was after hours getting hate too on twt when it dropped? I don't remember.
Who cares about those plebs?
The response to this reminds me of the last Solange album, super coherent and thematically tight but people s*** on it for being lowkey and not having enough standouts like A Seat at the Table even though it was a great project
The response now is way more positive, hype is just a hell of a thing after a really successful album
Ngl I prefer when I get home>a seat at the table but maybe I gotta give a seat at the table another spin it just didn’t click for me
This album is the true successor to What’s Your Pleasure? by Jessie Ware
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was after hours getting hate too on twt when it dropped? I don't remember.
Yeah, it was. Same as pretty much every major album that’s dropped since 2018
could've done without the wayne feature. did Abel owe him a favour or sth? makes no sense on this record.
Neither does Tyler
I don’t think so. Who ever was helping Michael write had a better pen then Abel. Can we be honest about his limited range of melodies?
His pen on dawn is the best it’s been since kiss land then again that’s not saying much
Unless it’s professional critics of course cause they get the album early hence the multiple reviews already out
And RYM users mostly just cosplay professional reviewers
I'm skimming through the reviews rn and they mostly state dry facts like genre names, producer names, like they try to a***yze what they actually listen to from a technical standpoint
They basically talk about the music from an "objective"/music history standpoint which is not really what I'm interested in when I peep user reviews
The Weeknd had a smashing debut in the internet era as one of the precursors of "PBR&B", mostly known as Alternative R&B thanks to his unmissable and irresistible trilogy (2011) that really put him in the spotlight
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this song rides a tantalizing wave of rippling synthesizer flairs from an ominous realm of heartache and desperation to the final destination of confidence and fulfilment
Rather read about how a fan perceives the music on a personal level. I want you to tell me what the music does to YOU.
And the write ups don't have to be super long to make an interesting point either
Day 1 fan here. Good music is good music and it shouldn’t require d****. I spent my 20’s bumping his catalogue as my soundtrack. Three years sober and I listen to music a lot more critically. This is mid. His song writing is average. His melodies are stale. His voice and artistic vision carry his work a lot these days. His features have been belowwww mid for a minute and this is just a step above that. After hours had some really high moments but it also had a lot of mid as well making it a 6.5/7-10 overall.
This was my fav artist at one point and I’d be glad to walk these comments if the music clicks with me. I don’t see that happening. I would have liked his music to take a Stevie wonder/Prince/MJ hybrid direction but here he is 30+ Still crying about heart break and d****. At some point you have to evolve …
Worst part is he doesn't really use his voice to the fullest of it's abilities. It's kinda disappointing
If MJ was 30 in 2022 this is what he’d be making
No he wasn't making 50s or 60s music in the 80s he was evolving and made music that was new at the time. This album isn't at all what he would make in 2022 at that age it's too nostalgic
Not saying I don't like this album but MJ would make whatever was current. He was into rap a lot like 50 Cent so he probably would do that combined with singing