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| 3.5 great | davidwave4 | August 21st 15 |
As a mature and self-aware pop album, Beauty Behind the Madness soars. It's better than anything Abel's put out since 2012, and takes his sonic image to a different, but not bad, place.
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| 2.0 poor | anarchistfish | August 21st 15 |
no one's sold out this shamelessly since korn
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| 4.5 superb | EMIN1993EM | August 22nd 15 |
This album isn't nearly as good as the masterpiece that "trilogy". however, it's considerably better than the lacklustre "kiss land" and a step forward in the right direction if abel really wants to go for a more pop-influenced sound from now on. we don't have the annoying reliance on talking about his completely destructive lifestyle anymore. instead, he actually gives a story arc this time around, showing that he's at least trying to find a light at the end of the tunnel. that doesn't let the more lyrical explicit tracks sound stale like on "kiss land". this project will surely disappoint a lot of die-hard fans for its complete rendition to pop and even if they don't mind that change of direction, this is still a flawed album (none of the featured tracks feel like a the weeknd's song, especially losers and dark times). With that being said, this offers much more quality than most of the pop trash that is constantly being released nowadays. abel's ear for production is still impressive and he does a great job in the vocal department for the most part. the story arc that he presented on this album also brings variety to the whole thing without sacrifying cohesiveness. in the night can get another more-than-worthy shot at the billboard's top 10 too. the hills and cant feel my face might even take that #1 spot.
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| 3.0 good | this is the best album that i\\\\\\\'ve (n)ever heard in my entire life. | September 27th 15 |
yeah aight so obvs he sold out hard, not everyone can be the next r&b queen-douche justin timberlake and he should have just stayed content with being an underground mixtape kinda nappy-head club bro instead of tryna shine like some kinda industry-hoe but lets face it buds, this guy right here has NEVER NOT been a dental floss soft cocked bitty-fumbler, NEVER NOT EVEN ONCE. this skippidy-freakin'-doo-da broheim has been soft as cashmere since before u was even born, sell out or not he is, was, and always will be a lunchables jello-cup mc so who really gives a flinger? yall need to just relax, face the facts that this is no better and no worse than any of his other shit and turn up the jams just loud enough that you can enjoy it but make sure that no one else can hear u listenin' cuz that would be immensely embrassin'.
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| 0.0 | user static | August 26th 15 |
can this dude just get a fucking haircut already
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| 4.0 excellent | blackbird223344 | September 7th 23 |
First big break for him, and has never looked back. Best Track: In The Night
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| 2.5 average | Tjatkinson1998 | January 11th 22 |
You can tell here Abel was finding his foot in the pop world as some cuts come off half baked, in particular the Ed Sheeran and Lana collabs. This album does have it?s highlights, especially the brilliant The Hills, Can?t Feel My Face and Tell Your Friends. There was a toning down of the explicit content in places, which is fine, but the songwriting in places feels less unique. Overall a decent first attempt at a pop record. 6/10
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| 3.5 great | PrincyAli | September 11th 21 |
Abel moves on from his roots and explores new genres. 3.6/5 Favs: Real Life, Losers, Often, Can't Feel My Face, Shameless, Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey), In The Night, Dark Times, Prisoner, Angel
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| 2.6 average | Erwann S. STAFF | October 10th 19 |
Basically the same comment as Starboy: it's too long and full of fillers. The singles are banging though.
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| 2.0 poor | rifkadm | May 23rd 17 |
I know this album received mainstream success, but The Weeknd's atmospheric qualities are basically gone in it.
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| 3.5 great | dihstyle69 | December 6th 15 |
yeah you might call this a sell out move but as far as sell out moves go, this one worked quite well! it doesn't have the atmosphere that his first three mixtapes had but as a pop album, it doesn't many things right! 3.5+
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | October 16th 15 |
It's a far cry from work such as House Of Balloons and Echoes Of Silence, but the newest album from The Weeknd is a solid, catchy pop album that doesn't try to be anything else. While it is unfortunate that the last five tracks leave the album on a lackluster note, the first nine are all varying degrees of good, "Often", "The Hills", and "Shameless" in particular being great tracks. Tesfaye's voice is still very good, and his lyrics have become more self-aware in addition to his usual antics. The production is what tends to shift the album from good to middling, and it's no surprise that the production is much more lively on the first half. Still, sometimes it can get slightly overproduced, like in the case of "Earned It", which is saved by an excellent vocal performance. At the end of the day, The Weeknd crafts a solid and occasionally fantastic pop record, sell-out criticisms be damned.
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| 2.5 average | ReAnimator | September 13th 15 |
It's catchy but as far removed from The Weeknd's previous work as Kiss Land from House of Balloons, maybe signifying some sort of progression in sound - but this is all smoke. The Weeknd has never been this corny or forgettable - even the mediocre tracks on Kiss Land have greater replay value than something as asinine as "Dark Times." After "The Hills," what little personality peeks out between the shiny studio beats drains fast, and it's all downhill to the unadulterated cheese of "Prisoner" and "Angel."
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| 0.0 | BP98 | August 30th 15 |
Surprisingly good. The Weeknd continues to impress me.
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| 0.0 | Balerion | August 21st 15 |
Not sure how I feel about this just yet. There's definitely quite a few great tracks on this one
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| 3.5 great | Adam | May 3rd 24 |
| 3.5 great | vega398 | September 22nd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Ledgy | April 20th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 13th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Smevin | December 2nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Denji | November 3rd 22 |
| 3.0 good | MvdW | November 3rd 22 |
| 2.5 average | osey | October 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | yinei007 | September 21st 22 |
| 3.0 good | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | olmedou | September 8th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Reagan | September 5th 22 |
| 3.0 good | NyxArc | August 19th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Xav | July 2nd 22 |
| 2.5 average | Zakusz | June 22nd 22 |
| 2.5 average | Oatus | May 18th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Sarah | April 14th 22 |
| 3.0 good | wwf | March 18th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Arron | February 2nd 22 |
| 3.0 good | Cayit | January 10th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | amp112 | January 7th 22 |
| 2.5 average | gschwen | January 4th 22 |
| 3.5 great | kojpl | November 20th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Votex | November 20th 21 |
| 2.5 average | DocBass | September 12th 21 |
| 3.0 good | TanMan | August 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | April 16th 21 |
| 3.0 good | Skoj | April 12th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Jimbly | April 2nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | heck | February 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | January 17th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Stufy2 | December 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | December 2nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | CRX | November 10th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Emim | October 13th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | September 30th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Zeuzo | August 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ilia | August 19th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Gillie | April 22nd 20 |
| 2.5 average | Enki | April 9th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Mac | April 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | John L | March 26th 20 |
| 3.0 good | ATTA | March 23rd 20 |
| 2.5 average | vult | March 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | ian b | March 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | March 13th 20 |
| 3.5 great | C. Deez | February 17th 20 |
| 3.0 good | kodama | January 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | tonyfire | December 23rd 19 |
| 1.0 awful | rebb | October 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | grello | July 21st 19 |
| 3.0 good | fog CONTRIBUTOR | May 26th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Torii | May 15th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | OGGOD | May 4th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | ARDCWE | February 26th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | OmairSh | December 17th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Ryus | August 18th 18 |
| 2.5 average | emmny | March 31st 18 |
| 3.5 great | LeoAV | March 28th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Spokid | March 17th 18 |
| 2.5 average | xuewen | March 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheCynic | November 29th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Kurisu | September 16th 17 |
| 2.5 average | qwe3 | August 15th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Panuda | July 27th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | aiioli | June 17th 17 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | April 13th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Trundle | March 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mikailov | February 19th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Krisa | December 31st 16 |
| 2.5 average | Wolfe | December 27th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Naenia | December 8th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Fujay | December 2nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Devius | December 2nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Veldin | November 25th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Drifts | November 25th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Elvis | November 4th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Henry | November 3rd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | uhh | November 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brandon | October 22nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Nights | October 17th 16 |
| 3.5 great | kahbs | October 13th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Snide | August 25th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | tadeoc | August 25th 16 |
| 3.0 good | PaabL | August 19th 16 |
| 2.5 average | DaveD | August 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jakor | July 5th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Goblin | June 6th 16 |
| 2.5 average | ylfsmj | May 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ricck | May 23rd 16 |
| 2.0 poor | SB129 | May 16th 16 |
| 3.0 good | IVIII | April 24th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | tricky | April 20th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | CAFSF | April 16th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | c2thorn | March 30th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | torts | March 12th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Log S. | March 2nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | HurtBoa | February 13th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shempt | February 10th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Runeii | January 26th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Krvst | January 17th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Dunnus | January 16th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | meto | December 31st 15 |
| 3.0 good | bears | December 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lalka | December 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Mall | December 20th 15 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | December 16th 15 |
| 2.5 average | 00mee | December 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Megchii | December 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Fugue | December 10th 15 |
| 3.0 good | matzo | December 2nd 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Eswin17 | November 28th 15 |
| 3.8 excellent | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | November 10th 15 |
| 3.5 great | alsid | November 4th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Moraff | October 17th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Irving EMERITUS | October 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | hotsoap | September 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Surette | September 24th 15 |
| 3.5 great | dvd0bvb | September 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | September 20th 15 |
| 3.0 good | oldsoul | September 17th 15 |
| 3.5 great | quik40 | September 17th 15 |
| 2.5 average | HarryJL | September 15th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Prole | September 10th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | September 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | ryan10 | September 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | andyutz | September 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | hortanz | September 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jaqz | September 2nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | joaozi8 | September 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nikolas | August 31st 15 |
| 2.5 average | Hep Kat | August 30th 15 |
| 2.5 average | patches | August 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | M1CH03L | August 29th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Handers | August 28th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Matski | August 28th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Jots EMERITUS | August 28th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | iveau | August 26th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | DatIshh | August 24th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | ti0n | August 23rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | cm7com | August 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shimana | August 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | slaps | August 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | August 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Yurq | August 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | taytos | August 22nd 15 |
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