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The Eminem Show (Parental Advisory),Eminem

- The Eminem Show (Parental Advisory)
- - 9,991,438 plays
  - 19,045 favs
  - 2,123 shares
Eminem
Released 2002

'Till I Collapse
04:57
997,569 plays

White America
05:24
707,280 plays

Hailie's Song
05:23
660,764 plays

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songs

- 1
- Curtains Up
- 00:29
- 229,491 plays

- 2
- White America
- 05:24
- 707,280 plays

- 3
- Business
- 04:11
- 512,764 plays

- 4
- Cleanin' Out My Closet
- 04:57
- 558,837 plays

- 5
- Square Dance
- 05:24
- 451,417 plays

- 6
- The Kiss
- 01:15
- 214,476 plays

- 7
- Soldier
- 03:46
- 582,964 plays

- 8
- Say Goodbye Hollywood
- 04:34
- 395,957 plays

- 9
- Drips
- 04:45
- 302,148 plays

- 10
- Without Me
- 04:50
- 546,970 plays

- 11
- Paul Rosenberg
- 00:22
- 204,139 plays

- 12
- Sing For The Moment
- 05:39
- 642,440 plays

- 13
- Superman
- 05:50
- 1,314,132 plays

- 14
- Hailie's Song
- 05:23
- 660,764 plays

- 15
- Steve Berman
- 00:33
- 188,440 plays

- 16
- When The Music Stops
- 04:29
- 431,063 plays

- 17
- Say What U Say
- 05:09
- 335,764 plays

- 18
- 'Till I Collapse
- 04:57
- 997,569 plays

- 19
- My Dad's Gone Crazy
- 04:27
- 542,393 plays

- 20
- Curtains Close
- 01:01
- 172,582 plays

album review

It's all about the title. First time around, Eminem established his alter ego, Slim Shady -- the character who deliberately shocked and offended millions, turning Eminem into a star. Second time at bat, he turned out The Marshall Mathers LP, delving deeper into his past while revealing complexity as an artist and a personality that helped bring him an even greater audience and much, much more controversy. Third time around, it's The Eminem Show -- a title that signals that Eminem's public persona is front and center, for the very first time. And it is, as he spends much of the album commenting on the media circus that dominated on his life ever since the release of Marshall Mathers. This, of course, encompasses many, many familiar subjects -- his troubled childhood; his hatred of his parents; his turbulent relationship with his ex-wife, Kim (including the notorious incident when he assaulted a guy who allegedly kissed her -- the event that led to their divorce); his love of his daughter, Hailie; and, of course, all the controversy he generated, notably the furor over his alleged homophobia and his scolding from Lynne Cheney, which leads to furious criticism about the hypocrisy of America and its government. All this is married to a production very similar to that of its predecessor -- spare, funky, fluid, and vibrant, punctuated with a couple of ballads along the way. So, that means The Eminem Show is essentially a holding pattern, but it's a glorious one -- one that proves Eminem is the gold standard in pop music in 2002, delivering stylish, catchy, dense, funny, political music that rarely panders (apart from a power ballad "Dream On" rewrite on "Sing for the Moment" and maybe the sex rap "Drips," that is). Even if there is little new ground broken, the presentation is exceptional -- Dre never sounds better as a producer than when Eminem pushes him forward (witness the stunning oddity "Square Dance," a left-field classic with an ominous waltz beat) and, with three albums under his belt, Eminem has proven himself to be one of the all-time classic MCs, surprising as much with his delivery as with what he says. Plus, the undercurrent of political anger -- not just attacking Lynne Cheney, but raising questions about the Bush administration -- gives depth to his typical topics, adding a new, spirited dimension to his shock tactics as notable as the deep sentimental streak he reveals on his odes to his daughter. Perhaps the album runs a little too long at 20 songs and 80 minutes and would have flowed better if trimmed by 25 minutes, but that's a typical complaint about modern hip-hop records. Fact is, it still delivers more great music than most of its peers in rock or rap, and is further proof that Eminem is an artist of considerable range and dimension. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

more albums by this artist

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- - Curtain Call (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2005

- - Relapse (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2009

- - The Marshall Mathers LP (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2000

- - Encore (Parental Advisory)
  - Released 2004

listener reviews

- - love this
  - - By krmnzsong
    - 5/31/2009 02:25:19
  - i love this whole album. he's great with words and word play. the music is the icing on his cake.
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- - Tight Album
  - - By El Mario Bros
    - 2/26/2009 16:22:33
  - This is a really good album his second best album. lyrics are intense!!! but this album is still not as good as his second album. The Marshall Mathers LP
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- - Favorite Eminem album
  - - By BmSincere
    - 2/23/2009 22:16:19
  - This album is off the charts. The lyrical content is crazy. Soldier is my favorite song off that album, I listen to that song for days including Superman, Till I Collapse, Sing For the moment, saying goodbye to hollywood. Em is the best rapper alive. I'm excited to see what the Relapse brings
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- - Hmmm...
  - - By DubShell
    - 1/9/2009 19:41:43
  - Yeah.
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- - Favortie Emin3m album
  - - By SlimDogg95
    - 1/3/2009 15:45:28
  - From beginning to end. This is his best put together album. Not that the others are bad. Just this is the cream. Here is hoping that ReLaps3 is on this level.
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