thematic approach to making the record + outside factors, personal ones included affect the way the album should be a***yzed. if you're making a record strictly about a personal setback (losing your voice) and largely about shedding skin and retiring a character, you can't expect for people to weigh the album the same way lol. the record reads completely pointless at this point, especially after dawn fm.
None of this changes the quality of the music on the album
Man these clips are so dope. And that instrumental
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Oh bro still riding off that cult of personality theme
Uncanny eyes wide shut vibes
london on da track
You further up on the page lament generic Metro boomin beats that he includes on all his recent projects lol
Weeknd and London would make more authentic/unique takes on that type of sound + actually do some black r&b s*** on top of it lol
Not surprised about cancelling the retirement thing
felt like he was touring a lot for someone about to retire
thematic approach to making the record + outside factors, personal ones included affect the way the album should be a***yzed. if you're making a record strictly about a personal setback (losing your voice) and largely about shedding skin and retiring a character, you can't expect for people to weigh the album the same way lol. the record reads completely pointless at this point, especially after dawn fm.
the music still holds up. Black Album is still seen as one of Jay's best records even though he didn't end up retiring after releasing it as promised
That said, I get it. The end of the Weeknd is essentially the whole theme of the album. While HUT still maintains that level of finality, it's gone from "HUT is my last album" to "HUT is the last album in this cycle/part of my life that I want to move on from". It doesn't quite hit the same.
And I can see how It kinda makes that last sequence on HUT (The Abyss ➡️ Red Terror ➡️ Without A Warning ➡️ Hurry Up Tomorrow with its High For This callback) seem less impactful
Oh bro still riding off that cult of personality theme
Uncanny eyes wide shut vibes
It’s truly one of the best aesthetics 🔥

the way this is actually great synthwork all around lol. how did they f*** up the final song
I really hope he actually uses the EVA sample in a future song. It has the potential to be like a hybrid of an Open Hearts x How Do I Make You Love Me crossover vibe.
the way this is actually great synthwork all around lol. how did they f*** up the final song
Instrumental always gave me this early 00s Electro/Synthpop vibe... but faster

Makes me want him to be on something like this :

bro. these fanpages are so ass at aggregating. this nigga said something very important last night lol but they keep running those rambling quotes.