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The Weeknd |OT| The most streamed male musician in the world
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It's definitely still very pop oriented. There's some good material here, and I do enjoy his pop oriented tracks, but it's definitely a full focus on the 80's synths. I love the transitions, and there's some genuinely great tracks like "Is There Somebody Else?" and "Out of Time", while the more dance oriented tracks like "Take My Breath", "Don't Break My Heart" & "Sacrifice" are fun. But generally, on a first listen, a massive step down sonically from After Hours.
Should still be a big hit with some fun times and kudos on the concept with Jim Carrey, but I don't see myself coming back to several tracks here.
Working on my second listen. Feeling a 7/10. Not the biggest fan of the dance focus he's had the past two albums although this album isn't the disaster i was expecting after those singles (THANK GOD that Post Malone song isn't here).
I really want him to walk away from Max Martin for a couple of albums. This is a good addition to the Weeknd's discography but it's not competing with the giants in his discography.
I really want him to walk away from Max Martin for a couple of albums. This is a good addition to the Weeknd's discography but it's not competing with the giants in his discography.
It's a well produced album, but it's definitely like his last 3 albums.
also this album is fucking about Ariana grande lol. fuck boi Abel is the best
also this album is fucking about Ariana grande lol. fuck boi Abel is the best
I don't like the reliance on Max. I just want Abel to move past this sound so maybe switching up producers would help? But yea Max Martin delivered on this album. It's good.
This is where I'm at. I'm not mad about it. AFTER HOURS took me by surprise. I've never liked a Weeknd album as much as that one. It felt massive and wildly cinematic.
Max Martin is missed. He is not the producer on a lions share of these tracks.
This is great. I don't like it as much as After Hours but that's not saying much considering how much I love that album. I can already tell that this one is gonna grow on me a lot with more listens. I liked Tyler, The Creator's feature but uh... yeah, I'm gonna need an edit of I Heard You're Married without Lil Wayne on it. That was just painful to listen to on an otherwise great track. The Jim Carrey stuff was surprisingly effective at bookending the album. Is There Someone Else? and Less Than Zero are my early favorites.
He came back too soon. This sound has aged way too quickly for him due to how overexposed it is along with him, especially with all the features he did recently. If he wanted to capitalize on this sound, should've stayed away from doing too many features. But then again, going away for too long at his current age is dangerous given how fickle the audience can get for male pop artists.
The albums okay. Not saving all the songs from this onto my playlist, which is a first from him for me.
Gasoline
How Do I Make You Love Me?
Take My Breath
Sacrifice
Out of Time
Is There Somebody Else?
Starry Eyes
Don't Break My Heart
After Hours is significantly better. This is a decent 6/10 from me on a few listens. Those songs along with the concept with Jim Carrey really carries it.
Wow, this album is absolutely incredible.. This has to be huge. How do I make you Love me? Sacrifice.. Damn all these songs are so good.
After Hours is a better album imo. This is okay, but it's the sound is too pop and "clean".... it's hard to describe.
Loving this album but he needs to change it up next. I really wish Abel would do an album collab with ZHU.
Album becomes good/great after the tale of quincy jones.
God bless Quincy Jones.
edit; also album too long syndrome.
edit: vince staples had the better FM concept album… big bwwooooi!!!
God bless Quincy Jones.
edit; also album too long syndrome.
edit: vince staples had the better FM concept album… big bwwooooi!!!
Really like the album, love the synthy vibe going on here, was excited for that after first hearing Take My Breath and it didn't disappoint. Not quite as good as After Hours, but that's okay and it definitely has an identity of it's own to make it stand out in his portfolio.
What more needs to be said? The man can basically do no wrong, banger album after banger album, it's insane.
What more needs to be said? The man can basically do no wrong, banger album after banger album, it's insane.
The phone number in the radio commercial at the end of "Every Angel is Terrifying" is MCI, and their website is right out of 1999 http://www.mci.com/mcihome.jsp
This album is great, I've also gotten back into listening to 808's and heartbreaks and future again and the new James Blake
I can feel the heartbreak coming
I can feel the heartbreak coming
OP
OP
After Hours and Starboy were great albums though. Beauty Madness is the only one that feels off - if that. If anything.
I'm not done with the album yet, but it all pretty much sounds the same. I like The Weeknd but he is the Linkin Park of R&B.
Love this album from start to finish. It's dark 80s city pop. That's my exact favorite sound. This is what I expected Starboy to be lol
Jim Carrey is amazing on this, too. Really sets the tone.
I have three specific favorites, but I'll need to give it another listen to give them a solid rank.
"Sacrifice", "Is There Someone Else?", "Don't Break My Heart" speak to me the most, though.
Jim Carrey is amazing on this, too. Really sets the tone.
I have three specific favorites, but I'll need to give it another listen to give them a solid rank.
"Sacrifice", "Is There Someone Else?", "Don't Break My Heart" speak to me the most, though.
