The Weeknd

[Rocket0212 2,090]

Still listening to the album but after Open Hearts it starts to feel like After Hours 2.0 and I don't like that at all. I still think that After Hours is one of his blandest works. So slow and repetitive.
It looks like I'll need to cut a lot of tracks to enjoy this album.

[Beautiful Loser 50,632]

Can someone explain to me, why are the physical copies called first pressing? Because there will be changes in the future, or just a different cover art? I’m so confused. 

[Rocket0212 2,090]

The Abyss giving Don't Call Me Angel where the song is just whatever and then Lana's part is completely different way superior song.  

[Let the Light In 19,127]

Hurry Up Tomorrow transitions into High For This 

 

So the whole The Weeknd persona is in the loop forever. There’s a little break in transition though so it might mean Abel broke through this loop

 

31 minutes ago, Rocket0212 said:

The Abyss giving Don't Call Me Angel where the song is just whatever and then Lana's part is completely different way superior song.  

 

lol no way

 

Hold your heart/the abyss was one of the most anticipated songs, ever since he teased it in 2020, it’s absolutely gorgeous 

[barttttender 5,565]

15 minutes ago, Rocket0212 said:

The Abyss giving Don't Call Me Angel where the song is just whatever and then Lana's part is completely different way superior song.  

 

What is it with these DCMA comparisons?

 

Nothing about The Abyss sounds anything like DCMA.

[Rock Candy 2,080]

What if I say that Big Sleep featuring Daft Punk  

 

Spoiler

Sure it's not, but I think it's a fine reference

 

[DeadSeaOfMercury 23,961]

1 hour ago, Beautiful Loser said:

Can someone explain to me, why are the physical copies called first pressing? Because there will be changes in the future, or just a different cover art? I’m so confused. 

Collectors like first pressings,

But in his case it’s a marketing gimmick because with modern albums people really don’t care about that.

That said future versions may be a 2-3 lp to contain the whole album.

Which physical sales from the current batch have funded…

[Rocket0212 2,090]

Idk, I feel like this is way too bloated just like Taylor's Poets, so some songs starting with Opening Night never got a chance to shine. Will come back to some songs after a month or so.

Honestly looks like this album is the last chapter just for the symmetry of it making the second trilogy, cause I feel like the last time we saw The Weeknd character was After Hours and he died in that era. Dawn FM already felt different from everything previously released but the whole concept was about closing the chapter and entering something new, so perfect to put The Weeknd to the rest after it. But here we are 3 years later with an album that sounds 30% Dawn FM and 70% After Hours and brings almost nothing new to the table, yet it's branded as the final The Weeknd album.

I'm a stan and I'm sure it's going to be one of my most listened albums this year but I'm not the biggest fan of the concept for this era.

[vesperteenflare 6]

Baptized In Fear and Open Hearts back to back really outshine everything else 

[Francesco Carrozzini 13,816]

I think I'm getting too old to understand the weeknd's music 

[American Whore 52,059]

2 minutes ago, Francesco Carrozzini said:

I think I'm getting too old to understand the weeknd's music 

 

what's there to get? it's a trilogy of albums about death, afterlife, and hope for the afterlife and what comes and this album is the grand finale to both his career as the weeknd and the trilogy 

[American Whore 52,059]

2 hours ago, Let the Light In said:

Hurry Up Tomorrow transitions into High For This 

 

So the whole The Weeknd persona is in the loop forever. There’s a little break in transition though so it might mean Abel broke through this loop

 

 

lol no way

 

Hold your heart/the abyss was one of the most anticipated songs, ever since he teased it in 2020, it’s absolutely gorgeous 

 

and it dropped on (kind of) a Thursday night

[Francesco Carrozzini 13,816]

2 minutes ago, American Whore said:

 

what's there to get? it's a trilogy of albums about death, afterlife, and hope for the afterlife and what comes and this album is the grand finale to both his career as the weeknd and the trilogy 

 

I know, I just think I'm not that into his music ever since AH, it's cool that he has a vision and concept for his music though

[Terrence Loves Me 73,010]

 I hate this obnoxious trilogy “closing the chapter for the weeknd” stuff like is it really that deep? Who cares about your name just make good music, it’s not a damn movie 😭

[Rock Candy 2,080]

14 minutes ago, Terrence Loves Me said:

Who cares about your name just make good music, it’s not a damn movie 😭

Btw he's going to release a damn movie in May 

[American Whore 52,059]

on niagara falls, he mentions "you're a shining star" which is referencing both his first album and the stargirl interlude i believe

[Beautiful Loser 50,632]

3 hours ago, Rocket0212 said:

Idk, I feel like this is way too bloated just like Taylor's Poets, so some songs starting with Opening Night never got a chance to shine. Will come back to some songs after a month or so.

Honestly looks like this album is the last chapter just for the symmetry of it making the second trilogy, cause I feel like the last time we saw The Weeknd character was After Hours and he died in that era. Dawn FM already felt different from everything previously released but the whole concept was about closing the chapter and entering something new, so perfect to put The Weeknd to the rest after it. But here we are 3 years later with an album that sounds 30% Dawn FM and 70% After Hours and brings almost nothing new to the table, yet it's branded as the final The Weeknd album.

I'm a stan and I'm sure it's going to be one of my most listened albums this year but I'm not the biggest fan of the concept for this era.

I’m still on my first listen, on my way home now after work so I get to listen to the rest, but I’m kinda leaning towards your opinion. I think it sounds great but it’s not very different from the two previous albums, which might not be necessary considering how well they’ve done on charts (and sales? Haven’t checked that though). I can sense some trance influences but they’re minimal.

I also worry that I’ll obsess over this album for a couple of weeks and then forget it.