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Generally favorable reviews- based on 828 Ratings
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Positive: 595 out of 828
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Mixed: 139 out of 828
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Negative: 94 out of 828
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kathleenNov 21, 2004I love this cd so much!! eminem is THE bomb!!! I LOVE HIM!!
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ThomasS.Nov 21, 2004I actually give this a 7.5 But PPL u guys are way underrating this album. It's still Em, and Im glad he made a new album. The alubm's for us to enjoy. So enjoy it!
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BradleyENov 20, 2004
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ivankNov 19, 2004this was great...
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addylNov 18, 2004em always rapped words no one expected would rhyme. on encore he rhymes words that have no business rhyming. amazing feat. this album is hilarious, which is refreshing. toy soldiers almost made me cry.
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ReneeDNov 18, 2004I think it's an awesome CD! I actually laugh out loud! It definitely puts a smile on my face....
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thuntNov 17, 2004this album is great it has a lot more depth not his best album but still the best cd i bought since his last best tracks my 1st single,mockingbird,spend some time,and evil deeds
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jackmNov 17, 2004great album. eminem continues to defy everyone by banging out hot beats, and not holding back on what he has to say. still the best.
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leejNov 17, 2004it is his weakest yet his genius still shines through
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dannyfNov 17, 2004not his best but still it's eminem who can do better
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felixxxkNov 16, 2004
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JosephNov 16, 2004I think people are underrating this album
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JavonSNov 16, 2004This album is just lyricially the best album he's ever done. Jay z is good but just not as good as eminem. Like someone else said. If u say this album is boring then u don't know rap at all and didn't take the time to listen.
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RebeccaPNov 16, 2004
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KobeeHNov 16, 2004
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DanSNov 16, 2004Album sounds different than usual and it didnt sound all that appealing at first listen, but than after few more listens it grew on me. Its different but its still eminem, maybe more matured but still awesome lyricist. Notable Masterpiece song is Mocking Bird
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JosephANov 15, 2004I think some of this album really shines. In some places its like hes holding on to his past, but there are moments that do show alot of growth. To me is seems very transitional. I think we're gonna get something really different and great on his next effort. I think what makes this disappointing is that most people thought we would get that "something different" this time around.
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CharlieLNNov 15, 2004I loved this CD. But still, not up to level of the Marshall Mathers LP or Em Show. i didnt really like all the goofy songs. i think everyone will rag on him so much his next cd will be angry- like mmlp, maybe. Anyways- in order, the best songs are: like toy soldiers, mockingbird, love you more, never enough(nate has a great hook), crazy in love, and encore.
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ZacharyBNov 15, 2004
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Dr.DrewNov 15, 2004
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CourtneyMNov 15, 2004I think this cd is great! I can't compare any of his albums to one another because they are all great in their own ways, just like encore is. #14 is hilarious if u listen to his verses.Listen to the cd one more time if you doubt it.
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StephenCNov 15, 2004Not his best album, but still the best album ive heard all year. Brilliant!
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DjDadoNov 14, 2004
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PatrickSNov 14, 2004This CD has 4 good songs the rest are nowhere up to par.
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conswalismNov 14, 2004this album lives up to the expections, equally as good as teh amazin Eminem Show, best songs are evil deeds, puke, toy soldiers, crazy in love and the amazing mockingbird, ure still amazin em
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finfroskNov 14, 2004When I saw the reviews I was worried, but listening to this album I can safely say the critics are idiots, they are wrong, the have no clue. It's one of his best albums. Really. Eminem is a genius, but geniuses are often misunderstood.
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ZakKNov 13, 2004This is such a disappointing album. His versus sound lazy. He does have some funny stuff in it. This is a good or great album for other rappers, but eminem this is just crap.
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MarkCNov 13, 2004
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TannerWNov 13, 2004Amazing CD. This CD would be one of the best that Eminem has done. For all you who hate this CD, you don't understand rap.
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DomPNov 13, 2004I know some of you are dissapointed...I actually had this CD a month ago and im not buying the copy thats out now...Wait 4 the special edition with We as americans and i love you more..both songs are impressive...U passed Em..but im looking foward to the nxt cd..u will improve
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Awards & Rankings
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"Encore" is almost willfully uneven: it includes some of the most exhilarating songs Eminem has ever recorded, alongside some of the most inert. [15 Nov 2004]
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For the most part, Encore's strained, vaguely sad, regressive wackiness makes a lucid and compelling argument that Eminem should retire Slim Shady and let the real, serious Marshall Mathers stand up and be heard.
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Encore is a fourth fascinating record from Eminem, but it's also easily his weakest and, in many ways, tamest album to date.