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Eminem’s four studio albums shattered so many sales records that you might think just about every man, woman and gerbil on the planet already owns a bulk of the songs that make up this greatest hits collection. But Curtain Call presents the perfect opportunity to have another look at the life of Marshall Mathers. Starting out in the vein of the Beastie Boys and Slick Rick, he grafted filthy verses over bubbly nursery rhyme melodies and primitive Casio beats to come up with comic [Read More...]
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If you’re an Eminem fan you have all of these songs already– but the CD is worth buying simply for the single “When I’m Gone” alone. Eminem is known for riding the thin line between telling stories and telling HIS story, and he is never more introspective than in “When I’m Gone.” Personally, I wish this CD consisted of more of those songs– of the songs Eminem says he likes but not many else do (like “Rock Bottom” which never made it to a single). Instead he delivers an even mix of those (”Mockingbird,” “Lose Yourself,” “Like Toy Soldiers,” “Cleanin Out My Closet,” and “Way I Am”) with his commercial “dance” hits like “My Name Is,” “Real Slim Shady,” “Without Me,” and “Just Lose It.” “Shake That” is one of the new songs that falls into that category, as is “Fack”…sort of…”Fack” is more like “Drips” than anything else, and I wonder what the clean version of the CD will have to compensate. Anyway, this dual disc version is the CD to get because Stan’s Mixtape includes “Renagade–” the Eminem/Jay-Z song previously released only on Jay’s “The Black Album.” While all of the songs on Stan’s Mixtape can be easily found on any downloading system on the net, it’s just nice to have the tracklist all together. “Curtain Call” also includes the live Elton John performance of “Stan” as a Bonus Track, in addition to Dido’s version so you can compare the two. Unfortunately, the live version is taken straight from the CBS telecast of the Grammys, and though the cheering and live audience has been removed from the track, it is still the “broadcast suitable” version and therefore bleeped. Eminem is a powerhous in hiphop, and “Curtain Call” is yet another chart topper for him. Hopefully he’ll be back in the near future with new fresh tracks that sound a lot like “When I’m Gone” because that is definitely the stand-out of this CD, if not of his career in general.
Alright. Something I will never understnad is why people who hate Eminem must insist on writing negative reviews as if they are going to convince fans. Look, just because you rate an album one or two stars, doesn’t mean that you are magically going to change someone’s opinion about music. The whole point of reviewing is to provide someone else who has similar interests to see if the CD is worthwhile. That being said, I’m sure that anyone browsing this CD already owns some of Eminem’s previous CDs or has heard his songs on the radio. This is a greatest hits package, so every song that was on the radio or talked about in the media is on here. New songs are included as well, like “When I’m Gone”, which is a great song. If you are a casual fan and dont want to buy every album and end up with a lot of filler, this is a good buy. Sure it’s not ground-breaking hip-hop or even really “music”, but its fun and different. Thank You…