Encore Restructured

[aksantos23@gmail.com]

Let me preface by saying that I don't come here often, so if there's another thread on this topic, my bad. I gave the board a quick cursory look and didn't see one.

That said, the topic is simple really. To this day, I've always wondered what Encore would of sounded like had Straight from the Lab not leaked. Obviously, the additional year that Em took to make the album immensely impacted (diminished) the sound and quality of the album. However, all of the songs that were originally intended for the album, but leaked, were of top quality in my opinion. Then, 7 years later, GOAT and The Apple leak -- both of which were ostensibly made around the time Encore was released (not sure if anyone knows for sure, but based on the production, Em's style of delivery and flow, lyrics, content, etc., it sure sounds like these songs were made around 2003 along with Like Toy Soldiers and Yellow Brick Road).

Knowing this now in retrospect, I wonder what different approaches Em would have taken. What songs would he have included and/or exiled to the vault? Would he broach different subject matter? How would he restructure the album to create what I believe could have been another masterpiece with the available material?

To that end, I decided to re-create Encore. It would no doubt need some production tweaks to make it flow more seamlessly, but in terms of content, quality, track ebb and flow, etc., I think it would have come extremely close to matching the perfection of the MMLP and TES.

Here's my tracklist:

1. Curtains Up
2. Evil Deeds
3. Yellow Brick Road
4. Like Toy Soldiers
5. Mosh
6. I love You More
7. Puke
8. The Apple
9. No Apologies
10. We As Americans
11. Mockingbird
12. Spend Some Time
13. Bully
14. Crazy In Love
15. GOAT
16. It's Been Real (pseudo outro)
17. Encore/Curtains Down
18. Final Thought

Had this album come out as Encore, I think I would have thought it was phenomenal. The only additional changes I might make in mixing the final cut of the album -- aside from the obvious transitional shit -- is rewriting his final verse on No Apologies (never been much of a fan of the final verse for the simple opinion that I think it pales in comparison to the first two verses) and his verses for Encore, which are subpar imo. I might also remove Puke since I Love You More and Crazy In Love are both superior Kim songs.

Anyways, what do you guys think? What songs would you include/exclude? How would you structure your dream Encore playlist?

[garycal5326]

im pretty sure when koolo leaked goat and the apple he said they were from 07, but im not 100% sure

[aksantos23@gmail.com]

im pretty sure when koolo leaked goat and the apple he said they were from 07, but im not 100% sure

I guess that's conceivable if he was trying to recapture that same sound, but I'd be surprised if that were accurate. Em seemingly never stays with the same style, and Relapse obviously sounds nothing like Encore, so it doesn't make much sense to me. But if Koolo said that, I suppose it deserves merit considering he did leak the songs.

[vividchat]

1. Curtains Up - Encore version
2. Evil Deeds
3. Never Enough
4. Yellow Brick Road
5. Like Toy Soldiers
6. Mosh
7. Love You More
8. We As Americans
9. Paul (skit)
10. Ricky Ticky Toc
11. Monkey See, Monkey Do
12. Em Calls Paul (skit)
13- Just Lose It -
14. Can-I-Bitch
15. Spend Some Time
16. Mockingbird
17. Crazy In Love
18. Bully
19. Final Thought (skit)
20. Encore/Curtains Down

All was made in Tes - Encore time.

[Fa-Q]

How many times has this been done....the album sucked...he said so, so let it go

[TheGentlePlayer]

The songs that leaked are from 2007.2008

[RichardDiNozzo]

I wonder how many times did you guys made "Let's Make Encore A Better Album By Putting Leaked Songs In It" topics

[aksantos23@gmail.com]

Ha, damn, well like I prefaced in the very first sentence, I'm new and haven't seen any topics on this. MY BAD.

[flyingmonkey10]

I wonder how many times did you guys made "Let's Make Encore A Better Album By Putting Leaked Songs In It" topics

[BILI]

Damn man,you're so great for making this thread, I doubt anyone ever came up with something similar...pure genius

[DanWS]

I wonder how many times did you guys made "Let's Make Encore A Better Album By Putting Leaked Songs In It" topics

[Sam.]

I like Encore for what it is.

[Man1x]

Not this thread again

[Mr.DGAF]

I agree to an extent. If he had re-worked the album like this, it would have been really good.

1. Curtain's Up
2. White America
3. Business
4. Cleanin' Out My Closet
5. Square Dance
6. The Kiss
7. Soldier
8. Say Goodbye Hollywood
9. Drips
10. Without Me
11. Paul Rosenburg Skit
12. Sing for the Moment
13. Superman
14. Hailie's Song
15. Steve Berman Skit
16. When the Music Stops
17. Say What you Say
18. Till' I Collapse
19. My Dad's Gone Crazy
20. Curtain's Close

[Atone]

Same shit different thread