Dec 17, 2017 1. Walk On Water- Adding drums to the 3rd verse, and cutting off the very off putting ending after the Beyonce hook would've perhaps added some replay value. Otherwise, song is fine the way it is. 2. Believe- Song could've benefited from a smoother flow. Otherwise, the song is fire and shows Eminem can make beats that don't sound outdated. Hook is a grower. 3. Chloraseptic- 2 Chainz verse should've been kept and he should've done the hook as well, what the h--- was Eminem thinking cutting him. The robot sound effects in the 3rd verse should've been deleted, thats some hot Mr. Porter trash right there. Otherwise, the song is fine. 4. Untouchable- While the concept of the song fits the first instrumental with the first part of the song being from a white cops perspective, its not easy to listen to. He should've added a new beat to part 1 more akin to part 2 while keeping the concept the same. The song also would've benefited from a smoother flow in the second half. 5. River- Changing the entire concept from being a corny love song to something deeper, maybe how his music affects his relationship with his daughter or something. Ed Sheeran is nice as h--- on this, so keep him. Emile did fine on the beat. 6. & 7. Remind Me Intro & Remind Me- Take the ONE Dre beat we have on the entire project and make this the main instrumental instead of the Rick Rubin southern rock MMLP2 sound on Remind Me, which is dumpster juice. And don't retain the subject matter either, its beating a dead horse with Em. Basically, cut the intro and just make "Remind Me" one song total. And dont get me started on the cringe lyrics, like "Your booty is heavy duty-like diarrhea". 8. Revival Interlude- This either should've been a full length song or deleted entirely from the album, feels pointless as a interlude. R.I.P to the main singer though. 9. Like Home- Despite being the only other political song on the album, this song feels like deadweight. Its Eminem's stadium anthem for the project, and boy does it miss the mark. He should've scrapped this song entirely and started something else with Just Blaze, cuz even though Just Blaze is an amazing producer, this song is a misfire in every way. Content, Delivery, Hook and repetitive subject matter is all terrible. 10. Bad Husband- The subject matter is excellent. Its a GREAT idea, its just executed on some cancerous Alex Da Kid production with a rather bland hook from Imagine Dragons 2.0, so you already know thats a recipe for disaster. Should've scrapped the entire song, and make a different song with the same subject matter, perhaps more like "In Your Head". 11. Tragic Endings- The mixing on this song is the worst on the entire LP, way too quiet. Doesn't help that this is another Alex Da Kid instrumental and it sounds like a Recovery leftover. The flow is great however, and the delivery is good enough to forgive the repetitive subject matter. Skylar doesn't ruin this song surprising enough. 12. Framed- A concept song created around the Netflix show "Making A Murderer" is a breath of fresh air. This Relapse throwback feel is awesome. Fredwreak kills the beats and Eminem is on point for the most part. Perhaps the hook could be changed, but thats almost a nitpick for one of the best songs on the album. 13. Nowhere Fast- This song is a disaster in every aspect. The most forgettable song on the entire album. Should've been scrapped completely. 14. Heat- The rapping on this song is surprisingly great. Eminem isn't the problem on this song, its Rick Rubin's terrible beat. Eminem should've produced this track himself, because the southern rock instrumental on this track is just terrible. 15. Offended- I think the beat is great. However, the hook and the transition from the verses to the hook back to the verses is rough. And the hook is terrible. The hook shouldn't have had a beat change, and the lyrics should've stayed away from being super rapidity rap. And that "i'm so narcissistic, when I fart and sniff it" line is just terrible. Otherwise, its just Rap God 2.0. 16. Need Me- Song should've been scrapped. f--- Pink. 17. In Your Head- This song would've benefited from a smoother flow overall. Otherwise, this song is fine the way it is. Subject matter is honest and thats the Eminem that we've wanted on the entire album. 18. Castle- Don't change a single thing, song is perfect. Flow is great, hook is good and DJ Khalil after 7 years, finally gives Em an amazing beat. 19. Arose- GREAT closer. After the abomination of "Need Me", the album picks back up and it gets hard to find things that could be fixed. The concept is amazing, and I hate the fact these 2 songs have to close such a clusterfuck of an album.
Dec 17, 2017 Nowhere Fast was political And instead of completely scrapping Need Me...https://forum.sectioneighty.com/need-me-couldve-been-a-classic.t136675
Dec 17, 2017 Couldn't disagree with you more about Bad Husband and Nowhere Fast, and I love the flow switching on Believe.....besides that I think you are spot on OP
Dec 17, 2017 Loved the surprise drama in the middle of the review lol listening to this with my sister and we loved that part
Dec 18, 2017 I wouldn't have called it "flow switching", but to each it's own Trying have a half full glass bro True tbh Need me was irredeemable to me. My least favorite song on the whole LP.
Dec 18, 2017 While listening to this album today I noticed something, two of the popiest sounding songs on the album, like home and nowhere fast both have a political message to them. I’m pretty sure this was done on purpose for the sole reason of being on the radio and having people hear his message. It wouldn’t surprise me if at least one of them was released as a single.
Dec 18, 2017 Agree with almost everything except the Revival interlude being pointless. It's just the rest of the placement which is f-----. But, that interlude is actually a great way to break-up one vibe and lead into "Like Home". That's a proper structure. But then it gets shaky as s---. Tracks 1 to 4 flow brilliantly. River f---s it up and is random af.
Dec 18, 2017 By stopping the sentence splitting, unnaturally delivering words, and the choppy flows. Having better beats, and hooks.
Dec 18, 2017 f--- outta here. Art was mean't to be dissected and picked apart, and Revival is one album that definitely will be picked apart. Live with THAT.
