Am I the only one who thinks Relapse is Em's best album?

[OMEGA]

Yeah, everytime that I said this to others, they are like wtf are you talking about. I find Relapse to be Eminem's most enjoyable album, and definitely my favorite. I don't know, but there's something about the songs that make them far more catchy than his past stuff. The beats are freakin' awesome (Insane, Stay Wide Awake and Underground especially). From a lyrical standpoint is no slouch either; Dejavu is really great and Beautiful is Lose Yourself quality-esque.

In my opinion: Relapse > Marshall Mathers LP > Slim Shady LP > Eminem Show > Encore

Others feel the same?

BTW, I'm new

[Wic Kid]

Welome!!! Stay active!!!

And no...

[GoodGirlsGetGutted]

I don't like to rank his albums. I love them all. It's like asking a parent who their favorite child is.

[voice23]

welcome ....but nahhhhhhhhhh

[GoodGirlsGetGutted]

Hey man, don't feel bad. My favorite album is Encore. It's an uphill battle to say the least.

[Relapse.LP]

Hey man, don't feel bad. My favorite album is Encore. It's an uphill battle to say the least.

My favorite hip hop album is Encore.

[D-Smith01]

no..i think tes is..but relapse is a close 2nd for me

[Chasingtimeagain]

Yes, you are the only one or few who thinks this.

My theory is that people who love Relapse are usually young-teens, foreigners (because they bump anything), and people who need to listen to 'shock lyrics' to seem badass.

Yes, Deja Vu and Beautiful are amazing no doubt but Insane is truly a song where Em is obviously desperate to recapture his earlier "shock" image that he had in 1999/2000. Plus the first 4 lines in the song were so predictable/not-clever. And not to mention his accent. Trust me, once your true fans on a site dedicated to you hate your songs because of your accent, something is wrong with the album.

But congrats if you do really enjoy it - I tried to like it because I've been a fan since SSLP when I was in high school but I still prefer Em's songs during 2000-2004 period (songs with true lyrics, told a story, and didn't have him trying to go back to his older style to sell records).

[*MIRANDA*]

def not his best

[Eminem4Life1006]

Good album but not his best album...I still don't know between MMLP and TES for me....and after giving SSLP a listen too again..uhhg it's hard to rank his albums now .

[Relapse.LP]

MMLP was easily his best album, IMO.

Relapse was exactly what sputnikmusic said about it. 1/5 of MMLP's quality. It was... plainly lacking.

[Cube23]

Let's hope so. Very average.

The Marshall Mathers LP didn't have one bad song on it and either did The Eminem Show. Relapse?

We Made You: This song was just a poppy, trashy song with Eminem finding a way to make fun of as many girls as possible. Awful.
Crack a Bottle: Bad lyrics, slow flow from Em and poor verses from the other two as well. Not an Eminem song.
Old Time's Sake: Awful delivery by Eminem here, caused by the voice. What is a "tyempature"? You can barely even understand what he says at the end either.

I figure those are the givens. Everything else is kind of debate-worthy. The worst song on The Marshall Mathers LP was probably Remember Me? and that'd probably be one of the best on Relapse, if not the best.

[Eminem4Life1006]

Idk MMLP and TES are very hard to choose for me...MMLP has the rhymes and TES has just that...energy and flow it's crazy idk how to really explain it.. .

[Fa-Q]

Welcome and I think your alone in thinking Relapse is his best...in my opinion I think 3 of his albums are tied (including relapse) Encore being a step down, and TES being a step up

[Renee7931]

Yes, you are the only one or few who thinks this.

My theory is that people who love Relapse are usually young-teens, foreigners (because they bump anything), and people who need to listen to 'shock lyrics' to seem badass.

Yes, Deja Vu and Beautiful are amazing no doubt but Insane is truly a song where Em is obviously desperate to recapture his earlier "shock" image that he had in 1999/2000. Plus the first 4 lines in the song were so predictable/not-clever. And not to mention his accent. Trust me, once your true fans on a site dedicated to you hate your songs because of your accent, something is wrong with the album.

But congrats if you do really enjoy it - I tried to like it because I've been a fan since SSLP when I was in high school but I still prefer Em's songs during 2000-2004 period (songs with true lyrics, told a story, and didn't have him trying to go back to his older style to sell records).

I enjoyed Relapse and I'm not attempting to be 'badass' and I left my teens behind years ago. Did I love the entire cd? No. But I didn't love every song on his previous albums either. Please don't generalize.