Possibly my personal favorite Weeknd record and definetly the most underrated. I think this album out of the whole trilogy is the one that most parallels Dante’s inferno with the tunnel being purgatory Weeknd of course being Dante navigating his past and facing his mistakes and the people he’s hurt with the radio station and its host (Jim Carrey) acting as a sort of Virgil type figure. I think this album is a very strong as a concept album and the sound of it reflects the theme of ... read more
Abel finishes off the trilogy and The Weeknd persona with this grand finale of a album, it brings the development of Abel’s character full circle giving the persona its conclusion. Sound wise the album plays around a lot with its different sounds and production the beats on many of these songs are incredible and are major highlights of the album, everything hits super hard but the slower moving songs on the project are also great however the faster paced ones are definitely the highlight ... read more
this album feels like a revival of the classic 60s soul sound and i love it, it does not reinvent the wheel or do-anything to crazy even if it does become a bit generic because of it but i think thats okay as it has that comforting smooth buttery and relaxing sound and just feels so polished since it is obviously newer with better recording and production equipment allowing the soul sound to really flourish. overall really nice and enjoyable listen and feels like something you could replay all ... read more
unbelievably ok, if i had to describe this album thats all i could really say. Its just alright in my eyes, it doesn't stand out, doesn't do anything super new, and isn't really engaging and is pretty boring at that but its not bad or terrible either but it also isn't good its literally just ok.
the amount of potential BK presents with her stye is great and really shines on songs like uh huh tweaking together and c4 but its still just potential waiting to be unlocked because many songs on this are kind of unfulfilling but its a great start