Album Review

Eminem's 'Revival' is a portrait of the rapper as an old man

Lukewarm is the general theme of Eminem's newest album

21 January 2018 - 00:00 By yolisa mkele

You know that awkward moment when, after a sweaty trek through the desert, you arrive to find that Ozymandias has feet of clay? To be honest you had an inkling this may be the case but hope, that mother of undiscovered disappointment, convinced you that things may be different. That feeling of being expectably underwhelmed sums up one's experience of Eminem's latest album, Revival. 
The writing has been on the wall since somewhere between Relapse and Recovery his six and seventh albums respectively...

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