The Weeknd Thread ( "The Dawn FM" OUT NOW)

Favorite Weeknd Project?

  • House of Balloons

    Votes: 38 42.2%

  • Thursday

    Votes: 5 5.6%

  • Echoes of Silence

    Votes: 4 4.4%

  • Kiss Land

    Votes: 18 20.0%

  • Beauty Behind The Madness

    Votes: 5 5.6%

  • Starboy

    Votes: 6 6.7%

  • My Dear Melancholy

    Votes: 7 7.8%

  • After Hours

    Votes: 7 7.8%
  • Total voters
    90
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LoveHateSelf said:
 
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Intro track (Real Life) is pretty much a slow ballad/pop song. Personally I like it but it's far removed from the Trilogy/Kissland sound.

I'll edit this post as I continue listening

Track 2 (Losers ft. Labrinth) is also pretty poppy, a little faster paced. Audio seems a bit off though. Regardless I'm not really digging this song that much.

The instrumental is pretty cool but I could've definitely done without the feature on this track.

Track 3 is a bit more like his older sound. The instrumental is a nice sample and definitely not as poppy as the previous tracks. Some extremely raunchy lyrics on this song lol.

Skipped Often and The Hills

Track 6 (Acquainted) is my favorite so far. It's like a slightly more pop version of Girls Born In The 90s.

Dope track.

Skipped I Can't Feel My Face.

Track 8 (Shameless) is an accoustic track with a little change-up at the end.

Really enjoying this track.

Skipped Earned It and In The Night

Track 11 (As You Are) is another slow ballad. I could see this getting some major radio play.

Nice change-up around halfway into the track. Very ambient sounding.

Overall dope track.

Track 12 (Dark Times ft. Ed Sheeran) starts off with a verse from Ed Sheeran.

Very slow paced track. Ed and Weeknd work together very well on this track and both have an equal presence on the track. Lots a of a few lines for Ed, then a few lines from Weeknd etc.

Overall it's just too sow for me though, don't really care much for this track.

Track 13 (Prisoner ft. Lana Del Ray) is once again a pretty slow paced ballad. Lana fits in very well on this track.

Not bad but I don't particularly care much for this track either.

The final track "Angel" is a great closer to the album. Definitely one of the highlights of the album.

Now that I've listened to all the songs I'll safely say that this is a pop album for the most part.

There's really no comparing this to Trilogy or Kissland. I have no doubt in my mind that this album will do huge numbers though.

Personally I'd rate it about a 7 on my first listen. I was expecting most of the album to be pop so there's no real disappointment for me.

There's some tracks I really enjoy and others I don't care much for but nothing I'd call bad. The only track I'd skip is Earned It.

I think this album has the potential to truly cement The Weeknd as one of the biggest mainstream artists.
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@ablinkin gonna blow a gasket
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Can't wait for my man to come through with that eloquently written review 
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Knew it was coming with the release of KissLand that he was gonna start to eventually appealing to the masses, and this album is the progression of that.  Standout tracks are the ones that he already released and we have already heard (The HIlls, Often etc). Tell Your Friends was a nice listen, as it was like him reminiscing,  I can say that for me, the young gawd has jumped the shark with this album. But I've fully been expecting it.  Hopefully, he continues to release tunes reminiscent of his savage dark side online for the folks that have been riding with him since the get go. 
 
What's the reason to wait for the official release? You're depriving yourselves :lol:. The FULL album leaked. Just download it and then go out and cop the official next week.
 
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Nickthestick91 said:
What's the reason to wait for the official release? You're depriving yourselves
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. The FULL album leaked. Just download it and then go out and cop the official next week.
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 With that comment you just got me on verge of just saying **** it and ask for D/L pm
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Smh...

I don't want to hear any of it.

Was hoping it wouldn't leak.

If you guys want to listen that's on y'all...
 
wont have a real solid review until i listen to it in 3 different settings. 

on the headphones here at work

driving home

in the dark at home 
 
atransta said:
Nickthestick91 said:
What's the reason to wait for the official release? You're depriving yourselves :lol: . The FULL album leaked. Just download it and then go out and cop the official next week.
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:frown:  :smh:  With that comment you just got me on verge of just saying **** it and ask for D/L pm :lol:
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broncos19dm said:
Smh...
I don't want to hear any of it.
Was hoping it wouldn't leak.
If you guys want to listen that's on y'all...
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I'm pretty sure the man himself gave us the OK to listen to the Kissland leak two years ago. Stop depriving yourselves :lol:.
 
LoveHateSelf said:
wont have a real solid review until i listen to it in 3 different settings. 
on the headphones here at work
driving home
in the dark at home 
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I'm 2/3 positions.

Got a going away party that'll I'll be cloud surfing at, so guess that'll be the final run but as it stands now....

6.5/10

Def a pop inspired album. Even the dark tracks I feel like the ambiance of the past. I attribute that to the setting of Hollywood and just the lack of authenticity. Tell your friends was really the only new track I liked.
 
Nickthestick91 said:
What's the reason to wait for the official release? You're depriving yourselves :lol:. The FULL album leaked. Just download it and then go out and cop the official next week.
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I don't know what those dudes are on either :lol:

When I swear off leaks, I mean individual tracks. As soon as a project I'm looking forward to is out in the wild in CDQ, I'm on it.
 
Does anyone have any info on how the presale tickets will be sold!? Especially VIP!
 
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ill be copping mine via citi presale, im gucci  
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just realized ill be seeing the weeknd on the 8th and then beach house on the 9th...
 
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