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- Artist:
- Eminem
- Description:
- Personnel: Eminem (rap vocals); Dido, Elton John (vocals); Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg (rap vocals).
It`s hard to believe, given his gargantuan impact on popular culture, that Eminem had only released four full-length albums by 2004. That year`s ENCORE showed the rapper`s artistic vitality fading just a bit, but 2005`s CURTAIN CALL, an overdue greatest-hits collection, helps remind audiences that Eminem produced a stunning string of singles in a short span of time. Naturally, CURTAIN CALL eschews the artist`s most controversial material ("`97 Bonnie and Clyde," for example, from THE SLIM SHADY LP), focusing instead on his highest charters, like 8 MILE`s "Lose Yourself" and introspective confessionals like "Cleanin` Out My Closet" (a rant against his mother) and "Mockingbird" (a tribute to his daughter).
But even at his most sentimental and dramatic, Eminem displays a level of artistry that surpasses nearly anyone in hip-hop, if not pop music in general. Satirical, vicious, funny, and energizing, Eminem`s material is never less than absorbing. CURTAIN CALL is packed wall-to-wall with winners (except maybe "Sing For the Moment," which reworks Aerosmith`s "Dream On" in tiresome fashion), and at its most brilliant (like the self-reflexive romps "The Real Slim Shady" and "Stan") it`s as era-defining as anything by N.W.A, Public Enemy, or even Bob Dylan. Though his individual albums are all pretty essential, CURTAIN CALL provides a valuable overview of an artist whose skills are unassailable, and whose role as a social gadfly remains as complex as ever.
- Track Listing:
- My Name Is
- Way I Am, The
- Stan - (with Dido)
- Lose Yourself
- Shake That - (with Nate Dogg)
- Sing For the Moment
- Without Me
- Like Toy Soldiers
- Real Slim Shady, The
- Mockingbird
- Guilty Conscience - (with Dr. Dre)
- Cleanin` Out My Closet
- Just Lose It
- When I`m Gone
- Stan - (with Elton John)
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 12/06/2005
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- R&B
- Subgenre:
- Rap
- Label:
- Interscope Records (USA)
- Producer:
- Eminem; Dr. Dre; The 45 King; Mel-Man; Mike Elizondo
- Catalog Number:
- 0005882
- Original Release Year:
- 2005
- # of Discs:
- 1
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
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