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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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MartinSJun 19, 2006Eminem was pretty good. 50 Cent, however, stunk up the joint. This album was pretty spotty, sans a few songs. Just my opinion, though, as it probably is in the minority.
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EdwardHSep 11, 2007
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BitBurnNov 15, 2004All this guy does is bitch bitch bitch and once again "Encore" is all about some more bitchin'!! This time it's annoying though. Same ol' recipe. EM is running out of inspiration and he's tired. However, production is very good and and make sure you have a good pair of sub-woofer ;-)
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Jul 21, 2011
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Jun 23, 2011This is Eminem's worst album ever. It suffers from a steep drop off in lyrical quality after the song "Mosh." It's below average and some of the other songs are humorous (once) but Eminem doesn't really say much with the rest of the album. Pure filler. Skip this ****
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Jul 6, 2018"Well, for the worst album awards the winner for 2004 is Eminem's Encore!"...
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JoeCJan 10, 2005
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ShawnJDec 10, 2004Eminem sounds careless on this album. He takes his talent and fame for granted now. It is like he put this album out just because of popular demand, not because he wanted to put another masterpiece under his belt. Em, don't make music if you don't want to because thats how you are rapping on this album. The beats are mediocre also. Dre could have been more impressive.
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VinceNov 14, 2004
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ChrisJan 27, 2005The Beats were lukewarm and the lyrics were average at best. Is this the same Eminem that appered on the Slim Shady LP because that dude should stop buy. There are some good songs on here but there are stupid ones like "Little Toy Soldiers" which is stupidness at it's best. He attacks Ja Rule and at the same time he says you got to stop the hating. He did okay but come on.
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DanielFeb 4, 2005This is By far Eminem has produced better stuff than encore. I only really enjoyed a few songs on there Like: Toy Soldiers, Mockingbird, Yellow Brick Road and Just Lose It. Eminem is a much better artist than what was shown on this CD. Maybe it has something to do with how busy he
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KingMachineMar 2, 2006His worst album so far. Pretty good though.
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MartijnV.Nov 12, 2004I was quite disappointed by this one. A couple good/funny songs but there are some very bad ones on this one. And overal his lyrics are not that great.
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BobNNov 12, 2004
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MarkusSNov 15, 2004This is not the eminem i know.....it really makes me mad because i know he could do way better....i was lookin for more out of this cd but it was a let down
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MDNov 15, 2004
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----Stenners!!!Nov 18, 2004Nothing more then Average im afraid and it is deffinetly his weakest to date. Despite having a few great tracks it has too many half assed attempts to make is a good album.
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AmandaNov 30, 2004songs lack any real substance and meaning.
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BeeOct 17, 2005
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JohnDFeb 24, 2006
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RussellD.Sep 24, 2007I think the only reason I can tolerate this album is because I'm a fan. It took me 2 years to buy the album after I heard "Just Lose it", and its a disappointment, but its got a few good songs on there. I also think its funny how you can tell an eminem fans age by what their favorite album is. The younger they are, the more likely "The Eminem Show" is their favorite. See if I'm right...
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BrockRNov 12, 2004
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trevorNov 13, 2004Not at all up to par for em, but still a decent album. Gets better after a few listens, but still comes off as a disappointment when compared to his previous works. Definately not as good as i had hoped...
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Sep 5, 2011
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Feb 12, 2013This is not a bad album just mediocre, not up to eminem's standard. I'd say about half the tracks are good but about half of them are really poor like Rain Man, in my opinion his worse song. Though songs like never enough are what save this album.
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Jan 12, 2014
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Jul 14, 2019This is a very un-even album. Some great tracks, quite a few that are some of Eminem's very worst such as 'My first single' and 'Rain man'. Two tracks that make me wonder what he was thinking when he was recording them.
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May 9, 2017Not really Em's best album. This album has some of his worst tracks of all time ( every track 7-12), but it also has some great tracks( Yellow Brick Road, Like Toy Soldiers, Mosh, Mockingbird, Encore). All in all, not a good sequel to The Eminem Show
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Jul 28, 2019A few good tracks, but for the most part this is the beginning of the end for Eminem in a painfully boring and bland album.
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.