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Intro (Curtain Call)
- 00:33
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FACK
- 03:26
- 406,175 plays
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The Way I Am
- 04:51
- 366,753 plays
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My Name Is
- 04:28
- 253,220 plays
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Stan
- 06:43
- 296,370 plays
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Lose Yourself
- 05:26
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Shake That
- 04:35
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Sing For The Moment
- 05:39
- 437,277 plays
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Without Me
- 04:50
- 545,771 plays
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Like Toy Soldiers
- 04:57
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The Real Slim Shady
- 04:44
- 356,784 plays
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Mockingbird
- 04:11
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Guilty Conscience
- 03:19
- 269,993 plays
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Cleanin' Out My Closet
- 04:57
- 719,897 plays
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Just Lose It
- 04:09
- 502,722 plays
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When I'm Gone
- 04:40
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Stan (Live)
- 06:20
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album review
If Eminem's Curtain Call: The Hits really is his final bow and not merely a clever denouement to his series of Eminem Show and Encore albums, it's a worthy way to retire. And even if he stages a comeback years from now, there's little question that the first five years of his career, spanning four albums plus a soundtrack, will be his popular and creative peak, meaning that the time is right for Curtain Call -- it has all the songs upon which his legend lies. Which isn't necessarily the same things as all the hits. There are a few odds and ends missing -- most notably one of his first hip-hop hits, "Just Don't Give a F***," plus 2003's "Superman" and 2005's "Ass Like That" -- but all the big songs are here: "Guilty Conscience," "My Name Is," "Stan," "The Real Slim Shady," "The Way I Am," "Cleanin' Out My Closet," "Lose Yourself," "Without Me" and "Just Lose It." They're not presented in chronological order, which by and large isn't a problem, since the sequencing here not only has a good, logical momentum, alternating between faster and slower tracks, but they're all part of a body of work that's one of the liveliest, most inventive in pop music in the 21st century. The only exception to the rule are the three new songs here, all finding Shady sounding somewhat thin. There's the closing "When I'm Gone," a sentimental chapter in the Eminem domestic psychodrama that bears the unmistakable suggestion that Em is going away for a while. While it's not up to the standard of "Mockingbird," it is more fully realized than the two other new cuts here, both sex songs that find Shady sounding as if he's drifting along in his own orbit. "Shake That" has an incongruous Nate Dogg crooning the chorus, while the wildly weird "Fack" finds Eminem spending the entire track fighting off an orgasm; it seems tired, a little too close to vulgar Weird Al territory, and it doesn't help that his Jenna Jameson reference seems a little old (everybody knows that the busty porno "It" girl of 2005 is Jesse Jane; after all, she even was in Entourage). Even if these three cuts suggest why Eminem is, if not retiring, at least taking a long break, that's fine: they're reasonably good and are bolstered by the rest of the songs here, which don't just capture him at his best, but retain their energy, humor, weirdness, and vitality even after they've long become overly familiar. And that means Curtain Call isn't just a good way to bow out, but it's a great greatest-hits album by any measure. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
more albums by this artist
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- The Eminem Show (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2002
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- The Marshall Mathers LP (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2000
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- Relapse (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2009
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- Encore (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2004
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So Misunderstood
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- By poppa ghost
- 12/9/2008 21:53:26
- Ya know i relate with a lot of M's music it's like when i was comming up it was hard as hell to find a friend, and when my hustle started paying off people i did know but did'nt know started acting like we was peeps all the time wit the gimmie or help me and my favorite can you loan me.. so all you haters,fackers, and to busy crying bout the small shit. if you don't like how this man run his $hit just shut the *#^k up I don't think he's looking for your approval :-)
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What i Think
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- By OzIT0
- 6/15/2008 01:54:30
- This album is in my humble opinion one that should be souly for those whom have never heard of Eminem. If you have bought "the eminem show, encore, The marshall mathers lp, or The slim shady lp, this would be a poor choice to bye. This album contains only 3 songs that arnt on any of the other albums. Im simply commenting that if you have bought any of the other albums in the past you will be greatly dissapointed as i was and wish you had simply downloaded the 3 new songs instead.
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