Yes, this is Em's most tameest album. No its not clean. It still contains a lot of language from the s-word to the f-word. There are some sexual refrences, and thoughts of suicide and other violence. There are one or to drug refrences and of course em is a bad role model. R for graphic destriptions of sex, language and thoughts of violence. Edited: PG-13 for crude sexual humor, and some language.
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Angry potty mouth, but with genius; not for kids.
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for Ages 17–18
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Encore was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Parents need to know that all the words (and sentiments) that make parents cringe are here, no doubt about it. But there's also humor, anger, political indignation, and a revelatory moment or two.
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What’s the Story?
Eminem is one angry guy, and he won't let us forget it on ENCORE. Using words and a level of intensity that are calculated to shock, he somehow also includes his audience in the raucous fun -- and occasionally even delivers a surprisingly valid point or two, albeit with a sledgehammer. On "Mosh," Eminem delivers a searing pre-election, anti-Bush, rock-the-vote call to arms; the next track follows the visceral and all-too-realistic sound effects and sentiments of "Puke." On "Ass Like That," the singer details the reactions of a certain part of his anatomy, but somehow it comes across as honest and funny because Eminem is not afraid to reveal his own very real dreams, demons, and participation in the process. "Mockingbird" is the sweetest and saddest song: Daddy Eminem tells his hurting daughter why sometimes, no matter how hard they try, parents can't always work things out and stay together.
Is It Any Good?
For better or worse, ENCORE offers few musical surprises; Dr. Dre's production sensibilities are predictable and a bit bland. The lyrics veer from wildly brilliant to poignant to utterly stupid. Eminem's perpetual adolescent act is getting old though, far less appropriate for an incredibly overpaid, multi-award-winning young man than it was for a scrappy, hungry teenager. As Eminem lurches clumsily toward adulthood, he's sharing the process with a revelatory honesty that for some families will provide balance for a multitude of indiscretions, not to mention a lot of uncomfortable language.
Music Details
Released on: 11/12/2004
Parental advisory: Yes, Edited version available: Yes
Parental advisory: Yes, Edited version available: Yes
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I rate this title off for age 16 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
EMINEM'S WEAKEST AND MOST PREDICTABLE
ENCORE STARTS OFF STRONG WITH EVIL DEEDS AND NEVER ENOUGH BUT AFTER THAT THE SONGS FEEL TIRED AND REPETIVE SEE BIG WEENIE JUST LOSE IT PUKE. THEN THERE'S THE MURDEROUS ONE SHOT TWO SHOT MY GOD WAS THAT SONG WRITEN BY IDIOTS GOOD GOD. THEN THERE'S MOSH ONE OF THE 3 ORIGINAL GOOD SONGS MOSH IS A SEERING WAR OPERA THEN THERE'S YELLOOW BRICK ROAD. ONE OF EMINEM'S BEST SONGS THEN MOCKING BIRD IT'S GOOD BUT IT BASICALLY IS LIKE HAILIES SONG ALL OVER AGAIN. GRADE C- DOWNLOAD THIS ONE MOSH
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
eminem's most emotional album
the slim shady is his least seroius the marshall mathers and relpase are dark distrurbing meditations and i'm not sure what category to place the eminem show but this one is the most emotional album singing emotional songs such as mocking bird never enough, spend some time and like toy soliders and evil deeds there are also some silly party tracks which even out the album nicely those are just lose it which makes me laugh my ifrst single a** like that and encorethen there are the only real duds which are puke and big weenie uke is just disgusting big weenie is just stupid.vthe there are the other songs which are loged nin between categories one shot two shot crazy in love and rain man finally there's mosh athe only song more anti busch than farenhieght 9/11 mosh is a seering fantastic stunning rock opera about the war in iraq and the president. download these 3 mosh my first single and mocking bird.
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
Rap kids these days...
Eminem is as dull as all the other rappers that MTV likes to put in our faces.
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
Ugh...
Here we go again! Another crappy potty mouthed "singer" with a trashy CD. There are about 2 "fair" songs on this album, and you haven't heard of violence until you see the so called "liner notes" which are pictures of Eminem shooting all of his audience and them either dead with bloody scars all over themselves or running around in terror. Ugh....
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