Encore
by Eminem
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 828 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 139 out of 828
  3. Negative: 94 out of 828

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  1. TuomasLouhisalo
    Jul 25, 2023
    4
    Encore is a massive dissapointment of a follow up to The Eminem Show, & the beginning of Eminem's fall from grace.

    Best track: Like Toy Soldiers
    Worst track: My 1st Single
    Best feature: 50 Cent (I guess)
  2. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album bem ruim, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  3. Ringnes
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Rap/lyrical genious and the tracks are fiery fury good. My goodness, the is greatness.
  4. hiimjustin000
    Apr 6, 2023
    6
    Half of the songs are decent at worst and fire at best, while the rest are just plain terrible. I know Eminem's drug addiction and the release of Straight from the Lab really destroyed this album, but even then, what was he thinking?
  5. Anthony_wx
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
    Worst than Eminem show but u guys are underrating this album , why? just listen to this album again
  6. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    Overhated album. Listening to this in 2022 e comparing it to the **** circulating right now makes you feel how bad we have fallen. No rapper outside there can be compared to Eminem. Period.
  7. gotosleepbtch
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    Eminem's most overhated album. Let's see if your favorite rapper will be remembered this way in 10 years. Encore has almost 20 years and it's still one of the most streamed rap albums.
  8. jpava
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    Encore its a a very good album, but the middle of it is very forgettable, like Puke and My 1st Single. But, with some legendary songs, like Like Toy Soldiers and Mockingbird, this album is not that bad
  9. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    1
    what a **** show of an album with very small entertainment scattered throughout the album that you have to skip here and there to get to especially the middle of the album being a disgusting mess of trash
  10. YxngSedna
    Aug 21, 2022
    1
    How is this album ranked so high? It is easily his worst album and is top 20 worst album of all time. Every single Drake album and mixtape is better then this steam pile. The reason this isn't a 0/10 is because of Toy Soldiers, every other song on this album is not good.
  11. JamesJennings
    Jun 2, 2022
    2
    While this is actually my favorite Eminem album due to how stupid and bad and funny it is, I can't wholeheartedly give it a good review, because I know there aren't many people out there who would want to listen to something like this. This album was the beginning of Em's falloff, and, to be fair, he did make this while presumably under the influence of drugs after being on tour andWhile this is actually my favorite Eminem album due to how stupid and bad and funny it is, I can't wholeheartedly give it a good review, because I know there aren't many people out there who would want to listen to something like this. This album was the beginning of Em's falloff, and, to be fair, he did make this while presumably under the influence of drugs after being on tour and getting addicted to sleeping medication. My favorite, wouldn't recommend it.… Expand
  12. Thiago555888
    Dec 6, 2021
    10
    O segundo melhor álbum do Eminem, atrás apenas de The Eminem Show, álbum com o melhor instrumental do Eminem, ótimas músicas e flows, o álbum muito diferente dos outros anteriores e é incrível mesmo assim, lírica do Eminem sempre em destaque e claro a criatividade em cada música, tudo isso, faz desse um álbum, uma obra de arte invejável à qualquer artista.
  13. LemonDropped
    Oct 2, 2021
    6
    Underwhelming and bland album that took too long to make. I understand Eminem had issues with addiction during album recording, but surely it doesn't take that long to make a sub-par album like this. Some highlights include the features with 50 Cent and Dr. Dre which have good lyrics. The Eminem Show was a lot better than Encore.
  14. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    3
    This album is bad. It is the worst Eminem album. It has some great tracks but in the middle of the album it gets unlistenable.
    Best songs: Mockingbird, Like Toy Soldiers
    Worst songs: My 1st Single, Big Weenie
  15. tonto
    Jul 31, 2021
    8
    It's not Eminem's best, but also not his worst. This was somewhat early Eminem just before his hiatus so it still has that early 2000's Eminem sound. The tone here is kind of all over the place, with some really serious tracks and some silly tracks with toilet humor. Some of his sillier songs are fun like Rainman, Big Weenie, and Just Lose It. Never Enough is a solid up-tempo banger whichIt's not Eminem's best, but also not his worst. This was somewhat early Eminem just before his hiatus so it still has that early 2000's Eminem sound. The tone here is kind of all over the place, with some really serious tracks and some silly tracks with toilet humor. Some of his sillier songs are fun like Rainman, Big Weenie, and Just Lose It. Never Enough is a solid up-tempo banger which is more serious but not overly sentimental as is Evil Deeds. The song Encore is also a good club banger with a hard-hitting beat. The album's shortcomings are in the overly sentimental hip hop ballads like Mockingbird, Crazy In Love doesn't really work as a hip hop love song. Puke is yet another song dedicated to his estranged wife Kim with harsh, biting lyrics. Like Toy Soldiers is decent if a little mawkish.… Expand
  16. dado01102008
    Apr 25, 2021
    2
    This album sucks. Tt is well reviewd beacuse of name recognition alone. I'm a die hard eminem fan but this is bad. And i hate when people say "it had some good songs" yeah thats the problem it had some. Where as The SSLP,MMLP and Tes had no bad songs. Also because of eminem's success in the first three albums there was no challenge for encore, and with no challenge comes no passion. HeThis album sucks. Tt is well reviewd beacuse of name recognition alone. I'm a die hard eminem fan but this is bad. And i hate when people say "it had some good songs" yeah thats the problem it had some. Where as The SSLP,MMLP and Tes had no bad songs. Also because of eminem's success in the first three albums there was no challenge for encore, and with no challenge comes no passion. He surrounded himself with yes-men because why wuld anyone talk crap about eminem he released 3 amazing albums. It just upsets me that some people think this is a missunderstood masterpiece. And the lows of this album are the worst songs eminem ever made. I might even say my first single is one of the worst songs that i've ever heard. If I havo to say something positive Like toy soldiers and mockingbird are very good and just lose it is a guilty pleasure. Everything else is trash.… Expand
  17. The-X-Territory
    Mar 8, 2021
    5
    This is the most inconsistent Eminem project I've ever heard. Usually when listening to an Eminem album, there's at worst 1 song that I'm not a fan of... but this album is an exception. The following songs My 1st Single, Rain Man, Big Weenie and Ass Like That were completely unlistenable, and whilst nowhere near as bad, I wasn't a fan of Evil Deeds, Puke and Just Lose It. The Majority ofThis is the most inconsistent Eminem project I've ever heard. Usually when listening to an Eminem album, there's at worst 1 song that I'm not a fan of... but this album is an exception. The following songs My 1st Single, Rain Man, Big Weenie and Ass Like That were completely unlistenable, and whilst nowhere near as bad, I wasn't a fan of Evil Deeds, Puke and Just Lose It. The Majority of them are obnoxious sound wise and they range from childish to nonsensical content wise.

    However, despite some of the most dreadful and obnoxious songs Eminem has ever released showing up here, there are Brilliant tracks in the form of Yellow Brick Road, Like Toy Soldiers, Mosh, Encore and We As Americans. But even the best songs have to suffer from drugged up Eminem's antics, I don't know why this came to be but thank god we live in a reality where Eminem beat his addiction, this would've been a sad finale to his career.    … Expand
  18. DIDAZ
    Oct 3, 2020
    6
    Cet album m'a laissé indifférent. Y'a certaines p'tites pépites (Mockingbird, Like Toy Soldiers), mais globalement c'est bof, voir mauvais (My 1st Single). Écoutable, mais dispensable. 6/10
  19. i-kill-me
    Sep 11, 2020
    6
    Has it's flaws but also got remarkable songs like Mosh,Like Toy Soldiers,Yellow Brick Road,Spend Some Time and Mockingbird.Not my favorite Eminem album but still a better choice than Revival.
  20. MDFG72
    Aug 14, 2020
    8
    Encore is a personal favorite of mine. You have a bit of everything of what you expect out of early 2000’s Eminem. You have the Slim Shady alter ego reappearing once again in “Just Lose it”, You have the usual Kim relation issues in “Puke”, you have daughter recognition in “Mockingbird”, and rocking club hits like “Encore”. Then you have Eminem revealing a slim shady ego “Rain Man”, andEncore is a personal favorite of mine. You have a bit of everything of what you expect out of early 2000’s Eminem. You have the Slim Shady alter ego reappearing once again in “Just Lose it”, You have the usual Kim relation issues in “Puke”, you have daughter recognition in “Mockingbird”, and rocking club hits like “Encore”. Then you have Eminem revealing a slim shady ego “Rain Man”, and following “Square Dance”, a more political Marshall Mathers in “Mosh” and “We as Americans”. This is a turning point of Eminem who’s beyond his height of Fame, and is now addicted to drugs, and struggling to see the light of day. Though the middle was redone because of bootlegging of unreleased songs for “Encore”, it had failed to match the energy or amazement acquired by “The Eminem’s Show” or even the first 3-5 songs of “Encore”. Great Album, but could’ve been pushed back a couple months to resolve its issues, or been better off a scrapped album.… Expand
  21. Emmy
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    I was at the height of been a eminem fan when this album dropped. The album might be playful at the middle but has some of eminem best songs in is career. Like toy soldiers, mocking bird, yellow brick road, spend some time, we as americans, encore just to name a few. This album had the best flow of his career, em sounded flawless.
  22. Macrofficial
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    This album sounds great at the start, the first few songs being some of em's best. It's all great until you reach Marsh. this album is full of pointless and annoying tracks. The only reason that this album is not a 0 is because of 4 actually amazing tracks, which are: Yellow Brick Road, Like Toy Soldiers, Spend Some Time, and Mockingjay. If the album was like these 4 tracks, I have aThis album sounds great at the start, the first few songs being some of em's best. It's all great until you reach Marsh. this album is full of pointless and annoying tracks. The only reason that this album is not a 0 is because of 4 actually amazing tracks, which are: Yellow Brick Road, Like Toy Soldiers, Spend Some Time, and Mockingjay. If the album was like these 4 tracks, I have a feeling it would've been a 10/10.… Expand
  23. Manit99
    Jan 29, 2020
    10
    Great album with a better content than eminemshow and it was like a different type of album than the other 3
  24. Alp13
    Jan 27, 2020
    3
    Despite having some of Eminem's best songs , the album is riddled with nonsensical lyrics, unbearable hooks and monotone beats and delivery. The first five songs of the album range from decent to amazing, but from puke (in my opinion the worst song on here), everything takes a nosedive. Overall, this feels like a worse version of The Eminem Show
  25. ArkodeepSen
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Insant classic. This is the best album of all time. Nothing can be better than this. This is the greatest piece of music.
  26. slimshady99
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album shout every one facking mouth its was pure fire thanks agian em ❤️
  27. Grrrsta
    Jan 22, 2020
    9
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  28. drongodan
    Jan 20, 2020
    7
    Some great tunes on here. Some not so much. Fave tracks ; Encore, Never Enough, Mockingbird, Spend Some time. (Rain Man so bad it’s good)
  29. Jr88
    Jan 19, 2020
    7
    This has everything to be a masterpiece beat and flows but Eminem was boring and making farts in the mic.
  30. CSA
    Jan 18, 2020
    8
    Would have been another classic if it wasn't for those leaks. Imagine some of the songs such as Big Weenie replaced by bonus tracks. Still very enjoyable tho.
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#6 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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#13 Most Shared Album of 2004

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. The New York Times
    50
    "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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  2. The A.V. Club
    70
    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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  3. Pitchfork
    65
    Encore is a fourth fascinating record from Eminem, but it's also easily his weakest and, in many ways, tamest album to date.
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