Encore
by Eminem

Album Rating: 69.19
(1,107/16)

16.11.2004

Eminem (US): Encore

1.Curtains Up. N/a
2.Evil Deeds. 66
3.Never Enough (Feat. 50 Cent & Nate Dogg). 74
4.Yellow Brick Road. 83
5.Like Toy Soldiers. 84
6.Mosh. 87
7.Puke. 67
8.My 1st Single. 66
9.Paul (Skit). N/a
10.Rain Man. 68
11.Big Weenie. 42
12.Em Calls Paul (Skit). N/a
13.Just Lose It. 39
14.A** Like That. 46
15.Spend Some Time (Feat. Obie Trice, Stat Quo, & 50 Cent). 84
16.Mockingbird. 85
17.Crazy In Love. 78
18.One Shot 2 Shot (Feat. D-12). 73
19.Final Thought (Skit). N/a
20.Encore (Feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent). 65

"What do I look like, a comedian to you?"
Some of these songs are indeed laughable.

From VictorVale 02/23/2019 14:47 | #232444

Um pouco do mais do mesmo, mas com menos qualidade.

Hate this album. It contains some classic but it's by far Eminem's most inconsistent album. Revival is a more appreciable listening than this IMO.

From paladisiac 06/19/2017 14:27 | #192890 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

What song was it where Eminem said artists go downhill after the age of 30? He released the solid "eminem show" in 2002, two years after the colossal "marshal mathers lp". While "eminem show" wasn't as huge in content and popularity, the quick-witted and master-of-headworms still seemed on top of his game.

Prescient is the word for Em as he lays a big, fat turd on "encore" compared to his previous albums, figuratively AND literally, as he takes ass, turd, puke and pee pee jokes to an absurdly juvenile new l3vEl. This is the album where i stopped paying attention to Em. Because even if the album was filled with spit-wads and whoopee cushions, i'd still be listening if he didn't (mostly) lose the interesting lyrical content and didn't misstep with his flow. But he did. Most songs just aren't interesting WITHOUT the titty-pee-pee "humor". But add in the vomit and adolescent homo-eroticism, etc., and it's just too much by being too scant.

This all equals a major disappointment for a guy that at one time was my favorite rapper. He was my favorite because of his intelligent audacity. On Encore, he has mostly de-evolved to a 5th grader. Too bad. All the cameos and samples can't hide that sh|t.


But i say "mostly", because there's some salvageable material here, like "nockingbird" and "like toy soldiers" and especially "encore", that harkens back to when he was on top of his game (just 2 years ago!). But those are the exceptions. That final track "Encore" is where is game USED to be. It's slammin', no-nonsense, up in your face with Dre & Em takin' no sh|t with a great beat to boot. That closing track is the Em I remember. Most of the rest of the album is some 11 year old Em impostor. I wish the real slim shady would stand back up!

GWEN-STE-FA-NI.
WILL-YOU-PEE-PEE-ON-ME.
I-AIN'T-EVER-SEEN-AN-ASS, LIKE, THAT.
THE-WAY-YOU-USE-IT.
I-CAN'T-BELIEVE-IT.
YOU-MAKE-MY-PEE-PEE-GO.
DOUING-DOUING-DOUING!

From eclab 10/15/2014 12:32 | #124542 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Like Slim Shady, it's pretty unbalanced. Some good stuff, tempered by the worst tracks Eminem has ever put out ("Puke" and "Rain Man").

Like Toy Soldiers and Mockingbird is great, but others are bad.

There are a few strong tracks here, but Eminem gets a bit too goofy with weird voices and immature lyrics.

From junodog4 07/30/2012 15:40 | #47476

Eminem was reaching for reflective and almost regretful lyrics on some tracks, and then he goes for his silliest with Big Weenie and Ass Like That. He seems to have lost focus, and perhaps needed the break.