Recovery
The rapper's next comeback LP, this is meant to trace Em's journey out of depression and drug addiction and back into the peak of his powers.
The dumbed-down returns of Eminem’s last couple of albums have set the bar so low it’s practically buried, and he knows it: He’s done everything he can to set Recovery up as a fresh start, even arguing “them last two albums didn’t count / Encore I was on drugs / Relapse I was flushing them out / I’ve come to make it…
With Recovery it becomes obvious that Eminem's richest albums aren't necessarily his most structurally sound, which isn't much of a surprise when considering the rapper's full-on embrace of flaws and contradictions.
How can such a wondrous talent as Eminem make such a bloated, sullen, and detestable album as this?
It's a bit heavy on the soft rock samples, but Recovery shows Eminem can still manage more than self-parody, says <strong>Paul MacInnes</strong>