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Eminem|Encore (Deluxe Version)

Encore (Deluxe Version)

Eminem
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Eminem took a hiatus after the release of his first motion picture, 8 Mile, in late 2002, but it never seemed like he went away. Part of that is the nature of celebrity culture, where every star cycles through gossip columns regardless of whether they have a project in the stores or theaters, and part of it is that Marshall Mathers kept busy, producing records by his protégés D12, Obie Trice, and 50 Cent -- all hit albums -- with the latter turning into the biggest new hip-hop star of 2003. All this activity tended to obscure the fact that Eminem hadn't released a full-length album of new material since The Eminem Show in early summer 2002, and that two and a half years separated that album and its highly anticipated sequel, Encore. As the title suggests, Encore is a companion piece to The Eminem Show the way that The Marshall Mathers LP mirrored The Slim Shady LP, offering a different spin on familiar subjects. Where his first two records dealt primarily with personas and characters, his second two records deal with what those personas have wrought, which tends to be intrinsically less interesting than the characters themselves, since it's dissecting the aftermath instead of causing the drama. On The Eminem Show that kind of self-analysis was perfectly acceptable, since Eminem was on the top of his game as both a lyricist and rapper; his insights were vibrant and his music was urgent. Unfortunately, Encore is not the flipside of The Eminem Show as much as it is its negative image, where everything that was a strength has been turned into a handicap this time around. Musically, Show didn't innovate, but it didn't need to: Eminem and his mentor, Dr. Dre, had achieved cruising altitude, and even if they weren't offering much that was new, the music sounded fresh and alive. Here, the music is staid and spartan, built on simple unadorned beats and keyboard loops. While some songs use this sound to its advantage and a few others break free -- "Yellow Brick Road" is a tense, cinematic production -- the overall effect of these stark, black-and-white productions it to make Encore seem hermetically sealed, to make Eminem sound isolated from the outside world. This impression is only enhanced by Em's choice of lyrical subjects throughout the album. Instead of documenting his life, or the shifts in his psyche, he's decided to chronicle what's happened to him over the past the two years and refute every charge that's made it into the papers. This is quite a bit different than his earlier albums, when he embellished and exaggerated his life, when his relationship with his estranged wife, Kim, turned into an outlaw ballad, when his frenetic insults, cheap shots, and celeb baiting had a surreal, hilarious impact. Here, Eminem is plainspoken and literal, intent on refuting every critic from Benzino at The Source to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who gets an entire song ("Ass Like That") devoted to him. It's a bizarre move that seems all the more humorless when you realize that the loosest, funniest song -- the first single, "Just Lose It" -- is a sideswipe at Michael Jackson, the easiest target Em has yet hit. And that's the major problem with Encore: it sounds as if Eminem is coasting, resting on his laurels, and never pushing himself into interesting territory. Since he's a talented artist, there are moments scattered across the record that do work, whether it's full songs or flights of phrase in otherwise limp tracks, and that's enough to make it worth a spin, but Encore never resonates the way his first three endlessly fascinating albums do.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
Curtains Up (Album Version) Explicit
00:00:46

Eminem, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

2
Evil Deeds (Album Version) Explicit
00:04:19

Mark Batson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Elizondo, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Producer - Christopher Pope, ComposerLyricist - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Daniel Baughman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

3
Never Enough (Album Version) Explicit
00:02:39

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Nathaniel Hale, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nate Dogg, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - 50 Cent, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Producer - Jose Borges, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

4
Yellow Brick Road (Album Version) Explicit
00:05:45

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

5
Like Toy Soldiers (Album Version) Explicit
00:04:55

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martika, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jay Margules, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

6
Mosh (Album Version) Explicit
00:05:17

Mark Batson, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Pope, ComposerLyricist - Rouble Kapoor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Hays, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Daniel Baughman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

7
Puke (Album Version) Explicit
00:04:07

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian May, ComposerLyricist - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

8
My 1st Single (Album Version) Explicit
00:05:02

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

9
Paul (Skit) Explicit
00:00:32

Eminem, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

10
Rain Man (Album Version) Explicit
00:05:13

Mark Batson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Eminem, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Producer - Chris Pope, ComposerLyricist - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Daniel Baughman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

11
Big Weenie (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:26

Mark Batson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Additional Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Producer - Christopher Pope, ComposerLyricist - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Daniel Baughman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

12
Em Calls Paul (Skit) Explicit
00:01:11

Eminem, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

13
Just Lose It (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:07

Mark Batson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Dre, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Pope, ComposerLyricist - Rouble Kapoor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Hays, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Daniel Baughman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

14
Ass Like That (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:25

Mark Batson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Producer, Keyboards, Sitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andre R. Young, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Dre, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Pope, ComposerLyricist - Rouble Kapoor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Jost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Daniel Baughman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

15
Spend Some Time (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:05:09

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Stanley Benton, ComposerLyricist - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Wright, ComposerLyricist - 50 Cent, FeaturedArtist - Obie Trice, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Campana, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stat Quo, FeaturedArtist - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

16
Mockingbird (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:10

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

17
Crazy In Love (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:02

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Nancy Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ann Wilson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

18
One Shot 2 Shot (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:26

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Denaun Porter, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ondre Moore, ComposerLyricist - Rufus Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Von Carlisle, ComposerLyricist - D12, FeaturedArtist - Mike Strange, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Chav, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Sroka, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

19
Final Thought (Skit) Explicit
00:00:30

Eminem, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

20
Encore/Curtains Down (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:05:46

Eminem, MainArtist

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

DISC 2

1
We As Americans (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:35

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

2
Love You More (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:04:43

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

3
Ricky Ticky Toc (Album Version (Explicit)) Explicit
00:02:49

Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - S. King, ComposerLyricist - Tony Campana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records

Album review

Eminem took a hiatus after the release of his first motion picture, 8 Mile, in late 2002, but it never seemed like he went away. Part of that is the nature of celebrity culture, where every star cycles through gossip columns regardless of whether they have a project in the stores or theaters, and part of it is that Marshall Mathers kept busy, producing records by his protégés D12, Obie Trice, and 50 Cent -- all hit albums -- with the latter turning into the biggest new hip-hop star of 2003. All this activity tended to obscure the fact that Eminem hadn't released a full-length album of new material since The Eminem Show in early summer 2002, and that two and a half years separated that album and its highly anticipated sequel, Encore. As the title suggests, Encore is a companion piece to The Eminem Show the way that The Marshall Mathers LP mirrored The Slim Shady LP, offering a different spin on familiar subjects. Where his first two records dealt primarily with personas and characters, his second two records deal with what those personas have wrought, which tends to be intrinsically less interesting than the characters themselves, since it's dissecting the aftermath instead of causing the drama. On The Eminem Show that kind of self-analysis was perfectly acceptable, since Eminem was on the top of his game as both a lyricist and rapper; his insights were vibrant and his music was urgent. Unfortunately, Encore is not the flipside of The Eminem Show as much as it is its negative image, where everything that was a strength has been turned into a handicap this time around. Musically, Show didn't innovate, but it didn't need to: Eminem and his mentor, Dr. Dre, had achieved cruising altitude, and even if they weren't offering much that was new, the music sounded fresh and alive. Here, the music is staid and spartan, built on simple unadorned beats and keyboard loops. While some songs use this sound to its advantage and a few others break free -- "Yellow Brick Road" is a tense, cinematic production -- the overall effect of these stark, black-and-white productions it to make Encore seem hermetically sealed, to make Eminem sound isolated from the outside world. This impression is only enhanced by Em's choice of lyrical subjects throughout the album. Instead of documenting his life, or the shifts in his psyche, he's decided to chronicle what's happened to him over the past the two years and refute every charge that's made it into the papers. This is quite a bit different than his earlier albums, when he embellished and exaggerated his life, when his relationship with his estranged wife, Kim, turned into an outlaw ballad, when his frenetic insults, cheap shots, and celeb baiting had a surreal, hilarious impact. Here, Eminem is plainspoken and literal, intent on refuting every critic from Benzino at The Source to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who gets an entire song ("Ass Like That") devoted to him. It's a bizarre move that seems all the more humorless when you realize that the loosest, funniest song -- the first single, "Just Lose It" -- is a sideswipe at Michael Jackson, the easiest target Em has yet hit. And that's the major problem with Encore: it sounds as if Eminem is coasting, resting on his laurels, and never pushing himself into interesting territory. Since he's a talented artist, there are moments scattered across the record that do work, whether it's full songs or flights of phrase in otherwise limp tracks, and that's enough to make it worth a spin, but Encore never resonates the way his first three endlessly fascinating albums do.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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