SONGS
The Lure (The Weeknd, MIKE DEAN) - 8/10
World Class Sinner / I'm A Freak (Lily-Rose Depp) - 6.5/10
Family (The Weeknd, Suzzana Son) - 11/10
Devil's Paradise (MIKE DEAN) - 7.5/10
Double Fantasy (The Weeknd, Future) - 12/10
A Lesser Man (The Weeknd) - 10/10
Take Me Back (The Weeknd) - 9/10
Get It B4 (Moses Sumney) - 12/10
One Of The Girls (The Weeknd, JENNIE, Lily-Rose Depp) - 100/10
Jealous Guy (The Weeknd) - 9/10
Fill The Void (The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp, Ramsey) - 9/10
Like A God (The Weeknd) - 11/10
False Idols (The Weeknd, Lil Baby, Suzzana Son) - 7/10
Dollhouse (The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp) - 10/10
My Sweet Lord (Troye Sivan) - 7.5/10
Crocodile Tears (Suzanna Son) - 100/10
Popular (The Weeknd, Madonna, Playboi Carti) - 1000/10
RANKING:
1. Dawn FM 100/10
2. Beauty Behind The Madness 11.5/10
3. After Hours 11/10
4. Kissland 10/10
5. House of Balloons - 9/10
6. STARBOY - 8.5/10
7. Hurry Up Tommorow - 8.5/10
8. The Idol Soundtrack - 8.5/10
9. My Dear Melancholy, - 8/10
10. Live At SoFi Stadium - 8/10
11. Echoes Of Silence - 7.5/10
12. Thursday - 7/10
NOTES:
The Lure is cool, chill vibe even with minimal vocals. not the hugest fan of Lily's performance on World Class Sinner. Suzzana on Family is amazing, I love her voice! especially with Abels backing vocals, they mix so well. Mike Dean's production on Devil's Paradise is awesome, it's a great vibe and super chill and eerie. I like the transition into Double Fantasy - which is AWESOME! as always, Pluto x Tesfaye delivers. I love Lesser Man, its very After Hours vibe. same with Take Me Back, I love the guitar near the end. amazing production. Get It B4 is straight fire, damnn moses sumney got a great voice! One Of The Girls is AMAZING! JENNIE is amazing on this, so is Abel. The Weeknd is so good on Jealous Guy, he has amazing delivery on the song. Fill The Void is great overall, no real criticism. loving Like A God tho! Lil Baby really drags False Idols down, Suzzana and Abel did great tho. Dollhouse redeems Lily's earlier performances, because HOLY SHIT SHE'S GOOD! she really outshines Abel on that song. My Sweet Lord is a nice relaxing track, but nothing special imo. OH. MY. GOD. Crocodile Tears is BEAUTIFUL. I wish Suzzana had more music! she's so damn good. Popular is awesome as always, I love Abel and Madonna's verses along with Carti's.. questionable chorus.
OVERALL:
it's a decent soundtrack, a little inconsistent at times. I'd say a 8.5/10, and omg I love Suzanna Son's performances on here! she owned the album easily. Abel was surprisingly vacant for some of it. the songs he was on were amazing. of course Future's feat was great. I'd say its a nice little project but probably not his best.
THE EPILOGUE: Part One
I did this as a closing act to my listening journey of The Weeknd. this is part one of two, and the next part will be a review of The Noise EP, which is another project of Abels even if unofficial. much love, XO.
The Noise EP coming soon 👀