anyways, why is it lower? thoughts?
i think its because since eminem has been away for so long and so much drama happened to him, people expect his next album is be pure classic. they expect him to "mature" and address topics that people WANT him to address. they expect this album to be so dope because encore wasnt up to lots of expectations. they expect his COMEBACK album to be dope as fuck. but eminem said that he doesnt care what critics think. he just cares about him and his fans criticisms.
For Example...
Pitchfork Media (4.8/10) for Relapse
Pitchfork Media (6.5/10) for Encore
Pitchfork Media (9.1/10) for The Eminem Show
PopMatters (3/10) for Relapse
Slant Magazine (2.5/5) for Relapse
Worst of all...
Robert Christgau (B-) for Relapse
Robert Christgau (A) for Encore
Robert Christgau (A-) for The Eminem Show
Robert Christgau (A) for The Marshall Mathers LP
Robert Christgau (A-) for The Slim Shady LP
All of Robert Christgau's reviews for his previous four studio albums were all very good and in the A's range. Why does Relapse get B-?
Stupid critics.












