Thoughts on this?
He's my favorite artist of all time. House of Balloons is absolutely perfect.
With that said, I'm still not going to just blindly like anything he shits out.
I like the album though. I love the 80's sound, and I love that he was self aware enough not to fall into the Hollywood lifestyle. It speaks a lot about him as a person to me.
The track called reminder really sets the record straight on just what he's all about imo.
>>69527955
starboy was alright, his style changed a bit too much for me. HoB is 10/10 for sure tho.
Haven't listened and not really excited to.
I liked the first single, but it's been the case that I only find myself digging 2-3 tracks off any given release of his these days - his output since the trilogy has been so shoddy
>He's my favorite artist of all time
>>69528031
The good tracks are
>Party Monster
>Reminder
>Rockin
>Secrets
>Sidewalks
>Six Feet Under
>A Lonely Night
>Ordinary Life
>All My Life
>Die for You
>I Feel It Coming
Damn. There's actually quite a few.
>>69527955
>He's my favorite artist of all time.
jesus you're easy to impress
>>69528176
rockin is straight ass, all my life and die for you are shit as well. i feel it coming is literally vaporwave. the rest i agree with you on
>>69528156
I'm 26 years old too.
Now you can really laugh.
I can't help it though.
I remember back when he was uploading to YouTube anonymously. That shit was great.
Frogposter.
>>69528260
>filthy frank reaction image
>"I'm 26 years old"
Something makes me doubt you
>>69528353
Fair enough.
>>69527955
"Don't take my number
Don't want your number
I'll call you back if that head right baby
I won't love you
I can't love you
Unless that pussy got some super powers"
"And we did it on the floor
That's why she walking kind of funny"
"Dick made out of magic
My tongue got superpowers
I woke up in the morning models passed out in the shower"
Some stuff from trilogy was okay.
Kissland was no.
Madness w/e is a no.
His hair is shit. He's an MJ ripoff whenever he can.
Lyrically, he's a fucking moron and I pity a 26 year old who reads the above lyrics and is satisfied with their music choice.
He's very low brow. His music is almost entirely hedonistic garbage, talking about his using and abusing women and telling an already spoiled and whiny generation to be more spoiled and give in to pleasure.
At least when Biggie did this, he talked about the darker sides of life and had actual talent.
Go listen to some Miles Davis and Radiohead. Listen to old Kanye. How can you like this trash over The Beach Boys or Tchaikovsky? Stop falling for the meme rap. The Weeknd is pure garbage, with a few """hot""" songs to his name. he's not an artist, he just likes looking like one.
>>69527955
well, I super liked the Weeknd myself, so I know how you feel
but that was 3 years ago
that phase ended with starboy. I really liked the first two singles, was super hyped but the album is meh
Abel is a very talented singer, maybe even the greatest alive.
But the dumped Bella Hadid so he will always be a looser
>not to fall into the Hollywood lifestyle
>cocaine
>cars
>models
>more drugs
>houses
>more bitches
>have I already said cocaine?
>>69528739
Have you even listened to his old music? Jesus.
>>69528766
yes
>loneliness
>drug abuse
>fucking bitches (wait but you just said you lived in the streets)
>I just met this girl and I love her
>more metaphors about music
Dude I like Abel but c'mon don't try to tell me this shit is deep. We can all relate to it, yes.
it's called pop music for a reason
>>69529022
I never once said that though. Or even implied it. So...ok?
I just like his music. I doesn't have to be as complex as you're making it.