sometimes i feel like a baby boomer when i read someone’s assertion that a voiceover on a pop album that is talking about the inevitability of death and learning how to accept it is actually “advice” on how to navigate a pandemic and we shouldn’t accept it because he is an anti-vaxxer
the aged weeknd album cover is perfect. instantly recognizable, and encapsulating of the albums concept, elevating it to a higher plane.
the weeknd, OPN, and max martin really threw RtF’s Romantic Warrior, Quincy Jones era MJ radio pop, and Jim Carey’s brand of existentialism into a cauldron and brewed a mind numbing meditation on regret. Amazing work from an apex pop star.
After Hours was def a step in the right direction. This one is even more a complete a coherent statement. Abel’s deference to his producers’ instrumental passages at certain points throughout the record shows confidence. Undoubtedly his best record yet.
just looked at your comment history…and you’re a self described Roling Stones superfan. do I need to say more about your ambivalence to the weeknd’s music?
i didn’t like the 80s toolset that the Weeknd worked with on After Hours, but it’s vision on concept made it a worthwhile experience. Seems like Abel is shooting for the same goals with this record, with a different sonic palette. This could be an all timer.
is there a cooler duo making music right now? seriously, any other group/band/artist could not pull this song off. the earnestness and directness of lyrics like “do you remember when” would sound corny from anyone else. 10/10.
respectfully, neither song has any hallmarks of jam band music. they may sound very trust-fund-y, but at best both of the songs you’ve cited sound like dave matthew’s band but not disco biscuits, umphreys mcgee, or moe (the real jam bands of that era).
growing up in York, PA, realizing that *music* was a much bigger thing than just the noise that came out of the radio at the exact same time that a band from your town was the biggest thing in the world for that very brief moment in time was earth shattering.
beautiful piece of art frank shared with everyone yesterday. the wim hof method is legit. i been doing the cold showers practice for two years now, and it truly is an amazing de-stresser.
yeah they targeted the block as a place of “gang activity” even thought it wasn’t. idk what kinda point you are trying to make - seems like you’re agreeing with me.
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