Jun 23, 2015

Probably my peak Stan period. Lot of memories with this album, including but not limited to:

• Forever dropping. I hated Drake/Wayne and thought the entire premise of Eminem on a song with those scrubs was completely unacceptable. Then I heard his verse on my phone while working at Blockbuster. Swoon. His new double-time style was finally a fresh change from the accent.
• Making that fake Recovery album cover, which the entire internet thought was real for a week. Real detail went into editing the bulge in Marshall's pants.
• Despicable Freestyle dropping out of nowhere. No accent. Everyone thought it was the best thing since The Warning.
• Not Afraid audio premiering on Rap Radar. Listened to it on repeat all d--- day. Is this Lose Yourself v2?
• Won't Back Down comes out. It's okay. Why are the verses mixed so poorly? Is this wordplay creative or forced? I can't tell guys.
• Album leaks. I notify my fellow stans. Laying on my bed, listening intently. Those first few seconds of Cold Wind Blows. Whew.
• Eminem dissing Wayne on No Love? Come on, I swear he is.
• Listened to Space Bound religiously to cope with a breakup, because Eminem gets me.
• Literally couldn't go anywhere without hearing Love The Way You Lie.
• Making the trip to Detroit with one of my best friends to watch Eminem + Jay Z at Comerica Park. We knew every word from Recovery already, because what else is there to do besides listen to Eminem all day.

Looking back, shouting awful metaphors wasn't the worst Eminem. I almost miss it.

 

Jun 22, 2015

crazy how time pass by, its been 5 years

i stand by what i said, this is his best album after his initial run...this is the best possible Eminem we will ever get...sadly he lied and did mmlp2..."rather make not afraid 2 then another we made you" my a---

thoughts about this great album ?

 

Jun 22, 2015

I wanted to hate this album so bad when it was in its inception. I remember thinking, I will not be disappointed by another MM CD. So I just decided to say f--- it and hate on Mellow like ever1 else. Then the album drop. My gawd. I have never been so moved. The production, passion , intensity...the horror rap screaming was near extinction. I was amazed. I feel like I'm visiting a friends grave when I listen to this cd. Timeless.

 

Jun 23, 2015

Encore >>> ShadyXV

 

Jun 22, 2015

Has the most replay value out of all his post-hiatus albums imo. Some decent tracks on there and is over-hated way too much.

 

Jun 22, 2015

I f---ing wish he would make another album like this. MMLP2 was trash and Shady xv was even worse. Got a lot of replay value also.

 

Jun 22, 2015

and GTC in particular was a vivid glimpse into that potential..imagine a Recovery full of songs that caliber

 

Jun 23, 2015

I don't think I can ever recall somebody posting "Man, we need that crazy Arabic serial killer back!"

 

Jun 22, 2015

YEAH, fa----, THE STEAKS ARE HIGH!

 

Jun 22, 2015

Breath of fresh air

There was lots of unreached potential though

 

Jun 23, 2015

All you people that complained about the d--- yelling after we FINALLY got rid of the accent are the cause of current Eminem.

Since we all know he's super-sensitive, he started his quiet voice flow (Slaughterhouse album era) which led to his start/stop choppy flow.

 

Jun 22, 2015

^ "Plus Balls And Intestines!!!!"

 

Jun 24, 2015

So you list a bunch of terrible songs from the Recovery period and then compare them to the "best" from MMLP2. That's fair.

Forever, The Warning, Drop The World, Airplanes 2, Talking To Myself, Going Through Changes, Seduction, INAD.... All of those are light years better than the garbage you posted.

 

Jun 23, 2015

Recovery ear did give us Airplanes part 2 verse which to me is one of his best verses since TES. The passion. The energy. That FLOW. If we had a whole album of that it would be amazing.

 

Jun 23, 2015

Best solo since TES. Easily.

 

Jun 23, 2015

This is a really awful opinion and I'd bet a lot of money you're a gigantic fa---- irl.

 

Jun 22, 2015

Recovery has it's good and bad qualities.
Good:
Content
Flow
Going Through Changes (10/10)
New Maturity
Focused Direction

And the bad...
First time working with Alex Da Kid and DJ Khalil
Cringeworthy punchlines
Delivery on several tracks
Rhianna
Awful track-placing
It's funny, everyone blasted Recovery when it dropped, and now is calling it a classic. It's the opposite of MMLP2, which while suffering from plenty of issues, is not as horrid as @Arch Dogg claims it is. Recovery, did everything right that MMLP2 got wrong. Everyone took Recovery Em for granted and wanted Slim Shady back, well...guess what dumbasses? you got him! Now your whining about how awful MMLP2 is and how Recovery is amazing. They are both good albums with big flaws. I honestly think Em needs to get outside more and see the world.