Eminem - Recovery Review

So I was going to write this review sometime ago yet I just never had the time to get it finished. I had some things come up to which I wasn't prepared. Some of the things are quite serious and others not so much. However still getting past that I think this puts me in a good mind set to write this review.

The new Eminem CD hearkens back to older days when Eminem was a bit more violent in his rhymes. While he never lost it I always felt the last 2 CDs just didn't hold up with the imagery created on the Slim Shady LP or the Marshal Mathers LP or even with the earlier Infinite LP. This CD brings back memories of me at a younger age with more hatred sitting and rapping along either alone in my room or out driving.

The first single "Not Afraid" gives you the general information you need to prepare yourself for the album. Gone are the rhyme schemes of Relapse and in their place is a new complicated rhyme scheme reminiscent of the older albums. Earlier I said I was going through some hard times and to be honest this album helped me put a lot in perspective. I know a couple others who have also felt this way.

This album is amazing from start to finish but I have some personal favorites off of it as I have had on all the albums. Besides "Not Afraid" I absolutely love "No Love" ft. Lil Wayne. Both are at the top of their games on this one. Eminem telling off naysayers and Lil Wayne spitting some of the best lines I've heard from him. "Cold Wind Blows" is another one that stands out to me. It is his re-introduction song and also how he lets us know it's back to old business. The last 2 I want to mention are slightly more somber songs. ":Love the Way" ft. Rhianna tells of a broken relationship and the attempts to mend it and it is a very heartfelt song. The next I'm unsure of the title but it is a ballad dedicated to Eminem's best friend Proof. You can almost hear the tears well up as he goes through the song and you can just hear the loss in his voice.

The album overall is amazing and I recommend it to anyone going through hard times or anyone who has ever gone through hard times. Eminem is back and it feels and sounds great.


9.6 out of 10