Oh, Eminem!

"Relapse" is just crazy. It's the - I don't know, fourth, fifth album of Eminem? But it really doesn't matter. There are goods and bads. I'm actually quite undecided...

You're treated to a lot of things that he's already done, and that's where it gets quite boring. I was hoping for a hungry Eminem - you know, just like when Steve Vai (anecdotedly) stopped playing guitar for years and then went in the studio and did "For the Love of God"? (If you don't know the song, here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp1fLW-DS8Q) There just seems to be a lack of hunger in the music, a lack of passion, maybe? And actually, he sounded tired. Now I don't really understand why he's being given a lot of thumbs up by the press. That, I find weird.

But if you like your artist staying still for his entire career, you'd definitely love this album. Okay, I might have probably killed the album when I said it lacked passion, but go on, give it a listen, maybe you could find something in there that I didn't find.

There are NO standout tracks, like "Cleanin' Out My Closet" -standout, and also not much of the Rock/Rap Eminem I came to love. Oh well, he sounded a bit "safer" in "Encore", so maybe there really isn't much there to look forward to for this album.

BUT!!! I heard there's a "Relapse 2" and I'm kinda wishing that he kept the best for last? 'Coz if this is "it" - you know, the thing he could come up with after being gone for like forever - maybe he should retire, like how he hinted on a song in the record.

Oh, Eminem, where are you going?

I still love you though, and you're right - you still are a "tough act to follow". Yeah, he actually said that in one of his songs in the album. Quite narcissistic, eh?