Curtain Call - The Hits

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-06-01 rating:
overall pretty good
as a relative newcomer to eminem's stuff i thought i'd buy this album because it had a fair few tracks on that i recognized. having listened through a couple of times i can't say it's the beat album i've ever bought, but that said i did enjoy most of the tracks on there. i thought that the cd had the kind of commercial "just released for the cash" feel overall which is a shame (but probably to be expected from a best of album) luckily on the whole eminem's music shines through this and you get a good bunch of tracks for your money.

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review by: date: 2009-05-25 rating:
I'm not into rap, but I make exceptions.
Ok, so i'm the sort of person you'd usually catch listening to some punk or metal. br / br /But, when I was younger I used to listen to Eminem and I was listening to some of these songs earlier. I am still impressed at this rappers capability, and his ability to make a good, catchy song. br / br /Eminem is also original, its not often he sings about his "bitchez" or his "homies", and even when he is obliged to do so he puts some sort of twist on it. br / br /Highlights of this compilation for me? br /Like Toy Soldiers- one of the more impressive songs on the cd because of the speed at which he is rapping, but also conveying an important message. br / br /Stan- This one is a powerful song, and again Eminem has not gone for the usual rapping formula which I respect him for. br / br /Lose Yourself- Reminds me of 8 mile, good film. br / br /When I'm Gone- The single of the album if I am not mistaken, a good ode to his daughter. br / br /Even if you are not into rap, you may want to give this a shot you may be pleasently surprised.

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review by: D.ROONEY DOWNTON date: 2007-09-29 rating:
WHEN IM GONE REMEMBER THIS
Eminem is my favirute singer ever and this is one of my faviruta albums all the wicked songs dudes,Came out on my birthday as well im a p.i.m.p one bad thing though wheres ass like that because i love that song

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review by: date: 2007-06-29 rating:
Almost all killer, but some filler
In many respects I wish that Eminem rapped in a language I didn't understand... br / br /Eight years, more controversy than JFK, and here we are. End of the line. Released for the pre Christmas gasp, yet in the post Christmas cigarette break, "Curtain Call" is... pretty darn good. No doubt it pleases the fans and bookend's Eminem's prolific career with a cash cow, but, but... BUT... br / br /Firstly, of the three new songs they're almost all absolute rubbish. "Fack" is the immature ramblings of a grown millionaire going "oooooh Girls!". I wouldn't even think drivel like this, let alone release it. But then again, it's all about The T The A. br / br /...."I wanna facking fack br /No, not f**k br /I said fack br /F A C K F A C K br /fack fack fack facking freak me".... br / br /Voice of a generation, there, kids. All you need is love. br / br /"Shake That" is a Nate Dogg song with Eminem guesting at the odd point. Basically filler. And there's no space for filler on a best of. None. Joe Strummer was right, again. There's no space for hesitation, procrastination, timewastin'. A record is a military assault : use the time well or not at all. br / br /But what about the rest? Well, it's almost all killer. In many respects I wish that Eminem rapped in a language I didn't understand. Then I could marvel at his rhythmic and aural dexterity and sonic eloquence. Instead I listen to him making juvenile rubbish about Facking, and abusing his talents as a wordsmith. The words, when he's not held hostage by his libido are fantastic : devastating the hypocrisy of The First World with an accuracy rarely seen. With a righteous fury not unleashed sine the golden years of Public Enemy when they were a weapon of mass destruction. br / br /And then he writes about killing his wife, chopping her up, and burying her at sea. Give 'em enough rope. But aside from this, Eminem is without doubt probably the best high profile rapper in the world right now. A furious and eloquent political commentator on the dying days of a corrupt empire. The way he uncurls words like a machine gun, with the jibber jabber pitter patter of an AK-47, the words sitting on top of rhythms that sound like illadvised hiphop remixes of Martika, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin but expose the other thing I despise about modern hiphoprnbrap - the inability to write anything original. br / br /I know. But hear this out. The memorable bits from these songs, the bits we sing, are taken from well known rock standards like "Dream On", "Toy Soldiers", that one by Dido, or - in the case of a morally and artistically bankrupt vampire - the entire of a Police song. br / br /All I need to be a rapper is the Dub mix of New Order's "Blue Monday", splice up the beats a little, and yell about "chicks on my d**k they loving my wit you know I cant stop git gotta admit at the bar or the car feel like a star my fingers on her I'm above par her number one private porno star this is a hit she's my number one we be having fun.." br / br /I just wrote a number one. Worked for Slim Shady anyway. All I got to do now is be dead for a decade, and the charts'll be my pigtailed gin n juice beatch. br / br /


review by: date: 2007-06-06 rating:
Does what it says on the tin...
I've seen a few reviews here complaining that this CD only includes Eminem's 'pop' output and doesn't showcase his (in their opinion) best work. I'd like to draw their attention to the subtitle- "The Hits". This is a CD of Eminem's hits. 'Pop' is short for popular. Popular things become hits. Do you see where I'm going with this? If the subtitle were "The Best Of" I would understand. But it isn't. br / br /If you like Eminem's hits then you'll like this. I do, and I do. br / br /If you have trouble understanding what "hits" means, then buy a dictionary. :)

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