Do You Agree With Em that Relapse was "Ehh"?

[xxTrigger1989xx]

Well, it really WASN'T supposed to be emotional, Em said it himself a while back that he was tired of making that kind of music. Guess he's back at it again though

[EminemBase]

Well, it really WASN'T supposed to be emotional, Em said it himself a while back that he was tired of making that kind of music. Guess he's back at it again though

Yeah, this is another indication that his hand was forced and he's listening to people around him too much again though.

Because of all the stuff he said back in 2009 about it being self-loathing and he's beyond that now... He's taken a step backwards in going back to it IMO. He was going in the right direction with storytelling and trying to create intense art.

[Jaz]

Well, it really WASN'T supposed to be emotional, Em said it himself a while back that he was tired of making that kind of music. Guess he's back at it again though

Then how do you explain tracks like beautiful and deja vu? Those were some of the few REALLY good tracks on there and they were emotional tracks.

Either way, not wanting something to be emotional isn't an excuse for sub-par Em music.

[Hiphopdane]

It pretty much depends on how you define "ehhh".

[Le Tunisien]

It pretty much depends on how you define "ehhh".

i define it as "not that good"

[Evan C.]

i'll take...

Titty-fucking you 'til your breast-nipple flesh-tickles my test-icles

over...

I've been through the ringer, but they can do little to the middle finger, I feel like the king o'.. my world

any fuckin' day of the week

[xxTrigger1989xx]

Well, it really WASN'T supposed to be emotional, Em said it himself a while back that he was tired of making that kind of music. Guess he's back at it again though

Then how do you explain tracks like beautiful and deja vu? Those were some of the few REALLY good tracks on there and they were emotional tracks.

Either way, not wanting something to be emotional isn't an excuse for sub-par Em music.

Dude, I'm going by what he said himself. Eminem said he did not want to make emotional tracks. And yes, there is an interview where he says that. He said he made Beautiful to remind himself of where he was and Deja Vu, I don't know, it's supposed to be a emotional/kinda poking fun at himself track, which he does through out the track. He pokes fun at himself, but underneath it's a serious track, out of the only two that was on there, but it sticks to the concept of the album.

Point is, Eminem did not WANT to make emotional tracks, so when you cussed that guy out, saying he doesn't know what Eminem wants, I'm simply defending him by saying that that IS what Eminem wanted, he made Relapse for himself and he said so himself.

And I'm also going to add that Relapse was not in any way sub-par. The content wasn't that great, sure, but as a rap album it was 100000 times better than anything else in 2009. I, myself, enjoyed most of Relapse except Crack A Bottle. A lot of people are too picky, and a lot of people were turned off because of the accent, but really, it wasn't that bad at all. The rhyme schemes and storytelling made up for the accent and lack of content. Everyone has different opinions, what may be sub-par for you could be excellent for the next guy. I think Relapse was a brilliant album, it's stupid of me to try to tell you what to think, but I really do believe that Relapse was definitely above sub-par, whatever you may think about it. Quite frankly, I prefer the serious Em myself, but on Relapse you could tell he was having the most fun he's had in a long time, and I still bump Relapse often because it's a very enjoyable album, for me. I hope Recovery blows it out of the water, but it was in no way bad. It was light years beyond Encore, and I prefer to listen to Relapse of SSLP, that's just my opinion, not to say I don't like SSLP, I just don't like the whiny, nasally voice as much as some, but I recognize how great it was, and it is growing on me

[dolphi]

Was he really apologizing though? I thought he was just giving his opinion and didnt give a fuck what anyone was going to think about that

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[gutawafang]

No.

Certain songs in it was Ehhh.

Beautiful is awesome.

[Tranquil]

jeez u guys are some winy mother fuckers, he makes one song emotional, and you think the whole album is gonna be like that... get the fuck out of here, the whole album isnt going to emotional

[Wic Kid]

He only said that cuz he wants to suck up to his old fans. Probably profitable in the future, but still lame if you ask me.

[xxTrigger1989xx]

He only said that cuz he wants to suck up to his old fans. Probably profitable in the future, but still lame if you ask me.

What a lot of fans of his older work don't realize is that Relapse is a lot like The Slim Shady LP in terms of randomness and rhyming and storytelling. The only thing that really changed was his voice and the fact that Slim Shady goes crazy and becomes a serial killer. Eminem wasn't lying when he said he kinda went back to the Slim Shady LP, but instead of making a SSLP clone, he put a twist on it

I don't understand why people would bitch about it, really. Sure, the accent could turn a lot of people off, but I prefer the accent over the whiny nasally voice that flooded the SSLP any day. Of course, this is also coming from someone who does prefer Relapse over SSLP, so I might be biased there. I don't wanna be bashed for what I just said, it's just a matter of personal tastes, but I do recognize that SSLP is probably a lot better than Relapse, it's just I prefer to listen to Relapse over SSLP. That's just me though, and I'm probably the only one. It's the same thing as the fact that I also prefer The Eminem Show over MMLP, despite the fact that MMLP is widely considered his greatest and I understand why, but then again, it's a matter of personal taste

[HereHere]

People really do like to complain.
People complained about Relapse and his accent so much when the album came out, now when he apologizes for it people complain about that.

[Le Tunisien]

People really do like to complain.
People complained about Relapse and his accent so much when the album came out, now when he apologizes for it people complain about that.

yeah man, which is kinda lame...people always need to complain
and im glad em apologized for that shitty accent cuz that really made the album ehhh

[Jaz]

Well, it really WASN'T supposed to be emotional, Em said it himself a while back that he was tired of making that kind of music. Guess he's back at it again though

Then how do you explain tracks like beautiful and deja vu? Those were some of the few REALLY good tracks on there and they were emotional tracks.

Either way, not wanting something to be emotional isn't an excuse for sub-par Em music.

Dude, I'm going by what he said himself. Eminem said he did not want to make emotional tracks. And yes, there is an interview where he says that. He said he made Beautiful to remind himself of where he was and Deja Vu, I don't know, it's supposed to be a emotional/kinda poking fun at himself track, which he does through out the track. He pokes fun at himself, but underneath it's a serious track, out of the only two that was on there, but it sticks to the concept of the album.

Point is, Eminem did not WANT to make emotional tracks, so when you cussed that guy out, saying he doesn't know what Eminem wants, I'm simply defending him by saying that that IS what Eminem wanted, he made Relapse for himself and he said so himself.

And I'm also going to add that Relapse was not in any way sub-par. The content wasn't that great, sure, but as a rap album it was 100000 times better than anything else in 2009. I, myself, enjoyed most of Relapse except Crack A Bottle. A lot of people are too picky, and a lot of people were turned off because of the accent, but really, it wasn't that bad at all. The rhyme schemes and storytelling made up for the accent and lack of content. Everyone has different opinions, what may be sub-par for you could be excellent for the next guy. I think Relapse was a brilliant album, it's stupid of me to try to tell you what to think, but I really do believe that Relapse was definitely above sub-par, whatever you may think about it. Quite frankly, I prefer the serious Em myself, but on Relapse you could tell he was having the most fun he's had in a long time, and I still bump Relapse often because it's a very enjoyable album, for me. I hope Recovery blows it out of the water, but it was in no way bad. It was light years beyond Encore, and I prefer to listen to Relapse of SSLP, that's just my opinion, not to say I don't like SSLP, I just don't like the whiny, nasally voice as much as some, but I recognize how great it was, and it is growing on me

Ok fair enough, but it was sub-par for eminem.. I'm not saying it wasn't good compared to other stuff out there, but it was sub-par for eminem, and had I known that I probably wouldn't have bought it.. and that's why I didn't buy refill. For the first time I'm actually going to have to listen to one of his albums (Recovery) before I buy it. And that's because of Relapse