After Hours

The Weekend nunca ha podido hacer un buen álbum. Todos sus LP o son demasiado largos o son desordenados e incoherentes.

Not easy for me to connect with overly-tuned modern constructions. On the other hand there are a lot of undeniably catchy melodies here - at first glance. This guy may be young but he 1980s pretty well (or let's be honest - his "producers" do); the synth sounds carry that analog throwback that ... ah fk, they know what they're doing here and it works in that sense. That sound is the only thing I like about this, though, and as it goes on and on it gets worse with a one-song exception. When I try to pay attention the lyrics range from [at best] cookie-cutter low-effort to embarrassingly and laughably terrible. The production is of course screwed down tighter than Leon Draisaitl's jaw while Germany is getting waxed by Slovakia in the Olympics; it's all just too fake or stupid. Even as the tuned/robotic vocals are something I hate and distract me.... "Blinding Lights" is just a great song, which was a massive hit. And knowing that song I expected more from this album but woof - that song was/is all that's worthy here - I can't stand the rest of this album. Having said that, it's hard to deny the modern influence this has had so even as I would only listen to the one track - which was a fucking HARD SLOG to make it that far ffs - it's a valid addition/submission. 3/10 2 stars. IMO: Belonged in the book? Yes.

Meh, but thanks for sharing.

Decent enough pop. If anything from The Weeknd deserves to be on here it's the trilogy mixtapes though, not this. THOSE are something special and had a notable cultural impact.

Either I’m not the target demographic, or this album just isn’t that good. After Hours is sleek, shiny, and completely overproduced. All glossy surfaces and little weight underneath. I knew going in to expect autotune and melodrama, but even by the standards of modern pop-R&B, this feels superficial. Lyrically, it tries to hint at something darker, but rarely gets beyond vague clichés about loneliness and regret. Reviews seem desperate to mine depth out of thin air — one New York Times review even praised its “failed-state romantic dyspepsia.” I mean, come on. This isn’t terrible. It’s catchy in places, and it’s got just enough retro synth and moody atmosphere to fill a coffee shop without offending anyone. But that’s kind of the problem. It’s the Coldplay of 2020: safe, omnipresent, and polished to the point of emptiness. Not inventive. Not awful. Just… not for me.

I am intrigued to know why the person who submitted this album thought of the original 1001. The first tracks all melded into one, until there was a peak at Blinding lights. But then it subsided again. I’m not the demographic for this and that is my problem, not the album’s.

Not really my vibe

The music is interesting but these are just the most insipid lyrics I've ever heard.

This is a singles record. The hits are hits, the rest blends together in sameness.

Gross, dude. I get that he’s got some bangers, and he puts Canada on the map a bit more so that’s cool. But this album sucks. It doesn’t even showcase him at his peak of public appeal.

I love the weeknd's production, but he is just so whiny.

I liked Blinding Lights, but this album was an incredibly disappointing listen after all the hype. It hardly ever changes gear and feels bland.

2 hits and the rest the same repetitive female vocal sound

Instantly forgettable

I do not care for this and that’s o.k.

I tried, I really did, but this just isn't interesting to me. 2 stars.

Ik weet dat dit heel hip en happening is, maar ik vind het toch allemaal iets te gelikt.

I remember seeing advertisements for this album on television. Therefore, I find this way too 'in the face'. Also, the excess of way to obvious autotune bothers me a bit too much. I bobbed my head on 'Blinding Lights', but that's almost it.

Annoying. 2/5

Yeah not very good.. No one and I mean no will listen to this is 20 years. Hell maybe 10.

Not much of an RnB fan. Whatever vocal effect their using really grated on me.

I am flabbergasted that The Weeknd is popular enough to have played The Super Bowl. It makes no sense to me.

One of the most uninteresting and unappealing albums I have ever heard.

I absolutely hate, loathe and detest this album cover. Whatever it sounds like, it's going to get at least two points docked just for having the 2nd worst album cover since that other user suggestion for Thee Oh Sees Live in SF, where the guy's snot was flying out over the audience. Grim. Having listened to a few tracks - I can safely say that with the minus 2 for sleeve art, this would be one of the few to review at a straight zero. Because it is very well produced with some nice beats, but it is boring as hell and there've been two skip tracks by halfway through. Please note that the skips are entirely because of repetitiveness. There is only so much plaintive falsetto giving way to an even higher-pitched break that one can cope with. The space synths in the background add nothing to the mix. If it had a less awful cover, it'd come out with a boring but not offensive 2. Blinding Lights is upbeat enough to dodge the rest of this whiny tripe.

Pish

Listening to this is feels like inhaling tonnes of microplastics and preservatives. All the songs are either the guy singing like he's getting chased by a Scooby Doo monster over FL Studio preset trap beats, or the obligatory "obvious radio hit bait". Not a fan.

nope