The casual and unhurried stance also demonstrates that Eminem is not about to be pressurised and he will know when he is fully recovered, and in doing so he will at his own speed. The gesture that is publicised in this image through Eminem walking directly in the centre of the road I believe shows that he is not about to deviate into an opposite direction connotating that he is not going to back track in his recovery. Also with his hands in his pockets it doesn’t look like he is walking at a fast speed, so I also believe he has done this to show that he is not going to change again and that he will move at his own paced and not rushed into doing anything stupid.

I think he has done this to create the effect to show that he is finally comfortable with himself, emulated through the clothes and also to show he now has his head screwed on straight and he knows what he wants to accomplish in the rest of his life. Eminem, real name Marshall, is wearing very laid back and comfortable clothes in this image for example, he is wearing a woolly hat, a body warmer, a hooded jumper, baggy trousers and some trainers. Another aspect in the album cover’s image is that the sky gets lighter towards the horizon, I think this shows that he is moving towards the light and getting over a rough patch in his life.Īnother factor I looked at was the clothing in this image I believe this element is a very important component because it often mirror’s the mood that the artist is trying to convey. Now he is just concentrated on ‘staying on the straight road to Recovery’ to better his own life. In addition as the lens is also less focused on the outside, I think this creates a connotated meaning that Eminem now isn’t concerned about his surroundings and he isn’t going to let other people interfere with his life. In this image for the cover we also see the focus on the lens is centred to the road, I believe this creates a meaning that Eminem is concentrated on staying in a straight line to his ‘Recovery’, which links in with the album name. In his album cover for ‘Recovery’ we see Eminem walking down an empty street that looks like it’s in an urban yet vacant area in America. I decided to study one of Eminem’s albums because he is one of the most successful rappers of all time also he has such a fascinating story behind everything he does including his rise to fame. Another interesting album cover I analysed was Eminem’s latest release, ‘Recovery’.

Eminem recovery album cover road