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Encore (Deluxe Edition) |  | Artist: Eminem
Label: Aftermath
Category: Music
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  730 reviews
Sales Rank: 5775
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 000377172
UPC: 602498646717
EAN: 0602498646717
ASIN: B00065XJ52
Release Date: November 19, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Curtains Up | | • | Evil Deeds | | • | Never Enough Feat. 50 Cent & Nate Dogg | | • | Yellow Brick Road | | • | Like Toy Soldiers | | • | Mosh | | • | Puke | | • | My 1st Single | | • | Paul (Skit) | | • | Rain Man | | • | Big Weenie | | • | Em Calls Paul (Skit) | | • | Just Lose It | | • | A** Like That | | • | Spend Some Time Feat. Obie Trice, Stat Quo, & 50 Cent | | • | Mockingbird | | • | Crazy In Love | | • | One Shot 2 Shot Feat. D-12 | | • | Final Thought (Skit) | | • | Encore Feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent |
Disc 2
| • | We As Americans | | • | Love You More | | • | Ricky Ticky Toc |
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Amazon.com
Eminem's fourth album offers few surprises, but still enough pleasures to carry the day. As evinced by Em's pre-election, pro-voting "Mosh," this is not exactly the same Eminem who seemingly crapped on anything and everything. Encore finds a surprisingly mature Eminem waxing reflective about his battle with Benzino ("Like Toy Soldiers") rather than unloading both barrels. However, it's not all elder statesmanship: "Puke" goes after his ex-wife Kim with incredible scorn, and "Big Weenie" showcases the familiar juvenile humor that made him famous. If Encore has a clear weakness, it's the bland production--the same plodding sound that he and Dr. Dre cooked up on the previous three albums. The exotic flavor of "Ass Like That" catches the ear, but many others run off the same monotonous minor-key melodies and tempos. Of course, people buy Eminem albums to hear him spit first and foremost, and in that regard few fans will be disappointed by Encore; it'd just be nice to see him switch up his sound at some point. --Oliver Wang
Album Description
"ENCORE" is multi-platinum recording artist EMINEM's first full album of new material since 2002's "THE EMINEM SHOW," which spawned the hit singles "Without Me" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet." That album went on the sell over 19 million albums worldwide. He followed up in November 2002 with Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture `8 Mile', which featured the Academy Award winning song "Lose Yourself" and sold almost 9 million copies worldwide. Earlier this year, Eminem's group D-12 released D-12 World (global sales over 3 million) and scored hits with "My Band" and "How Come". ENCORE, Executive Produced by DR. DRE, features guest performances by 50 CENT, D-12, NATE DOGG, OBIE TRICE, and STAT QUO. BONUS DISC: This two disc set includes a bonus CD with three previously unreleased EMINEM songs.
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 My First Eminem CD...and it won't be the last December 16, 2009
A. Sheets (Ohio)
I've never been much of a rap fan. I do like some of the old school rap from the '80s and '90s (Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, early LL Cool J and especially Public Enemy). However I can't stand most of what is played on the radio today of any genre, especially the rap. I know that this is just the mainstream rap and, as in all genres, the more underground stuff is probably much better. So please do not judge me based on my admitted ignorance of the genre and, by all means, do not buy this based on my recommendation if you are a rap fan. My one hope, though, is that those of you who limit yourself to only one genre of music will open your mind. I was wrong about modern rap and I admit that. Please read my other reviews and give one of those artists the same chance I gave Eminem.
I had, of course, heard of Eminem and his tumultuous personal life and had even heard the song "Lose Yourself". However, I never really listened to him until a friend who shares much of my taste in music (which tends to lean towards rock and roll from the '60s-mid '80s) recommended this album to me.
The first thing that I noticed when I turned the album on was Eminem's ability to allow the listener to visualize his world. The advice "write what you know" is a cliche but it has worked for numerous rock artists who wrote songs about their parts of the country and life as they experienced it and it seems to be working for rap artists as well. However, Eminem takes this even a step farther. Whereas Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp and their ilk sang about hard economic times, small town life and various aspects of it, it was usually in third person. Eminem spends the whole album in first person which is something even some of the best lyricists would be hesitant to do.
Of course, not everything works, but some of my favorites are listed below:
"Evil Deeds" begins this album with a bang. A very personal song about his childhood with a catchy chorus.
"Yellow Brick Road" again deals with his adolescence and how he entered into the rap scene, including how he had to deal with the issue of race in his rise to prominence.
The chorus of "Like Toy Soldiers" is so damn catchy that you may end up humming it for the next few days, but the lyrics are among the most emotional I have ever heard and it is definitely one of the best tracks on the disc. It is sort of anti-gangsta rap about how he dealt with a fellow rapper who made comments about his daughter. Lines like "I'd walk away from it all before I'd let it go any further" and "I'm not gonna let someone else's coffin rest on my conscience" show his genius and his unique way of making a statement better than anything I could write about it.
"Mosh" almost equals "Like Toy Soldiers" but perhaps that's just my political views talking. Either way, this is the best protest song in years. Even the most liberal and rebellious rock singers didn't have the guts to say "f*#k Bush" in a song. Best line though, is "Strap him with an AK-47 let him go fight his own war". Every time I hear it I'm reminded of the classic 1969 song "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
"My First Single" is certainly catchy enough to be a single, but most of all its just a fun song that shows that Eminem can do more than vent about personal issues and politics. "Rain Man" is in the same boat.
"A$$ Like That" is another catchy, fun song with lots of name-dropping. Love the accent.
"Spend Some Time" is a more downbeat and emotional song about relationships with great lyrics.
"Mockingbird" is the best song on the album. It's about his daughters and his relationship from them. If the rest of the album up to this point hasn't worked for you, this track will make you respect him as a person even if you dislike his music. I was in tears after I listened to it the first time and I played it for another friend who is very close-minded to rap and he also was floored.
"Crazy in Love" is about his relationship with his ex-wife and it heavily samples Heart's "Crazy on You". Funny in a weird way and his singing is surprisingly competent.
The rest of the tracks don't really do it for me, but I would certainly recommend buying it. The bonus disc contains two good songs that are not up to the standards of the album and another that I didn't care for.
The album is angry and honest and surprisingly funny at times. Eminem may be the best songwriter of his generation (although it is my guess that he may balk at being called a "songwriter").
Detroit has always been one of the musical centers of America. Whether it is Motown, the creation of punk, or the heartland rock of Bob Seger, only Memphis compares with Detroit in innovation. This disc has proven to me that this tradition continues. Rock and roll is not as dominant as it once was and like everything else most new rock is horrible. Rock fans like myself will have to accept that and quit vilifying other genres because of it.
Take my advice: if you listen to only rap, give something else a chance. And if you're a rocker who happens to be reading this, buy it. In either case, there is a whole new world waiting for you to open the door.
 I love every signle Eminem album, but even for me this is a letdown October 29, 2009
Joe
I love every single Eminem album from Infinite to Relapse, but this album is just awful. Most songs here have awful, annoying beats with dry and less meaningful lyrics. The songs just dont have that spark that Eminem songs usually have. There are, however, two of Em's best songs from this album:
Mockingbird- This is one of my favorite Eminem songs ever. He is full of emotion here, making a truely beautiful and meaningful song to his daughter Hailie.
Like Toy Soldiers- Just a plain good song. Great beat and chorus, and very meaningful with well-written lyrics.
Other than those two, awful album. Oh well, Em made up for it by making Relapse.
Eminems Encore is a 3 star CD July 29, 2009
alex fryling (erie pa)
Well I have to say that I had been a big fan of Ems from day one. I had not heard his very first CD Infinite but ever since the Slim Shady LP I had been hooked. So coming into this CD I wasn't expecting anything less from him. Bo was I wrong. Now I am not going to rip the CD and say it is one of the wrost CD's I have ever heard like other people have but there are certainly some down points on this CD. Starting with the down points songs that were just awful Big Winnie, Puke. I mean I know Eminem was trying to go for comedy here but I don't know what he was thinking. If he is trying to strive to a two year old audience but these were not good lyrically and not that funny either. While there were low points there were high points as well. Some of the songs that I really enjoyed on this CD were Mocking Bird, Never Enough, Till I Collapse, and My Dads Gone Crazy. These here are just good lyrically songs by Eminem. The one I really enjoyed was mocking Bird it did not hit home with me personally but I know that it did with Dads that have daughters. I really liked Never Enough featuring 50 cent but it was just too short for a song. My dad's gone crazy and Till I collapse were tied for my second favorite song on the CD. For his funny song Just Lose It I would place it as his third best funny song behind without me and the real slim shady. Critics had said that they felt Eminem was going soft on this CD. While I can see where they are coming from and I agree with them to a point I still feel he had songs that were explicit enough to not make him soft. Overall I think this was Eminem's worst CD to date but saying that there is no way this was a one star CD for when it came out at $9.99 there were enough good songs on this CD to keep you interested. Overall a 3 out of 5 Stars and a recommendation to pick it up for under $9.99.
 Trash April 28, 2009
ME
This is the worst album I have ever bought by any artist. He used to rap well and have intelligent lyrics. On this album he got juvenile with his lyrics and tried to sing but he has no voice. I liked the four preceding albums to this one. Infinite, Slim shady LP, Marshall Mathers LP, and the Eminem show were excellent. Now he's making garbage like this. He sold out big time.
Encore March 31, 2009
Alaina
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pretty good album, lots of variety even within the realm of Eminem. Silly, serious, offensive and intense- a good mix. There are only two or three songs I regularly skip past while listening to the whole album, and 3/20 isn't so bad!
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