Happy birthday to Relapse! (5 years old)

[Notalius]

I'd say Survival sounds the most like a Recovery track.

[shadyblogger]

When i originally heard this, i wasn't that satisfied with it. It wasn't the Eminem that i had became accustomed to. But i forced myself to like it (like a good little Stan). Over time though i grew to love it. Awesome album

Did you do that with Recovery too? Relapse for me, was a natural liking. I genuinely enjoyed it and thought it was dope but Recovery was a pretty painful adaption/acceptance process to go through.

[yoda you can call me]

When i originally heard this, i wasn't that satisfied with it. It wasn't the Eminem that i had became accustomed to. But i forced myself to like it (like a good little Stan). Over time though i grew to love it. Awesome album

Did you do that with Recovery too? Relapse for me, was a natural liking. I genuinely enjoyed it and thought it was dope but Recovery was a pretty painful adaption/acceptance process to go through.

Lol, nah, it was vice versa with Recovery breh

[Mr Change]

5 years...

thats crazy lol

[EminemBase]

Boo-urns

5 years? Aiyt that pisses me off. Because that sounds too long ago n shit.

5 years was the length of time between SSLP and Encore ffs. Seems huge. Obviously feels longer with that due to how he went from nobody to legend and the huge shifts between those first four in particular.

Although he continues to hugely shift in style tbf. Relapse to Recovery? Recovery to MMLP2? Nobdoy saw these shits coming. The only thing is with MMLP2 perhaps there's songs like ''Survival'' and ''Legacy'' which are VERY Recovery-esque in the structure and style. More-so than any of the other albums.

I don't think Legacy sounds more Recovery-esque tbh .. the hook maybe, but even there it doesn't sound like some bubble gum pop artist tbh

I agree, doesn't sound like a Recovery song to me either. I'd say "The Monster" sounds the 'most' like it was from that era but not even.

''Legacy'' doesn't sound like Recovery 2.0? Cmon shun.

I'm not saying the quality is the same. For one, the production is fly and clear and beautiful. For two, his lyricism and writing is way beyond Recovery.

But I'm talking about: the song structure and style. The basic effect of the formula he used to make it the way it is. You telling me his abrasive style mixed with a spacey hook is not Recovery-like? I love the way you lie.

Name another album where he has done that with songs. He hasn't.

Recovery is the birth of that formula. And ''Survival'', ''Legacy'' and "The Monster'' are continuations of that formula. His lyricism is miles ahead. On every song on MMLP2. I'm not talking about quality, I'm talking about style and formula. Those tracks are Recovery 2.0 to the core. Same formula.

[shadyblogger]

Relapse great album, Recovery and MMLP2 are better imo

I respectfully disagree with the Recovery statement

[Notalius]

Legacy has nothing to do with Recovery. Not even the hook "sounds" like a certain formula from Recovery. You are just pulling stuff out of your ass with all due respect. And the structure is nothing like Recovery. If you wanna compare it then compare it to Lose Yourself. I hope you get the comparison.

[shadyblogger]

Yeah Legacy doesn't remind me of Recovery either

[Rafael]

Poverty album.

[shadyblogger]

Legacy has nothing to do with Recovery. Not even the hook "sounds" like a certain formula from Recovery. You are just pulling stuff out of your ass with all due respect. And the structure is nothing like Recovery. If you wanna compare it then compare it to Lose Yourself. I hope you get the comparison.

Girl on a hook = Recovery 2 doe fam.

I'm sorry but I haven't had enough coke for the next 5 pages of my response, so I'll have to cut it short.

What about Stan though?