Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits [Edited]

Artist:

Eminem

See Also:

Kurupt Redman 311 D-12 Master P Various Artists - The Lounge Tribute To Eminem: Chocolate On The Inside [PA] Various Artists - Tribute To Eminem`s Greatest Hits [PA]

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:

DISC 1

1. My Name Is
2. Way I Am, The
3. Stan - (with Dido)
4. Lose Yourself
5. Shake That - (with Nate Dogg)
6. Sing For the Moment
7. Without Me
8. Like Toy Soldiers
9. Real Slim Shady, The
10. Mockingbird
11. Guilty Conscience - (with Dr. Dre)
12. Cleanin` Out My Closet
13. Just Lose It
14. When I`m Gone
15. 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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