i give it same score, its great but im still waiting for one that tops marshall mathers lp, eminem show didnt top it but it was still a great cd in its own style, he changes his style every cd...i like most of the songs on encore but some are kinda like wtf but i think hes losing it, encore isnt very lyrical it has amazing production tho and funny as fuck, so im hoping if he does make another album it could possibly surpass marshall mathers lp which is probably not gonna happen, or hes gonna do some straight illmatic kinda shit