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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Eminem |
| Record Label: |
Interscope Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Rap |
| Release Date: |
December 06, 2005 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Intro 2. Fack 3. Way I Am 4. My Name Is 5. Stan (with Dido) 6. Lose Yourself 7. Shake That (with Dogg) 8. Sing For the Moment 9. Without Me 10. Like Toy Soldiers 11. Real Slim Shady 12. Mockingbird 13. Guilty Conscience (with Dr. Dre) 14. Cleanin' Out My Closet 15. Just Lose It 16. When I'm Gone 17. Stan (Bonus Track/Live, with Elton John) |
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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 mayb... |
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