Eminem Album: “Recovery [Clean Version]”

This just entered into the realm of the Marshall Mathers LP and the Eminem Show (sorry Slim Shady LP still love you), maybe even beyond. He's back to where he should be, only sober with more intelligence and more maturity. Who would have thought this CD lived up to the hype? Nobody. Who would have thought he could put out a CD where he didn't take 10 songs to slam celebrities, his mother, and kim? No one. It's all about him, his freedom from drugs and alcohol and how this all has affected who he is and what he loves...rap. Album of the year to date

It's not too often that I buy an entire Rap or Hip Hop recording. Usually I'll just download an occasional song or two from an artist in the category. The last full Rap/Hip Hop CD I bought was

way back in 1999, and I haven't felt the need to go any further than downloading the best songs from any Hip Hop CD since then...until today.

After listening to Eminem's Recovery, well over an hour's worth of tunes, I would say that the best Rap recording in 10 years has arrived.

I don't know what to make of Eminem. He's seems to be mostly angry about something; then next thing you know he's apologizing about this or that in a few songs; then he's crackin' jokes and making fun or just being funny; next he's pouring his heart out in an emotional epic. Regardless, every song on this recording is catchy and in a few cases just brilliant.

But I gotta tell ya, even on some of the brilliant songs I was cringing at some of Em's colorful explanations and descriptions of people, places and things. Hoo brother you'd better use your discretion about letting your kids download this one; this recording stretches the limits of PG-13, but ironically my guess is that it is kids around the age of 13+ that you'll find downloading this the most.

Whether you think Eminem is White with Black stripes or Black with White stripes, this guy is the real deal. The man is from the street and he's gonna tell you how his day is going...and he's gonna tell you how he REALLY feels. And like I said earlier, some of those feelings are expressed in songs that are effectively emotional like Talkin' to Myself, Not Afraid & Going Through Changes (using a sample from the Black Sabbath song of the same name); some of the songs are charged with energy like Cold Wind Blows, Won't Back Down, & No Love; and some of the songs are just plain fun like W.T.P. & Cinderella Man.

Listeners with weak constitutions should avoid this (W.T.) Party at all costs. But to listeners (fans and non-fans) with an open mind: Do not miss this opportunity. It comes only once in a lifetime. Recovery could just be the record of the year. Add this to your cart. Wait, Em...was that a smile?

I'll keep it brief - once again, he makes everyone look like amatuers. Drake who?? Kanye who??? Lil Wayne who???

His best lyrical assault since Marshal Mathers. The flow, the beats, everything about it is great. I love that he's injecting more positivity in more of his songs but they still hit you hard.

He's one of the few that will still be in the game 20 years from now. All the others can only dream of coming out with a killer album ten years from now.........

This album deserves 5 stars, because it's different. It's new ground for Eminem, new production, same great lyrics. He went back and made an album for hip-hop fans (not rap fans) like Jay-Z did with Blueprint 3. It was lyrically sound, great delivery, great production 5 stars all the way.

I haven't been much of a fan of Eminem since The Eminem Show, and even that CD was starting to get into a kind of lackluster territory. His best work IMO was The Marshall Mathers LP, followed by The Slim Shady LP, and then The Eminem Show. Everything after that is extremley sub-par. I can't stand 50 Cent, or G-Unit for that matter, so the Shady Records/G-Unit Mixtapes and collaborations were trash too me as well. Then Encore and Relapse hit, and I really felt like Em might have just fallen off too much, and would never get the chance to be ranked up there with the top 3 greatest emcees of all time...until I heard Recovery.

This cd is nothing short of AMAZING. His flows actually ride the beats differently, and PERFECTLY, to each song. His lyrics are INSANE, both in content and in the way he rhymes his syllables, but it never gets too far into the absurdity of say The Slim Shady LP's material. He switches up with a number of differnt flows, pulling inspiration from the likes of even Bone Thugs n Harmony and Twista.

All I can realy say is buy this CD, support Eminem's comeback to the top, and recognize him for the truly talented artist he is. BUY RECOVERY TODAY!