The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness
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Storm In A Teacup
October 2nd 2016


47084 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

it sounds like all his other hits except Daft Punk is contributing and there's some noticeable differences because of that, but not enough to say it's unlike his other hits. it's a new and fresh weeknd single, that is the biggest difference between it and his other music I would say.

Keyblade
October 2nd 2016


30810 Comments


dude ur missing 2 LP's of context lol

LotusFlower
October 2nd 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I would disagree. Most his songs off this record in particular are all very different stylistically imo. The Hills sounds like a more "mainstream" approach to something off Echoes of Silence or House of Balloons, I Cant Feel My Face is just a low-key electropop single, and Earned It is... some kind of weird orchestral track.



Starboy has a lot more tempo in the percussion, the vocoder chorus is very different for him, and the overall cadence and mood is just a lot more different than the 'darker' tones he tries to aim for. I think its a pretty nice change of pace for him because it really doesn't sound like he's trying to capture the 'essence' of his mixtapes while pushing for an MJ impersonation. False Alarm is going even further by trying to push a light-DnB style.

Storm In A Teacup
October 2nd 2016


47084 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

@key definitely, but I'm just comparing the singles. as far as I know I've heard all the singles

LotusFlower
October 2nd 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

also ive decided that I like False Alarm. I'm quite looking forward to this new record.

Storm In A Teacup
October 2nd 2016


47084 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Starboy has a lot more tempo in the percussion, the vocoder chorus is very different for him, and the overall cadence and mood is just a lot more different than the 'darker' tones he tries to aim for. I think its a pretty nice change of pace for him because it really doesn't sound like anything hes done before. False Alarm is going even further by trying to push a light-DnB style."



It should be obvious I can't argue with any of that haha. I'd have to listen some more and hear all of the LPs not just the singles. Haven't heard False Alarm. Will check that out.



LotusFlower
October 2nd 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

i dont think abel had any actual charting singles until beauty behind the madness, so i was just naming off the ones from beauty behind the madness. i know that he made some tweet about how this album was meant to mark a 'new era' for the weeknd, so I think he's going out of his way to make the new album completely different from the rest of his discography.

ABond
October 3rd 2016


339 Comments


I like False Alarm way more than Starboy, the latter sounds like any of his singles only partially refreshed by some nice Daft Punk production, but False Alarm has a great instrumental and I like the screamy hook (the verses are a bit dull, but that's bean the case with all of his songs since Kiss Land)

LotusFlower
October 3rd 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

FALSE ALARM A A A A A A

ABond
October 3rd 2016


339 Comments


Yep, while the tempo of the rhythm builds up, sounds real nice together.

LotusFlower
October 3rd 2016


12000 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

i still stand by star boy not sounding like anything else abel has done



also that vocoder in the chorus is very yes.

ABond
October 3rd 2016


339 Comments


Hah-ha, hah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hah-ha... look what you've dun
XDXDXD

anarchistfish
October 13th 2016


30536 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound Off

new video is nuts

bloc
October 19th 2016


70880 Comments


Just heard Starboy, it's a great track

alienobserver
November 18th 2016


4512 Comments


came to the conclusion all the singles are awesome and the album will rule

alienobserver
November 25th 2016


4512 Comments


wrong conclusion. just about everything that wasnt a single is bland repetetive unmemorable electropop garbage.

alienobserver
November 25th 2016


4512 Comments


so far at least. sidewalks sounds promisi-jesus fuck nevermind rhat autotune is terrible

luci
November 25th 2016


12844 Comments


new one is surprisingly great, better than both his albums

beachdude
November 25th 2016


849 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I even liked this album for the most part, despite a fair share of filler tracks, and I agree. Starboy is way better.

StKiyo
November 25th 2016


385 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

It's 4am here and I Feel It Coming is so fucking good that I'm almost turning the speakers on to dance to this shit



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