Eminem's Relapse due in May, Relapse 2 later this year

[Sandman]

The first LP has been slated for May 19, with a single and video premiering on radio and television airwaves on April 7. It sounds like this record will be in addition to "Crack a Bottle," which has already gone #1. The video for that hit should drop soon.

Relapse 2 doesn't have a release date yet, but in a statement, Em said that he's currently in the studio working on that project and it will come out in the second half of this year.

"A lot of people were expecting Relapse to drop last year," Eminem said in the press release. "I was one of them. Then Dre and I went back in the studio in September for a few days, and that turned into six months. We were on such a roll; we wound up with a ton of new music produced by Dre. Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff." I've always enjoyed Eminem and Dr. Dre. Can't wait to hear Relapse and now Relapse 2 later this year.....this will be a good year for music indeed.

source (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1606348/20090305/eminem.jhtml)

[Shadowstorm]

Shit music is shit.

[Sandman]

Shit music is shit.

I'm sorry if my taste in music isn't underground or elite enough for you. Move along now.

[Wedge]

I've missed them too. Didn't know it would be a two-parter until now. Sweet (hopefully)!

[Voodoo]

I do hope that Slim Shady appears more often in these new albums. I've always enjoyed the alter ego songs. My favorite is...

vpsQuqw1Nog

[divinechaos]

Hell yeah, so is Detox also coming out this year?

[Aggort]

I am very much looking forward to this.

[Superman's Dead]

Shit music is shit.

The man creates polyrhythm using a steady beat and his own voice as the melody instrument. While dropping some of the sickest lines in lyrical history. That's just downright impressive.

I remember listening to Encore compulsively when it came out, stopping and restarting a song over and over again because I couldn't believe that he just did that.

My favorite example is "My First Single", but I can't find Youtube for it.

[Sandman]

The man creates polyrhythm using a steady beat and his own voice as the melody instrument. While dropping some of the sickest lines in lyrical history. That's just downright impressive.

I remember listening to Encore compulsively when it came out, stopping and restarting a song over and over again because I couldn't believe that he just did that.

My favorite example is "My First Single", but I can't find Youtube for it.

Just ignore Shadowstorm, most of his music is underground stuff most people haven't even heard of.

[Shadowstorm]

Just ignore Shadowstorm, most of his music is underground stuff most people haven't even heard of.

Yeah, because listening to music that some other people haven't heard of, automatically means it sucks.

You can insult me or my tastes in music until the cows come home, but at least I don't listen to Metallica, a band that sued its own fans. Fuck that noise.

[Superman's Dead]

Yeah, because listening to music that some other people haven't heard of, automatically means it sucks.

You can insult me or my tastes in music until the cows come home, but at least I don't listen to Metallica, a band that sued its own fans. Fuck that noise.

You did call Eminem "shit music" for seemingly no reason...just saying.

[roboninja]

Hope it is less poltical than his last couple of efforts. He tried to get too "deep". Like Voodoo, I like the Slim Shady stuff, just bad jokes, puns, and talking about booze, drugs, and women. Plus, Dre can make nearly any vapid song catchy.

[Sandman]

Yeah, because listening to music that some other people haven't heard of, automatically means it sucks.

You can insult me or my tastes in music until the cows come home, but at least I don't listen to Metallica, a band that sued its own fans. Fuck that noise.

I'm not saying your music is bad or bands people have never heard of suck. We can agree to disagree on alot of our music choices however I've just noticed your very negative towards alot of mainstream artists. One might even say you troll those topics.

[Shadowstorm]

I'm not saying your music is bad or bands people have never heard of suck. We can agree to disagree on alot of our music choices however I've just noticed your very negative towards alot of mainstream artists. One might even say you troll those topics.

I grew up listening to three artists ("mainstream"): blink-182, Linkin Park, and Eminem. blink-182 was my introduction into punk (I still hold The Clash as one of my all time favorite punk rock bands ever in existence), LP was my introduction into "hard rock", or rather, what I perceived to be hard rock at the time, and Eminem was my intro into hip-hop.

After reading my posts in this thread, I could see how you could say that I troll these topics, so allow me to clarifiy. It's honestly not my intention to troll.

At one point in time, I really liked each of these artists. They all had their best albums: blink with Enema of the State, Linkin Park with Hybrid Theory, and Eminem with The Marshall Mathers LP. They all have great albums to a lesser degree: blink with TOPAJ, LP w/ Meteora, and Eminem w/ Encore. After that, two of these artists went downhill: blink with the self titled, LP with Reanimation (what the fuck were they thinking?) - Eminem may soon prove me wrong, but one day, someone showed me this glorious invention called last.fm (which didn't come around 2003 or so), and I began to explore.

Simply put, I was fucking tired of the same sound over and over. I wanted something new and more interesting then what I had already known and grown up with. The radio didn't satisfy: all the stations where I've ever lived played the same shit over again. Fuck, they still do. There's a station in my state who drives me up the wall at work. I distinctly remember one day in summer last year where they played RJA's Face Down nineteen fucking times (I was at work from 9:45 to 7:30pm).

Honestly, man. This post is approaching the tl;dr barrier, but damn, open up your mind. Broaden your horizens a bit. I cringe everytime I browse through someone's (most likely) iPod and see artists like U2, Rihanna, Metallica, T-Pain, Chris Brown, System of a Down, Katy Perry, Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is... and all these other random pop punk bullshit acts who nobody will hear of five years from now. To me, you're the average Joe: the poster boy for the demographic that the major labels are after. Don't let those motherfuckers feed you shit, man. That's all I'm saying.

I suggest you browse last.fm for awhile, look for an artist that you've been enjoying that's not signed to a major label, and browse for similar artists. I find I get to listen to a shit load of great music when browsing the catalog of an independent label. For instance: Tympanik Audio, for being in existence for just under two years, has produced some of the most amazing and interesting electronic oriented albums from artists that I've grown to love very quickly.

[Superman's Dead]

You're calling Eminem shit music (after saying that he has two good albums), based on The Re-Up?

That sounds pretty closed minded. Sometimes people get popular and signed to major labels because they're talented...like Eminem.

I love myself some last.fm (we're friends! =D), and I really like finding new music. But this is kind of a pot/kettle situation.

[total]

Man...when the fuck is Dre dropping his new album?!?! I've been hearing about it off and on for like 2 years now.

[Shadowstorm]

You're calling Eminem shit music (after saying that he has two good albums), based on The Re-Up?

That sounds pretty closed minded. Sometimes people get popular and signed to major labels because they're talented...like Eminem.

I love myself some last.fm (we're friends! =D), and I really like finding new music. But this is kind of a pot/kettle situation.

Eminem isn't really the focal point of my post. It was more directed at Sandman.

But yeah, I'm just putting it out there.

[Superman's Dead]

Eminem isn't really the focal point of my post. It was more directed at Sandman.

But yeah, I'm just putting it out there.

I understand that completely.

However, you're ignoring my point. :) You called Eminem shit. If you don't think Eminem is shit, say you were kidding and we'll all move on...or tell me why you think he's shit.

It's the kind of thing I hear all the time from people who don't like music, or don't understand, or are ignorant. I know that you know what you're talking about, so I'd like to discuss the subject. That's all. :)

[Typical Michael]

Damn Charlie, chill out. Don't try to act like some sort of musical Messiah, trying to rescue people and shit. Sand-dog can listen to whatever he wants. Now I am gonna go listen to some Lil' Wayne, because that stuff is silly as hell.

[Superman's Dead]

Damn Charlie, chill out. Don't try to act like some sort of musical Messiah, trying to rescue people and shit. Sand-dog can listen to whatever he wants. Now I am gonna go listen to some Lil' Wayne, because that stuff is silly as hell.

Love me.

I can't feel ma face!...I'm so great my homies think I'm autistic...

[Goronmon]

After reading my posts in this thread, I could see how you could say that I troll these topics, so allow me to clarifiy. It's honestly not my intention to troll.Umm...

Shit music is shit....yes it is your intention to troll.

That's cool though, it's always nice to see someone try to derail a thread as early as possible. It's always better when we have to argue over whether a given thread should even be worthy of existance instead of actually talking about the topic at hand.

Honestly, man. This post is approaching the tl;dr barrier, but damn, open up your mind. Broaden your horizens a bit. I cringe everytime I browse through someone's (most likely) iPod..."I don't mean to troll. It's just that my taste in music is just so much better than yours ."

[total]

Damn Charlie, chill out. Don't try to act like some sort of musical Messiah, trying to rescue people and shit. Sand-dog can listen to whatever he wants. Now I am gonna go listen to some Lil' Wayne, because that stuff is silly as hell.

I tried to find the Katt Williams bit where he is crying singing Lil' Wayne in his car but it didn't happen. Just picture a youtube link here depicting if you could please.

[Shadowstorm]

I understand that completely.

However, you're ignoring my point. :) You called Eminem shit. If you don't think Eminem is shit, say you were kidding and we'll all move on...or tell me why you think he's shit.

It's the kind of thing I hear all the time from people who don't like music, or don't understand, or are ignorant. I know that you know what you're talking about, so I'd like to discuss the subject. That's all. :)

Hah, well, I do like to see Sandman angry. I find his posts are hilarious when he is so, so calling him shit outright was obviously a great exaggeration. However, while we're on the subject, I do think some of his lyrics could be toned down politically quite a bit.

Stuff like:

Fuck money I don't rap for dead presidents
I'd rather see the president dead
It's never been said
but I set precedents and the standards
and they can't stand it

Just rubs me the wrong way. But yeah, Eminem's pretty alright. The purpose of calling him shit was trying to bait Sandman.

Damn Charlie, chill out. Don't try to act like some sort of musical Messiah, trying to rescue people and shit. Sand-dog can listen to whatever he wants. Now I am gonna go listen to some Lil' Wayne, because that stuff is silly as hell.

I'm not a musical messiah. There's nothing wrong with broadening your musical horizons. That's all I'm advocating here.

[Bingley Joe]

What the fuck??

Criticizing someone else's taste in music has to be one of the most pointless endeavours in the history of human idiocy. While you're wasting your time griping about what one person listens to and extolling the virtues of your collection, there's inevitably going to be someone else who will explain to you point blank why your taste is pure shit.

Why bother? Appreciation of music can be so personal; just let people like what they like.

[Superman's Dead]

Eminem has also said many MANY MANY times that he sometimes just says things to say things. Now that that's settled, I bid the thread adieu.

[cp#]

Shadow, quit while you're behind

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[total]

What the fuck??

Criticizing someone else's taste in music has to be one of the most pointless endeavours in the history of human idiocy. While you're wasting your time griping about what one person listens to and extolling the virtues of your collection, there's inevitably going to be someone else who will explain to you point blank why your taste is pure shit.

Why bother? Appreciation of music can be so personal; just let people like what they like.

Whatever you like is terribad comparatively to the things I enjoy. I fart in your general direction.

[Shadowstorm]

Look, I don't know how it is around where you fine people live, but around here, when I ask people what they listen to in casual conversation, it's usually: "I listen to everything except country and rap." Or, alternatively, "whatever."

All I am saying is broaden your horizons a bit. Would you not be better off if you listened to more than what you already do? I don't have any shit against people who listen to bands that they've grown up on or anything - who am I to tell them otherwise? Why limit yourself to one or two genres of music? People who limit themselves and say, "I only listen to X genre or Y" are retarded. Listen to more and different music!

But whatever. This is how I feel about it. I just don't understand why people want to stick to just one or two genres of music when there is a incalculable amount of great, quality, and non RIAA-affiliated sounds out there.

You just have to look for it.

[pomeroy]

But whatever. This is how I feel about it. I just don't understand why people want to stick to just one or two genres of music when there is a incalculable amount of great, quality, and non RIAA-affiliated sounds out there.

And what I just don't understand is when silly music snobs get their panties in a bunch because people like what they like. Do I like Taylor Swift? No, not really. Do I give a shit that others do? No, not a bit. I definitely don't go swooping in and trying to save people from their own taste while bitching about the contents of their iPods.

Seriously, if one of your friends was listening to Rihanna, would they just be dead to you?

But it's cool. You love music, after all. Save us, Shadow. Save us from ourselves.

[Bone]

Yeah, because listening to music that some other people haven't heard of, automatically means it sucks.

You can insult me or my tastes in music until the cows come home, but at least I don't listen to Metallica, a band that sued its own fans. Fuck that noise.
I like Metallica and Eminem, I guess that makes me a real loser.

While I like some underground music, there's a reason a lot of it stays under the ground.

[Sl1pstream]

Shit music is shit.

Are you one of those people who takes Joaquin Phoenix's career change seriously and thinks he makes the best rap ever?

[Sl1pstream]

The purpose of calling him shit was trying to bait Sandman.

Welcome to my ignore list. Baiting people? Are you 12?

[Shadowstorm]

I like Metallica and Eminem, I guess that makes me a real loser.

While I like some underground music, there's a reason a lot of it stays under the ground.

No, it doesn't. Read my previous posts. Variety is the spice of life :).

There's usually two reasons why some underground music stays underground:


Lack of promotion.
It sucks.

...

[Disgustipated]

Y'all are jumping on Shadow a bit too much. The guy might be trolling, but he's not trying to hurt anyone's feelings. He's not being mean-spirited, he just lacks tact.

Then again, I think Shadow's taste in music is ball-sack shit. His robot ears can comprehend what us mere humans cannot appreciate.

[Mr. Murphy]

Sometimes you hate a band because it was the first thing you liked. Because you liked it so much when you were young and foolish, it must not actually be good, and it becomes anathema.

Later you grow up a bit and realize you just over-listened to it, and after a little break it's fun to listen to again.

Y'all are jumping on Shadow a bit too much. The guy might be trolling, but he's not trying to hurt anyone's feelings. He's not being mean-spirited, he just lacks tact.

Then again, I think Shadow's taste in music is ball-sack shit. His robot ears can comprehend what us mere humans cannot appreciate.

I agree. I dunno about you, but my friends routinely tell me my favorite bands are shit, it's not a big deal for someone to dislike music that you like. I didn't read the back and forth because honestly, why would anybody? and yet it got posted on the internet for all to see.


I like Eminem. The Marshall Mathers LP is my favorite. The Re-Up and Encore should have never been released, those songs with fucking shit sounds and choruses of "badoing-doing-doing" are some of the worst trash ever. But some of his earlier work is literally some of the best rap ever, IMO. So I look forward to this new stuff, which I hear is more like his old stuff, according to Fitty Cent.

[Sandman]

Hah, well, I do like to see Sandman angry. I find his posts are hilarious when he is so, so calling him shit outright was obviously a great exaggeration. However, while we're on the subject, I do think some of his lyrics could be toned down politically quite a bit.

Stuff like:



Just rubs me the wrong way. But yeah, Eminem's pretty alright. The purpose of calling him shit was trying to bait Sandman.



I'm not a musical messiah. There's nothing wrong with broadening your musical horizons. That's all I'm advocating here.

Thanks for that. I just reported you. Really, are you 12 or something?

[Bone]

Sometimes you hate a behind because it was the first thing you liked.
Doctor, someone stuck their Freud in this patient's slip!

[Primus]

Shit music is shit.

Please, have you seen the perpetual wall of indie crap posted on this sites music thread?

[pomeroy]

Please, have you seen the perpetual wall of indie crap posted on this sites music thread?

Of course he has. He's the one posting it.

[total]

Please, have you seen the perpetual wall of indie crap posted on this sites music thread?

Indeed, I've contributed. Shadow just listen to your indie rock and be happy. Some people just aren't going to like it. I listen to every single thing I get my hands on. I can go from Patsy Kline to The Decemberists in a blink. Everyone will listen to what they want to.

Now let me introduce you to one of the greatest radio stations any one of you will ever hear. The Current. (http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/) They are a public radio station here in Minnesota and they stream all day and night. I haven't found anything like it anywhere I've been. Check it out.

[Shadowstorm]

Thanks for that. I just reported you. Really, are you 12 or something?

Yeah, cop out by saying that. Go ahead. Fucking lame.

Also, I don't listen to "indie rock", whatever the hell that is supposed to entail.

[mister slim]

Look, I don't know how it is around where you fine people live, but around here, when I ask people what they listen to in casual conversation, it's usually: "I listen to everything except country and rap." Or, alternatively, "whatever."

All I am saying is broaden your horizons a bit. Would you not be better off if you listened to more than what you already do? I don't have any shit against people who listen to bands that they've grown up on or anything - who am I to tell them otherwise? Why limit yourself to one or two genres of music? People who limit themselves and say, "I only listen to X genre or Y" are retarded. Listen to more and different music!

But whatever. This is how I feel about it. I just don't understand why people want to stick to just one or two genres of music when there is a incalculable amount of great, quality, and non RIAA-affiliated sounds out there.

You just have to look for it.

Getting people to listen to more varied music is a noble goal, but wandering into a thread under the assumption that you're the only one with taste and everyone else listens to crap is simply arrogant (and wrong. I can guarantee I listen to a wider and weirder swath of music than you do).

[Shadowstorm]

Getting people to listen to more varied music is a noble goal, but wandering into a thread under the assumption that you're the only one with taste and everyone else listens to crap is simply arrogant (and wrong. I can guarantee I listen to a wider and weirder swath of music than you do).

That's nice! Good, I am happy for you. Seriously. However, you are wrong to assume that I assume that everyone on this website lacks taste. That's quite incorrect.

[mister slim]

That's nice! Good, I am happy for you. Seriously. However, you are wrong to assume that I assume that everyone on this website lacks taste. That's quite incorrect.

So I should rather assume you lack the ability to communicate with the written word?

[Sly Marbo]

Thanks for that. I just reported you. Really, are you 12 or something?

Oh boo-fucking-hoo. Suck it up. If you can't handle such a tame trolling attempt you really need to quit the internet.

[Spacetronaut]

Damnit, I'm mad too!

[Sandman]

Oh boo-fucking-hoo. Suck it up. If you can't handle such a tame trolling attempt you really need to quit the internet.

I actually liked Shadowstorm before this....even if our tastes in music differ greatly he's still a fellow music lover on here and there aren't many of us on COG as evidenced by the music threads around here.

[Typical Michael]

You gentlemen need to calm it down a bit. Ignore lists? Whatevs steve, enjoy life and hang out. I'll have you know, hanging out sure is a lot of fun.

[Sandman]

We buried it in IRC....water under the bridge and all. Enjoy the relapse.

[ClannerDelta]

And what I just don't understand is when silly music snobs get their panties in a bunch because people like what they like. Do I like Taylor Swift? No, not really. Do I give a shit that others do? No, not a bit. I definitely don't go swooping in and trying to save people from their own taste while bitching about the contents of their iPods.

This man is right. Kanye may be a douche, but I don't hate pomeroy for listening to him.

I hate him for defending him.

[mister slim]

If Kanye is what it takes to get people listening to Daft Punk it's a small price to pay.

[DangerousDaze]

Come on guys, it's music. Why argue over something like that? Just chill out, eh?

Speaking of which. The other day I went to my local Asda and walked out with two albums: The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die, and The Carpenters, Gold. Beat that! :p

[Sl1pstream]

I actually liked Shadowstorm before this....even if our tastes in music differ greatly he's still a fellow music lover on here and there aren't many of us on COG as evidenced by the music threads around here.

I like music, I just don't feel the need to tell everyone about the latest band I've discovered by making threads about it.

[CES]

Come on guys, it's music. Why argue over something like that? Just chill out, eh?

Speaking of which. The other day I went to my local Asda and walked out with two albums: The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die, and The Carpenters, Gold. Beat that! :p

Asda are remarkably good at stocking a variety of CD's. Decently priced too. I wonder if that's the Walmart in them that causes it.

[ShivaX]

Yeah, because listening to music that some other people haven't heard of, automatically means it sucks.

You can insult me or my tastes in music until the cows come home, but at least I don't listen to Metallica, a band that sued its own fans. Fuck that noise.

Listening to music other people haven't heard of doesn't make it automatically awesome either.

As far as Metallica, last I looked them being assholes has absolutely nothing to do with how good their music is (or was). If anything you're coming off as a douche who thinks they're better than everyone because they're "underground" or some other such bullshit.

[Sandman]

We buried it in IRC....water under the bridge and all. Enjoy the relapse.

Seriously people....read every post in the thread.

[mister slim]

No, screw you Sandman, your shitty taste in music invalidates every post you've ever made.

[Sandman]

No, screw you Sandman, your shitty taste in music invalidates every post you've ever made.

Really? I don't get the hate I get from some people here just because of shit that I like whether it's music or wrestling or sports or whatever. It's lame and I'm tired of it.

[Spacetronaut]

Really? I don't get the hate I get from some people here just because of shit that I like whether it's music or wrestling or sports or whatever. It's lame and I'm tired of it.

I think it was a joke.

[Lance Uppercut]

Sarcasm doesn't translate well over the internet.

In before the lock.

[Wedge]

Topic, on it:

Sooo...We made you. Catchy chorus, funny lyrics, nice beat, easy on the ear. Makes fun of celebs, which kinda makes the lyrics pointless in the long run, but there is always one or two such songs on each album (great for publicity). I give it an "perfectly OK".

[Sandman]

Topic, on it:

Sooo...We made you. Catchy chorus, funny lyrics, nice beat, easy on the ear. Makes fun of celebs, which kinda makes the lyrics pointless in the long run, but there is always one or two such songs on each album (great for publicity). I give it an "perfectly OK".

Eminem's first singles have historically been crap compared to the rest of the album...at least in my opinion.

[Wedge]

Eminem's first singles have historically been crap compared to the rest of the album...at least in my opinion.

"Crap" is too strong a word, but I generally agree. "Mediocre compared to" is the wording I'd use. I hope/assume the rest of the album is quite a bit better than this.

[pomeroy]

Eminem's first singles have historically been crap compared to the rest of the album...at least in my opinion.

"My Name Is" being the exception.

[CES]

"Crap" is too strong a word, but I generally agree. "Mediocre compared to" is the wording I'd use. I hope/assume the rest of the album is quite a bit better than this.

Would "More accessable" be accurate? In fairness to the guy, he's only made one song I can go back and listen to regularly, which is Sing For The Moment.

I will say he makes simple, catchy songs with lyrics that don't require a lot of thought on the part of the listener and his music is probably all the better for it.

[Superman's Dead]

Would "More accessable" be accurate? In fairness to the guy, he's only made one song I can go back and listen to regularly, which is Sing For The Moment.

I will say he makes simple, catchy songs with lyrics that don't require a lot of thought on the part of the listener and his music is probably all the better for it.

I'd say that his lyrics don't require thought, but they do provoke it. I mean, I'm not saying they're super-deep, they're definitely not. But for me Eminem brings up a lot of good points about censorship and what's 'acceptable' to mainstream society, and how different economic classes of people listen to music.

I'm really excited for this album.

[torrefaction]

Shit music is shit.

Stupid comment is stupid.

Seriously man, Eminem has a HUGE amount of talent.

*Edit*

Well, show's me for not reading the thread.

[torrefaction]

"My Name Is" being the exception.

Actually that was STILL one of the worst songs on the album. It's just that album was fucking epically awesome.

[CES]

I'd say that his lyrics don't require thought, but they do provoke it. I mean, I'm not saying they're super-deep, they're definitely not. But for me Eminem brings up a lot of good points about censorship and what's 'acceptable' to mainstream society, and how different economic classes of people listen to music.

I'm really excited for this album.

What I meant to say was that his lyrics, while meaningful aren't needed to enjoy some of his songs. I'm hoping he retains some of the "lighter" style from early works.

Have to admit though, this CD isn't even on my radar.

[TheEvilNarwhale]

Whats brown and rhymes with Snoop?
Dr Dre.

[Lance Uppercut]

Bah, I'm only interested in this one for Dre's production. I'm still waiting for Detox to drop.

On a different note, I think someone has a grudge against Sandman. Someone's been rating all his threads as 1 star.

[Wedge]

On a different note, I think someone has a grudge against Sandman. Someone's been rating all his threads as 1 star.

Wow, you are right. Whoever did that, congratulations. I've never seen anything so exceptionally pathetic on the internets before.

[Bone]

Says more about the other guy than it does about Sandman, for sure. Somebody has been up late trying extra hard to be a douche. Way to go.

[Shadowstorm]

Can we lock this thread already? No possible good can come out of it and the discussion stagnated a month ago. Thanks.

[Wedge]

Can we lock this thread already? No possible good can come out of it and the discussion stagnated a month ago. Thanks.

Why? There is 14 posts from this month. 10 of them on topic and without people baiting just to bait.

So seriously: Why do you want to lock the thread?

[Shadowstorm]

Why? There is 14 posts from this month. 10 of them on topic and without people baiting just to bait.

So seriously: Why do you want to lock the thread?

Because I fucked up in a rather embarrassing way in my approach to this thread. Looking back on it, it's possibly even more ridiculous to me than to others.

[civil]

I too am looking forward to this, to stay on topic. I never bothered really (I was a less pretentious version of Shadowstorm ;)) until someone gave me his greatest hits record then I dug deeper and became a fan, years after the fact. I don't keep in touch with the mainstream much, so I was under the impression that he had retired. As such this is quite a surprise and a good one, too.

[Bone]

Even a bad Eminem song, in my opinion, is more honest and creative than most of what passes for music nowadays. The new video I saw took some time to grow on me (although the "cameos" were fucking hilarious) but now I love it.

[mister slim]

I find most of Eminem's club-focused stuff to be pretty boring, but this is one of the greatest songs of all time:
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[Vermillion]

I'll be interested to see how the album turns out. I actually really appreciate Eminem because I think he's one of the few people that has something of value to say in his lyrics. And it's rarely overly repetitive chorus crap plaguing the genre today.

That being said, personally, "bottle" is utter crap and I was sick of it after about the 3rd time I heard it.

Outside of Adrian Champion remixing the White Stripes with hip-hop, I haven't heard anything non-shite from that group in a couple months...


Also, I was a big fan of Shadowstorm in this thread until he pussed out and caved to peer pressure. :)

[Zero]

I find most of Eminem's club-focused stuff to be pretty boring, but this is one of the greatest songs of all time:


Easily my favorite Eminem song. I'm glad to know there's at least one other person out there that thinks that.

[Bone]

Also, I was a big fan of Shadowstorm in this thread until he pussed out and caved to peer pressure. :)
I was a fan of Shadowstorm's old stuff, but now he's mainstream and a total sellout.

[mister slim]

I'm hoping Shadowstorm's next work will be return to his old form. I heard he hired Steve Albini to produce his next post.

[torrefaction]

I'm hoping Shadowstorm's next work will be return to his old form. I heard he hired Steve Albini to produce his next post.

I don't know, I hear he's hired forum psychologist to help him work through his issues. There's no way that will result in a good post.

[Sandman]

I don't know, I hear he's hired forum psychologist to help him work through his issues. There's no way that will result in a good album.

I don't know it worked for Metallica....I mean look at St. Anger....yeah I think I see your point.

[roboninja]

That being said, personally, "bottle" is utter crap and I was sick of it after about the 3rd time I heard it.

I really wanted to hate it, but find the chorus to be strangely hypnotic.

Personally, one of my favourite songs by him has always been Bad Guys Always Die. Good things can come from shitty-ass movies.

[Bone]

"My fault" (about the girl who dies after eating all his mushrooms) is one of my favorites. It's totally cheesy on the surface, but a damn effective and disturbing story.

[torrefaction]

"My fault" (about the girl who dies after eating all his mushrooms) is one of my favorites. It's totally cheesy on the surface, but a damn effective and disturbing story.

My fault is fucking great. Also a big fan of Brain Damage, Kill You, and If I had.

Rock Bottom is also one of my favorite "I'm fucking depressed" tracks.

[Sandman]

My fault is fucking great. Also a big fan of Brain Damage, Kill You, and If I had.

Rock Bottom is also one of my favorite "I'm fucking depressed" tracks.

It's too bad that he can't rap about being broke no more.

[torrefaction]

It's too bad that he can't rap about being broke no more.

They didn't say he couldn't rap about dope no more.

[pomeroy]

They didn't say he couldn't rap about dope coke no more.

COME ON!

You know this.

[torrefaction]

COME ON!

You know this.

Slut, you think I won't choke no whore, until the vocal chords don't work in your throat no more?

[Shadowstorm]

I love you guys.