Three classic albums, then those other ones.

[Ku53v]

My Darling is better than all of Relapse except for My Mom and Deja vu

1."My Darling"
2."3 a.m."
3."My Mom"
4."Insane"
5."Bagpipes From Baghdad"
6."Hello"
7."Careful What You Wish For"
8."Same Song & Dance"
9."Buffalo Bill"
10."Stay Wide Awake"
11."Underground
12."Must Be the Ganja"
13."Elevator"
14."Music Box"

that's better than the original and still not even close to a classic

[Ku53v]

yeah you're right, but still no we made you, old times sake, crack a bottle, beautiful...

[EminemBase]

My Darling is better than all of Relapse except for My Mom and Deja vu

1."My Darling"
2."3 a.m."
3."My Mom"
4."Insane"
5."Bagpipes From Baghdad"
6."Hello"
7."Careful What You Wish For"
8."Same Song & Dance"
9."Buffalo Bill"
10."Stay Wide Awake"
11."Underground
12."Must Be the Ganja"
13."Elevator"
14."Music Box"

that's better than the original and still not even close to a classic

What!? Gotta be kidding me.

Bagpipes, Stay Wide Awake, 3am, Same Song and Dance... and more, all ether My Darling.

[EminemBase]

Thee perfect Relapse 1 is this:

1. Dr. West
2. 3am
3. My Mom
4. Insane
5. Bagpipes from Baghdad
6. Hello
7. Tonya
8. Same Song and Dance
9. We Made You
10. Medicine Ball
11. Stay Wide Awake
12. Old Time's Sake
13. Must be the Ganja
14. Mr. Mathers
15. Deja Vu

(paul skit is pointless but the the other skits are brilliant, dramatic and create the narrative)

<< That shit, is a classic album.

It was a perfect album before he tacked them bullshits on at the end.

Really fucking perfect... the basic concept of a fictional murderous relapse... and then the adventure through to the overdose... then wake up and reflect... and fade in to no.2...

That would have been total genius.

Annoying how he keeps ruining shit with little odd choices or compromises.

[UofLCard]

No.

[Drax207]

Not really a classic. Insane, BfB, WMY, Medicine ball, old time sake, and 2/3 verses of MBTG were not good. The problem with relapse i felt was there were too many filler tracks. Yes all those songs together kind of flow, but seperatly each song is below average. He should of included my darling, music box, buffalo bill, CWYWF on the album. Music box > anything on relapse other than deja vu

I don't agree with you, each song has its own story telling and don't need the rest of the album to be dope and consistent as fuck, they objectively are great songs, even if you don't stick to the concept you have to admit that there is a lot of work behind these songs. Insane / SS&D / SWA / 3 A.M are my favorite tracks on the album and I listen to them very often, they're perfect tracks TO ME (yeah I like the Psycho/twisted/Drug addict/disturbing concept)

My Darling and CWYWF wouldn't fit with the rest of the album (I love both songs though), just like Beautiful (I rarely listen to this one on the other hand)

Buffalo Bill is great, same concept as the original Relapse album, but I think it would break the flow.

Music Box is a perfect track too imo and my favorite Em song of all time for a bunch of reasons, from lyrics to production. But I couldn't OBJECTIVELY say that it's better than any songs on Relapse.
I like Deja Vu but don't listen to it a lot the way I do with the rest of the album.

Relapse is a classic to you if you appreciate the global concept of the album. Even if the rhymes/lyrics are dope, even if the production is fantastic, if you're not into it, you won't be able to consider it a classic. TSSLP, TMMLP and TES are classics to almost everyone cause it doesn't stick to a specific concept as much as Relapse does. (even if they have their own too)

Crack a bottle and Beautiful are out of place. But Underground is great as a final track in my opinion. It's different from other Relapse's core songs but still shares the same concept. It doesn't break the flow when I listen to the whole album without CaB and Beautiful.

So yeah, minus the tracks that don't fit on the album I'd say it's a fucking classic and a masterpiece anyway. It's a matter of taste

[RSoares]

I always think in Alchemist interview in June about what would be coming in new album:

"I think he was just getting his feet back on Relapse and then Recovery just came with the smash hits and everything and I think now — he's Eminem"

Eminem released Relapse more similar to previous rehab era to say "Hey, I'm Back, doing what I always did". But, then, the initial reviews, the sales, everything was unexpected for him and back then he realized that he had to release an album totally different that he has ever done to be back on spotlight.

He made it with Recovery. Now, that he's on spotlight again and everyone talked about him in this Recovery era, he feels comfortable and confident to release a true Eminem album, again.