Eminem (Encore)

[Slim Zaddy]

Released November 12, 2004
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre Hip hop
Length 77:47
Label; Aftermath, Web, Interscope
Producer Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mike Elizondo, Luis Resto, Mark Batson

overview
Encore is the fourth studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was set for release on November 16, 2004, but was moved up to November 12, after the album was leaked to the Internet. Encore sold 710,000 copies in its shortened three day opening week and claimed the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart for that month. The following week, Encore sold an estimated 918,590 copies, staying on top of the chart another month. On December 17, 2004, the RIAA certified the album 4x platinum,and the album has sold 5.1 million copies in the United States up to October 2008.The album earned a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Best Rap Album but lost to Kanye West's The College Dropout. It was Eminem's first major album not to win the award, following wins for The Slim Shady LP (2000), The Marshall Mathers LP (2001), and The Eminem Show (2003). Two songs from the album also received nominations but did not win

"Encore/Curtains Down", featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Mockingbird" for Best Rap Solo Performance Despite the commercial success of the album it has been subject to some criticism amongst critics and fans alike for its "comically lurid" tone and greatly dumbed down lyricism compared to Eminem's past albums. Conversely, in terms of controversy, this album attracted less notoriety than previous Eminem albums due to the fact that shock-oriented lyrics were toned down somewhat in favor of a lighter approach than Eminem's previous three albums. Eminem was already beginning to show a lighter approach on The Eminem Show. On this album, he continued at that approach even more and thus attracted even less controversy. However, the album did provoke some controversy over anti-Bush lyrics and lyrics that made fun of Michael Jackson, who complained about Eminem's depiction of him in the video for "Just Lose It".

The album features substantially more production from Dr. Dre than The Eminem Show, which was mostly produced by Eminem and longtime collaborator Jeff Bass.The cover for Encore, which shows Slim Shady taking a "final bow", is representative of the fact that Eminem would soon plan to retire his alter ego[citation needed]. The outro to "Encore/Curtains Down" also hints to this, as Slim Shady can be heard shooting into the audience and finally committing suicide by sticking a pistol in his mouth. These events are also represented in the album's artwork. The album was also made to seem as though it was recorded live, due to simulated audience claps and chants in some parts.

music videos:
1."Just Lose It"
2."Like Toy Soldiers"
3."Mockingbird"
4."Ass Like That"



Track listing
1 "Curtains Up" (skit) 0:46
2 "Evil Deeds" Dr. Dre 4:19
3 "Never Enough" (feat. 50 Cent, Nate Dogg) Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo 2:39
4 "Yellow Brick Road" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 5:46
5 "Like Toy Soldiers" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:56
6 "Mosh" Dr. Dre, Mark Batson 5:17
7 "Puke" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:07
8 "My 1st Single" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 5:02
9 "Paulson Winnifer" (performed by Paul Rosenberg) 0:32
10 "Rain Man" Dr. Dre 5:13
11 "Big Weenie" Dr. Dre 4:26
12 "Em Calls Paul" (skit) 1:11
13 "Just Lose It" Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo 4:08
14 "Ass Like That" ** Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo 4:25
15 "Spend Some Time" (feat. 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Stat Quo) Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 5:10
16 "Mockingbird" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:10
17 "Crazy In Love" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:02
18 "One Shot 2 Shot" *** (feat. D12) Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:26
19 "Final Thought" (skit) 0:30
20 "Encore/Curtains Down" (feat. Dr. Dre, 50 Cent) Dr. Dre, Mark Batson 5:48
1* "We as Americans" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:39
2* "Love You More" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 4:47
3* "Ricky Ticky Toc" Eminem, Luis Resto (co) 2:49

Singles and chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 UK Top 40 Hot Rap Singles Rhythmic Top 40 Top 40 Mainstream Top 40 Tracks
2004 "Just Lose It" #6 #1 #7 #3 #5 #4
2004 "Mosh" - #8 (no release, airplay alone) - - - -
2004 "Encore/Curtains Down" #25 - #20 #15 #19 #13
2004 "Like Toy Soldiers" #34 (no release, airplay alone) #1 - #33 #24 #35
2004 "Mockingbird" #11 #4 #10 #6 #6 #10
2005 "Ass Like That" #60 #4 - #29 - -

Billboard Albums
2004 Encore The Billboard 200 1
2004 Encore Top Canadian Albums 1
2004 Encore Top Internet Albums 1
2004 Encore Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
2005 Encore European Top 100 Albums
Billboard singles
2004 Encore Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 48
2004 Encore Hot Rap Tracks 20
2004 Encore Rhythmic Top 40 15
2004 Encore The Billboard Hot 100 25
2004 Encore Top 40 Mainstream 19
2004 Encore Top 40 Tracks 13
2004 Just Lose It Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 35
2004 Just Lose It Hot Rap Tracks 7
2004 Just Lose It Rhythmic Top 40 3
2004 Just Lose It The Billboard Hot 100 6
2004 Just Lose It Top 40 Mainstream 5
2004 Just Lose It Top 40 Tracks 4
2004 Mockingbird Rhythmic Top 40 6
2005 Ass Like That European Hot 100 Singles
2005 Ass Like That Hot Digital Songs 21
2005 Ass Like That Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 93
2005 Ass Like That Pop 100 37
2005 Ass Like That Pop 100 Airplay 47
2005 Ass Like That Rhythmic Top 40 29
2005 Ass Like That The Billboard Hot 100 60
2005 Like Toy Soldiers European Hot 100 Singles
2005 Like Toy Soldiers Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 64
2005 Like Toy Soldiers Pop 100 24
2005 Like Toy Soldiers Rhythmic Top 40 33
2005 Like Toy Soldiers The Billboard Hot 100 34
2005 Like Toy Soldiers Top 40 Mainstream 24
2005 Like Toy Soldiers Top 40 Tracks 35
2005 Mockingbird European Hot 100 Singles
2005 Mockingbird Hot Digital Songs 11
2005 Mockingbird Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 51
2005 Mockingbird Hot Rap Tracks 10
2005 Mockingbird Pop 100 9
2005 Mockingbird Pop 100 Airplay 7
2005 Mockingbird The Billboard Hot 100 11
2005 Mockingbird Top 40 Mainstream 6
2005 Mockingbird Top 40 Tracks 10

Credits:
Mark Batson Bass, Keyboards, Producer
Steve Baughman Engineer
Jose Borges Assistant Engineer
Tony Campana Engineer, Mixing
Sarah Catlett Studio Coordinator
Larry Chatman Project Coordinator
Mike Chav Engineer
Lindsay Collins Coordination, Screams
Dr. Dre Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
Mike Elizondo Guitar, Keyboards, Sitar, Producer
Eminem Producer, Mixing
Brian "Big Bass" Gardener Mastering
Scott Hays Assistant Engineer
Marcus Heisser A&R
Mauricio "Veto" Irragorri Engineer
Ben Jost Assistant Engineer
Rouble Kapoor Assistant Engineer
Steven King Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Marc Labelle A&R
Anthony Mandler Photography
Deborah Mannis-Gardner Sample Clearance
Kirdis Postelle Project Coordinator
Luis Resto Keyboards, Producer
Les Scurry Production Coordination
Mike Sroka Assistant Engineer
Stat Quo Performer
Che Vicious Programming

Review:
Encore is a companion piece to The Eminem Show the way that The Marshall Mathers LP mirrored The Slim Shady LP, offering a different spin on familiar subjects. Where his first two records dealt primarily with personas and characters, his second two records deal with what those personas have wrought, which tends to be intrinsically less interesting than the characters themselves, since it's dissecting the aftermath instead of causing the drama. Encore is not the flip side of The Eminem Show as much as it is its negative image, Here, the music is staid and spartan, built on simple unadorned beats and keyboard loops. While some songs use this sound to its advantage and a few others break free — "Yellow Brick Road" is a tense, cinematic production — the overall effect of these stark, black-and-white productions it to make Encore seem hermetically sealed, This is quite a bit different than his earlier albums, when he embellished and exaggerated his life, when his relationship with his estranged wife, Kim, turned into an outlaw ballad, when his frenetic insults, cheap shots, and celeb baiting had a surreal, hilarious impact. Here, Eminem is plainspoken and literal, intent on refuting every critic from Benzino at The Source to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who gets an entire song ("Ass Like That") devoted to him. It's a bizarre move that seems all the more humorless when you realize that the loosest, funniest song — the first single, "Just Lose It" — is a sideswipe at Michael Jackson, the easiest target Em has yet hit. And that's the major problem with Encore: it sounds as if Eminem is coasting, resting on his laurels, and never pushing himself into interesting territory. , but Encore never resonates the way his first three endlessly fascinating albums do.so i think it a good album but eminem has to come back with a full album , and so he is comming back tight with the release of his new album the replapse . which all the folks around the world are waiting to it .

[shadysully22]

The worst album from Eminem but not nearly as bad as everyone says it is. I LOVE so many songs on this album...

Puke
Like Toy Soldiers
Rain Man
Ass lIke That
Spend Some Time
Mockingbird
just Lose It
Encore

[Ivy]

This was the worst album I think, except for the Relapse....

[B.A.D.]

you wrote all that???

genious

[gutawafang]

Encore is damn good.

[Slim Zaddy]

you wrote all that???

genious

yeah ,, thanks homie

"Encore/Curtains Down", featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
"Mockingbird" for Best Rap Solo Performance Despite the commercial success of the album it has been subject to some criticism amongst critics and fans alike for its "comically lurid" tone and greatly dumbed down lyricism compared to Eminem's past

i hve always liked encore , it's a sick album for me ,,

[SajN]

You wrote that?

I don't believe you.
Why?

Because http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Encore%20%5 ... 5RAsQJGbgF
and many other places. And some stuff from here and there.

The only piece you wrote yourself was:

, but Encore never resonates the way his first three endlessly fascinating albums do.so i think it a good album but eminem has to come back with a full album , and so he is comming back tight with the release of his new album the replapse . which all the folks around the world are waiting to it .

Because of the structure and grammar and all that.. easy to notice, as I know how you write here on TR.



Trying to take credit for someone else's work

[Sophie]

Plus you only really need the tracks of the album and just a short review. I don't even know what any of that says because i can't be bothered to read it

[Slim Zaddy]

You wrote that?

I don't believe you.
Why?

Because http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Encore%20%5 ... 5RAsQJGbgF
and many other places. And some stuff from here and there.

The only piece you wrote yourself was:

, but Encore never resonates the way his first three endlessly fascinating albums do.so i think it a good album but eminem has to come back with a full album , and so he is comming back tight with the release of his new album the replapse . which all the folks around the world are waiting to it .

Because of the structure and grammar and all that.. easy to notice, as I know how you write here on TR.



Trying to take credit for someone else's work

yeah i took a couble of lines ,, and i dont need credit at all ,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm not gonna take anythin from it ,, at the end of the day ,, if you notice that ,,,,,,, you're tryn to take credit ,,,,, anyway ,,,, i took some words ,, cuz i'm the only one , in the music section ,,, no one with me ,, so i tend to use some lines ,, to finish doin some staff,, but if i have a 1 or 2 , then things will be divided ,, and i will have more time to write my whole own shit ,,,,,,, i dont need to say this ,, but just to let ya know ,,,,,,,,,, anyway ,,,,, ,,,, t.c

[Almostlity]

whats ,,,,,,,,,,,,, with ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, these?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,??

[Solace]

[quote="Slim Zaddy"][quote="SajN"]You wrote that?

I don't believe you.
Why?

Because http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Encore%20%5 ... 5RAsQJGbgF
and many other places. And some stuff from here and there.

The only piece you wrote yourself was:

[quote], but Encore never resonates the way his first three endlessly fascinating albums do.so i think it a good album but eminem has to come back with a full album , and so he is comming back tight with the release of his new album the replapse . which all the folks around the world are waiting to it .[/quote]

Because of the structure and grammar and all that.. easy to notice, as I know how you write here on TR.



Trying to take credit for someone else's work :n:[/quote]

yeah i took a couble of lines ,, and i dont need credit at all ,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm not gonna take anythin from it ,, at the end of the day ,, if you notice that ,,,,,,, you're tryn to take credit ,,,,, anyway ,,,, i took some words ,, cuz i'm the only one , in the music section ,,, no one with me ,, so i tend to use some lines ,, to finish doin some staff,, but if i have a 1 or 2 , then things will be divided ,, and i will have more time to write my whole own shit ,,,,,,, i dont need to say this ,, but just to let ya know ,,,,,,,,,, anyway ,,,,, ,,,, t.c[/quote]
"Some lines"

You wrote about 0.5/4 of this. No offense but its the truth.

[AliJack]

Give the guy some credit for bringin all this together for a long, well written, unbiased review of this atleast.

[Solace]

^Believe me it's no difficulty to copy and paste from Wikipedia.

[Slim Zaddy]

^Believe me it's no difficulty to copy and paste from Wikipedia.

then move ya lazy ass and join the group , and copy and i paste , i want to see how much time it will take from you to do that before you came here and start critic others,, if u feel happy when keep on saying it's copy and paste, u cant go to backstage and make a post there and say hey guys zaid , copy his reviews so he didn't wrote it , yay,, u can do that ,, and i dont give a fuck ,, ,, and by the way you're still in school so you're a kid i'm 21 years old, you don't have much responsibilities to do , i study aircraft engineering and i work ,, so i don't have free time like u did ,, dammit ,,,,, no hate but u crossed the line[/quote]

Give the guy some credit for bringin all this together for a long, well written, unbiased review of this atleast.

thanks man,, people here don't appreciate anything, so jus to make em happy let em say what ever they want , who give a fuck , ,,

[Slim Zaddy]

Why did you sign up to be a critic if you don't have time to actually be a critic?

Well why sign up to be a critic if you don't have the time to actually be a critic?

it supposed to be a group like me and many others , ,, so da work will be divided in this case iw ill have time to write my full review or whatever ,, , but it turns out that da music section , is all on me and it was jus open , so i had to put many albums and reviews about em , in order to look good , ,,,,, and i dont have time to handle that ,, by myself, ,, and i have cleared that ,, and others can still say that i copy or do whatever , i will let em say what ever they like , cuz i'm not listening ,