Rated 4/10
Really weird. Too weird. Musically interesting(?). Do not understand the painful wailing on Give Us More Money or the whole idea of Persian Love. Probably like a 1.5.
Best song: Cool in the Pool(???)
Rated 6/10
Pretty standard synthpop… but pretty good listening. Good melodies, good song structures, hit-or-miss hooks. First half of the album is stronger than the second. Could be a 2 or a 3; 2.5 seems right. Not really my thing but perfectly decent.
Best song: Take On Me (shocker)
Rated 4/10
Weird, repetitive, not catchy, not a nice singing voice. Yet kind of intriguing anyway? It’s definitely atmospheric, and as much as I don’t care for his voice it adds to that nervy, icy vibe that the whole album has. I wouldn’t listen to this again but I can appreciate what it’s going for. Frankly baffled he got a #1 in the UK off of this though. What is going on on that weird island.
Best song: Random
Rated 4/10
Awesome talent choosing to churn out murder fantasies and bad jokes. I just can’t get behind the lyrics; funny quips mingle with stuff that makes me feel gross. Call me a Gen Z snowflake prude I guess.
I will admit that Eminem surely has some consciousness of what he’s doing here (see Role Model, or especially Stan on the next album), but that’s more of a justification than meaningful context. More removed from the lyrics, it’s generally just kind of same-y and repetitive. Some good beats, some mid beats. It’s a young and hungry rapper on a lot of drugs spewing out a bunch of gross stuff, self-aware or otherwise. Best song: My Name Is
Rated 6/10
Awesome bass. Pretty repetitive, I’m guessing for dance reasons. Weird in a good way. Not as many good hooks as I would hope for. Best songs: Mothership Connection, Give Up the Funk, Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples (💨)
