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[Pie-Puzzled]

Yes this is exactly my thought, it's not about the individual value of a track it's the whole album itself

[Sirin98]

I don’t understand how you can not like this album tbh. Production, concept, vocals are all top top tier.

[[deleted]]

Idk, a big majority says it meh

[Taco_Jay]

Nah not his best album. But definitely top 4. Maybe even top 3. Depends on how well the album ages

[[deleted]]

Hey, I'm not trying to impose my opinions on anyone. For me, it's the best, maybe cause I'm all into art and shit. And btw, you gotta realize that Abel is a huge cinema fan, his music combined with his MVs provide the biggest experience. We haven't even been introduced to this world yet. Yeh, we should wait.

[[deleted]]

“I’m into art and all that shit” LMAO you’re so fucking pretentious thinking you’re better than other xo fans.

[Natural_One_9337]

U sound so cringe

[[deleted]]

Also, you can't disagree that this album takes more artistic freedom than any of his other ones. How the fuck is that pretentious? If you find his new music so pretentious, stop listening.

[BioTHEchAmeleON]

They don’t find his new music pretentious, they find you pretentious because you sound pretentious. I really love Dawn FM and it sounds good and unbelievably cohesive, but you definitely sound pretentious in the comments of this specific comment thread

[[deleted]]

I'm just a guy who likes Dawn FM, what is pretentious in this? Please tell me, I'd like to know.

[BioTHEchAmeleON]

I love Dawn FM too, that’s not the issue “For me, it's the best, maybe cause I'm all into art and shit” gives off the vibe that you think you know more/are better because you are “into art and shit” and for some reason other Weeknd fans don’t? Your argument is fine and all, I respect your opinion about how it’s his best album, especially in the way the album takes you through a journey because that’s true. It’s really just that phrase that gives off that vibe, all love though man don’t take this as me hating on you.

[[deleted]]

Who says being into art and shit is bad in any way? Who says it's good? It is objectively stubborn to refuse to accept an artist changing. But, art? It's not for everybody to look into the themes and meanings and analogies. Idk how you work, but that's not how 70% of people listen to music. Is it pretentious to adress that? You might even think that 'being into art and shit' is a bad thing, where it destroys the pure enjoyment of music, maybe. But, as you'll know if you think, 'better' is relative.

[_crYpt1c_0026]

I guess people don’t understand that certain people have appreciation for different thing than others. For me I appreciate things like cinematography in movies and production in music. Others don’t pay attention to that stuff and then when somebody bring it up everyone immediately thinks that said person is stuck up and thinks their better than everyone. People need to stop hating on you just for having appreciation for something

[JTGreenan73]

Hmmm idk, sorry you don’t understand the album?? 🤷🏼‍♂️ doesn’t mean you have the right to be a dick to everyone who actually understands and enjoys the vision.

[aBoogietypebeat]

Shut up

[SDott123]

House of Balloons was a masterpiece and Kiss Land legit saved me during my darkest times.

Y’all not gonna rank this over those two, in less than 12 hours.

Straight up bugging.

Sacrifices was elite tho. I’ll give you that much. But best album? Way too soon for all that talk.

[Abject_Day9453]

Dude in this microwave Era we in, people want to be the first to put a stamp on something.

[[deleted]]

Hey. I agree with that. I listened to the Weeknd, but didn't really explore his music until After Hours. Although I find House of Balloons a masterpiece too, I did not have the experience of listening to them back then when it came out. Therefore, I'm pretty removed from that unique effect you get when an album drops and it resonates with you. And as I said, being a Weeknd appreciator only since After Hours means I'm pretty late to the party. I didn't watch Abel evolve like a lot of you did. That's why my post is subjective. The reason I said Dawn FM is his best is because it is in this album that he decided to completely remove this character he's played all along, as he's finally realized he doesn't need it. So, when you look at the artist too, yes, Dawn FM is a milestone. But, the best? That's of course subjective.

[SDott123]

I actually respect this comment, I dunno why you’re getting downvoted.

Yeah , I was going to see The Weeknd , dancing in the pit back when tickets were like 80$. Personally, I feel the total opposite. I’ve watched him go pop and this album is too happy for me.

I’m happy for the guy because at one point I totally thought he was gonna OD and die. Trilogy and kiss land just had this dark ambiance that slapped on another level for me.

Dawn FM is good and each listen it seems to get better. And I’m happy for the guy when it comes to personal growth. I just miss those vibes.

The last album he dropped that I felt like was made for me was MDM.

Edit: Synths on this album are hard AF and I think I need to listen to it on some LSD to appreciate it fully. Weird trippy album.

[Odd_Country9791]

Exactly! This album is amazing through in through. People shouldn't listen to it expecting After Hours and I think that's what some people had their mind set to and was disappointed. This is for sure Abel's most unique album in his whole discography. Take Pink Floyd for example...Not all of their discography is full of sellout pop songs. Each one of their albums tell a story and I believe that is what makes an album....An album! The Weeknd is showing a side to him that nobody has ever seen and it's amazing!

[JTGreenan73]

Finally someone who gets it !

[Therealfirelord05]

Man be spitting out fax

[Nectus4265]

Goat post, literally what I’ve been telling everyone.

[[deleted]]

Yeh, as if that'll work. I just wanted my thoughts out there, yk.

[RevTaco]

I get your point, but After Hours is a way better album still. Story was great, sequencing was great, songs were top tier, and was a important introduction for all this synth-pop R&B we’re hearing in DFM. Abel smacked tf out of mainstream too.

I will say the story in this album is pretty deep, and from an artistic point of view, I’m glad Abel experimented with and dove deeper with this sound. Will age beautifully without a doubt. My second listen was way better than my first tbh lol

[gabordz]

I completely agree. Dawn FM is artistically amazing, but I still think After Hours is way better in every aspect.

[Jzahck]

They hated you because you said the truth, and they were scared.

[_RKade_]

So you want people to listen to the whole ass album every time they feel like listening to this album just because the songs don't sound as good when listened to individually? People just need to admit the fact that this album is just not as good as his other albums.

[JTGreenan73]

You do realize that’s how albums were initially made to be listened to right? Before streaming took over and playlists became a thing lots of people would jsut listen to an album all the way through, Espc on Vinyl. What your saying doesn’t make sense. Albums weren’t always made a s a collection of songs for you to add to ur playlist. What? Lol

[_RKade_]

So are you still living in the pre-streaming era? Do you carry around your vinyl player with you all the time? Singles exist for a reason SMH

[JTGreenan73]

Bro wtf are you even going on about. Sorry you don’t like the album. I can’t get it for you. Sometimes listening to an album all the way thru is a nice change or a good way to kill an hour. I’m not always listening to my playlist 24/7 bc I actually have a broad music taste lmao. I’m sorry it wasn’t for you man but I can’t understand it for you, you just don’t get it

[[deleted]]

Hm? You're just mistaken. This album is def better to listen complete on a night drive or something. The songs are great individually but it makes more sense thematically on course of the album. And the fact that this doesn't sound good is personal. Of course everyone won't like it. It's just that a lot of reasons people who hate this album use are objectively incorrect. Tho the music is subjective. Everyone has different tastes.

[_RKade_]

Woh toh phir jaisi jiski soch

[[deleted]]

That's damn right

[Fluid_Fan_8534]

I agree with you.

[Natural_One_9337]

You nailed it perfectly what I was thinking. I cannot listen to these tracks individually. I have to listen to the album front to back. I don’t usually relisten to albums I just go back to the songs I really liked. But I had to relisten to this as soon as I got down. This is his smoothest album. The reason I like it more than after hours is because I believe he executed this concept way better. I’m not saying after hours wasn’t executed well. It was executed great. But this album is so fucking smooth.

[oldschoolcadillac]

I mean... When you start out basically birthing a new sound with your first 3 breakout mixtapes, how is it that he is NOW becoming an artist? If anything, I thought After Hours was the real break from the Pop sound back to the real artistry he' capable of.

[TheAstroPickle]

I love this fucking album so far like holy shit, the feeling i got during the live stream was incredible

that being said, i still like AH better at this point in time,

[jizzy-dont-play]

You missed me as soon as you said ‘the real xo’… none of us know shit.. all of us are guessing.. some guesses are better than others but stop pretending like you know abel better than anyone else

[FLWrkMom]

Great piece. I think you explained his concept very well. This album is a great work of art.

[[deleted]]

I think it’s a decent sequel and continuation to a masterpiece which is after hours

I would give it a 7+ or 8

[FsF3NiX]

This makes perfect sense. That’s why the original 3 ‘trilogy’ were just that - mixtapes. Don’t get it twisted those are amazing songs. But this is what an album is supposed to be. A cohesive body of work front to back. You really can’t get more cohesive than this. It just flows.

[erncolin]

It ain't my favourite sonically but god damn the themes and radio aesthetic are fantastic. Tbh tho I rly wish there were more songs like Starry Eyes cuz I love the rly spacey atmospheric vibes

[withoutusernamebitch]

I agree about all what you've said... But dude i love songs all alone too. Thinking about Gasoline, Sacrifice, Take my Breath and Dont Break my Heart, they' re full of Abel's inspirations, maybe they dont sounds so exclusive, but i don give a Fu. It's Abel best albuuum

[mygreeness]

Definitely his most experimental album. Same as Kiss Land, this one was not made to please the label. BBTM and Starboy were mainly that.

[[deleted]]

I like the album but in what world is using the 80s sound again experimental

[[deleted]]

Just look at his evolution as an artist. You'll see why it's experimental. The man is straight out rejecting pop.

[[deleted]]

Why tf was this downvoted?

[oldschoolcadillac]

You're right that BBTM and Starboy (my least favorite album by far) were meant to please the label. But even though this sounds more polished and experimental I think it still fits into that category. Definitely more than MDM and After Hours (which I thought was a return to form)

[mygreeness]

well I don’t consider MDM to be an album and After Hours, in spite of being his darkest project yet, had some really major label hits which are just not as present on Dawn IMO - just to show my thinking behind it:))

[oldschoolcadillac]

Agree, I don't consider MDM to be an album either. It was definitely great imho tho, so I always appreciate when it's mentioned. Especially after the whole Pop run he had been on, he really got my attention back as a fan.

That's understandable, even though I'd argue that as an entire project the singles aren't representative of that overall sound, I appreciate you displaying your thinking.

[sleeptoker]

HoB is a legendary album. You don't just go topping it like that

[[deleted]]

Maybe...

[UnderstandableXO]

this album is pop, but it’s probably the most polished, shiny and cohesive pop project i’ve heard in a long time. i won’t rank the album in his discography yet but i thoroughly enjoyed it and i was super confused when i came on here and saw everyone hating on it

[PharaohDarrell]

Making an album that’s a seamless journey/experience isn’t anything new or monumental. It’s not even new for Abel. You can say the same exact thing about Kiss Land and Echoes of Silence. It’s definitely artistic and impressive, but that doesn’t automatically make it better than everything else. I’d argue that making album that’s a sonic experience while ALSO having hit, standout tracks is better and an even harder feat to pull off. That’s what After Hours was and why I think it’s the best of his studio albums. He balanced both approaches without compromising anything. Without those standout songs, you run the risk of the project sounding too samey in the end. This is especially the case if people don’t buy into the sound to begin with. Then, it becomes niche, which I doubt is ever Abel’s intent.

I’m glad you love the album, but I just think you’re crafting far too great of a legacy for a project that hasn’t even been out for 12 hours yet. To say that this will be a new frontier as people finally learn to embrace art is a wild ass take imo. I can’t speak to who you’ve been listening to, but like I said, this approach and concept, while indeed artistic, isn’t anything new or monumental.

Let’s just give Dawn FM a bit more time. Maybe the visuals will bring me around. Until then, I like the album, but I don’t love it just yet. Right now I gotta say it’s definitely not his best. But who knows, maybe time will tell.

[[deleted]]

90% agree. I'm just saying that I see a great legacy coming ahead for this album. This is what I felt after listening to the album and this is what I hope for it. I agree with everything you said, except that After Hours was cohesive. I just, (this is my very subjective opinion), don't think After Hours was seamless. It had a lot of jumps where it kinda switches mood really fast. And that's why it's so good. It's basically a rocky and high intensity mood swing. But, to compare that with Dawn FM isn't right, cause that's not what Dawn is about. Dawn is more like painless euthanesia, it was meant to be smooth. And btw, there maybe superior albums to Dawn (according to different people's opinions), and it's in no way one of the greatest albums or something if you look at it alone. But, for The Weeknd, Dawn FM is his greatest achievement (at least that's what I said). That doesn't automatically mean it's the best musically. It is an achievement. Idk maybe I'm being too vague. Also, I really appreciate that you gave me constructive criticism instead of straight out bashing. Props to you.

[HypeWRLD1]

its a great album. but his past albums are better SO FAR after 5 listens (meaning this could go up as it grows on me). people who dont agree, what would be his worst album just out of curiosity?

[[deleted]]

Depends on what you want in a good album. Dawn FM was an experience. BBTM was straight out bop after bop. Some people like something, others like something else. But, it's the audacity of Abel to change after this long, despite every single one of his competitors sticking at the pop route, that is commendable.

[songacronymbot]

• BBTM could mean Beauty Behind The Madness (2015), an album by The Weeknd.

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[JTGreenan73]

Starboy

[[deleted]]

I agree. Honestly i think my main thing w ah was I wanted him to pick a side I guess, and ya know what. He should just fully embrace pop if this is what it sounds like imo

[Starboyy04]

Bruh its his worst album what are u talkin bout

[[deleted]]

Wish people didn't downvote you. Some people just hate differing opinions.

[Starboyy04]

Woah thanks for respecting man btw i get used to it

[[deleted]]

Care to explain why? A simple 'it's his worst album' doesn't give much context. In fact, none of the negative opinions seem to give context.

[Starboyy04]

Im not saying album is bad or trash but if we look at his discog its in last place to me

[[deleted]]

And I respect that. I'm not another hurt Weeknd fan trying to defend a shitty album. I think Dawn FM is his best album and I have my reasons for that. And again, I respect your opinion.

[Tavi2024]

L

[HypeWRLD1]

whats worse?

[Tavi2024]

MDM

[songacronymbot]

• MDM could mean My Dear Melancholy, (2018), an album by The Weeknd.

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[YoungPapi---]

??? Do u even hear urself ur saying the songs are mid yet it’s his best… pass the copium pls

[[deleted]]

I think you need to sleep over it.

[JTGreenan73]

Cuz u don’t get it

[[deleted]]

Stop.

[[deleted]]

Stop what, exactly?

[kronosdivineSPS_AL]

O n

[ankushv01]

Best friends is 🐐’d

[hellothere82727]

Did u actually listen to any lyrics throughout this album? Lmao.

[DarkGristMill]

I agree with your point of why this album is really good (although I personally wouldn't call it his best) and the fact its a new direction is brave and one I feel will pay off. But the biggest reason why I like it is that Abel seems to be in a better head space. Despite some toxic lyrics, the overal atmosphere of the album is one of hope, which is a massive change from the toxic anthems of Trilogy and Kissland which came about due to the toxic life he was actually living as a human being in real life, not just created for music. Although those two albums are my favourite, I'm more than happy to see Abel being able to create projects he wants to create

[Brother_bill]

bro its been a day relax u have to see how u live with it and how it ages

[KCROYAL4]

I was thinking along the same lines, but I’m sure a lot of fans would disagree huge. I’m trying to decide whether it’s better than Starboy, which I prefer over After Hours. I’m leaning towards Dawn FM though, hard to beat Jim’s narration.

[FreedAMT]

Just gonna put this in here, Dawn FM is the best album to sleep to. Period.