There are also loads of references back to past Eminem albums and songs as well as a few tracks which could easily be on some of Em's highly regarded albums (The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP or The Eminem Show). Just like on the Recovery album these rock-infused songs work really well. But it must be said, they work very well.
Em also experiments with rock-infused beats on MMLP2, for instance there are 5 tracks which are not your 'typical Eminem sounding beats'.
There are a lot of songs which have very deep emotional strings (Headlights), Eminem is probably the best in the game at these kind of song themes. His new album, The Marshall Mathers LP2 is along similar lines as Recovery. I know Recovery got a little bit of backlash for it's different sound but I really enjoyed Em's different choice in beats and emotional lyrics. Only someone It is an odd comparison - one is aboutĮminem's last album Recovery was very good and I think a welcome change from the same old Hip-hop formula. Eminem has always had more substance the fact he is still delivering is a mark of true greatness. the fact she sees the similarities as significant enough to compare reveals more about her focus on iconic female artists like Gaga and Madonna where image becomes the principal point of analysis. Eminem in his simple hoodie looks like an ascetic monk, fed on apparitions and devoted to art" but not for the reason she makes it. I like Camille Paglia's comparison between Gaga and Eminem "Gaga with her constant costume that fatigues the eye. Eminem get's it because he has that rare talent to see inside his own culture as an outside - you have to live it to know it but making a separation from it to 'see it' is harder - that's why some artists don't rise above the posturing. Good to see people who would be against on principle 'getting' it. "His new album, with all its tormented veering between craving and disgust dramatically demonstrates how much deeper Eminem’s view of women is than that of his rap precursors and peers, who are stuck in tedious formulas of male sexual prowess and booty-wagging female compliance". Eminem is the only true artist working in pop today'.Ĭoming from a feminist her endorsement of Eminem - as if he or any of us needed it! - is still satisfying in a. I liked Camille Paglia's review of the album in the Sunday Times, the subheading was 'Forget Lady Gaga. In case there was any doubt in anyone's mind before, this fully establishes Marshall Mathers as this generations Rap God - nobody else can compete. I am so happy that he is leaving the rap game on this masterpiece of an album - it has been well worth the wait, there is no doubt in my mind that this is the best hip hop album of the year. He addresses a new perspective to the relationship he has with his mother on Headlights Evil twin is probably the hardest hip hop record I've heard this year Legacy is just epic and I could listen to the flow on Brainless, Groundhog Day and Baby all day long (the bonus tracks are just as hard hitting as the main ones). The frequent nostalgic references to the first MMLP CD really reward his long term fans whilst still being great stand alone tracks. This really is an album for the fans he has listened to the feedback from Recovery and has returned the style to that of his earlier work, whilst still maintaining that mainstream appeal which makes this guy so special there truly is something for everyone on this album. The production is a little hit and miss but lyrically Marshall is on top form and there are enough classics on this disk for me to consider the CD a complete triumph. It is a real step up from both Relapse and Recovery and I loved both of those albums. After several listens I am really getting into it and I guarantee that in a few years time this will be considered a hip hop classic alongside it's prequel. A lot of fans (including myself initially) were a little unsure of this project at first, but the expectations were so high that that was always to be expected.
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