This album holds a special place in my heart (as it does with many others) released just before we went into lockdown for the first time, with Abel creating an immersive experience through the world of After Hours acting as pure escapism from reality at the time. It's arguably his best body of work.
Couldn't agree more. It came out at the right time. Especially when spurs were playing so poorly or not playing at all and this album was one of the few things I found solace in.
Crazy thing is his label urged him to not drop it amid the Coronavirus craze as music sales began declining, but he went against their wishes to stick to his word for the fans and was awarded with his most successful album yet!
Also, as for other albums by the Weeknd, Starboy and Beauty Behind the Madness are okay. Enormous hits on them. But Kiss Land is the one I'd love to see you react to. Atmosphere and sounds unlike anything else. A gem that never got the attention it deserved.
The new camera/camera angles are making the videos feel like full productions and are certainly separating you from the rest of the generic low effort reactors out there, keep it up 🙏 would love it you reacted to some Outkast maybe? Aquemini would be amazing
After Hours was the first Album I ever Listen from The Weeknd, and godamn. I've been a fan for Months now, listened to his whole discography and never turned back. He already has an album ready to be released just couple months from now and I'm hyped. Quick Sidenote, The Delux Version has extra 3 Songs! Nothing Compares, I miss You and Final Lullaby. which are one of my favourites From him.
this album released just before we went into lockdown and i was also going through a break up of a 2 year long relationship, this album helped me get through all of that and it will always have a special place in my heart
TIMESTAMPS (8:34) - Alone Again (12:40) - Too Late (16:39) - Hardest To Love (20:10) - Scared To Live (24:43) - Snowchild (28:48) - Escape From LA (34:40) - Heartless (37:56) - Faith
After Hours was to me the top album of 2020 and it wasn't even close. Yet, this album got zero Grammy nominations, which was a snub not just to The Weeknd, but every producer and engineer who absolutely killed it on this album. The production is pristine and The Weeknd always delivers with some of the best vocals in the industry. I love that you caught some of his more sci-fi references like Philip K. Dick and how you brought up Vangelis a lot. I believe The Weeknd is quite the sci-fi geek himself as he has a big attachment to synthesizers and the 80s sound. Faith is my favorite track off the album, and it's the perfect ender for your first reaction video here. The atmospheric ending with him singing over police sirens is the closest he's been to that really dark melancholic RnB Weeknd from his Trilogy era ever since he took on the new futuristic pop-driven Starboy persona. Faith is the perfect track in combining both his new and his old into one.
Hey man, I’m a 22 year old Dominican American dude in the south who works with kids all day and I absolutely love your videos. This one in particular brought so much comfort and relaxation. Thank you so much for your content, sir. I’m giving a description of myself so you can know it’s a real person with a real life getting a lot out of your content (just in case you need reassurance that your content is important to people) oh and I really like your new podcast
I am SO looking forward to you listening to the second half! After Hours (the song) is my favorite song on this album. I hope you are as blown away as I was. I also cant wait to see you do more Weeknd. I have a feeling you will really enjoy Kissland.
If you are looking for a desolate horror movie in an album form then 'Kissaland' (my personal favourite from him) will definitely be a great reaction video let alone experience. The songs are generally longer and much more layered as well, lyrically it has his best work bar 'After hours' I'd say.... Also man, your insight into the different sounds and rythms makes these videos infinitely more enjoyable! Loving your uploads a lot. Looking forward to many more!!
One of my favorite Music RUclipsrs, ive been following since the Bandana video and watching the growth of the channel and seeing your journey across the genres has been a privilege, cant wait till 100k!
I loved your unique reaction and take to this record! Notice how before the second half of Escape From LA starts (32:00) you can hear a phone ringing before he starts singing about his girl in the studio, and also just before the outro of Faith (41:15) you can hear an siren before he starts singing about ending up "in the back of a flashing car"! The production on this album is phenomenal and it's amazing to see you do it justice.
The thing people need to understand about you mr.mercurial is that ur ability with a range of genres is you can dissect an album and deconstruct it picking the bits that people with a mind full of music can only picture and that’s why you are a musical genius
You're in top form here #6. Really appreciate the immense effort you put into the listening and editing. You seemed to genuinely enjoy this one a lot too. Looking forward to part 2 :)
Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) had a great deal in producing the sounds on this album. He has a super varied sound across many electronic genres and composed the score for Uncut Gems more recently. Check out his work! Its amazing. Great reaction as always, can't wait for part 2.
Fantastic album, can’t wait for the rest of the reaction. Also The album description is a bit outdated so it doesn’t mention Save Your Tears as being one of the singles, but you’ll likely recognize it. Massive hit this year
Excited for part two, you are always phenomenal Mr. Mercurial. Please more Weeknd, no matter which direction you decide to go, although I will say Kiss Land is definitely his thriller album and Echoes of Silence has a, dare i say, better version of Dirty Diana.
i love this! by any chance can you listen to mac miller’s Faces?! it is an old project of his that recently just came out on all streaming platforms as well as on vinyl! i really do recommend it is a nice listen as well as a nice way to get into mac since i noticed that you haven’t covered him yet!
I guess the closes comparison to Thriller would be Beauty Behind the Madness, I'm sure plenty of music journalists probably called it 'The Weeknd's Thriller album.'
Really? I’d say it would be Starboy. That was his huge pop album. The biggest song from the album, the title track ‘starboy’ is comparable to thriller (song) for obvious reasons, ‘I feel it coming’ as the big r&b song (billie Jean), and maybe ‘false alarm’ as the equivalent of ‘beat it’ as the fast paced, high energy banger.
You have the greatest reaction channel. Keep up with this, I'm sure many people feel the way I do. Please consider reacting to Death Grips, I think they would match with your chaotic style and energy. You might also like that this band prefers to be listened without reading the lyrics :)
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This album holds a special place in my heart (as it does with many others) released just before we went into lockdown for the first time, with Abel creating an immersive experience through the world of After Hours acting as pure escapism from reality at the time. It's arguably his best body of work.
this album defines my lockdown escapism to a tee.
Couldn't agree more. It came out at the right time. Especially when spurs were playing so poorly or not playing at all and this album was one of the few things I found solace in.
His best to date.
Musically standing side by side with trilogy & kissland.
@@ngoctruongpaulnguyen6503 same
Crazy thing is his label urged him to not drop it amid the Coronavirus craze as music sales began declining, but he went against their wishes to stick to his word for the fans and was awarded with his most successful album yet!
Also, as for other albums by the Weeknd, Starboy and Beauty Behind the Madness are okay. Enormous hits on them. But Kiss Land is the one I'd love to see you react to. Atmosphere and sounds unlike anything else. A gem that never got the attention it deserved.
Mentioned Vangelis a few times here, Kissland is heavily inspired by Vangelis Blade runner OST
YEEEES , trilogy and kiss land his best albums
YES, BBTM and Starboy have tremendous highlights but are very inconsistent as albums. He was really in his bag on After Hours
Kissland is literally his worst album
@@josephrenteria9667 Are you a new fan? Lol
abel actually has a great cover of dirty diana as the opener to one of his earlier mixtapes, definitely worth a listen
Yes, I'll have to give it a listen!
@@mercurialno6 it's the opener of Echoes of Silence
@@mercurialno6 I highly recommend the whole project it's in. Echoes of Silence is the best part of Abel's Trilogy
@@mercurialno6 listen to the entirety of trilogy pleaseeee
I'm looking forward for that Echos Of Silence mixtape reaction after watching ALL 3 parts of After Hours =D
The new camera/camera angles are making the videos feel like full productions and are certainly separating you from the rest of the generic low effort reactors out there, keep it up 🙏 would love it you reacted to some Outkast maybe? Aquemini would be amazing
I just love how this album is massively influenced by UK sounds.
A lot of 2 Step, Jungle and DnB in that album and I LOVE IT !
Hardest To Love drums instantly reminded me of Chase & Status - End Credit
The Weeknd Is top 3 of our generation deny it all you can but it will go down that way.
After Hours was the first Album I ever Listen from The Weeknd, and godamn. I've been a fan for Months now, listened to his whole discography and never turned back. He already has an album ready to be released just couple months from now and I'm hyped.
Quick Sidenote, The Delux Version has extra 3 Songs! Nothing Compares, I miss You and Final Lullaby. which are one of my favourites From him.
Mann the same for me here , fam 🤞
Facts, same boys
The album comes out in 3 days !
@@SarahYasmineXO I legit can't wait anymore!!!😭😍🥳
5:07 vinyl record
8:31 Alone Again
12:40 Too Late
16:37 Hardest To Love
20:03 Scared To Live
24:41 Snowchild
28:47 Escape From LA
34:37 Heartless
37:54 Faith
XOTWOD
Didn't even listen to the two best songs on here smh
@@Sincewayback1997 don't agree but he uploaded more reactions with all the songs
Let him shake his fucking head until it falls off.
@@mercurialno6 the goat replied! Love the content man
this album released just before we went into lockdown and i was also going through a break up of a 2 year long relationship, this album helped me get through all of that and it will always have a special place in my heart
Exactly the same for me, your comment made me smile
TIMESTAMPS
(8:34) - Alone Again
(12:40) - Too Late
(16:39) - Hardest To Love
(20:10) - Scared To Live
(24:43) - Snowchild
(28:48) - Escape From LA
(34:40) - Heartless
(37:56) - Faith
Legend
Thank you!
Did he only listen to the first half of the album? Why??? Some of the best songs are on the 2nd half
@@Sinoops he usually does albums like this in 2 parts, he did the same thing with DONDA shortly after it dropped
@@Sinoops he does multiple part videos, second part is up now
This album sounds like what the people of the past thought the future would be like, and I love it.
Blade runner & 1984 vibes for sure. Phillip K Dick
After this album, you should do 808s and heartbreak by kanye. Such an amazing project
Or Graduation
This album shows that super mainstream pop can be truly artistic too
His is because he started as an alt god , so he brings bits and pieces over to his pop stuff .
I love how cinematic this album is. Deserves its own movie.
Been waiting for this one. After Hours (title track) was my most played song in 2020 by a substantial distance
BEST IN THE GAME! The Weeknd is also very good.
:-)
=D
Looking forward to part 2, this video was great as usual! Always a pleasure with your reactions
After Hours was to me the top album of 2020 and it wasn't even close. Yet, this album got zero Grammy nominations, which was a snub not just to The Weeknd, but every producer and engineer who absolutely killed it on this album. The production is pristine and The Weeknd always delivers with some of the best vocals in the industry. I love that you caught some of his more sci-fi references like Philip K. Dick and how you brought up Vangelis a lot. I believe The Weeknd is quite the sci-fi geek himself as he has a big attachment to synthesizers and the 80s sound.
Faith is my favorite track off the album, and it's the perfect ender for your first reaction video here. The atmospheric ending with him singing over police sirens is the closest he's been to that really dark melancholic RnB Weeknd from his Trilogy era ever since he took on the new futuristic pop-driven Starboy persona. Faith is the perfect track in combining both his new and his old into one.
Grammys are a sack load of bs at this point. Not even the Oscars are as out of touch.
i like that ur bringing back opening up the vinyl and showing us whats inside again
Hey man, I’m a 22 year old Dominican American dude in the south who works with kids all day and I absolutely love your videos. This one in particular brought so much comfort and relaxation. Thank you so much for your content, sir. I’m giving a description of myself so you can know it’s a real person with a real life getting a lot out of your content (just in case you need reassurance that your content is important to people) oh and I really like your new podcast
Thank you. :-)
I am SO looking forward to you listening to the second half! After Hours (the song) is my favorite song on this album. I hope you are as blown away as I was. I also cant wait to see you do more Weeknd. I have a feeling you will really enjoy Kissland.
If you are looking for a desolate horror movie in an album form then 'Kissaland' (my personal favourite from him) will definitely be a great reaction video let alone experience. The songs are generally longer and much more layered as well, lyrically it has his best work bar 'After hours' I'd say....
Also man, your insight into the different sounds and rythms makes these videos infinitely more enjoyable! Loving your uploads a lot. Looking forward to many more!!
So excited for part 2!
Another lovely video, amazing to see the progress of your setup and production
Keep doing everything you’re doing man, easily my favourite content on RUclips at the moment. Much love!
My favorite album of all time along with kiss land and the Wizrd by future 😇
KL!
Thank god for you, Mr. Mercurial. Whenever I watch one of these videos, I feel like I’m right there with you, lost in adoration of the music.
Been waiting for this!!!
Appreciate all the work you do and the stuff you're making for us to watch 🙂
Yasss! I love your Weeknd videos can't wait to see you continue through his discography
Hell yeah! Been looking forward to this ever since you name dropped After Hours on the podcast
One of my favorite Music RUclipsrs, ive been following since the Bandana video and watching the growth of the channel and seeing your journey across the genres has been a privilege, cant wait till 100k!
Finallyy, thankss, cant wait for pt2
I loved your unique reaction and take to this record! Notice how before the second half of Escape From LA starts (32:00) you can hear a phone ringing before he starts singing about his girl in the studio, and also just before the outro of Faith (41:15) you can hear an siren before he starts singing about ending up "in the back of a flashing car"! The production on this album is phenomenal and it's amazing to see you do it justice.
The thing people need to understand about you mr.mercurial is that ur ability with a range of genres is you can dissect an album and deconstruct it picking the bits that people with a mind full of music can only picture and that’s why you are a musical genius
I like that! :-)
I am so ready for this video. Much love
Great way to start the week off, thanks for the entertaining video as always.
it's such a pleasure watching ur vids man. thank you.
You're in top form here #6. Really appreciate the immense effort you put into the listening and editing. You seemed to genuinely enjoy this one a lot too. Looking forward to part 2 :)
He knows I been asking for this! Thank you!
why does this review look so cinematic the camera angles and stuff are so dope
loved the visuals man!!! on point
YES THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE !!!
Mate your reaction videos stand out so much from the rest. They are so well made and your actual reactions are so great
I cannot describe how happy I am right now. Thank you.
Been waiting for this
Man, I love this channel so much! I appreciate the effort you put into your videos!
Been waiting on this 🤟🏼
Fantastic video, loved it very much. Great job!!!
Thanks for this today! It's been a crazy 2 years, and I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel.
:-)
you absolutely need to do kissland. it’s just as expansive and a total alien of an album. very dissonant and daunting 👍🏽
amazing reaction as always
Thank you for uploading this
Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) had a great deal in producing the sounds on this album. He has a super varied sound across many electronic genres and composed the score for Uncut Gems more recently. Check out his work! Its amazing. Great reaction as always, can't wait for part 2.
I REMEMBER RECOMMENDING THIS SO MANY TIMES. THANK YOU
Fantastic album, can’t wait for the rest of the reaction. Also The album description is a bit outdated so it doesn’t mention Save Your Tears as being one of the singles, but you’ll likely recognize it. Massive hit this year
Brilliant. Thank you so much!
LETS GOO FAVORITE RUclipsR UPLOADED FAVORITE ALBUM
About time!!
Nice such a immersive experience of an album
The legend is back! 😎
"So I throw two thousand ones in the sky" best line of the song.
Excited for part two, you are always phenomenal Mr. Mercurial. Please more Weeknd, no matter which direction you decide to go, although I will say Kiss Land is definitely his thriller album and Echoes of Silence has a, dare i say, better version of Dirty Diana.
Was waiting for this one! I feel like you would like the melancholy of kissland next🟢⚫
amazing reaction 🔥
i love this! by any chance can you listen to mac miller’s Faces?! it is an old project of his that recently just came out on all streaming platforms as well as on vinyl! i really do recommend it is a nice listen as well as a nice way to get into mac since i noticed that you haven’t covered him yet!
Has he done Circles yet?
@@georgykrasnokutskiy9280 i don’t believe he has but i would love to see that reaction as well!
it’s great how you react like any producer would
You don’t understand how long I’ve waited for this
Fun fact: Repeat After Me (Interlude) was co written and produced by Tame Impala, and the start of the song features Kevin's distorted vocals
Love it!
thank you so much for this
He actually has a dirty diana cover from 2011 if you’re interested
Again, thank you for this Mr. Mercurial Number Six
sooooo close to 100k man
I can definitely say that we are in the "SHUT UP" Era of The Mercurial Number Six!😂😂
May your channel blow soon !!
I guess the closes comparison to Thriller would be Beauty Behind the Madness, I'm sure plenty of music journalists probably called it 'The Weeknd's Thriller album.'
Really? I’d say it would be Starboy. That was his huge pop album. The biggest song from the album, the title track ‘starboy’ is comparable to thriller (song) for obvious reasons, ‘I feel it coming’ as the big r&b song (billie Jean), and maybe ‘false alarm’ as the equivalent of ‘beat it’ as the fast paced, high energy banger.
Ahah great reaction !
I enjoyed your video 😁😎👌
Loving this new cinematic ratio
I can’t wait to see his reaction to the drop on alone again, that thing is like a meteor crashing down to earth
i love your style of review.
its like watching live commentary for a sports event
so close to 100k and then to 1 million babyy
Great work, don't stop.
Can’t wait to watch this
Now I can’t wait for part 2
im so happy rn, my weekend couldnt get any better!!!!!!!!!
we need part 2! broooo!
You have the greatest reaction channel. Keep up with this, I'm sure many people feel the way I do.
Please consider reacting to Death Grips, I think they would match with your chaotic style and energy. You might also like that this band prefers to be listened without reading the lyrics :)
best album of all time 10/10
Got yourself a new subscriber, great job chief.
Welcome.
FINALLY THIS IS GONNA BE ICONIC
them first snowchild lines always hit
I used to pray when i was 16 😭🔥
Ayy! Almost at 100k i see! Nice dude!
Mad ting my brudda🙌🏾💯
Another great reaction 💪🏽
was listening to a few tracks from this and kiss land before bed but dAAMN IM UP
another amazing video :)
Cheers. :-)
FINALLY ⁉️
After Showers 🕺
Would love to see the rest of trilogy (particularly Echoes of silence) and especially kiss land which is his best imo
My favorite new rnb album reviewed by my favorite reviewer!
this was amazing