The Eminem Show [PA] [Limited] by Eminem

Pros: A mixture of nasty lyrics and rap/pop hooks.
Cons: He didn't expand beyond his comfort zone.

Preamble
What's a pop chick doing reviewing Eminem? Well, I recognize that no matter how slimy someone is on a personal level, you really have to separate the personal from the professional. In Eminem's case, he displays a...

Pros: Brilliant lyrics, decent music, great delivery
Cons: Blunt and could be offensive, "Drips" is gross

You can imagine my surprise when I walked through Media Play yesterday and saw that Eminem’s new album, The Eminem Show, was already out for the masses. It was originally scheduled to be released in early June, due to pirating it was slated for May...

Pros: Eminem maintains his clever, quick, and devastating delivery
Cons: Still hung up on his Mom, Kim, and the mediocre D12 needs to go

Madonna always had an edge, until her style took a heartfelt turn when she had her first child and creatively gave birth to Ray of Light. Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem now displays another side of his creativity, through the eyes of a...

Pros: Cool grooves and creative raps.
Cons: Vulgar, drags a bit towards the end.

286 total foul words. One every 17 (+/- 2-3) seconds. Kim, Eminem’s Mom, the government, the Vice President and his wife, Tipper Gore, various other rappers and pop singers, women, and handful of parents who fuel his career by continuing to bring...

Pros: Fun to invent your own words to songs
Cons: I can't be the target market can I?

Overprotective mothers of the world rejoice! Eminem, Slim Shady, Marshall Mathers, whatever you care to call him, is done. The much vilified king of ultra offensive rap is no more. The game... to quote someone famous who I can't think of at the moment......

Pros: Personal lyrics, good beats, Emimem grows up (a little)
Cons: Repetitive subjects, Dr. Dre, bonus DVD

Well here I am, doing something that even I would not expect…I’m reviewing an Eminem CD. This means that I actually bought his album (the day it came out) and listened to it the whole way through. Me, a pop loving gay Latin male who actually likes Eminem...

Pros: Eminem's lyrics and flow are as good as ever; fans will not be disappointed
Cons: intros/outros, a few sub-par songs, eminem sings (but it's tolerable and justified)

I've always liked Eminem because he is innovative and very talented. What I don't like though is how a lot of Eminem fans aren't really hip-hop fans. A lot of them are MTV-watching white teenage girls who think he's cute and try to pretend that they...

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“Listen to the sound of me spillin’ my heart through this pen/
Motherf*ckers know that I’ll never be Marshall again”

Sorry Eminem, but I don’t believe you.

I didn’t believe your schizophrenic act on The Marshall Mathers LP and,...

Pros: Eminem's best work to date. Great lyrics and beats. Bonus DVD!
Cons: May be offensive to some.

This Eminem version is a Limited Edition of 2 million and adds a bonus DVD that contains live performances and interview bits.

I tried to play my old CD the other day and it was so scratched up it skipped real bad. So, I went to my local music...

Pros: Solid beats, incredible rhyming skills, and less offensive than before...
Cons: but still foul, will offend the prudish, Drips is not a good song

I've been excited about this album ever since I basically fell in love with Eminem's previous CD. I read June 4, so I waited. Then I heard, due to internet piracy, that the ablum was being pushed back a week. Then again pushed back three days. I like...

Pros: More catchy tracks. He sings well, believe it or not in track 14.
Cons: Same old, same old.

Please note that this review contains some bad language and controversial topics...



1. Curtains Up
This 30 second skit is a fairly intriguing introduction to the album.

2. White America
Anger in Eminem's voice...

Pros: Dr. Dre influence Get to see someone make a fool of himself
Cons: America is hugging Eminem when he takes aim at the very people that support him

Some compare this clown to 2Pac, some compare him to Elvis. I compare him to a wannabe clone of Vanilla Ice.

"It really comes to this question: Is music better when it's controversial? Songs always seemed more important when there was a story...

Pros: i saw a softer side of Eminem
Cons: a lot of the same kind of beat throughout the CD

Just a note, I am basically writing about the change of Eminem's attitude from his last CD, "The Marshall Mathers LP" to "The Eminem Show", the most recent CD that came out in 2002!

Marshall Mathers, also known as Slim Shady and Eminem. I...

Pros: Great Lyrics, Great Music
Cons: Offensive to some people

Ever since hearing the real slim shadey, off Eminem's album "The Marshall Mathers LP", Eminem has been my favourite musical artist. I enjoyed every song off his previous albums, and, a few weeks ago, when I heard he had a new song out, I was...

Pros: A few good hits
Cons: Lacks depth and sound of previous cd's

The newest Eminem CD is a great piece of work compared to much of the rap on the shelves these days, but compared to his last two lp's this cd definently lacks. I was extremely dissapointed as this cd in many of the tracks takes on an almost pop kind of...

Pros: Great Lyrics and a good message
Cons: None

Hard lyrics, humorous jokes, and ideas that keep you think long after the song is over. Those are just a few things that come to mind when thinking about the King of Contro. Rap Eminem (a.k.a Slim Shady, a.k.a Marshal Mathers, a.k.a. Ken Kaniff, a.k.a...

Pros: great lyrics, nice beats
Cons: violence and cussing promoted

Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem, was born October 17, 1974 in Kansas city missouri. He has put out three albums which started with his 4 time platinum record, Slim Shady. This album's lyrics are not as well written as the lyrics in The Eminem...

Pros: Great music beat combined with the "real life" lyrics equals another awesome album.
Cons: Still a little Vulgar and isn't quite as good as the Marshall Mathers LP

This is Eminem's third mainstream album, and by far his most complete. The Eminem Show has the rough and raw tracks such as "cleanin' out my closet" along with the hit single "without me" and finishes up the trifecta with an actual song to his daughter...

Pros: Great lyrics,Eminem changes his flow from one song to another,Innovative
Cons: Definitely for adults over 18

This is the only album by Eminem that I have ever heard and I love it. My friend said you gotta hear this new Eminem album and I was like "Eminem, nah." But I listened to it and now I listen to it all the time especially while driving. Something about it...

Pros: Creative, Great beats, DVD is great. Best CD yet.
Cons: Nothing wrong with it.

"The Eminem Show" is the best cd made by Eminem yet, well thats my opinion. All I can say is that this cd is amazing, I listen to it everyday. A couple of the songs I really like are: Hailies song, which eminem sings in, soldier, I love the way square...

Pros: Great flow and lyrics, impressive style, meets expectations
Cons: He attempts to sing, a few songs miss the mark, standard Em stuff

I was looking forward to the album, even more so when I heard the drop date moving into May. I even bought it from Best Buy two days before the actual release date-- I guess they wanted to jump the gun a little. Anyway. Eminem's performance on this...

Pros: He doesn't have a stupid song all about Kim on this one.
Cons: His singing debut and the track with his daughter saying the hook.

I have to say that after hearing the Marshall Mathers LP, I couldn't wait for another album to come out from that little white kid from Detroit, especially after the first sinlge came out. But upon hearing the album back in June, I would have to say...

Pros: He speaks the truth about what he feels.
Cons: Lot of curses, so kids shouldnt hear it.

I wrote an opinion on Eminem a while back, and here I am again. If you didn't read it, go back and do. I was so right. At the beginning when he first started getting popular, people were talking so much bs. I said it once, and i'll say it again. I...

Pros: Great lyrics, cheap, great music
Cons: Offensive to many

I bought this album a week after it came out, because I wasn't too excited about it. As most know, Eminem had two LP's out before this one (The Slim Shady LP and The Marshal Mathers LP that I reccomend) and I loved them, but then he went into a group...

Pros: Without Me
Cons: every other track

I have been an Eminem fan since he broke onto the music scene with "My Name Is". I've always loved the edgy raw tune of his lyrics and the tongue in cheek look at life that he offered. His newest albumn "The Eminem Show" has been a complete...

Pros: Same quirky lyrics, different subjects...kind of.
Cons: Lots of complaining, touchy subjects.

At face value, this is "just another Eminem CD." Underneath, for those willing to listen more than once, you can find the "real" Eminem, his pain and confusion flows under all the layers.

One thing missing from this album that has appeared in...

Pros: The CD is more personal, the songs were so meaningful
Cons: I didn't like all of the skits.There are like 5.That's too much for me.

I bought this album because I love Eminem. I was a little hesitant because his CD are usually about the same thing but when I heard the first single Without me I was hooked. The catchy beat and hilarious lyrics make for a good party song. I love how he...

Pros: Has some really great songs such, Saying Goodbye Hollywod is amazing.
Cons: There are a few songs that I usually skip (Business, Cleaning out my closet)

This truly is a great CD and I believe is a must buy. If you are an Eminem fan this CD should already be in your collection, if not go out and buy it now. If you not a fan, I don't care about you anyway.

The DVD that comes with this CD is...

Pros: Very personal, somewhat inspiring, great beats.
Cons: I will never look at sour cream dip the same way again.

Eminem's new album is incredible. It is so refreshing to listen to a hip hop artist tell you about his life and how it sucks instead of about fast cars and all the money he makes. Every song, with one exception, is well-thought out and you can tell he...

Pros: He has matured greatly since his previous albums.
Cons: Possibly not as good as previous albums.

I own Eminem's first two albums so when i heard about this one, I had to get it right away. I was not disapointed and you won't be either. his ryming abilities are second to none. plus, he has put out some mind-blowing beats. I have had the cd for a...

Pros: he's starting to tone it down a little bit
Cons: drips was gross a little more than i really wanted to know

i like this side of Eminem. He's starting to tone it down a bit which is ok I think it's making him sound better. I like the Eminem Show better than all the others that i've heard. The only song that I didn't like was Drips it was just all out GROSS. All...

Pros: Eminem comes up good with this cd
Cons: None that I can find

Here it is the new Eminem is the best thing that people are listening to today. With much regard from the Bootleg's that people have been selling im glad he sold over a million copies so far. This Album is a big hit just like his other 2 albums and im...

Pros: Always has a good beat and some interesting lyrics!
Cons: Some parents say that he has "naughty words"... let's get real here.

Now, I can't say that I am a teenie bopper in love with this scrawny, white rapping boy... but I do have to say that I enjoy listening to his lyrics... while sometimes they might be a little heavy to stomach, and it makes me thinking about killing...

Pros: The songs are different from the rest of his albums, but still have Eminem's style
Cons: there aren't any cons, this album has great music

This album was great! I think it was the best that ole' Marshall has ever had. I've always loved Slim Shady. I like his style and he doesn't just shout out words, he puts hooks together so that they make sense. People rag on him for being offensive, but he says most of his lyrics just to get a rise out of people. I like how you can feel the anger of his words when he talks about his mom and his wife. You know that he speaks how he feels and he doesn't care what other people think. "My Dad's Gone Crazy" also show some humor on how his daughter must view him, it reflects how he doesn't take everything so serious. He does use some very strong language, so you might not want to share the unedited version of his album with your kids. The album has great beats and I recommend it to everyone.

Pros: Eminem gets your money when you purchase this
Cons: repetitive, shaped, restricted, boring, and he has an annoying voice

Eminem has far surpassed any music quality he may of had. His last good album was Slim Shady LP, when he actually had to work for his public. Unfortunately, he keeps causing controversy, just so he can continue to display the whole, "Hey look at me!" persona. The quality of his raps have also decreased considering he knows his mindless pop-stardom, mainstream fans will buy it anyways. They would buy anything that has the word 'Eminem' on it, expect an ICP album.

Most of this becomes Dr. Dre's music, who also lost quality after he got out of NWA. Eminem used all of his talent on his first LP. He would need to seriously work on possibly creating another halfway decent album, which I don't forsee coming.

Sorry Eminem, your music sucks.