I have my standouts on the project but as a whole idk.
I will give it a couple more listens but it didn't grab me like Kissland on listen 1.
what hv u heard so far?
Not much man. I know I gotta start with Trilogy
That dark sound was the idea of his original producers
Hell the whole Weeknd gimmick was made by them , able just jacked them
Definitely feeling the second half more than the first at this point - but you can tell this album is the most inspired and into his art he's been since Kiss Land.
overall it's a incredibly cohesive record, maybe a little too cohesive in the first half, but I think re-listens are going to important to fully judge it.
... and the aesthetic was a bit of a fakeout IMO. doesn't really match these songs at all, which is unfortunate. curious to know what direction he'll take the visuals in for the next music video(s?)
Not much man. I know I gotta start with Trilogy
Trilogy always a great starting point. If you like more pop weeknd you could delve into starboy s***. I love my dear melancholy too and its an ep so its easy to listen through all the way
This s*** is not as dark as I wanted it to be. Instead it's just Bubble gum 80's pop. The melodies aren't hitting like his old s***. Most of it just sounds like throwaway 80's prom music.
Only good songs are
1 Escape from LA
2 Repeat after me
3 Until I bleed out.
Alone again
Too late
Heartless
Faith
After Hours