Eminem
Recovery

THE REVIEW

A year after "Relapse," Eminem returns to the scene.

To tell the truth, I would have expected some prompt review to sink Eminem, some attack on themes, beats, etc...

However, I was wrong, because I haven't seen any reviews yet, so I decided to write one myself!!

PREAMBLE: I've been listening to Eminem for years now, and in the five-year hiatus between "Encore" and "Relapse," I had the time to delve into his history, lyrics, and themes and to listen to (almost) all his songs. In this endeavor, I was also aided by numerous trips to the USA, where, in the most hidden record stores, I found copies of many of his works only distributed in America.

All this led me to love Eminem, seen by everyone (or at least most people) as a madman who wanted to kill his girlfriend and put her in the trunk, then dump the car in the water, "'97 Bonnie and Clyde," or who blamed his drug and medication addiction on his mother, who in "My Mom," he accuses of putting valium and other things in his meals (Valium was in everything, food that I ate, the water that I drink, f****g peas in my plate...), or for hating the entire American star system, especially Britney.

I got to know him during "Encore," he retired, "Curtain Call" came out (quote: "when you're famous enough, you can even recycle your own s***"), followed by the shallow and not very pretentious Eminem Presents The Re-Up.

... and then nothing, the most absolute silence... until 2009 when "Relapse" was released.

Now, I don't want to get lost talking about "Relapse," on which I saw numerous reviews have already been done, and many words have been spent, but about "Recovery."

The preamble is only to make it clear that I'm a big admirer of the now ex-blond, and when I say that I went at half-past nine after waiting for the store to open to buy the album, it's true.

But despite all my great love for Eminem, I must say that I did not like "Recovery" at all.

I won't even do a thorough analysis of the tracks one by one, because it's enough to say that the themes are always the same, sure, he talks about them each time differently, but it's nothing but his addictions and the way he got out of them, and once again, occupying most of the album is (as Alfieri would define it) the beloved-and-hated KIM, because as he tells us, in one song he loves her, in one he hates her, and in another he loves her again and says he's sorry for how things went between them, that they can't be together and blah blah blah.

The themes, therefore, at least in my opinion, along with the beats, are what don't make the album take off.

In fact, I found the beats very dull, and I think this is due to the fact that numerous producers succeeded in producing the album, and not as usual the omnipresent Dr. Dre (who in this album is partially absent and appears only as an executive producer).

Another thing that certainly didn't help is the collaborations: "No Love" with Lil Wayne, "Love The Way You Lie" with Rihanna, and "Won't Back Down" with Pink.

Among the three, the one with Pink is certainly the best, also because "No Love" is not listenable... but I wonder, couldn't they stop at "Drop The World"???? Did they really have to make this big mess too?????

And then... Rihanna, but where did he bring her out from?? What happened to Dina Rae, I didn't like Dina Rae that much but Rihanna???????

There is one thing, however, where Eminem always excels, in any case, and in which he is better than everyone else, RHYMING, because I'm sorry, but no one raps like Eminem, not anyone...

Now, what to say, the only song that reminds me of my dear Eminem is "You're Never Over" dedicated to the friend Proof, and this is certainly a great masterpiece.

In conclusion, I just hope for one thing, that dear Marshall stops apologizing (as he does too many times on this album) and finds his so-called balls and returns to being the uncomfortable one who always raises the middle finger and tells the truth about everything he thinks...... that he returns as Slim Shady, totally absent from this album...... because really, I miss hearing the classic I'M BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK with that shrill voice at the beginning of the song......