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All rights reserved.| Track Listing 1. Intro 2. FACK 3. Way I Am 4. My Name Is 5. Stan - Eminem & Dido 6. Lose Yourself 7. Shake That - Eminem & Nate Dogg 8. Sing For The Moment 9. Without Me 10. Like Toy Soldiers 11. Real Slim Shady 12. Mockingbird 13. Guilty Conscience - Eminem & Dr. Dre 14. Cleanin' Out My Closet 15. Just Lose It 16. When I'm Gone 17. Stan (live) - Eminem & Elton John 1. Dead Wrong (remix) - Eminem & Notorious BIG 2. Role Model 3. Kill You 4. S*** On You - Eminem & D-12 5. Criminal 6. Renegade - Eminem & Jay-Z 7. Just Don't Give A F***
Album Notes Personnel: Eminem; Joe Perry (guitar); Dido, Jay-Z, Nate Dogg.Recording information: 54 Sound, Detroit, Michigan (1997 - 2005).It's hard to believe, given his gargantuan impact on popular culture, that Eminem had only released four full-length albums by 2004. That year's ENCORE showed the rapper's artistic vitality fading just a bit, but 2005's CURTAIN CALL, an overdue greatest-hits collection, helps remind audiences that Eminem produced a stunning string of singles in a short span of time. Naturally, CURTAIN CALL eschews the artist's most controversial material ("'97 Bonnie and Clyde," for example, from THE SLIM SHADY LP), focusing instead on his highest charters, like 8 MILE's "Lose Yourself" and introspective confessionals like "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (a rant against his mother) and "Mockingbird" (a tribute to his daughter).But even at his most sentimental and dramatic, Eminem displays a level of artistry that surpasses nearly anyone in hip-hop, if not pop music in general. Satirical, vicious, funny, and energizing, Eminem's material is never less than absorbing. CURTAIN CALL is packed wall-to-wall with winners (except maybe "Sing For the Moment," which reworks Aerosmith's "Dream On" in tiresome fashion), and at its most brilliant (like the self-reflexive romps "The Real Slim Shady" and "Stan") it's as era-defining as anything by N.W.A, Public Enemy, or even Bob Dylan. Though his individual albums are all pretty essential, CURTAIN CALL provides a valuable overview of an artist whose skills are unassailable, and whose role as a social gadfly remains as complex as ever. Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly | |||||||||||||
Reviews Review created: 09/06/07 by: 1 of 1 people found this review helpful. My daughter has recently become an Eminem fan, so thought this was a brilliant way of getting the CD for her without the high price tag! The cardboard casing was slightly damaged, but this was unimportant as it was downloaded onto a computer & MP3 player as soon as it arrived on the door mat! Brilliant! Review ID: 10000000003783349 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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