"Cause Im just Marshall Mathers..." (The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem)

Member Name: sammi1

Product:	The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
Date:	08/03/01 (373 review reads)
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Advantages: Work of a genius

Disadvantages: not for the kiddies

Eminem, so called because his real name is Marshall Mathers, (M and M, get it?) is one of the most contraversial rappers of our time. If you can look past the contraversy, the explitives, homophobia, violence and sexism you will see the work of a genius.

His second album The Marshall Mathers LP(2000) was the follow up to his debut album The Slim Shady LP(1999). He is part of a group called D12 (dirty dozen) and is well known as the "white boy" of rap. The play list for the Marshall Mathers LP is as follows:

1. Public Service announcement
2. Kill You
3. Stan
4. Paul
5. Who Knew
6. Steve Berman
7. The Way I am
8. The Real Slim Shady
9. Remember Me?
10. Im Back
11. Marshall Mathers
12. Ken Kaniff
13. Drug Ballad
14. Amityville
15. B**** Plaese II
16. Kim
17. Under the Influence
18. Criminal

Tracks 1, 4, 6 and 12 are 'public servie announcements, and p**s takes of certain people in the musice industry.

My favourite songs of the album are Kill You, which is a rage filled song against his mother "b**** you think I wont choke no w**** till her vocal chords dont work in her throat no more" "I dont believe in breathing, Im leaving air in your lungs just to hear you keep screaming" it is a very violent song, but listening past the literal words you get true emotion. Marshall Mthers is a song about the man himself, and how he's "just a regular guy, no-one ever gave a f*** about" him till he was famous. My all time favourite has to be Stan, it is such a beautiful song, its about a fanatical fan whos twisted sense of reality ends up in murder and suicide. Its haunting chorus is a sample from the Dido song "thank you".

A lot of the things he raps about are misunderstood I think, when talking about the Columbine high school shooting, a lot of people thought he was agreeing with it, but if you l
isten to the lyrics, he is saying that when it happens in middle class "middle america" it is a tragedy but when it happens in the ghettos every day no one cares. He makes a lot of sense if you listen to the songs, rather than hearing the swear words and passing it off as contraversial tripe.

I would definately recommend this album to people who like good music, music with a meaning. It is definately not one for the children though, hence the Parents Advisory label, but definately give it a go, its worth every penny. I listen to it that much that the old biddy next door probably knows the words!!!

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