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The leaked version of Attention is super fire.
The Weeknd Thread ( "The Dawn FM" OUT NOW)
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^^ curious seems like you really hate sons music right now I'm trying to figure out why you keep checking for it?
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I will always be a weeknd Stan no matter what lol.
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I like nothing without you, die for you and I feel it coming.
Rockin' and Secrets can go to hell
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Can't really be mad at dude.
Was thinking about this on the train, he never said he wouldn't do pop or go mainstream. So he never really 'sold out'.
As someone who started listening to him when HOB came out, it's hard not to want to hear stuff like that from him. Instead he puts out trash that Zara or Victoria Secret will play in the background in their stores. Welp, let him eat I guess.
Was thinking about this on the train, he never said he wouldn't do pop or go mainstream. So he never really 'sold out'.
As someone who started listening to him when HOB came out, it's hard not to want to hear stuff like that from him. Instead he puts out trash that Zara or Victoria Secret will play in the background in their stores. Welp, let him eat I guess.
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I'm guessing this is to me, but yeah I can definitely say I do hate it at the moment but only because of what it once was you know? If this was his first release or whatever I wouldn't be a fan but I wouldn't hate it either. But to answer your question I was giving it a chance based on what I thought the features were gonna be but you're right I'm pretty much done checking for his music
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The thing is alot of us f'ed with him from the jump cuz he ain't sound like everything else. He wasn't making the generic radio singalongs. His music had a certain vibe, mood and feel to it. Now all of that is gone. He's making the typical pop music. Glow stick parties and aerobic class ****.
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That's just not true man. 
But I understand. The thing is this was always going to happen. Either switch up his style or cater to his OG fans. He just couldn't be as successful if he stayed the same.
And in my opinion he's been very clever in his trasition. Like he said the guy one a kids choice award for a song about how drugs makes his face numb. C'mon man. This **** is just packaged different.
But I understand. The thing is this was always going to happen. Either switch up his style or cater to his OG fans. He just couldn't be as successful if he stayed the same.
And in my opinion he's been very clever in his trasition. Like he said the guy one a kids choice award for a song about how drugs makes his face numb.
C'mon man. This **** is just packaged different.
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This isn't basic or generic pop .. I am the last person who wanted this direction but I actually ended up enjoying the sound and music if you don't expect it to be vintage Weeknd
The sound and content is a lot better than most pop and it's also pretty dark
The sound and content is a lot better than most pop and it's also pretty dark
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Always wonder what wouldve happened if Kiss Land was received different. NT and I loved it but critics slammed it as boring and more of the same Trilogy. A lot of fans didn't like it. None of the songs got radio play. Portishead, the main inspiration behind the album, dissed BTTW by not letting him sample them. KL isn't perfect but there were no dambs given about radio play or little kids on that one. Just a passion project.
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all i can think of is Quint's reaction to False Alarm when you said this
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Reviews for BBTM are better than SB.
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I mean.. mainstream was never going to receive that like they did bbtm.. wonder what would have happened if he decided to do bbtm after the trilogy and kiss land after that
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Never forget mood music
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I just knew we were in for something dark when I first heard the snippet. 
The Hills is top 10 weeknd. Don't eem care.
The Hills is top 10 weeknd. Don't eem care.
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Reviews and fan reception were way better for EOS. Was mostly talking about that - not sales and stuff.
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When that Mood Music snippet dropped
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I wouldn't say the pop stuff is generic, only because he brings a dark element to most of those tracks. However True Colors & Die For You are pretty basic R&B 101
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Oh alright yeah that's probably true then. He cares about the sales though...
Those were the basic r and b songs and still better than most of what's out there in the mainstream IMO
If Timberlake or someone made true colors his fans would be raving I think
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I like the songs (now) and think he does a good job. Yes not every pop star could pull those songs off but it's basic R&B
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That's just not true man.
But I understand. The thing is this was always going to happen. Either switch up his style or cater to his OG fans. He just couldn't be as successful if he stayed the same.
And in my opinion he's been very clever in his trasition. Like he said the guy one a kids choice award for a song about how drugs makes his face numb.
What's not true? He's not making pop radio music?
Yeah the songs are about the same thing but it SOUNDS like the same ol pop music. The beats are trash. The tone of the music, like I said before his music has no soul or feeling in it now. It's watered down.
I get it he has to cater to them people to be super successful but the music ain't good. And I don't think he had to change completely to be successful. The Hills was big and that sounds just like his old ****. Earned it wasn't pop and that was big.
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Earned it wasn't pop? Wait wut
