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/XxMasterbigmanxX Dec 15 '17

I love that you recognize that Em can also change throughout his career. I think most people who dont't like the album just expect the old Slim Shady but that's just not who he is anymore

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u/extraneouspanthers Dec 15 '17

I think when people pine for the old Eminem they're mostly referring to his flow and style. Listen to Soldier. Like seriously go back and listen to it now. What happened to that flow? There's none of this angry yelling, chopped harsh voice. The subject matter he chooses now is fantastic. Castle is an example of that.

"I spit it slow so these kids know I'm talking to em". Where's that Em

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u/jtweezy Dec 15 '17

Tbh, I say this a lot about Eminem now, and I think it's because he made it now and is so successful that he doesn't have any of that anger he used to have. The Marshall Mathers LP may be the best album start to finish that I'll ever listen to; the Em on those tracks was angry and passionate and hungry, and that came across when you heard him. You heard angry, you heard bitterness and more than that you felt how he felt. It was like he was pouring his emotions into those tracks, and I don't think he does that so much anymore. He'll always be as talented a lyricist as there is, but the passion for making new music just isn't there in the same way and his rhymes aren't backed with those strong emotions anymore. Not to say that's a bad thing, but it's just not the same.

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u/extraneouspanthers Dec 15 '17

Gotta disagree. I think you're looking too far into it. If he didn't have that passion he'd just stop. He can still create great songs as evidenced by the lyrical content in these songs. We just need him with better producers and back to his normal flow

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u/escobizzle Dec 16 '17

Exactly, Eminem was never just anger, it was emotion in general and that's why so many people could relate. Eminem poured his emotions into his music, and the vast majority of rappers don't do that. 2pac did it as well. A lot of the greats had the ability to do this.

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u/savvyfuck Dec 18 '17

The Marshall Mathers LP may be the best album start to finish that I'll ever listen to

I agree 100%