Eminem Album: “Slim Shady LP [Import Bonus Disc]”

The Slim Shady LP is an excellent album, but it's definitely NOT for everyone. One needs to see through the often shocking and possibly horrific lyrics to get the humor.

1)Public Service Announcement -- very funny intro to the entire album.

2)My Name Is -- I think everyone has heard this one before...

3)Guilty Conscience -- both Eminem and Dr. Dre do an awesome job on this track.

4)Brain Damage -- Excellent track, Eminem talks about his difficult childhood and takes the listeners into his life.

5)Paul -- Prelude to the Paul skit on Marshall Mathers LP

6)If I Had -- honest and heartfelt

7)97' Bonnie and Clyde -- one of the best tracks on the album IMO, but also one of the most disturbing. Not for people who don't like to hear about family murders. The track Kim from the Marshall Mathers LP is actually a prequal to this track, which is interesting.

8)B**** -- a funny skit about a girl's reaction after listening to this album.

9)Role Model -- a parody about people imitating whatever they see and whomever they idolize.

10)Lounge -- a very funny intro to the next track. Shows some of Eminem's vocal skills other than rapping...

11)My Fault -- another candidate for best track. The content is hilarious at times, although the entire song ends on a sad note.

12)Ken Kaniff -- this Kenneth Kaniff from Connecticut is pretty nasty...

13)Cum on Everybody -- resembles Drug Ballad on Marshall Mathers LP. An okay track, with a nice beat.

14)Rock Bottom -- Great track, takes the listeners into Eminem's mind when his life was extremely difficult. Shows his vulnerability and honesty.

15)Just Don't Give a -- nice beat and rhymes throughout the song.

16)Soap -- okay skit, not one of the best.

17)As the World Turns -- this is one of the weirder tracks IMO, but worth a listen.

18)I'm Shady -- dark humor in this song.

19)Bad Meets Evil -- I like the style of the song being embedded in the context of someone telling a story. Quite original.

20)Still Don't Give a -- better than its prelude, nice ending note to the whole album.

That's the Slim Shady LP for you... Enjoy the album!

I am for the most part a very conservative person, and those who know me would probably never imagine that I am a devoted Eminem fan. When The Slim Shady LP came out in 1999, I heard a lot about it, but I had almost no exposure to the music itself. The only song I really heard at the time was the radio version of My Name Is, and that little ditty seemed to have "gimmick" written all over it. I expected Eminem to disappear from the music scene after a few months. I, like many people, was uninformed and wrongly dismissed this artist out of hand. Then, I actually listened to the man's music, and I soon realized that Eminem was in fact a musical genius. This first album is a little more bare-bones and gritty than The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show, but it is nonetheless nothing short of amazing. I am not exactly a big fan of rap or hip-hop, although I have wandered down those lanes a few times in my past, but Eminem actually transcends rap, creating a musical genre all his own that reaches out to even the most unlikeliest of places to win fans like me. Sure, the lyrics are explicit, but what I have come to realize is this: Eminem does not use the explicit lyrics to attract notoriety and sell albums; he uses explicit lyrics because he is expressing himself in a shockingly honest way, and what he gives us is his own version of truth and reality. He really does have something to say, and he says it in a way that speaks not only to the culture of the streets but also to boring conservative individuals like me.

I can't find a bad song on this album, although I'm not that fond of the Ken Kaniff sketch. Eminem does things with beats and rhymes that I have never heard anyone else do, using the very rhythm of his music as a further means of communicating his ideas and feelings. 97 Bonnie and Clyde is rightfully well-known, a song which addresses real issues that many people deal with every day; it's much more than a song about someone killing his wife. Guilty Conscience is a notable track, with Eminem and Dr. Dre playing devil and angel to folks encountering real, albeit, extreme situations. One of the greatest things about Emimen is his denial of himself as some kind of role model or superman; you can't pin him down to anything, as he shifts back and forth between a "don't do like I do" message (such as can be found in Role Model) and a celebration of the parents' nightmares he is creating. His life hasn't been easy, as he relates in Rock Bottom and further expounds upon in Brain Damage. As the World Turns is a great song with pop appeal, but my favorite has to be My Fault. Lounge, the preamble of My Fault, is just amazing because its Beach Boys-esque sound is quite unexpected and a perfect lead-in to what has to be the funniest song on the album. There's all kinds of variety here, including the designated "dance track" [Come] on Everybody. "Still Don't Give a" is the perfect ending to this emotionally complex diatribe of an album, summing up in the introductory words the very essence of Eminem.

There are many individuals who would never agree with me, but I truly think there is a little Eminem in all of us. As an introvert who tries to avoid conflict, I can't help but idolize Eminem for his fearlessness, boldness, and complete dedication to individualism. His reputation guarantees a legion of men and women who will never even consider listening to his music or consider him anything more than a moral cancer on the younger generations, but I think Eminem has already proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is a talented musician capable of influencing the music of today and tomorrow in ways that many people will probably never even realize. While I enjoy his next two albums a little bit more than this one, The Slim Shady LP serves as an absolutely crucial piece to the fascinating puzzle that is Eminem.

I had bought the Marshall Mathers LP before this, mainly because a friend bought it during summer 2000, and I was very impressed. Remebering that he has a FIRST album, I picked this one right up. Boy, if you think the MM LP is messed up, wait till you hear this. There are some crazy themes in here, some more digusting than on MM. However, this album I feel had more put into it, because it was his debut. Lets look at the crazy world Slim made on this album:

PSA- Funnier than PSA 2000

My Name Is- A great track that started it all for him and shows some of the best work he has done

Guilty Conscience- Em and Dre both shine on this track and some of it is funny too (different than the single)

Brain Damage- One of the best tracks with a cool chorus. There is great rhyming here with tales of his young childhood

Paul- "Bunyan" Rosenburg shows us why MM's Paul skit is really very funny

If I Had- A slow and not all hardcore song about if he had a million dollers. Neat background vocals and overall pretty good.

97' Bonnie & Clyde- The tale of him killing his wife is told ominously and frighteningly. Some of this track is very funny but I usually don't need to hear about family murder.

B****- Funny skit about a teen girl hearing this album

Role Model- Another great track with witty, hardcore rhymes and an interesting beat. Funny chorus.

Lounge- Very funny skit which is a prelude to...

My Fault- A tale of Slim giving a girl (Susan) mushrooms and her dying because of it. It is treated as a comical song, but the end is emotional. Good beat, chorus, and hilarious rhymes. Candidate for best track.

Ken Kaniff- Introduces us to Kenneth Kaniff from Connecticut. Pretty funny and nasty stuff.

Cum on Everybody- An average song but is up-tempo and is fun to energize with.

Rock Bottom- Serious song that has a great beat, chorus, and truth in the rhymes.

Just Don't Give a F***- One of the best with a good intro and chorus. The beat is great and the rhymes are very witty.

Soap- Kinda funny.

As The World Turns- Crazy stuff in here but a true meaning. Worth a listen.

I'm Shady- A comical song with a drugged chorus. Funny and skillful.

Bad Meets Evil- Funny intro and very good rhyming throughout.

Still Don't Give a F***- Maybe be better than the prelude to it. It is more serious and like it in that there is an awesome chorus, beat, and rhyming skillz. Another great track that ends the album well.

There you have it, the insane world of Slim Shady. I enjoy listening to this stuff because it gives me a break from my normal day of reason and proper behavior. If it affends you, it may not be good but who really cares about all yous anyway. Enjoy!!!

I usually do not listen to rap music, however, this is among my favorite CDs. I borrowed this CD from a co-worker to listen to while I was working and found myself paying more attention to the lyrics than to the work I was supposed to be doing. Although one may find the subject matter of many of his songs extremely offensive, this CD clearly displays his extraordinary talent not only as a rapper, but as a lyricist as well. Obviously this is not a CD for young listeners, but it is one well worth the money spent for those mature listeners who can appreciate talent in the midst of potentially offensive lyrics.

this is definetly his greatest album, funny, creative, an on point agressive. he will never be the same as he was in this album, being broke a joke an heading nowhere helped him make this illmatic debut. Rock Bottom is one of those that shouldnt get overlooked(classic). Great tracks that made me laugh an think what was this motha fucca on. i think em has the ability 2 make another MMLP, even a Eminem show, an of course another Encore, but he will never be able 2 make anotha Slim Shady LP, So thats why i think this is his best, from begining 2 end it was all St8 Great songs, caps off 2 em.