Is Recovery really that bad?

[Chris Cool]

i fukked with em until this album. couldn't do it, pure trash. and this is coming from a dude who liked encore.

 

[Burger King]

yes!....yes it is really that bad !

 

[TransJenner]

What makes relapse so good to some people btw? Probably about 4 or 5 songs were good and weren't completely ruined by that accent or outdated shock lyrics, most of that album hurt my ears

It was just unique , it be like if Jay Z dropped a album different than his previous shyt and used a weird flow / accent , and the production is INSANE

 

[HiiiPower]

The beats. The shock lyrics are corny, yeah, but some songs actually had some substance.

My Mom
Must be the Ganja
Medicine Ball

All dope tracks.

It does have some good beats but I can't listen to him rapping a bunch of random shyt about his step dad raping him in a weird accent lol can you honestly bump "my mom" and enjoy it?

 

[HiiiPower]

...déjà vu is one of ems best songs tho

 

[Prince Cairo]

It does have some good beats but I can't listen to him rapping a bunch of random shyt about his step dad raping him in a weird accent lol can you honestly bump "my mom" and enjoy it?

I have a different sort of relationship with Eminem's music than I do most.

It's more a question of whether I can appreciate it rather than enjoy it.

My Mom was a powerful track. Not "Cleaning Out My Closet" level or anything like that; but after his long hiatus, to hear him back with that same type of energy, that's definitely worth noting.

It's not a song (or album for that matter) I give regular spin to, but I remember it fondly.

 

[HiiiPower]

I have a different sort of relationship with Eminem's music than I do most.

It's more a question of whether I can appreciate it rather than enjoy it.

My Mom was a powerful track. Not "Cleaning Out My Closet" level or anything like that; but after his long hiatus, to hear him back with that same type of energy, that's definitely worth noting.

It's not a song (or album for that matter) I give regular spin to, but I remember it fondly.

Ok I can respect that, same way I remember recovery just because it dropped the same time a couple important moments in my life were happening so yeah I get it

Probably the exact reason why I don't get recovery being so hated tbh lol

 

[HustlerOfVirginiA]

He made a career out of mocking corny pop music and then became the most corny pop act in rap

 

[Entrapta310]

He made a career out of mocking corny pop music and then became the most corny pop act in rap

most corny pop act is IGGY when it comes to white skin......

eminem just didnt give a fukk and put out all these songs to either make JIMMY happy or to piss certain people off

still cant figure that one out

 

[an emissary from hell]

I remember liking it when it came out. But like most Eminem albums post-Eminem Show, it's aged terribly and has no replay value

 

[SunZoo]

@SunZoo you didnt like spacebound? it was about a girl, who wasnt KIM

i like it.... but everything else you posted i agree with.
i wouldve liked love the way you lie, but i couldnt figure out if it was mostly about kim

You know what I did like spacebound but there's a huge problem with it.

The way he started the song was dope but the hook pisses me off. Not even because it's horrible but because its obviously one of those hooks that got pulled from a writing/song pool, it didn't sound organic. Like they told him take this song/hook at stencil around it with your own shyt, much like half those songs that Lupe made for Lasers. Even if it comes out decent that kinda shyt irks me.

It does have some good beats but I can't listen to him rapping a bunch of random shyt about his step dad raping him in a weird accent lol can you honestly bump "my mom" and enjoy it?

Yeah, one of my favorite tracks off the album for personal reasons. It's crazy when you grow up and start seeing some of the same behaviors/thought patterns from yourself that you used to judge your parents for.

 

[B-Mint94]

I can't understand people who hate his Relapse accent and yet like his WOAT yelling voice.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

the 2 bonus songs on iTunes were the ONLY good songs on the entire album

 

[2CT]

I disliked it because I wanted more Relapse. In hindsight, it wasn't bad, it just wasn't what I wanted.

Funny shyt is non-eminem fans, at least at the time were fukkin with that album, which was another annoyance.

Highlights of the album:
Talkin to myself
Cold wind blows (some weak lines, liked the overall laid back tone)
On fire (most likely a Relapse 2 leftover)
Seduction ( great song, shoulda been a single)
Won't back down (some iffy lines but overall cool)
No love
So bad
Almost famous (underrated)
Untitled (he wrecked that shyt)
Going through changes
25 to life
Cinderella man

All decent to great tracks.

The pop singles (love the way you lie, spacebound, not afraid) did what they were supposed to do but I didn't like them very much.

Wack shyt:
WTP
You're never over

Well over half the album was quality, way better than the album that followed.

Relapse >>>>>>>>>>>

you didn't like So Bad? he was in prime Shady form on that and Dre laced him up proper

 

[Playa With Tha Passport]

Best album he dropped in his whole career

One of the rare rappers who gets better with age