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Encore (Deluxe Edition)

Eminem - Encore (Deluxe Edition) Audio CD

A fair review of the Eminem "Encore (Deluxe Edition)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Eminem reviews here, or go back to the Eminem tabs.

Band: Eminem
Title: Encore (Deluxe Edition)
Rating:

Release Date: 2004-11-12
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Curtains Up 2: Evil Deeds 3: Never Enough Feat. 50 Cent & Nate Dogg 4: Yellow Brick Road 5: Like Toy Soldiers 6: Mosh 7: Puke 8: My 1st Single 9: Paul (Skit) 10: Rain Man 11: Big Weenie 12: Em Calls Paul (Skit) 13: Just Lose It 14: A** Like That 15: Spend Some Time Feat. Obie Trice, Stat Quo, & 50 Cent 16: Mockingbird 17: Crazy In Love 18: One Shot 2 Shot Feat. D-12 19: Final Thought (Skit) 20: Encore Feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent 21: We As Americans 22: Love You More 23: Ricky Ticky Toc

Editing is good!!
The editing on the clean version is not so bad even though they have a little bad editing like the song "puke" has the f word in the explicit version but is replaced by another f word in the clean version but is still bad and Annoying beeping the chorus of the song "My 1st Single". I brought the edited and explicit version for all eminem albums; Slim Shady LP to Relapse. Word replacements I don't mind but so far the album is OK.

Never was a Big fan thought this was ok..
I thought this cd was ok. Emeinem hasn't came out with anything in a while. I thought was way to overplayed and generic. My sister and me won a drawing at best buy and I bought this cd with the gift card. I listened to it and thought it was kind of boring. I never thought Emeinem was that good to me. He just seemed really trashy, and his hooks were weak. Compared to alot of other black rappers. I do think he's came out with better stuff now. Toy soldier was pretty good. I really like his cover of Martika's Song, and it is my 2nd favorite Emeinem song. I thought it was daring bold and different. The children singing gave me chills,and the video has a great message. .

Parental guidance
I loved that the vast majority of the curse words are bleeped although I am surprised by what does get through. I purchased this CD for my son who has become a huge Eminem fan.

Well...
But it's not what I expected. The album is very good. The Clean version isn't that good.

Curtains Up- It's okay. . . if you listen closely you can hear him humming the chorus to Evil Deeds.

Evil Deeds- Very good song, I have no idea what it's about though. He talks about how there's always a crowd where he goes and his fame is always on.

Never Enough- I never really paid attention to the track. I sometimes get Nate Dogg and 50 cent's voices mixed up. Em talks about how he's fast pacing.

Yellow Brick Road- Basically about his life before he blew up and became a rap star.

Like Toy Soldiers- A Benzino-Murder Inc. - Shady Records truce. Em talks about how he doesn't want to be involved and doesn't want anyone to get killed over something silly.

Mosh- Very nice track. It focuses on the corruption George W. Bush has put upon America. Also about the War on Terror.

Puke- He talks about Kim, he talks about how much he hates her. The is one of two tracks on this album that isn't backmasked too much.

My 1st Single- Doesnt' really have a topic. In the first verse, he raps about how he can't top the sellings of the Eminem Show

Paul- Just a plain old skit about the issue with the Just Lose It video and Michael Jackson.

Rain Man- One of the stupid nonsence songs. I like it a little. Pretty pointless and is a waste of space.

Big Weenie- He talks about how people are jealous of him and green of envy.

Em calls Paul- Eminem has one of those cybertron voices and calls Paul about the Just Lose It thing. He uses alot of M. Jackson's song titles as well.

Just Lose It- A hit of course. The song that sounds like Without Me, which sounds like the Real Slim Shady, which sounds like My Name is. One of two tracks that isn't backmasked.

A** Like That- Eminem has transformed into one of those rappers who has the booty shaking in his videos. Pretty funny but also pointless.

Spend Some Time- Would be the best song on the album if 50 cent didn't rap a verse. Eminem and Obie Trice killed it though.

Mockingbird- Alot of people consider this the most mature song on the album, which it is. But you get tired of it after a while.

Crazy in Love- It's about a girl of course. Not Kim though, some other girl that he's crazy about. One of the reasons I bought the song.

One Shot 2 shot- This is the reason you shouldn't buy the edited version. Every other word is blanked out! At the end of Eminem's verse, there is 6 seconds of JUST the beat because the took out his words.

Final Thought- With the clean version, the will leave you in the dark. He takes his gun out of his dressing room and puts it in his pocket and goes back on stage.

Encore- Sounds like it was supposed to be his last. He talks about he never wants to leave without saying good bye. Very good song and nice beat. The clean version deletes the end of the track, where he shoots up the crowd with the gun that he got in Final Thought, and shoots himself in the mouth.

Bonus Disc!

We As Americans- Good song. When you listen to it you'll say " They should have put this on the original disc! " But it doesn't fit there. I can't imagine this on the original disc. It's too mature, while the others are mostly pointless. It's about nothing really. In one of the verses, he says he set precedents and would rather see the president dead.

Love you More- Many people don't like it. I like the end of the 3rd verse. It is about Kim, just like most of his hit records, he kills her. But he shoots her, though that is unknown in the Clean Version.

Ricky Ticky Toc- Talking about he's rap career, and saying he'll explode and have another episode where he let's it got as far as the one with Benzino did.

Not a great followup
I so much enjoyed its predecessor that I had high hopes for this one. I was very disappointed by this CD. Hopes that were soundly dashed. There are few memorable tracks on this one, and it really sounds a lot like just more of the same. He has wicked talent. Don't know what happened to it this time though.

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