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

[atransta]

Starry eye up there to but maybe phantom regret by jim is the one

 

[stopcappin]

after two listens I kept:

out of time
Here we go again
Best friends
Is there someone else
Heard you’re married

First half of the album is like too 80s for me . Will listen again tomorrow on my flight

 

[evansst]

Incredible.

 

[Jumanji]

Less than zero fire to me too now.

Job well done weeknd!!

 

[atransta]

He experiments and hits so that is def something to be proud of

 

[C.Magneto]

…. Exceptionally mid.

 

[Narcissist]

I haven't listened yet but it seems like the reception is typical

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I haven't listened yet but it seems like the reception is typical

Calling it mid is just silly

There’s some instant hits that are apparent

But if people are stuck on the old stuff or even expecting after hours I could understand that way of thinking

 

[Narcissist]

2 songs in, this is Weeknd's dance album?

 

[C.Magneto]

Day 1 fan here. Good music is good music and it shouldn’t require drugs. I spent my 20’s bumping his catalogue as my soundtrack. Three years sober and I listen to music a lot more critically. This is mid. His song writing is average. His melodies are stale. His voice and artistic vision carry his work a lot these days. His features have been belowwww mid for a minute and this is just a step above that. After hours had some really high moments but it also had a lot of mid as well making it a 6.5/7-10 overall.

This was my fav artist at one point and I’d be glad to walk these comments if the music clicks with me. I don’t see that happening. I would have liked his music to take a Stevie wonder/Prince/MJ hybrid direction but here he is 30+ Still crying about heart break and drugs. At some point you have to evolve ….

 

[Narcissist]

From Out of Time to Don't Break My Heart is the standout for me so far

 

[murkn3m]

 

[illicit305]

update : this AINT the one


kiss land era > anything i ever heard in my life

 

[Narcissist]

How Do I Make You Love Me is gonna be the one everywhere

 

[Armada]

Pre onset washedness got to me last night couldn’t stay up for the live listen. Listened to first ten tracks on the way to work Ngl on first listen everything between dawn FM and the Quincy interlude was very skippable, the songs in that stretch aren’t bad they good but not memorable RN wouldn’t go outta my way to replay those but if it came on I’d listen. Started picking up after the Quincy interlude for me out of time and here we go but gotta listen to the rest later

 

[Narcissist]

The transitions

 

[Narcissist]

First listen I heard Gasoline and How Do I Make You Love Me and was like wth is this, but playing em a few times. They groovy af

 

[T0INE]

Catching up in here and see my dude Vincent Van Goat was close.

Haven't listened yet, but will most definitely do so today.

 

[ICE CITY CF]

Pre onset washedness

 

[jc619er]

This album just got that groove all the way through for me. Digging it a lot off first few listens.

 

[BranchLifestyle]

He took the 80s vibe and just went too far.

Wayne sucked, why even get him as a feature?

Jim Carrey > Abel

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

From out of time through starry eyes is still elite status

 

[dreamer23]

digging it so far...have a feeling it will grow on me quite well...quincy was random imo...

 

[jr paperstacks]

Damn. I hate this. Time for me to hang it up.

He still made the best music I've ever heard in my life and I'll just hold onto that.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

He took the 80s vibe and just went too far.

Wayne sucked, why even get him as a feature?

Jim Carrey > Abel

Yeah the Wayne thing was a waste. Prob doing him a solid or something from back in the day

The whole album has pop producers he definitely leaned into it as much as possible