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The Slim Shady LP (Clean) [Edited Version]

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This review is specifically directed towards the edited version of the album. Now I'm not gonna start on some rant about free speech, or censorship, or whatever. That would just waste my time and yours, since you've already decided that you have an interest in this edited CD.

So here's the lowdown. This clean version of "The Slim Shady LP" does a lot of things wrong. The most obvious problem is the editing method used. Instead of dubbing words out, which is the least one ought to expect, they simply scramble/reverse the audio. Not just the vocals, either - the ENTIRE audio section gets altered. Taking out words is one thing, but when the entire beat and instrumental track gets scrambled, it kills the flow of the song. In "Guity Conscience" they also use this awful "scratching" effect on top of the audio - and I don't mean hip-hoppy turntable scratching, I mean a literal, unpleasant SCRATCHING noise that would make you think you had a defective CD or something. At other points on the album, the production gets even lazier as portions of the songs are actually SILENCED. As in no vocals, no backing instremental, no audio. Nothing but a blank space.

The second problem comes with the language they choose to edit. In most cases, edited versions are produced in order to remove curse words. On this disc, it's only the "F-word" that gets taken out, so you'll still be hearing "sh--" quite a bit. I'm not gonna get into a debate about appropriate language, but making an edited CD that you still wouldn't be able to play on radio seems rather pointless.

Most annoying of all, however, is what DOES get edited on this CD. Every drug reference gets scrambled, which is somewhat understandable, but still frustrating in many cases. But then they go and remove "violent" lyrics, and this is where things get out of hand. Words like "die," "kill," and "shoot" are all removed. Case in point - in "Brain Damage," there's a line about schoolyard bullies roughing up Eminem as a child. Eminem quotes these bullies as saying "You're gonna die!" but the word "die" is scrambled. Elsewhere on the disc, a narrator describes "the legend of Slim Shady" in a parody of Westerns, and relates the tale of how Slim was "shot in the back." The word "shot" is edited. Half of these edits are things you can say in G-rated movies. Taking out curse words is one thing, but what they do to this disc insults the basic intelligence of the listener. It's especially silly in a song like "Role Model," where the message of the entire song is how Eminem is NOT a role model, and how no one with a brain should do anything he describes.

You can see the irony here; "sh-t" is left in while "shoot" gets scrambled. Only "Just Don't Give" has been resonably edited, and that's only because the song had previously been edited when it was released as a single. This CD is un unlistenable mess; and even if you're willing to tolerate some "choppiness" in order to get a "clean" version, you'll be disappointed on that front as well. If you're looking for a relatively clean Eminem CD, I'd recommend the edited version of "The Eminem Show." All the edits on THAT album are of professional quality, and they succeed in bringing all the language to a TV-PG level, while leaving most of Eminem's wit intact.

Admittedly, this is not an album for the faint of heart. Even the edited version contains some foul language and questionable subject matter.

But please, Eminem is not to be taken too seriously. He is darkly comedic. If dark comedy is offensive to you, don't buy the album.

On the other hand, the lyrics are clever, the beats rock solid, and the production spectacular.

you should get this this is a cd even though it wasnt sencored the best in the world but thats alright unless ya cant have swear cd's. The songs are phat all of the tracks are phat. The rap in it is true rap and . Ya got to get this cd cuz it's one of the best and if you like that you should also get Marshall Mathers LP even though its not out..... thats just my opinion though you can deside im just giving you advise.So what ya waiting for get it

this cd was really good, but the editing could have been just a tad better. ive listened to the unedited too and i like it better, but then thats just me. i recomend the unedited before this one, but for all of those with "virgin ears" this is the one for you. the soneg are great, and eminem is really good at letting the rap roll smoothly off of his tounge, i love this cd, its REALLY good!

This cd is the funnyist thing i've ever listened to. I heard, "my name is" and couldn't get the disk anywhere, went onto amazon, wahay. Anyway i am now going away to polute my mind with the best album ever.:)

I am no doubt a big Eminem fan---I happen to own all of his albums. But I really think that the producers should've refrained from releasing "clean" versions of the album mainly because the songs lose its great rhythm. We all know that his lyrics are laden with unprintable expletives all over. So, expectedly, every other word is censored, and having all those short silent spaces or blurred sounds in between words are just so distracting and enough to give the listener a big headache.

Also, some of Enimen's witty humor is lost in the clean version. Perfect cases in point are that of "My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience." Try to listen both to the explicit and the clean versions and you'll know what I mean.

If you're thinking of buying the Slim Shady LP, just buy the explicit version instead. If you're too young and impressionable to buy it, then I suggest that you wait a few years until you're old enough. Enimen talks about pretty heavy stuff on the realities of life in his own unique and well, "un-mainstream" way, which definitely requires a very mature and critical way of thinking.

I hate rap, but you gotta love Eminem. He's a lough-a-minute man...and please, have a little (black) humor!

Eminem has really put together a good album. From 97 Bonnie and Cllydeto Come On Everybody. He goes from a killer to a dance song in this album. If I were a parent though I would not buy this album for my kid. It doesn,t really matter if you buy the edited anyway because you can understand the swear words in it. The editing wasn't done that well.

This has gotta be the funniest, outrageous, and uncontrolable rapper I've ever heard! I do't usually listen to ap for eminem I make an exeption. He's gotta be the best white rapper and in the top five of all rapers. He may not have a good rapin' voice but he sure can write. He makes the listeners laugh and isn't that the most important thing. And for all ya all crazy a$$ peeps that said we should't give this CD more than 2 stars, you have your taste and he have ours and I'm sorry to say, but ours are a hell-a-lot better than yours!!

Buy this cd if you can take the jokes...if you cant get the explicit lyrics one then get the edited one. It is great. The editing is kind of a cruddy job but you can still tell what hes saying without a problem. Slim Shady LP was indeed worth the money I payed for it!