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The Eminem Show
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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews What's this?

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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 1850 Ratings

  • Summary: Working once again with producer Dr. Dre, Marshall Mathers returns with his third album.

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Without Me
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Pitchfork
    91
    He's playing the same old marshall vs shady real-or-fake game as usual and its as interesting and complex as it ever was.
  2. The A.V. Club
    90
    Where The Marshall Mathers LP sounded like a primal howl of rage, The Eminem Show showcases an artist trying to make sense out of the chaos and turmoil in his personal and professional life.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Beyond allowing peeks into his life, Eminem's other gambits are self-pity and self-mythologizing, and they aren't nearly as potent.
  4. CDNow
    70
    The Eminem Show lacks the overwhelming, single-minded force that The Marshall Mathers LP had.
  5. CultureDose.net
    70
    With each successive album Eminem finds new depth and excitement within the same themes and structures he used way back on The Slim Shady LP, so even if new songs contain earmarks of Eminem classics, they still feel reinvigorated.
  6. E! Online
    67
    He often riffs for too long, so by the time he's singing to his daughter on "Hailie's Song," you feel the album's nearly 80-minute length.
  7. Salon
    20
    We're unlikely to hear another platinum-selling album in 2002 that sounds as tired and thoroughly played out as the fourth offering from the troubled young Marshall Mathers.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 263 out of 276
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 276
  3. Negative: 9 out of 276
  1. JackR
    Oct 14, 2008
    10
    i know this cd was out 6 years ago but it is by far his best a without a doubt classic and is one of the best ever.
  2. JakeB.
    Jun 12, 2002
    10
    best he has made yet, cannot wait to here the next one he put his heart into this album and i give him a 10 for that. keep it up
  4. JoshuaStDenis
    Jun 5, 2012
    10
    This album makes it Eminem's third classic consecutive album, proving to everyone what a rap sensation he really is, destroying hisThis album makes it Eminem's third classic consecutive album, proving to everyone what a rap sensation he really is, destroying his competition lyrically as well as commercially.… Expand
  5. drongodan
    Jan 20, 2020
    10
    Classic Eminem. Surely this is a greatest hits? So many bangers. Fave tracks ; Business, White America, Superman, Without Me, Till I Collapse
  6. hejlenard
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    This album has alot of classics put out by Eminem. One of his truly best album in his whole career, it gives different type of vibes in itThis album has alot of classics put out by Eminem. One of his truly best album in his whole career, it gives different type of vibes in it from different songs. 10/10 for The Eminem Show.… Expand
  7. Bradypoole
    Jun 12, 2022
    10
    What is there to say about this album it’s the Eminem show a absolute hip hop classic definitely one of the best albums ever made.This albumWhat is there to say about this album it’s the Eminem show a absolute hip hop classic definitely one of the best albums ever made.This album has some of Eminem’s best songs from cleaning out my closet where he disses he’s own mother to white American where he talks about the industry and how if he was black he only would have sold half.There’s a lot of fun to be had with this album it also contains classic Eminem tracks such as business,sing for the moment ,superman,till I claspe etc.over all if you have not listened to this album you really should give it a listen you WILL NOT REGRET IT.… Expand
  8. PandaOfDoom
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Genuinely poor form. One of his worst albums by far. After the greatness of SSLP and MMLP I would be ashamed if I made this

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