He's back - ladies and gentlemen step right up as the king of hip hop has returned to his rightly deserved throne with his much anticipated new album, Recovery. Marshall Mathers, Slim Shady, Eminem - whatever alias he goes by, this man is undoubtedly one of the greatest lyricists of our time and it's with great pleasure that I introduce to you his new album. Originally rumoured to be named Relapse 2, following on from Relapse (2009), Eminem decided to scrap the idea as he wasn't entirely happy with his work and started over again. Recovery is his gift to his fans and treads on a slightly more upbeat note than the bordering on disturbing, Relapse. Cold Wind ...  Read the complete review

As well as many other longtime fans, I approached Eminem's new album "Recovery" with an element of caution. His early career balanced comic notoriety against the irrepressible demons that riddled his personal life. I'll make this initial statement. After repeated listens and giving the album plenty of time, this is a far better release. Eminem himself also agrees - in lead single "Not Afraid," he's certainly not afraid to admit that "Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was 'ehhhh,' Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground." You can clearly identify this track as Eminem - but it's a different Eminem you know to the one that ...  Read the complete review

I'll start off by addressing my title for this review, as it's a good place to start. I say that this album is 'hard to judge' because, when you examine it, despite basically every track being fantastic in its own way and there being no real weak links, there's still this vague overtone of inconsistency in the mind left when contemplating its quality. I've bounced back and forth with my opinion of 'Recovery' since its release. After the first few weeks of listening to it I actually considered it a classic. I no longer consider it a classic, but I think that it would be if Em and the Bass Bros had produced the entire album. Which brings to ...  Read the complete review

Whilst promoting this album on various shows through the summer 2010, Eminem warned that this album wouldn't contain the more humorous elements of his previous albums. This came as a relief to me, as his previous "comeback" album whilst not bad leaned to far in the direction of jokey, skitish subjects that got old after a few listens. This time he's back from a drug addiction and he still has a few things he wants to get off his chest.. 1. Cold Wind Blows This song, whilst not the best on the album is an excellent opener. He spits some entertaining lyrics during the verses and while the chorus is a bit grating, after a few listens you can ...  Read the complete review

For years I have been a huge fan of Eminem, I'm not generally a rap fan, but I've always found his lyrics fantastic to listen to and despite the fact that my mum hated me listening to someone like Eminem I have all of the other albums on my shelf upstairs. Over the years my mum has come to respect Eminem as an artist, especially more recently with his new releases of his latest album Recovery which I'll be reviewing today. For my 19th birthday she brought me his new album and today I'll tell you if it's worth yourself going out to buy it. With the release of his 2009 album Relapse, the critics and even Eminem himself through it was possibly his weakest effort ...  Read the complete review