That franchise analogy was right on the mark. I like a lot of Hurry Up Tomorrow, but the focus on colder and bigger-sounding synth production feels like it came at the expense of making the great pop singles of BBTM/Starboy/AfterHours, and it really showed with how the middle section dragged.
He most likely removed Dancing in the Flames because it felt tasteless to have it in there after the L.A. fires. It is a decision I can get behind. But he still kept a song with the line, "the sky is burnin' bright. Set my heart of fire. Set my heart on fire."
nah i imagine that decision was made earlier than that bcuz it's not on the weirdo first pressing tracklist either and i can't imagine that pressing was so recent if they wanted to have the stock in time for the original release date
I understand and respect all your points. I do agree it was somewhat long, could have been trimmed a bit. But for me it's fantastic. I'm more of a casual person than acritic, that's for sure. I'm not the person to explain what each theme, lyric, production choice is about. But I have to disagree with you on one thing. Cry For Me is, for me, not only a good single choice, it's a fantastic track. It's rare that songs stuck with me on first listen, but Cry For Me absolutely did. Although Open Hearts might be even better on third and fourth listens. But overall, solid review, keep up the amazing work you do, cheers!
I really like this album. Most R&B sucks nowadays because it’s mostly a bunch of nonsense with overproduced trap beats but The Weeknd saved R&B with this new album in my opinion. Good album. I’d give it an 8.5/10.
Weakest album out of last 3, but still quite good, if a bit too long and with some duds(granted, making very long albums with high highs and low lows is definitely very The Weeknd)
Longtime fan of The Weeknd and I personally absolutely LOVED Dawn FM, so after the embarrassment that was the Idol and the incredibly underwhelming singles, I was NERVOUS for this album. I enjoyed it, but I also found it to be too long (to its detriment) and it wasn’t quite the wrap up to the trilogy I was hoping for.
on first listen, the middle third of the album felt very bloated. after a few more listens, they grew on me very quickly. however, i started disliking timeless very quickly the more i listened. dont rlly agree too much with your opinions but music is subjective and i respect it.
I'm intrigued and skeptical about what's to come for Able after this trilogy. That's all I'll say for now on that. In the meantime, I'm not through listening to it, but there's good moments, just not living up to his best
The movie version of this album at least has an interesting director behind it, Trey Edwards Shults, who previously helmed It Comes At Night. Who knows? Maybe it’ll be less embarrassing than The Idol
It's the weakest of the trilogy, but I still liked it. I will say that it is way too long. You could easily shave 25-30 minutes off this album and you wouldn't be missing anything, especially in the 2nd half where the his lyrics and the tracks themselves musically start to get repetitive and samey.
It’s crazy that “Open Hearts” was not a lead single yet freaking “Timeless”was.
And Dancing In The Flames got Laugh Now Cry Latered off the tracklist.
That franchise analogy was right on the mark. I like a lot of Hurry Up Tomorrow, but the focus on colder and bigger-sounding synth production feels like it came at the expense of making the great pop singles of BBTM/Starboy/AfterHours, and it really showed with how the middle section dragged.
Dawn FM is a supremely underrated album, both on the charts and in your review.
Probably his best album after house of balloons in my opinion
He most likely removed Dancing in the Flames because it felt tasteless to have it in there after the L.A. fires. It is a decision I can get behind. But he still kept a song with the line, "the sky is burnin' bright. Set my heart of fire. Set my heart on fire."
nah i imagine that decision was made earlier than that bcuz it's not on the weirdo first pressing tracklist either and i can't imagine that pressing was so recent if they wanted to have the stock in time for the original release date
@CawCophony Yeah, I can see this.
I understand and respect all your points. I do agree it was somewhat long, could have been trimmed a bit. But for me it's fantastic. I'm more of a casual person than acritic, that's for sure. I'm not the person to explain what each theme, lyric, production choice is about. But I have to disagree with you on one thing. Cry For Me is, for me, not only a good single choice, it's a fantastic track. It's rare that songs stuck with me on first listen, but Cry For Me absolutely did. Although Open Hearts might be even better on third and fourth listens. But overall, solid review, keep up the amazing work you do, cheers!
I really like this album. Most R&B sucks nowadays because it’s mostly a bunch of nonsense with overproduced trap beats but The Weeknd saved R&B with this new album in my opinion. Good album. I’d give it an 8.5/10.
Weakest album out of last 3, but still quite good, if a bit too long and with some duds(granted, making very long albums with high highs and low lows is definitely very The Weeknd)
Longtime fan of The Weeknd and I personally absolutely LOVED Dawn FM, so after the embarrassment that was the Idol and the incredibly underwhelming singles, I was NERVOUS for this album.
I enjoyed it, but I also found it to be too long (to its detriment) and it wasn’t quite the wrap up to the trilogy I was hoping for.
on first listen, the middle third of the album felt very bloated. after a few more listens, they grew on me very quickly. however, i started disliking timeless very quickly the more i listened. dont rlly agree too much with your opinions but music is subjective and i respect it.
first time I’ve ever been this early to a review!
I'm intrigued and skeptical about what's to come for Able after this trilogy. That's all I'll say for now on that. In the meantime, I'm not through listening to it, but there's good moments, just not living up to his best
The movie version of this album at least has an interesting director behind it, Trey Edwards Shults, who previously helmed It Comes At Night.
Who knows? Maybe it’ll be less embarrassing than The Idol
so he got florence welch, and he didn't even really use her?????
Florence Welch on Reflections Laughing (my least favorite song on HUT) was as noticeable as Lana Del Rey on Snow On The Beach.
Open Hearts really needs to be the big hit from this album.
*(Notices that The Weeknd is pushing Cry For Me as the third single)*
Crap.
It's the weakest of the trilogy, but I still liked it. I will say that it is way too long. You could easily shave 25-30 minutes off this album and you wouldn't be missing anything, especially in the 2nd half where the his lyrics and the tracks themselves musically start to get repetitive and samey.
DS4Ever was a good album but it didn't deserve number 1 over dawn fm