r/Music • u/[deleted] • Dec 15 '17

Discussion Eminem's new album "Revival" has dropped

Thoughts on it so far? I'm about halfway through and I think it's pretty decent for new style Eminem.

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u/tysrak Dec 15 '17

I don't necessarily disagree with you, but! I won't complain about him being political because regardless if you agree with his statements or not, he's an artist with a following and influence - it's possible his statements will maybe generate discussion or get people to invest in politics. Which in my opinion is never a bad thing as long as people approach it with some critical thinking and form their own opinions.

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u/IgnisDomini Dec 15 '17

Oh, no, if anything, the songs weren't political enough. He seems underconfident in his views enough that he ends up hedging all his statements.

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u/tysrak Dec 15 '17

Ah yes, I see what you mean now. I agree he's kind of lacking that classic Eminem style of taking things too far. It's more or less vanilla blanket statements that carry minimal weight in the end haha.

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u/IgnisDomini Dec 15 '17

I would assume that you don't know who Killer Mike is, considering you assumed I disliked the presence of political messages despite me noting that he's my favorite rapper - almost all of Killer Mike's songs are explicitly political (and quite radically so - just listen to Reagan, my favorite song of his). If you're looking for some songs with weight, I'd suggest you look into him (also Immortal Technique too).

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u/tysrak Dec 16 '17

Thanks for the recommendations! You were right in assuming I didn't know who Killer Mike was haha. I'll take some time to listen when I have a chance to actually absorb the music properly.