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Curtain Call
Common Sense Media says
Eminem's still brilliant, but not for young teens.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Eminem uses very strong language, sexual and violent images, and shock value to get his message across. This CD is not recommended for kids and younger teens.
What's the story?
None of the material on CURTAIN CALL should come as a surprise to music lovers familiar with Eminem's M.O. Even the edited version is filled with lyrics and concepts that may be troubling to parents. But Eminem's unique style of rhythmic phrasing conveys at least as much of the artist's personality as his lyrics or instrumental arrangements. Self-congratulatory, explicit, and gleefully exploiting every taboo in the English language, Eminem's greatest hits collection offers an overview of the young artist's entire oeuvre. There are three new tunes for the many fans who already own everything Eminem has recorded.
Is it any good?
Shock value is the coin of Eminem's realm, and it will be difficult for many parents to get past the singer's raunchy sexism and egocentric posturing. But for those willing to extend the benefit of the doubt, there are some surprisingly tender sentiments expressed on this collection of hits. Charming, vulnerable, and funny, Eminem's lyrics express more than street-punk machismo and reveal a lot about a young man's loves, losses, and uniquely constructed family values. "Mockingbird," a love letter to his children, is a prime example of Eminem's brilliance -- employing evocative, dead-honest lyrics in counterpoint to a children's lullaby.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the occasional social relevance and family values in Eminem's lyrics, and whether or not the points he makes would be weakened by a more socially acceptable presentation.
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1, there are a few people who own everything Eminem recorded. CD's like "Infinite" and "Slim Shady EP" were albums solely released in Michigan. There are not a lot of those CD's still left around. The way they make this sound, it's like this is an entirely new album filled with new songs. This album is a greatest hits album. With 3 new songs. 1 of which is called "When I'm Gone" and is a ballad sang towards his daughter Hailie and his adopted daughter Laney. A sweet song talking about the good parts and bad parts of his life as a father. Mockingbird is also a song just like this. I'd say for anyone who wants to hear the history of Eminem SINCE he has become a mainstream giant this is a good album. Being from Detroit, I grew up listening to Eminem myself. When I was just a little kid. So I'd give this album a iffy for 12 and under.
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Good for Ultimate Rap Fan's
Good rap album. But it swears too too much . But if you dont listen to the swearing its a really great rap album with cool tunes. But the song "Fack" is really too much swearing, but the other songs swear too. But there are some cool songs on their.
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best album
you adult think you know everything but this album is awsome. so shut it and give it a chance people
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great
I LOVE IT. it very explicit, though. FACK is gross and the other stuff is normal eminem.
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the eminem greatest hits album is as good as greatest get
eminem has picked his greatest hits such as my name just lose lose yourself stan andmocking bird. songs like just lose it and my name is haven't aged well however lose your self and stan are classics forever. grade B download lose yourself
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Eminem is a menance
Anyone who writes a song that tells the tale of a 'father' who would tell his toddler-aged child about how his momma was 'sleepy' while he pushes her weighed-down body into a river is a menance.
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Very good, but watch out for the worst
Eminem isn't out there to be serious. Only a few of his tracks are meant to be taken seriously. Most of his songs (especially his worst ones) are meant as jokes. the only song by Eminem that is really unbearable is "FACK". It contains extreme descriptions of sex. But besides that he is really a joke. However this album is still STRICTLY for very mature teens. Before allowing your kids to listen to this you should check to make sure that they aren't prone to doing what they see or hear. You must make sure you're kids know that Eminem is not actually doing this stuff. If you think they are ready, you should probably buy the clean version. If you avoid buying the album altogether than your kids will probably download the tracks, exposing them to the explicit versions of the songs. I recommend that you either buy the clean version or set up blocks on your computer so that they won't download the songs. This is especially true with songs like "My name is" that has some bad subject matter in the songs, some of which involves kids. For instance "My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high, the only problem was... my English teacher was a guy. I chased him with a eraser, stapled his nuts to a stack of paper!", and "Since age twelve I've felt like I'm some one else, 'cause I hung my original self from the top bunk with a belt." and finally the first line in which he asks kids about if they want to do drugs and watch him commit acts of self inflicted violence. All of these questions are answered with childlike voices. Several lines are censored from this song in even the CD 'explicit' version. However the uncut versions of this song can be found on youtube and on the single "Lose yourself". So be wary of download since they can find the worst versions of these already bad songs. Other songs to be wary of other songs like 'Guilty Conscience', which is all about Eminem and Doctor Dre fighting over peoples choices. In 2/3 cases the evil side (Eminem) wins resulting in two murders and a young man date raping a 15 year old at a party. Other songs like 'Stan' contain some bothering material. In the song an obsessed fan kills himself and his pregnant girlfriend because Eminem failed to reply to his letters. At the end of the song Eminem finally writes back, but Stan has already died. The album has some great themes as well in songs like 'When I'm Gone' and 'Mockingbird'. Overall the album is great... for mature teens.
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