Welcome To: Our House [Explicit]

Slaughterhouse | Format: MP3 Music

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 28, 2012
• Release Date: August 28, 2012
• Label: Shady Records
• Copyright: (C) 2012 Shady Records/Interscope Records
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• Total Length: 1:04:22
• Genres:
  • Rap & Hip-Hop
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• ASIN: B008Y0X1MM
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,893 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Album That Gets Better With Each Listen But Comes Up Just Short Of Masterpiece Status September 5, 2012

By Jason M.

Format:Audio CD

I give Eminem a whole lot of credit. He was left in a very difficult position upon signing Slaughterhouse. How does one take a group of emcees known primarily for their technical prowess and lyrical acrobatics and get their sound to appeal to a mainstream audience that has been trained, for nearly a decade, to ignore content in favor of loud beats and catchy hooks? Even more troubling - how do you do that without simultaneously alienating the group's already large and rabid fan base?

Well. Mission accomplished.

Let me open the body of this review by saying this - there are some songs on this album for almost no other purpose than garnering radio/club play and attracting a larger audience to the unique lyricism that Slaughterhouse brings to the table. Those songs range from the tolerable (My Life) to the terrible (Throw It Away.) These songs are going to make long-time fans of Slaughterhouse and its members' solo efforts cringe in horror. With that said - anyone who attempts to tell you that this whole album is made up of that style of song is either lying or just flat hating on the fact that their "cool" underground group has busted into the mainstream.

If this album accomplishes nothing else it stands as a world-class exhibition of just how versatile these four artists are. These guys really can do it all. There is really something for everyone on this album and it is all backed by great production value, powerful beats, and some of the best lyrics you'll find in modern Hip-Hop.

Do you like jazzed up party tunes with up-tempo beats and catchy hooks? Then songs like Hammer Dance, Get Up, Flip A Bird, and Frat House will get the party bouncing and keep it that way.

Are you looking for some summer time "car jams" to blast when you're driving around with the windows down? My Life and Park It Sideways got you covered (and most of the songs from that first batch could be included here, as well.)

Maybe you like more a gritty-sounding "gangsta rap" style? Coffin, Die, and Asylum got you covered.

Do you like soulful music that makes you think and/or reaches in and tugs at those emotional strings? Rescue Me is powerful and Goodbye will leave you bordering on tears.

Long time fan looking for raw lyricism? Relax, it's peppered all over the album but ESPECIALLY on tracks like Our House, Coffin, Die, and Our Way.

No matter what you like, this album has you covered. While it's not perfect, it should be considered a must-own for any fan of Rap music. Oh and don't forget the (FREE!!!) companion mixtape, On The House.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to Their House August 28, 2012

By chris

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

this album is great. the only song that i'm not feeling is 'throw it away' but i see what they were trying to do with it. the album itself is very easy to listen to straight through in one sitting. great beats, lyrics, production and features. skylar grey adds a real emotional element to the songs she is featured on, and her voice is amazing. eminem has a verse that is pure fire on 'our house' and includes a very slim shady-esque beat on the song 'asylum'. not to mention, all the slaughters absolutely killed it! great album!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I like the self titled original more, but it's still a 5 STAR ALBUM August 29, 2012

By Jonathan R. Asleson

Format:Audio CD

Alright, this album maybe isn't as dark as the first one. The first one showed Crooked and Royce, Joey and Joell all showing that they can spit to different styles and moods, be dark, creative, use forms of alliteration, incredible punchlines in metaphors. I feel like with the first one they got out and showed what they are capable of. I've listened to this album 6 times and I like it more and more each time. There are so many subtleties and layers to all 4 rappers' lyrics, that the first time I would listen to a track. I wouldn't like it as much, but sometimes Joe Budden, with how smooth/dry/dark he raps, I miss some of his punchlines and messages, where as Joell is shoving them in your face with the pitch and tone in his voice. I don't write reviews on music very much, and I know there's probably more helpful ones but I just wanted to delve into my initial thoughts, and let you know from a true fan that RIGHTFULLY OWNS near 1,000 tracks between the 4 of them, that it's a great album. Make sure you get ON THE HOUSE too. It was their free mixtape that was "on the house", naturally. I almost like that mixtape more. If you want to listen to a track from Welcome to our House, I'd listen to OUR WAY or GOODBYE to give you an example of two songs with a lot of raw emotion, great storytelling, and great music. Thanks for reading.