*Warning: a bit of a rant mess
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Alright so I just finished this last track and it's a good thing I didn't have high expectations because this alb' was disappointing af
I love King but he's musically lost.
This is the 3rd album in a row that follows the same formula.
• 1/2 of the album is generic pop radio filler
• 1/2 of the album is about sex/drugs/money/heartbreak
All of his mess is starting to sound the same. This album felt like one long ass track rather than a real album with tracks
Starboy had some good songs like Sidewalks, Secrets and Die For You but overall the album was way too pop/mainstream. Sonically, that "My Dear Melancholy" EP was a step in the right direction but I don't know what he was trying to do with this album. "Beauty Behind The Madness" was the perfect balance between his old sound/fanbase and his new sound/fanbase, but everything he's released post-2015 has been very meh.
And I have no problem with R&B/hip-hop artists trying to do pop music, just as long as it's GOOD pop music. I'm really sick of the Weeknd always running to Max Martin. That nigga's production is always so damn generic and boring
he needs to work with QUALITY producers who would help him make fresh and exciting pop songs. "Blinding Lights" is the perfect example of a pop radio filler track. That song is so damn boring and forgettable.
It's a tough pill to swallow but I've kinda accepted that King is never going back to his mixtape sound and is satisfied with giving pop star nowadays
I thought this 4 year break would help him reconnect to his previous sound which worked so well for him but he seems to love this pop mess
oh well
