Jan 30, 2025 I’m not sure if I like it better or worse but I suppose it’s cool that my CD will have a different cover. I do think that the original cover fits more with the other covers in the trilogy, but this new cover is definitely less awkward to look at
Jan 30, 2025 Yeah it was up for probably around 10 minutes lol I was only able to listen to the song once and then it was privated. Very weird
Jan 30, 2025 Let's gooo, time to lay in bed, pitch black, headphones on blast,,, inject this s--- into my soul babyyy, PLEASE BE GOOD
Jan 31, 2025 On track 17 currently, loving it. Hoping it's not "I'm a bigger fan now and the album JUST dropped" syndrome
Jan 31, 2025 d---, I have a lot to say about this album and don’t know where to start. Hopefully this all makes sense as I am very tired and scatterbrained right now. Before I get into it, I just gotta say there was some unexpected sounds from The Weeknd on this album and it just goes to show how creative and versatile he is to still be switching it up even on his final album. Despite the bad rollout this is a great album and I don’t know how I’d rank it yet. Ever since I found out about the direction of this album, I knew I would resonate with it. That’s why I’ve been putting “The end is near.”, “The end is here.”, “#ReadyForTheEnd” in my posts this month. I just feel spiritually connected to this album. I believe music is a very spiritual thing. The themes of religion are also heavy on this album. The Weeknd is one of my favorite singers, and it’s not just because of his voice or his songs, but also because of my connection to him. Ever since I was a teenager he was shaping my perception of relationships with women. When he dropped My Dear Melancholy, it was perfectly timed with a breakup I was going through similar to his. Hurry Up Tomorrow has also dropped during a perfect time in my life. This whole trilogy starting with After Hours weirdly mirrors the journey I’ve been going through in my life starting in 2020, the year After Hours dropped. In 2019, I was beginning to reach one of the lowest parts of my life, even becoming more suicidal than ever before. Then COVID happened in 2020 and I feel like I lost years of my youth to that s---. I knew I needed to get better before I actually hit rock bottom and killed myself. This whole trilogy is about recognizing and deconstructing your flaws, recognizing trauma and the cycles it creates, taking your mask off to look in the mirror and be honest with yourself about your life and who you are, and ultimately facing all of those demons instead of running away from them. These are all things I’ve been doing these past few years. I rarely feel suicidal anymore, I’ve recently been facing some very big traumas in my life, I’m in a position where I’m going to be making more money than ever before and have more success than ever before, etc. I still have my moments where I fall back into the darkness like what’s displayed on this album, but in the grand scheme of things I can find the light again. Ironically, to have a rebirth, you have to k--- off parts of yourself that are bringing you down or no longer serving you. That’s who “The Weeknd” really is: a representation of all the bad parts of oneself and how crazy it is that this darkness is glorified and deemed “cool” in our world. Abel Tesfaye has spent nearly his whole career trying to get rid of “The Weeknd” and he finally did it on this album. He is reborn as a new person. It’s bittersweet because with The Weeknd dying a part of me is also dying due to that connection I had with him, but ultimately that’s actually a good thing. Spoiler: Spoilers about the ending The ending of this album serves as a reminder of how these cycles can still continue though, with the ending of the song “Hurry Up Tomorrow” perfectly transitioning into “High For This” from his first mixtape as I suspected would happen. It can really lead to many interpretations of the ending. One could say that Abel finally worked hard to k--- off The Weeknd and has been reborn again as Abel Tesfaye. But it transitioning back to “High For This” begs the question: was all his hard work worthless? Did he k--- himself only to still be reborn as The Weeknd anyway? Will The Weeknd always be a part of him? It just goes to show that in some cases, despite your best efforts, you can’t actually heal or change. Is self-improvement real?
Jan 31, 2025 One of the best albums I've heard in a very long time which makes the album roll out even more head scratching unless he.just didn't care because he knew he was going to sell. Either way this album is amazing.
Jan 31, 2025 Haven’t gotten the chance to listen yet sadly. Debating on picking up a First Pressing copy from my local record store since I doubt they’ll be reprinted but I’m not sure. Has anyone heard that version yet?
Jan 31, 2025 Tour with Carti that’s actually coming to Nashville I almost shat my pants when I woke up and saw that
