Are they on the cd?

    Nope, you get them digitally if you preorder via eminem.com.

    EDIT: it seems that you get them now as well if you order the cd on the website. So its not pre-order exclusive.
  • Jesse Moody
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    Jesse Moody polycounter lvl 17
    Damn i bought mine at best buy. WTF!!!
  • Jesse Moody
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    Jesse Moody polycounter lvl 17
    Glad I bought the cd. Some solid songs on here. Like usual you have to listen more then once to catch everything but it was well worth the cash. I mean 10 bucks for 20 songs. Worked for me and I never buy cds.
  • Marcus Dublin
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    Marcus Dublin polycounter lvl 17
    Hmm, the initial video he had didn't do much to peak my interest. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8UgIgI8BU[/ame]

    It seemed like he hasn't grown much and resorted to the same tactics that worked for him ten years ago. I'm going to see if I can sample some more tracks before investing in this album.

    By the way is there anything as good as (Stan) or (The way I am) on there?
  • breakneck
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    hes a crackhead - and i approve :)
  • Slum
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    Slum polycounter lvl 18
    wait.. he's still making 'music' ?
  • almighty_gir
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    meh, i remember hearing him say "i don't want to write any more "funny" stuff, it distracts people from the serious messages in my music".

    low and behold, his debut single from this album is a "funny" track. cash cow it all the way baby! MOO MOO!.
  • Mark Dygert
    Didn't he have a song that said something to the effect that as soon as he starts to fade from the spotlight he's going to vanish, he wouldn't try to reboot his career?

    Some of his stuff was pretty good but I got pretty sick of the lil-boy mom and pop issues he seemed hung up on. I get it, your childhood sucked... yea just like everyone else. Maybe some of his later stuff wasn't that way but kind of tuned it out.
  • timwiese
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    timwiese polycounter lvl 9
    I don't really like this album. Most of the songs lack real emotion that made most of his other songs great. It's too bad because I really like the rest of his albums but this one just seems mediocre at best.

    But that is just my opinion, it seems that a lot of people I know disagree with me.
  • |Buddy|
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    |Buddy| polycounter lvl 11
    Vig wrote: »
    Some of his stuff was pretty good but I got pretty sick of the lil-boy mom and pop issues he seemed hung up on. I get it, your childhood sucked... yea just like everyone else. Maybe some of his later stuff wasn't that way but kind of tuned it out.

    This applies to almost every musican out there, they sing/rap/whatever the stuff they know something about. Most of them however talk about LOVE [eminem did in few of his songs but in 'kind of different' way lol] which is so fucking cliche.

    In conclusion,
    I'd much rather listen to some nice beat with guy rapping about raping or killing than to some guy with bitch-voice talking about how he cant pick up his 1000th chick.

    I also think he could move to some more serious stuff with Relapse 2 considering that he changes flows/voices on almost each album then it should sound different yet again.

    Ah, and i find Relapse the ultimate reason to NOT take neither valium nor other drugs ever (like i ever planned, i dont even smoke :S). If you look hard you can see a message in this :)

    Detox is goin to release after monkey-brain releases his half-dollar shit, can't wait. Dre FTW.
  • konstruct
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    konstruct polycounter lvl 18
    guilty pleasure for sure- I will acquiring this cd shortly.
  • ae.
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    ae. polycounter lvl 12
    man im so glad you guys also listen to his music :P i think his the only rapper i listen too his stuff is so different compared to the usual shit people pump out now-a-days.

    i gotta say 3 am sounds pretty awesome can wait to see what else is on the CD havent payed to much attention to the reviews.

    might have to go pick it up this weekend.
  • Andreas
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    Awww, is he still missing his mommy?

    Oh snap!

    Saw the video for his new single the other day, thought it was ok, was far more impressed with the fact that that 'sarah palin' porn star imitator was in it. That did it for me.

    Usually does, mind you.
  • |Buddy|
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    |Buddy| polycounter lvl 11
    Watch 3am video, nice gibs in there.
  • Jesse Moody
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    Jesse Moody polycounter lvl 17
    Come on lyrics like this?

    Sitting nude in my living room, it's almost noon. I wonder what's on the tube maybe they'll show some boobs. Surfin' every channel I find Hannah Montana then. I reach for the aloe and tanolin bust all over the wall panellin' dismantilin every candle on top of the fire place mantel and grab my flannel and my bandanna then kiss the naked mannequin man again.

    Seriously...it's gold!
  • Mark Dygert
    Ha, that's funny stuff.
  • |Buddy|
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    |Buddy| polycounter lvl 11
    So one last time, mister christopher reeves
    Won't you break it down for me and just spit the verse please
    (Chrisopher reeves) Eminem I'm coming to kill you (sniff)
    Always hated you and I still do
    (...)

    Everyday I hate you more and more
    Throw down the cardboard
    Lets break dance if you think your hardcore
    all right Ma you win, I don't feel like arguin
    I'll do it, pop and gobble it and start wobblin
    Stumble hobble tumble slip drip then I fall in bed
    With a bottle of meds and a Heath Ledger bobblehead.

    :poly142::poly142::poly142:
  • Jesse Moody
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    Jesse Moody polycounter lvl 17
    Ahh Buddy I was actually just thinking of posting the Heath Ledger one lol. I cracked up at work when I heard that. So fucked up... lol


    I was born with a dick in my brain, yeah fucked in the head
    My stepfather said that I sucked in the bed
    'Til one night he snuck in and said
    We're going out back, I want my dick sucked in the she'd
    Can't we just play with Teddy Ruxbin instead?
    After I fuck you in the butt, get some head
    Bust a nut, get some rest
    The next day my mother said "I don't know what the fuck's up with this kid!
    The bastard won't even eat nothing he's fed
    He just hung himself in the bedroom he's dead"
    "Debbie don't let that fucker get you upset
    Go in there, stick a fuckin' cigarette to his neck
    I bet you he's fakin' it, I bet you
    I bet he probably just want's to see how upset you would get
    I'll go handle this of course, unless you object"
    "Ahh go fuck his brains out, if any's left in his head"
  • Joseph Silverman
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    Joseph Silverman polycounter lvl 17
    You can listen to the entire cd on myspace, if you're curious or dubious.
  • Steviant
    Woo! Yeah! Popular musicians with the initials M.M. trying to relive former glories by being "shocking" is SO DAMN NOW (see: The High End Of Low).

    Once upon a time Eminem sounded angry and passionate about what he was doing, now he sounds like a drugged up, washed out parody of himself. He used to have something to say, now he's just bitching and angling for controversy.

    Pretty ugly, really, career car-crashes.
  • greenj2
    Come on lyrics like this?

    Sitting nude in my living room, it's almost noon. I wonder what's on the tube maybe they'll show some boobs. Surfin' every channel I find Hannah Montana then. I reach for the aloe and tanolin bust all over the wall panellin' dismantilin every candle on top of the fire place mantel and grab my flannel and my bandanna then kiss the naked mannequin man again.

    Seriously...it's gold!

    I must be getting old or something, because lyrics like that are exactly what puts me off this album. I've had a brief listen to it and so many of the tracks seem to have this samey childish naughtyness theme to them that just bores the shit out of me. Totally lacking any edge or shock value that you'd find on his earlier albums. I've found his studio albums mostly unlistenable after 'The Eminem Show'. 'The Re-Up' was pretty decent though...

    Em's still got a lyrical flow that's been constantly great through his whole career, it just seems like he ran out of things to say a few albums back. I'll have a few more listens to 'Relapse' just to be sure. :)
  • |Buddy|
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    There was only 1 studio album after 'The Eminem Show' tbh and that was Encore, and yeah half of it was shit.

    Yeah. Skip it for a while and listen again later, i had the same exact impression originally, it faded away in the end :). I'm pretty sure he won't be going back to this theme in any of his next albums.
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