analysis of album magazine cover

1. Highlighting the main
and the most
successful song in the
album. The song is
him talking about him
not being afraid to
open up about his past
problems.
Image of the hospital logo implies
that he has had medical problems
in the past. In this case it was him
having rug addiction and seeking
medical help.
Title of the album is
recovery because it is the
first album that he has
released since he went into
rehab.
Name written in black to
symbolise that the past
personal issues that he has had
with his health and personal
issues has been left behind and
also that he is a new person.
Eminem is
walking on a
long road by
himself to show
that the road has
been on; he
went on it by
himself. It also
represents his
home town of
Detroit
Eminem walking on his own
isolated by himself. This is
on the advert to symbolise
that he is going through this
on his own.
Eminem wearing
stereotypical attire
normally associated with
rappers of his particular
generation
Artist that are seen in
the advert are artist
that have broken
down and had to
recover from
something in the
public eye.