Eminem - Encore (Parental Advisory) [PA] (CD 2004)

I never really used to like Eminem, until I heard this album. It's slightly different from his previous albums. Less harsh, much more comedy, and a hell of a lot of piss-taking to boot! Only Eminem can get away with it!

Being a hard dance enthusiast, I was wondering what I was doing buying and R&B Hip Hop album from an artist I was originally not too keen on. The simple answer is I learnt that Eminem's music can be harsh and hard to follow the first time you hear it, but once you get used to his style, who he is as a person and understand how he expresses his feelings through his music, you soon flow with the river!

This album is a little more cheesier than his previous albums, so it is probably more appealing to the wider audience, hence why he's staged the whole album as if he's performing a show. The element of comedy is rich throughout within his raps and especially the skits in between. "EM CALLS PAUL" where he does it all in an electronic voice whilst on the toilet:- you have GOT to hear it to feel the essence of hilarity! He also takes the piss out of the likes of MJ and Christopher Reeve (which is not suprising for MM), which appears to be quite harsh but the thing to remember is that Eminem tends not to spit unless he's been spat upon in the first place. He takes the liberty to take a pop at George Bush as well in "Mosh" about the recent Iraq war.

As for the layout and theme of the album, no probs. Everything flows and the album art sets the scene that he is performing a show.

How you digest his outrageous music is entirely up to you but theres only one way to find out! Fetch the album and have something original and different in your CD collection! I have no regrets (coming from a man who generally dislikes R&B Hip Hop)!

This album is ok. It is not his best stuff but you can still listen to it. I decided to buy it because I am generally an Eminem fan and I usually like his albums. This one is no exception, however, there were a few more songs I found myself skipping over.