Revival
by Eminem
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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1269 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 690 out of 1269
  2. Mixed: 207 out of 1269
  3. Negative: 372 out of 1269
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  1. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    Not his best work but a lot of people still can't understand most of his lyrics in this record. Being truly honest, some songs aren't good, like "Need Me", but some others are just overhated for no reason.
  2. gotosleepbtch
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Not my favorite, I have to admit. But still a banger. Still in love with Castle, Arose, Tragic Endings and Framed.
  3. tombradygoat
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    while you're all hating, this album is aging like fine wine. most underrated album of the last 6 years.
  4. belzebu
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    I was a revival hater when it came out but recently, i've listened to it again and i gotta say that this album is underrated af. most of the people just listen for fun and don't get the depth of some lyrics. castle, arose, river and framed are great songs. it's a pity that there are also songs like need me with pink, that **** is awful never want to hear it again, but overall, it wasI was a revival hater when it came out but recently, i've listened to it again and i gotta say that this album is underrated af. most of the people just listen for fun and don't get the depth of some lyrics. castle, arose, river and framed are great songs. it's a pity that there are also songs like need me with pink, that **** is awful never want to hear it again, but overall, it was really good for me after listening to it twice… Expand
  5. Zaelio
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    A good change for eminem who explored all his talent
    People are overly to critical of this album without cause
  6. Adssavill23
    Sep 4, 2021
    10
    I really rate the album 6-7 but want to keep the scores high.. average for Eminem, peak for other artists just shows ems level (my biggest flips are your greatest hits)
  7. tommcgoatald
    Jul 28, 2021
    10
    Wow. Just wow. Words cannot describe how fantastic of a musician Marshall Mathers has been throughout his entire career. He is without a doubt the most consistent musical act to ever walk the planet, as this the 9th 10/10 that he has released throughout his career. How he has managed to stay relevant for as long as he has, while not sacrificing any lyrical or sonic talent is trulyWow. Just wow. Words cannot describe how fantastic of a musician Marshall Mathers has been throughout his entire career. He is without a doubt the most consistent musical act to ever walk the planet, as this the 9th 10/10 that he has released throughout his career. How he has managed to stay relevant for as long as he has, while not sacrificing any lyrical or sonic talent is truly incredible. As stated previously, he sacrifices no lyrical content with this release, as shown with such lines as "That booty is heavy duty, like diarrhea". Truly mesmerizing. But most of all, with this release, I'm glad to see that Marshall hasn't fallen into the abyss of the mumble (c)rap industry, along with the only real rappers out right now, like NF, Tom McDonald, Hopsin and Logic. Most rappers these days focus on the topics of drugs, sex, violence, and misogyny, while good Christian rappers like NF and Tom "keep it real", NF writing more motivational and uplifting music, and Tom "spitting facts" during all of his tracks. All in all, this was a great project, shining through the absolute **** surrounding it known as "modern-day hiphop"… Expand
  8. Yikes137
    Mar 13, 2021
    8
    Is this Eminem’s worst album? Yes.
    Does that mean it’s a bad album? No.
    Lyrically, Eminem is so far above any other artist out there. This is an engaging album, full of emotion and new things to say from Em. There are some suspect production choices, and the songs are so varied in content/style that you almost certainly won’t like every song. Still, this project is stronger than most    Is this Eminem’s worst album? Yes.
    Does that mean it’s a bad album? No.

    Lyrically, Eminem is so far above any other artist out there. This is an engaging album, full of emotion and new things to say from Em. There are some suspect production choices, and the songs are so varied in content/style that you almost certainly won’t like every song. Still, this project is stronger than most other rappers will put out in their entire careers.

    If anything, this album is proof that when people jump aboard the hate train because it’s the “cool” thing to do, the evidence doesn’t matter. Unless you have put your blinders on and have committed to hating everything Eminem puts out ever again, you will recognize this for the solid album it is.    … Expand
  9. The-X-Territory
    Jan 24, 2021
    7
    I dont think this album is perfect, but it's definitely not as bad as many people have made it out to be. The only real song on here i find uninteresting is Untouchable mostly due to Em's delivery, other than that, every other song is perfectly fine. Sure, they aren't his best songs, but they're still good songs.
  10. athena1111
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    definitely not eminem’s best work but still a pretty decent album and a lot of rappers wouldn’t be able to do anything like this sooo. walk on water and arose are my top songs from this album
  11. TheKaleidoscope
    Oct 18, 2020
    8
    It does sound as if he actually wanted to start a rap-rock band, but goddamn, Rick Rubin why didn't you stick to Linkin Park? The rest is just typical eminem, overhating him is useless lmao
  12. Alex_RGH
    Jun 7, 2020
    10
    man i just liked this album since day one
    but people and critics are rude
    this album is his best after TES to me
    better than MTBMB easily
    i don't understand people man
    like Em said "maybe because it doesn't sound like everything else"
  13. Erowden48
    May 7, 2020
    7
    Overall good album that stumbles along the way. Castle and Arose are some of the best Eminem songs ever. River is very catchy and the Ed Sheeran feature makes the song and walk on water is great as well. I will always have a soft spot for it being my first album I downloaded on Apple Music.
  14. Macrofficial
    Mar 27, 2020
    8
    This album is underrated and overhated. Yes, there are couple bad songs in this album, like Chloraseptic's very sloppy flow or Believe's average lyrics, the album overall is quite solid. The best songs on this album would have to be Walk On Water, Castle, and Arose
  15. Shenossih
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    His least great project to date. WTF WAS HE DOING ON THIS? MAKING POP SONGS?? The lyrics were there, though not as strong as before. The subject matter was there, though not rapped about as well as it should have been. I honestly hate this album but it's not trash. It's better than a lot of 2017 releases (not in the best album conversation tho). I'll give it a 10 just to help get theHis least great project to date. WTF WAS HE DOING ON THIS? MAKING POP SONGS?? The lyrics were there, though not as strong as before. The subject matter was there, though not rapped about as well as it should have been. I honestly hate this album but it's not trash. It's better than a lot of 2017 releases (not in the best album conversation tho). I'll give it a 10 just to help get the ratings higher because It deserves more than 6.2.… Expand
  16. 2enr
    Feb 21, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Highly underrated Eminem album, overhated... people say all songs suck... yet i think songs like Arose, Castle, Chloraseptic are awesome... especially the a capella on Chloraseptic. Overall a good album, not the greatest he has ever done, but a good album.… Expand
  17. Diavoloo
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    This is a different eminem and shows he's matured as marshall mathers the man and eminem the artist GOAT!
  18. Ghostt
    Jan 23, 2020
    7
    Not the worst album I’ve seen but it also wasn’t the best, some tracks were good
  19. chiraggandhi
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    One of Eminem's best album my favorites from Revival are Oops All xD can't say bc every song of Eminem is lit
  20. ArkodeepSen
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Insant classic. This is the best album of all time. Nothing can be better than this. This is the greatest piece of music.
  21. Joeygh98
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    I don’t give a **** what people say, this album is fire. This is the woke Eminem, no matter what he does people are gonna criticize him. You should listen to the lyrics and enjoy the album, there are a lot of good songs on it. Eminem never disappoints.
  22. nbro
    Jan 22, 2020
    8
    This is actually a good album. Some people expect Eminem to be X, other people expect him to be Y, and other people expect him to be Z, and they always have an excuse to criticize him and not let him be the undoubtedly greatest again. The truth is that he's the greatest, either if you want to accept it or not.
  23. JrsMwn
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Underrated, overhated album. The content here is amazing and great lyrical display by Eminem. I really can’t understand why this album gets a lot of hate smh
  24. ViTRiFY
    Jan 22, 2020
    9
    There's a few skips but the lyricism is still top notch! Em gives us his take on issues in America.
  25. Ryanscaggs
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Goat things
  26. slimshady99
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album shout every one facking mouth its was pure fire thanks agian em ❤️
  27. ExtraCritic
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    after listening to this several times, years later, the album is certainly not as bad as it was made out to be. several great songs.
  28. Grrrsta
    Jan 22, 2020
    9
    I actually like this album despite so many hating this one ..............................................................................
  29. Yousaf
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    This is a masterpiece album. Love the content and the funky Em! This is what i love about Em! He shows different sides of him!
  30. VetalShady
    Jan 21, 2020
    10
    Revival... We didn’t get album from Eminem since 2013 now it’s 2017... It was hyped for most but for most as-well as disappointing. Well to me this album was very good , it was more personal Eminem side. The only bad song was Need me ft Pink everything else was okay till amazing. Best song for me is Castle and I like how Castle and Arose are combined song , makes the ending very great forRevival... We didn’t get album from Eminem since 2013 now it’s 2017... It was hyped for most but for most as-well as disappointing. Well to me this album was very good , it was more personal Eminem side. The only bad song was Need me ft Pink everything else was okay till amazing. Best song for me is Castle and I like how Castle and Arose are combined song , makes the ending very great for album.… Expand
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50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
  3. Negative: 6 out of 24
  1. The Wire
    Feb 23, 2018
    40
    Chosen topics prove less crucial than his relentlessly tedious delivery. [Feb 2018, p.51]
  2. Q Magazine
    Jan 30, 2018
    40
    Eminem has never sounded more like a man out of time. [Mar 2018, p.107]
  3. RapReviews.com
    Jan 18, 2018
    75
    At least a third of the tracks are songs I could do without. The other two-thirds show that whether you love or hate the modern day Marshall Mathers, he's still as relevant as he ever was.
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