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Universal acclaim- based on 1078 Ratings
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Positive: 889 out of 1078
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Mixed: 114 out of 1078
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Negative: 75 out of 1078
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BrianDMay 20, 2009I love the new CD, I don't know why so many people don't the accent is okay on most songs so yeah.
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Jun 12, 2011Stunning album, so underrated. Eminem is still the best after more than ten years. Contains masterpieces such as "Same song and dance", "Deja vu" or "Beautiful".
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Jun 23, 2011I don't know why this has a lower metascore than "Encore." It's a crying shame because it's easily 10 times better than that pile of **** This is undoubtably Eminem's return to form. Old Time's Sake, Same Song & Dance and Deja Vu are my favorite songs.
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NejcKMay 19, 2009It is very sad some critics are saying that album has no lyrical substance an b.s. like that. It is obvious they didn't really listen to the album... and why do critics write rap album reviews if they don't even like rap. I am a big fan of Eminem and I must admit I didn't really like Relapse the first time I heard it but now after few hearings I am just addicted to this album.
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Jan 28, 2011IMO This album is Amazing and it is very underrated by fans and critics alike. sure, he used that accent, but his rhymes are dope and he has some good songs.
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Nov 4, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 5, 2013Bottom line it's underrated. Who cares about the accents when the lyrics are so good!? Overall it's a great album with awesome rhymes, memorable beats, and funny skits. Good stuff...
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Apr 2, 2014
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Jan 23, 2015I'm going to be humming Beautiful and Crack A Bottle for the rest of my life. Thank Eminem for making an album that, in my opinion, is about as good as The Eminem Show.
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Feb 5, 2017
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Nov 1, 2018The accents work well and the songs are great. Pretty good comeback record.
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GrantBMay 20, 2009A great album for core fans - a couple of throw away tracks but majority is wonderful. 75% classics. Bagpipes from Baghdad s infectious.
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DylanRMay 19, 2009Great album. about 3 filler tracks but a solid return. cant wait till relapse 2.
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WillOMay 19, 2009
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BhaveshMMay 20, 2009This album is great, classic slim, sweet beats, insane lyrics and polished production quality! Slim is back with the vengeance! Not sure what some of these "critics" are talking about, but if you didn't like slim before you still won't like him now. Album has at least eight quality tracks, and plenty of humor for those who can appreciate it.
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ArshdeepSMay 22, 2009Slim shady back to the old tactics,but except for a few songs the album is good.
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GregHundleyMay 25, 2009I think this album is breathe of fresh air. Eminem is still the best album and I love who he makes fun of. Eminem raps about drugs, bad parents, and doesn't have to feature T-pain and Akon. Still the best rapper alive.
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WesCMay 20, 2009
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RobMMay 19, 2009
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EdwardPMay 19, 2009I don't care what the critics say, this is one of the best albums I've heard in a while. Hopefully, some more positive reviews come in. This is much more than an average album. I mean, people accuse Eminem for being something he isn't anymore, but that didn't stop Rick Ross from getting positive reviews (he wears fake jewelry).
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JeffRMay 19, 2009Great album; his flow, rhymes, and delivery are on another level. Lyrically, it's a really good record too. Production is just top-notch.. Overall, an amazing record.
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JaffarRMay 21, 2009How can metacritic give it a sleazy 54?? they clearly have something against the artist as 54 is nowhere near how great this album is. its probably the best album of the year. THANKS EM!
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BenjaminLMay 21, 2009A reintroduction of Slim Shady in 2009 couldn't be any sweeter. Although I really think the album was more of a 8.6, the song Beautiful and Bagpipes from Baghdad is enough to round up. Em's wordplay and lyricism are crazy; however, the content went a bit too non-sequitor sometimes--all in all, still hilarious.
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VincentgMay 21, 2009Quality album. The construction of the lyrics and word play unsurpassed by anything else. Subject matter wont be to everyones taste, but to give it bad marks for that is the height of pretension.
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StevenGnMay 20, 2009I love the album. Em destroys dres beats and its great to see rap revive with ems new album.
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VGMay 20, 2009
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MaxSMay 22, 2009
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MaxSMay 22, 2009
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NavdeepSMay 22, 2009Eminem is back with a serious album about drugs,dope and telling about why he was in hiatus.But this is the best since marshall mathers.
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ZurraizKMay 20, 2009Great concept album unparalled wordplay by one of the greatest mc's to ever hold the mic kinda pissed that it has a 57 on here though wheres the review by stuff magazine or some of the other european ones???
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JosueRMay 23, 2009Awesome album. The return of Eminem is powerful and he's back to reclaim his title. Everyone support him and buy the album. Let's try to get him to 1 million copies sold the first week. This album is way better than Encore. Awesome Em thanks for coming back.
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RonK.May 25, 2009Dre's beats gave Em a chance to concentrate on his lyrics and he is tight on the mic... the content is dark but think what place youd be in after dealing w/ addiction, rehab and the murder of your best friend. This will be an underrated record, stronger then Encore and up there with the 1st 3 in truth but it will be sometime til many see it!
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ChuckNMay 26, 2009Eminem back to business! Incredibly deep and thought provoking lyrics. He makes good sounding music have real meaning to it.
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JonesManMay 27, 2009I think this is one of the greatest comebacks , i have ever seen, relapse has the first songs that he has written for like 4 songs on it, yeah of course he has written other songs but then he was a junkie and just had wrote bullshit. But relapse is GOOD , and i like it, and then sales prove it.
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DemoineONov 25, 2009This album is lyrical genius.He is still the greatest rapper alive.The way he puts the rhymes together is genius.I spit so I know how difficult it could be there has not been any album that came out in 2009 that has outsold this album.I can wait until relapse 2 come out next year and I am going to buy relapse refill this December.
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ShannonNMay 19, 2009The album is sweet thank god for em's original flow it was so needed!!
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JimboJMay 19, 2009
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LucasGMay 19, 2009I really enjoyed the songs are creative and it is equal to before, I like it that way.
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ChavoGMay 19, 2009Great album, instant classic.
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JayO.May 21, 2009
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AlexTMay 21, 2009While Relapse might not be as cunning and catchy as his previous works (minus Encore), Eminem proves that he's still up to the challenge of creating a tight, focused album that delivers great production and talent.
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May 26, 2011Despite what most people and critics think, the album is very good in my opinion. "Beautiful" is one of the best songs he has ever released. Many other tracks are great as well.
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Sep 5, 2011
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Oct 2, 2013Oh my gosh! What more is there to say. It's fabulous!!!!! Great songs, great singing, great acting! Loveable to the core! When I first heard this album, I must say, GOOSEBUMPS galore! I was like a walking talking Taylor Abraham.
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Apr 5, 2020If you love horror movies this album is for you like for real it doesn't get more horror core hip hop than this. Watch out for songs like same song & dance, music box, buffalo bill, stay wide awake just to name a few. The album got a serial killer vibe.
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Feb 19, 2015Critics were mad at him, resulting in a 59 rating. It's one of my least favorite albums by him, but most of it is pretty good. There are a few hits on here really worth checking out.
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Jan 17, 2019
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Apr 23, 2015After the long 5 years wait, surprisingly, it is not Eminem who returns but Slim Shady and his dark themed, violent and sometimes humoristic verses we all originally fell in love with. Also having extremely explosive and bangin beats from our beloved Dre, Relapse is another must have from Eminem.
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Feb 12, 2017Production on this album is amazing,same goes for Em's rhyme schemes,but i am not a big fan of Em's voice on this album. My favorite songs on this album: 3 a.m, Insane, Stay Wide Awake, Beautiful and Crack a Bottle
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Nov 20, 2018I just love the serial killer vibe, and the accent is just hilarious.
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Jan 4, 2020This project comes off to me as insanely creative and one of his better works.
It has aged beautifully and has some of his best wordplay and flows.
The production is absolutely phenomenal and the whole project is very fluent and fun.
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Jan 23, 2020Relapse
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Jan 24, 2020So much fireeeeeee. lel. Give it a 10 and not a 9 or u have a brain damage.
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Jan 23, 2020Perfect album. The flow is flawless, the ryhme scheme is out of this world. Love it
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joeg.May 20, 2009The best rapper in the world is back! to me the album is everything i hoped it would be and is amongst his greatest!
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KevinLMay 24, 2009I say this is a 8 or 9. I just did 10 to counter all those people rating who have never heard this album and rate it a 1 or 0 because they hate Eminem.
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HesamSMay 20, 2009The awesome great album ! its perfect as previous em albums and have a lost half thats relapse 2 i cant wait for it. anyway relapse was a best album after MMLP and TES... very nice!
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BradRMay 20, 2009Best hip hop album in a long time. Em is back and I love it, this album is pretty dark but it also packs a lot of comedy. Everyone should but this.
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bjcMay 20, 2009Although its the same old recycled eminem we know and love we have no choice but to continue loving him. There are enough songs on here to like and some even to love, overall its a solid album this late in his career.
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MikeDMay 20, 2009Absolute Platinum, Great album, one of the darker ones he's had to date.
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RafikYMay 20, 2009Slim Shady is at his best right after being at rock bottom... Each song seems to have been written in one year, it's amazing! Dr Dre has produced some great titles such as Deja Vu, Bagpipes for Baghdad or My Mom. After 4 years waiting, I'm totally satisfied !!!
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RyanAJun 1, 2009Passionless album. Eminem lacks more and more authenticity with each forthcoming album, and only makes up for it with low brow shock value comments. I would download it to try it and then delete it from my ipod.
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ZacariasYJul 1, 2009The worst album of the year and one of the worst rap albums of the decade.
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JasonD.Dec 16, 2009
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RizeE1May 19, 2009bullshit rhymes about jerking off, raping people, pissing on them, dirnking their bathwater, dumb accents, and vicodin and xanax. good flows, good beats... thats the most you'll get out of this. someone with eminems talent should be able to do better, dont let him get away with this ****.
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SeanMMay 19, 2009This is a terrible album. Don't buy it unless you want more of the same. Sellout manifesto.
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martinKMay 27, 2009
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RobertS.May 28, 2009
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Feb 4, 2018i still love this album to this date, better than encore, i don't see nothing wrong with the accents, the accents are what made this album so special, hello was my least favorite track here, the rest is great, even the refill album
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Sep 23, 2018Hist most underrated work. The lyrics, content and rhyme schemes make it the greatest horrorcore album of all time.
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JustinFJun 14, 2009Once a pop culture phenomenon exuberantly spilling his emotion regarding his troubled life, is now lacking substance and meaning. Relapse was worth a listen, only to realize I had to turn it off because the novelty that was Eminem has worn off.
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CDJun 10, 2009
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TheeStrangerNov 5, 2009
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ChrisSJul 15, 2009Once great, now just puts out crap like this. Avoid.
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JonW.Jul 17, 2009
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AjayDMay 26, 2009As a Em Fan, I cannot pretend, I am very disappointed with this album, this is not the return I was hoping for! He tries nothing new for his subject matter, It also Lacks the dark/mature tone of his earlier albums and many of his songs are sick fantasied revolving around hurting/killing women. I think he needs to move into other subjects and ditch the damn lame accent please!
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Jan 11, 2011Now I know that Em isn't perfect (every one of his albums had at least one song I didn't like), but that doesn't excuse this album. It consists of one great track ("Beautiful"), one OK track ("Deja Vu") and everything else horrible.
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Aug 21, 2010
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BillWMay 19, 2009This is nothing compared to the MM LP. What happened?
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KateF.May 22, 2009Pretty weak release from Eminem. First four songs are great and then you'll realize that you've wasted your money.
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kpatMay 20, 2009Eminem's new album is a as crusty as his last. He has an incredible talent to spit good lyrical content, but fails to do so again. The reason this album fails is because he reverts back to nagging about his oh-so-sad life coupled with less than enjoyable clown tracks. He should retire again, and stick to producing beats.
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TDMay 29, 2009Yeh got it today and I thought it was pretty shit. A lot of the songs aren't catchy like his first songs. He's trying to return to his less serious side like when he started up and it just comes across as forced. Lacks creativity overall. Honestly it sounds like he spent 2 days in the studio and wrote the songs in one sitting.
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Schmidty15May 19, 2009Same ol' shock-value raps from a 37 year-old. Couple of great songs on this album, but mostly filler. Definitely thought Em was gonna step his game up after Weezy, T.I. and Luda all put out quality albums within the past year. And Dre...what up with the beats???
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KeithMay 21, 2009In midst of this 20 track dirt pile is their a few keepers and only one true track that is reminiscent of the mastermind that is Eminem. Beautiful is the fast-to-come-by climax of the cd with the rest of it becoming all too in the background. While this track and admittedly a few others, provide some insight into Em's situation, the album as a whole is sub-par to what his true potential is.
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JimmyBJul 31, 2009
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Nov 16, 2010Slim Shady is dead. Relapse is Eminems try to bring back slim shady, unfortanetley, Dr.Dre wasnt able to bring him back to life. Fortunatley, Eminems still alive. Relapse wasnt as good as it could have been.
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Feb 10, 2011Recovery Eminemâ
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Nov 9, 2012Excluding the song "Beautiful," and maybe a few others, Eminem is just fooling around on this album. He's better than this, and I know he knows it.
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Aug 1, 2013What happened here? This has nothing to do with the previous albums! The beat and the lyrics on songs like 3 a.m are an insult to the Slim Shady ego, Old Time's Sake, We Made You and Beautiful are the only good songs from this album. Only three songs, the rest of the songs were terrible. As an Eminem fan, I have to say that this is awful...
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Jul 5, 2017By far his best work to date
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Mar 8, 2019When I first listen to Eminem's Relapse, I actually didn't like it the album, however, after a couple more times listening to the album, I actually love the album. It may not be the best album in his career, but Relapse is still entertaining to listen to. I highly recommend it.
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JacobDMay 30, 2009
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tacobellJul 2, 2009
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nandishhSep 7, 2009
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JoeC.Jan 1, 2010Eminem has been my favorite rapper sice i heard the slim shady lp and this album reminds me exactly of this, yes he may only talk about murdering people and doing drugs, but he does with such lyricism and flow, do NOT underestimate this album trust me.
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BlazeMMay 19, 2009
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VinceGJun 15, 2009I love what Dr. Dre did with the beats. He mixed in some new things we're just not used to listening, which I found very interesting. Eminem did his half by creating flows that just couldn't go any better with the music. 10 hands down.
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Awards & Rankings
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Thankfully, producer Dr. Dre is there to temper the lyrical bloodletting, laying heavyweight hooks over even the most scabrous tales of family disturbia, and setting 'Bagpipes From Baghdad,' Em's inspired riff on rumored ex Mariah Carey, to snake-charming woodwind squiggles.
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It's an impressively focused and clever work. But this music is not transcendent. It's still stuck in Marshall Mathers' muck, his fundamental mistrust of pleasure and love.
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By letting Dr. Dre take over the low-end-funk production, and rhyming about things he actually cares about, he comes up with a more painful, honest and vital record than anyone could have expected at this late date, up there with "The Eminem Show" or maybe even better.