I like Live For, even though a lot of people aren't feeling it. I hate to say it, but I actually think Drake brings the song down. I dunno, just the way he sounds on this one. Probably the only one who feels this way though
. I understand how the chorus can be hit or miss with people.
Kiss Land definitely won't be a dud, sales wise. This guy went gold re releasing 3 free mixtapes. Live For got like 300K plays on his Soundcloud in like a day. Drake definitely was a factor, but 300K+ in one day is insane.
As for whether Kiss Land will be a dud musically, I doubt that too. Can't drop them 3 discs then fall off completely. Only thing that concerns me is looking at the iTunes preorder how isn't all of the tracks 'explicit' ?
At this point in the game, one either rocks with the Weeknd or doesn't. Ain't nobody new really gonna get put onto the Weeknd via whatever he does with Kiss Land. I think this is why he's releasing all these tracks and videos. It's for the fans. Dropping 3 free mixtapes in a year was crazy, but think about the thirst back then. Now that he's made it, it's more of a thank you, I think dropping all these songs. Ain't no artist with a 10 track album dropping 4 tracks prior to it being released. Purposely. Only this dude, man.
10 tracks but like 3-4 of them that we haven't heard yet are like 6-7 mins long. So even though we've heard 4, there's still a lot to be heard. I have faith. Can't wait.