Description
But even at his most sentimental and dramatic, Eminem displays a level of artistry that surpasses nearly anyone in hip-hop, if not pop music in general. Satirical, vicious, funny, and energizing, Eminem's material is never less than absorbing. CURTAIN CALL is packed wall-to-wall with winners (except maybe "Sing For the Moment," which reworks Aerosmith's "Dream On" in tiresome fashion), and at its most brilliant (like the self-reflexive romps "The Real Slim Shady" and "Stan") it's as era-defining as anything by N.W.A, Public Enemy, or even Bob Dylan. Though his individual albums are all pretty essential, CURTAIN CALL provides a valuable overview of an artist whose skills are unassailable, and whose role as a social gadfly remains as complex as ever.
Product Details
- Artist
- Eminem
- Recording Environment
- Mixed
- Label / Studio
- UMGD/INTERSCOPE
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #6533
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 2005
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2005
- Number of Discs
- 1
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #5071
- Cast & Crew
- Eminem (Music Performer)
Press Reviews
This hits package captures the half-decade moment when the tortured Detroit MC ruled the zeitgeist with whip-smart gross-out humor and jolting family confessions." -- Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly (p.81)
8 (out of 10) "Eminem's best songs still have the power to disconcert and set a standard that all rock stars will struggle to match. NME
4 stars out of 5 -- "CURTAIN CALL sizzles with profane pop genius... Uncut (p.86)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Intro
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Fack
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Way I Am, The
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My Name Is
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Stan - (With Dido)
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Lose Yourself
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Shake That - (With Dogg)
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Sing for the Moment
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Without Me
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Like Toy Soldiers
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Real Slim Shady, The
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Mockingbird
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Guilty Conscience - (With Dr. Dre)
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Cleanin' Out My Closet
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Just Lose It
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When I'm Gone
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Stan - (Bonus Track/Live, with Elton John)
