“With his debut mixtape, The Weeknd emerged from mystery to reinvent R&B”
“With his debut mixtape, The Weeknd emerged from mystery to reinvent R&B”
“This project has ridden a wave of online buzz thanks in part to a deliberately murky backstory, but the music, a kind of spectral R&B, transcends hype.”
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“While the production on The Weeknd's debut album, or mixtape, may be relatively lackluster - actually no shut up this album is perfect and completely flawless in all aspects and absolutely stunning. All throughout, House of Balloons is pulsing with haunting, and ghost-like vocals that no matter where you are, the room you're in become a living, breathing echo chamber of broken hearts and jet black balloons. This record is no doubt one of the greatest and monumental R&B records ever created and that is proven to an unbelievable extent with tracks like 'What You Need' and 'Coming Down' that are infused with glistening, black sequins in the aftermath of a grimy house party. Arguably one of the most popular yet darkest track on this album, House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls, demonstrates a foreboding cloud of themes such as domestic abuse and dealing with this in irresponsible and negatively life-changing ways in the the dark second half that will forever stick with you, much like the rest of this stunning record. Top 3 Standouts: - House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls - What You Need - Wicked Games”
“How was he was only 21 when dropping this is insane. This is a perfect project with not a single miss or questionable song on it. This debut project from The Weeknd shows everything he’s got, incredible vocals, great lyrics and writing and a great ear for what sounds good. The whole vibe and theme of this album is to a T and he never strays away from it, every song matches it. The perfect introduction to The Weeknd Top songs are ‘High For This’ ‘What You Need’ ‘House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls’ ‘The Morning’ ‘Wicked Games’ ‘The Party & The After Party’ “Coming Down’ ‘Loft Music’ ‘The Knowing’”
“not ONE bad song on this mixtape this is an absolute masterpiece. my favourite song is loft music and wicked games.”
“Inject this album straight into my veins and let me transcend.”
“It’s the greatest album of all time what do you want me to say”
“my fav album oat, the best haunted stripper music album ”
“Not a bad mixtape but u can tell how new he was”
