Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

S&M: A very hot opener. It took me a while to figure out what S&M means. Rihanna urges a male listener to give it to her strong…she is a bad gurl indeed. 9/10 What’s My Name: RIh Rih is joined by Drake on this one. It’s a hot song, and it sounds pretty unique. After I hear the chorus I keep wanting to say “Robyn” lol. 9.5/10 Cheers(Drink to That): A crazy party song. Its kinda even toned…and its extremely catchy. 8.5/10 Fading: She sings about a love that Fades away. Its an okay song, but not really noteworthy. The beat is hot though. 7/10 Only Girl(In the World): The lead single is an absolute banger. Rih Rih’s vocals are extremely strong on the chorus. 10/10 California King Bed: A great song….It’s got a country/rock feel to it that I like. 8/10 Man Down: Rihanna has gone back to bad girl mode on this one. She apparently shot a man down….LOL. The song has a really cool beat, and the tempo is perfect. 8.5/10 Raining Men: Kinda of a reverse psychology son

Recovery is an album that is kind of the album that Encore should have been. Despite his high energy on most every track, Em has mellowed down a whole lot. In fact this album has most normal subject matter of any Eminem album. Relapse was a little too violent and crazy, and his album before that, Encore was a little too silly. So how good is his 2010 album Recovery? I’ll go through each song. Cold Wind Blows : Eminem jumps right out the gate attacking Mariah Carey (again)…the song is long, but it’s the perfect mixture of ferociousness with humor. Eminem has a tendency to have people like Christopher Reeves talk in his raps …but this time he gets someone to do God’s voice…which is just over the top. This is a really good intro to Recovery. 9/10 Talkin 2 Myself : A very introspective song. Em takes you threw a journey of what he went through during his hiatus from the rap game and what he felt like during last year. The chorus from Kobe is really good. Also the beat is pretty ca