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

[Arrinef]

relapse was a good solid effort, if he had dropped this shit right after sslp, you guys wouldnt have bitched about the accent.

its just the sheer fact that he hadnt put out an album in about 5 years, and you expected some mmlp shit

[axelisten]

I love relapse and it really bothers me that em said it was "eeh". At first i hated the accent (like everyone else) but then it grew on me and now i see how it takes his vocabulary to the "next level". I can't belive I'm actually saying this, but i hope there's some accent on recovery

[Berry]

Nope...

I still rate Relapse highly & that ain't gonna change. *Bumps same song & dance*

[obzion]

Relapse is a good album. But I expect more from an Eminem album, so it is "Ehh" - but just because i know Em has done better in the past, and probably will in the future.

tes > mmlp > sslp > relapse > encore

[Wic Kid]

One of the dumbest things Em has ever said in his songs. Relapse was way better than "ehh". That was-blond fuck.

[Jens14]

Alot of it was "ehh", it had some very good songs too though.

[Pllumi]

he said it because of the fans, I bet that he likes relapse

[Hadez]

No not at all. Feels like he's pandering to the majority view with it and either way, I don't agree. It could of been better had he committed 100% to the conceptual aspect, left out the personal stuff (Especially "Beautiful") - Saved those for the bonus and the album would of run through much nicer. But I love almost every song. And I definitely don't agree it would of been better without the accent(SSSSSSSSSSS - Way more than one).

Those accent variables are what make the album sound so unique. To people saying it's like an album of "Ass Like That" - I don't know what the fuck you're hearing. The flows are magnetic, the rhyming it electric and the accent variables only add to his skill with sound.

^ i agree with this. and the accent doesn't bother me. it's part of the character. i don't see why it bothers everybody so much. over half of you guys have accents anyway.

[ch_ch_chainsaw]

I thought it was worse than "ehhh". For me, most of it was completely unlistenable. But now I think based on the last few tacks, Em is in the best form he's been in since about 7 years ago. Relapse was weak imo but Recover looks like it's shaping up to be brilliant.

[Lokito4]

Encore

[Pllumi]

imo it's kinda a shame eminem said that relapse was ''ehhh" (cause imo it wasn't), but the majority of the fans (often casual fans) take it as an excuse and feel good about it .

[Evan C.]

One of the dumbest things Em has ever said in his songs.

^This.

Where's the Encore apology Eminem? I mean, in interviews, he's more or less admitted Encore sucked but non-hardcore fans don't know that. Putting this line in the fucking lead single was even dumber.

[OneFallsRich]

the accent was "Ehh"

[Shit Can Happen]

No. Lyrically it might have been him at his best. I'm speculating, but with his love for witty wordplay and complex rhyme schemes, I think Em realizes how awesome Relapse was from that standpoint. And that was pretty much shown in all his interviews about the album when he talked about going back to doing the kind of rap that was most fun for him. I don't get why more fans haven't gotten behind the concept of the album. He relapsed back into his Slim Shady persona and gave in to his urge to be the murderous/suicidal bastard that brought him to the dance. Even Beautiful was written out of depression (first five words of first verse, ahem). With the next album being Recovery, Relapse is now even BETTER in my opinion because of the complimentary concepts of both albums. Granted, I haven't heard Recovery yet, but it doesn't take a psychic to figure out what he's going for with the name.

It may or may not have been better without the sheer extent of the accents, but "ehhh" is pushing the fuck out of it, and if you have real appreciation of the artform of rap at its base you should've still been able to appreciate it for the lyricism alone.

Although I don't agree with the "ehhh" comment, I really hope Em believes it, because otherwise he said it just to pander to a large group of retards who now feel that they have some kind of validation. I've been reading a lot of "thanks for owning up to it Em, we forgive you!" type comments in a lot places and it's sickening. Go die in a fire. These cocky pieces of shit with their unmerited sense of self-worth don't deserve an "apology" lol.

One thing that's annoying for me is that other popular rappers can put out material that doesn't TOUCH Relapse and people will say it's hot... meanwhile Eminem puts out material that shows that he's still clearly ahead of the rest, and people will say he "fell off," probably just because it's the trendy thing to say. He has to be 10x better than everybody else in order for the general public to say he's even as hot as them.

Still bump BFB and SWA every day.

[Tash8]

From One Listen: Relapse is a great album.
From Multiple Listens: Relapse is wack as fuck.

Because it's a conceptual album, the concepts get boring real fast. IMO it's kinda like Stan--stan is a great ass song but how many times can you listen to it? me, I listen to it maybe once every 6 month, maybe. and I think it's a classic.