Eminem's always been too much for me. And I vowed, after first going through his discography, to never go through it again. I actually enjoyed that first go quite a bit - it was a few years back though. I saw his records for what they were - trying too hard to be edgy but in a (mostly) fun way. Eminem's music is a listen-once-and-done type of thing for me. But here I am listening to this again. I always liked Dr. Dre's production, especially on the song 'Guilty Conscience'. And this song, despite containing all the gimickiness I've never enjoyed in Slim's music, I've always enjoyed the over-the-top nature of it. 'Brain Damage' is another high watermark in Slim's career, the guy was always great at storytelling and his recalling of why he's so messed up in this overly gorey and traumatic way was engaging to say the least. And 'Bad Meets Evil' is a genuinely great early '2000s-styled rap song. Everything else here is standard Eminem. Production is consistently lowkey, the type that you would chill out to. That is until Eminem's yelpy vocals and sound effects sort of take you out of the trance. I don't hate Eminem's voice, I certainly enjoy his old voice more than his new one. It's just different and again gimmicky and not the type I'd throw on casually. And the hooks here are awful generally, sort of a staple for this time and style of hip-hop - but the one on 'My Fault' got stuck in my head. Eminem's a lyrical talent - he does great things with words but after a second listen to this, I feel like I've had enough Eminem for, like, the next few months. Again, I think it boils down to him being too much for me. But I'll always appreciate this dude, he was a force to be reckoned with for the time and he means a lot to a lot people.