by Alia » Jan 14th, '11, 03:12
The one thing that I miss about the "old em" is that almost all of his songs back then had really catchy and creative hooks- which made the songs memorable and fun to sing along to. But the new em (i.e. recovery era) resorted to using singers for the hooks/chorus' on most of the songs- which I think took away from the songs on recovery. Although, when done well, the new "formula" can also result in great songs (e.g. 25 to life)
I think as he perfects his new style I'll end up liking the new em just as much as the old one.