Just gave the album a listen and I love it.
From MMLP to Relapse, it's been an ongoing battle between Eminem and himself. His daughter even proclaimed him to have "gone crazy" on TES (cometo think, he mentions how he started to act crazy around his kids on "Deja Vu"
). Em is just sticking to his formula and being an artist. I wouldn't go asfar to say his music dictated his life, but if you think about it, Encore was about him being on drugs and Relapse is about his, well, relapse. Relapse isdifferent though. It's his most complete album to date. In a way, his entire catalog is one big album.
From the intro, the premise of the album is set and Em sticks with it. It's no holds bar, relentless, gut wrenching, psychotic, genius. It even makes mewant to reconsider Encore, if it was his plan all along to continue on with this story line of his life and intertwine all of them together.The songs are allpurposefully placed throughout the album to culminate at a point where Em has reached his wit's end and almost succumbs to drug abuse. It's a beautifulalbum with a beautiful message that many will overlook if they take it at face value. It's pretty cool how the drugs talk to him throughout the album inthat ghost voice.
This album will set a precedent. Like it or not.
Not sure where it ranks just yet. Have to give it time and many more listens.
I will say right now, it's one of his best.
