Berzerk VS Not Afraid - After 5 days... how many listens?

[The Batman]

After almost a week of both songs coming out, what were your general views? did they alternate throughout the hours

Which poll choice best describes your reaction and ultimate opinion after 5 days of Berzerk (and initially 5 days of Not Afraid)

[Raul]

Cool options.

Well, my vote is for the third. I've listened to Berzerk a lot more than I've listened to Not Afraid when released.

[detox2030]

I didn't like Not Afraid when it first came out but after a week or two I liked it. One of the few songs from Recovery I really enjoy now.

I still view Berzerk as trash and barely replay it. The song is such a mess and it's even worse that this shit is a single.

Not afraid >>> Berzerk

[Raul]

RAUL MAKE IT STOP BROTHER

I didn't understand you.

[Raul]

RAUL MAKE IT STOP BROTHER

I didn't understand you.

It hurt brother

WAT

[Suzanne.s]

I wasn't a close fan when Not Afraid was released, just saw the video on Youtube, I thought "this is what people listen to?!" and moved on with my life, it felt fake emotionally, like a lot of Recovery tracks.

I played Berzerk like 150 times, there is something unusual about it, I never heard anything like it, it really interested me.

[The Batman]

forgot to give my opinion

really like Not AFraid but the weak snares and the beat really pissed me off and i lost my love for the song as time went on and can no longer listen to it now, the fact that hip hop hipsters loved it pissed me off more, eminem was aiming at that market and you could just tell from the tracks.

Berzerk is the opposite, has pissed off a lot of casual em fans, i didnt know what to think at first but its better with each listen, i love the beastie boys and the 90s hip hop sound so the "bitch" sound in the first verse is the first time ive loved the beat on an em song in ages. Snares are FUCKING BANGING.

First Day of listening

Not Afraid >> berzerk

A week of listening

Berzerk >> Not Afraid

I dont know what it is, berzerk really doesnt sound like "Eminem", it sounds more "slim shady / marshall mathers" and i can sort of see why now its called MMLP2

Im so hyped for this album, way more than Recovery/Relapse

[mwm5952]

Cool idea. I liked Not Afraid a lot more when it was released. It took about a month of bumping it before the corniness of it hit me. "And I just can't keep living this way....etc etc" Berzerk hasn't given me the high that NA did, or Survival for that matter, but I think it's a better song than NA is now.

[Fury]

I'm just not feeling Bezerk. I wasn't a huge fan of Not Afraid, but I liked it better with more listens. I haven't listened to Bezerk since like day it came out.

[SliK]

Anyone who uses rap genius to understand lyrics is an asshole.

I played Not Afraid so many times and tbh I still love it. I don't even really know why I like it so much lol

So to me, NA > Berzerk

[SliK]

I understand using it to read lyrics especially on a song like Berzerk where you literally can't understand the words he is saying.

Rap Genius is edited by morons who reeeaaach so far for meanings. It's edited by assholes, for assholes. Not everything is a fucking triple entendre.

[dark111]

Not Afraid was cool but I don't play it anymore

[EmFan2013]

How are we suppose to remember how many times we listened to Not Afraid, that was 3 years ago

[Snakebeast]

I understand using it to read lyrics especially on a song like Berzerk where you literally can't understand the words he is saying.

Rap Genius is edited by morons who reeeaaach so far for meanings. It's edited by assholes, for assholes. Not everything is a fucking triple entendre.

Rapgenius helps a fuckload, but yeah, you're right. ESPECIALLY for Em songs like Won't Back Down, where they PRAISE HIM. And I Am A Gawd.

[Emadyville]

third option. this song is unique as hell from em