Curtain Call - The Hits [2CD deluxe edition] [Extra tracks]

Eminem | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 6, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Aftermath
• ASIN: B000C1YL1G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Eminem's four studio albums shattered so many sales records that you might think just about every man, woman and gerbil on the planet already owns a bulk of the songs that make up this greatest hits collection. But Curtain Call presents the perfect opportunity to have another look at the life of Marshall Mathers. Starting out in the vein of the Beastie Boys and Slick Rick, he grafted filthy verses over bubbly nursery rhyme melodies and primitive Casio beats to come up with comical singles like "My Name Is" and "Real Slim Shady." Then angst and reflection set in, resulting in rare moments of vulnerability ("Lose Yourself") and a richer musical experience ("Stan"). The three new tracks reflect the entire spectrum, with "When I'm Gone," a bittersweet goodbye letter, signaling the raw emotion and youthful enthusiasm of his early days have substantially faded, while "Fack" counters that the Detroit rapper still has the dirtiest mouth in the business. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description

The Stan's Mixtape bonus CD on this two-disc deluxe edition finds the main character in "Stan" bringing together his favorite Eminem songs. Among the seven tracks are two from The Slim Shady LP: the #5 Rap "Just Don't Give a F***" and the Dr. Dre & Mel Man-produced "Role Model." From The Marshall Mathers LP are "Criminal" and the Dr. Dre & Mel Man-produced "Kill You." The mixtape also includes two tracks previously unavailable on any Eminem album--the "Dead Wrong RMX" (featuring the Notorious B.I.G.), notably co-produced by P. Diddy; and "Renegade" (featuring Jay-Z), a legendary duet from Jay-Z's classic The Blueprint album. Also included on the bonus CD is "Sh*t on You" (featuring D12), which until now has never been released on CD.

The first disc of Curtain Call includes three new songs--"Fack," "Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) and "When I'm Gone"--both written and produced by Eminem. In addition, the Curtain Call bonus track marks the album premiere of the controversial Eminem-Elton John live duet of "Stan" from the 2001 Grammy Awards presentation.

Executive produced by the nine-time Grammy winner, Curtain Call boasts all five of Eminem's gold and platinum singles to date, from the platinum, Oscar, and two-time Grammy-winning "Lose Yourself" (#1 Pop/#2 Rap) from the 8 Mile soundtrack and platinum "Just Lose It" (#6 Pop/#7 Rap) and "Mockingbird" (#11 Pop/#10 Rap) to the gold "Without Me" (#2 Pop/#5 Rap) and "Like Toy Soldiers" (Top 40 Pop). The other Grammy winners included are "My Name Is" (Top 40 Pop/#10 Rap) and "The Real Slim Shady" (#4 Pop/#7 Rap). Also heard are "The Way I Am" (Top 30 Rap), "Stan" (featuring Dido) (Top 40 R&B/Hip-Hop), "Sing for the Moment" (Top 20 Pop/Rap), "Guilty Conscience" (featuring Dr. Dre), and "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (#4 Pop/#5 Rap).

Curtain Call: The Hits spans contributions from all four of Eminem's major-label solo albums: 1999's quadruple-platinum The Slim Shady LP, 2000's nine-times-platinum The Marshall Mathers LP, 2002's eight-times-platinum The Eminem Show, and 2004's Encore, which is almost five times platinum. The three most recent charted #1 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop, with his major-label debut #2 Pop and #1 R&B/Hip-Hop. Each of his first three albums also won the Best Rap Album Grammy (Encore will be eligible for the 2006 presentation). Eminem has to date sold more than 65 million albums.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "When I'm Gone" 'nuff said, December 7, 2005

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Danielle Turchiano (Van Nuys, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curtain Call - The Hits [2CD deluxe edition] (Audio CD)

If you're an Eminem fan you have all of these songs already-- but the CD is worth buying simply for the single "When I'm Gone" alone. Eminem is known for riding the thin line between telling stories and telling HIS story, and he is never more introspective than in "When I'm Gone." Personally, I wish this CD consisted of more of those songs-- of the songs Eminem says he likes but not many else do (like "Rock Bottom" which never made it to a single). Instead he delivers an even mix of those ("Mockingbird," "Lose Yourself," "Like Toy Soldiers," "Cleanin Out My Closet," and "Way I Am") with his commercial "dance" hits like "My Name Is," "Real Slim Shady," "Without Me," and "Just Lose It." "Shake That" is one of the new songs that falls into that category, as is "Fack"...sort of..."Fack" is more like "Drips" than anything else, and I wonder what the clean version of the CD will have to compensate. Anyway, this dual disc version is the CD to get because Stan's Mixtape includes "Renagade--" the Eminem/Jay-Z song previously released only on Jay's "The Black Album." While all of the songs on Stan's Mixtape can be easily found on any downloading system on the net, it's just nice to have the tracklist all together. "Curtain Call" also includes the live Elton John performance of "Stan" as a Bonus Track, in addition to Dido's version so you can compare the two. Unfortunately, the live version is taken straight from the CBS telecast of the Grammys, and though the cheering and live audience has been removed from the track, it is still the "broadcast suitable" version and therefore bleeped. Eminem is a powerhous in hiphop, and "Curtain Call" is yet another chart topper for him. Hopefully he'll be back in the near future with new fresh tracks that sound a lot like "When I'm Gone" because that is definitely the stand-out of this CD, if not of his career in general.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh Man Am I Ever Going To Get Bashed With This Review..., December 6, 2005

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Ink (Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Curtain Call - The Hits [2CD deluxe edition] (Audio CD)

Alright. Something I will never understnad is why people who hate Eminem must insist on writing negative reviews as if they are going to convince fans. Look, just because you rate an album one or two stars, doesn't mean that you are magically going to change someone's opinion about music. The whole point of reviewing is to provide someone else who has similar interests to see if the CD is worthwhile. That being said, I'm sure that anyone browsing this CD already owns some of Eminem's previous CDs or has heard his songs on the radio. This is a greatest hits package, so every song that was on the radio or talked about in the media is on here. New songs are included as well, like "When I'm Gone", which is a great song. If you are a casual fan and dont want to buy every album and end up with a lot of filler, this is a good buy. Sure it's not ground-breaking hip-hop or even really "music", but its fun and different. Thank You...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What Is Fack Suppose to Be??..., January 30, 2006

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Lord Fesendon "Fesendon III" (Omaha) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Curtain Call - The Hits [2CD deluxe edition] (Audio CD)

1 Intro (?/5) - its an intro, who cares
2 Fack (0/5) - What is this crap even suppose to be??
3 The Way I Am (5/5) - Classic (nuff said)
4 My Name Is (4.5/5) - my intro to eminem, i never looked back.
5 Stan feat. Dido (5/5) - Classic (maybe his best ever)
6 Lose Yourself (5/5) - Classic
7 Shake That by Nate Dogg (2/5) - isnt this suppose to be an em song, why have nate dogg singing for 4 of the 5 minutes.
8 Sing For The Moment (5/5) - Classic
9 Without Me (4.5/5) - Classic
10 Like Toy Soldiers (5/5) - used to think this song was awesome, then i found out Em has timed his words perfectly so that each word is spoken over a beat of the snare drum...now it is jus WAY TOOO GOOD!!!...top 5 slim joints all time
11 The Real Slim Shady (4/5) - not my personal fave, but its em, so its still great
12 Mockingbird (5/5) - Classic
13 Guilty Conscience feat. Dre (5/5) - Classic
14 Cleanin' Out My Closet (5/5) - Classic
15 Just Lose It (2/5) - just lose this song...please
16 When I'm Gone (5/5) - Instant Classic
17 Stan (Live) w/ elton (4/5) - better quality and unedited would be a 5.

Stan's Mix Tape
1 Dead Wrong w/ Biggie (5/5) - CLASSIC!!
2 Role Model (4.5/5) - almost perfect
3 Kill You (5/5) - Classic
4 $#!* On You (4/5) - Off Devil's Night...not bad
5 Criminal (5/5) - Why this wasnt on "the hits" cd is beyond me
6 Renegade w/ Jay-z (5/5) - some of em's best lyrics, "eminem murdered you on your own ****"-nas
7 Just don't give a... (4.5/5) - haha i love em.

all in all....say goodbye to Fack, Shake That and Just Lose It....add Superman, Encore and/or Criminal...and ur set......oh...and they forgot the BEST song of all time (Forgot about dre)...but its not really em's song, so i'll forgive him....

4 stars, 5 if he had left off all those dumpy songs