Starboy - The Rebirth of The Weeknd

[@yohanalucard1168]

The Weeknd has one of the most flawless discography and people will not appreciate him enough till it's too late.

[@waxcrazy9098]

Too late

[@adamgarcia_mma]

It's way too late

[@OmbesaMhatu]

people appreciate him cmon

[@死肉]

this was me with daft punk

[@Av0cadoToast]

idk what ur talking about, he’s easily one of the biggest singers on the planet, and is absolutely appreciated

[@lylesrevenge]

It’s crazy how Starboy still holds up to this day. It’s not a perfect album but definitely the building blocks for what would be After Hours

[@michaelstrickland1849]

Kissland is the building blocks that would become After Hours, not StarBoy.

[@yvldusty]

@@michaelstrickland1849 wrong, kissland is the building blocks for the dawn

[@vyomkankeshwar3044]

i personally think After Hours is a perfect 10/10 album

[@jamalfuego]

@@yvldusty wrong!!!!!!! the dawn is the building block for house of balloons!

[@Mucblaster24]

@@jamalfuego wrong again, The Dawn is the building blocks for The Noise EP

[@Hamzethegoat]

It’s a certified classic album people’s biggest critique is it’s “pop” even tho the album is more hip hop, disco n R&B influence. Also news flash he is a pop star

[@user-jt3yi6cz6e]

Bro I read "Certified hood classic" 🤦🏽‍♂️😂

[@mohahmed4304]

Not because it’s pop after hours is pretty much a synth pop album but the problem with albums like BBTM and Starboy is they lack cohesion and some of the tracks on BBTM and Starboy were just filler and shouldn’t have been on those records and made those albums sound more like mixtapes than actual studio LPS

[@707outxo3]

@@mohahmed4304 i disagree i think BBTM is a 10 and his 5th best under dawn FM and the mixtapes and starboy is a 9 tied with AH

[@haadyabdul1683]

Yeah, at this point idk what the difference is. Its not extremely pop, its kinda like in the middle and his overall style was similar too. People nowadays just assume that more mainstream=worse art, even though that’s completely false! BBTM and Starboy are legendary albums you can’t tell me otherwise.

[@ejodh0826]

Idk I didn’t like a few of the tracks on it. There’s maybe 10 or 11 tracks (out of 18) that are great and replayable but the rest is just annoying filler to me. If the tracklist was cut down a bit I’d like it more

[@vyomkankeshwar3044]

starboy is fucking amazing, but After Hours took it to a whole new level. I think it's the deepest and darkest album he's made, and it's the only album ever made that I personally find to be a perfect 10/10.

[@santos4566]

Nah man check out Echoes of Silence or Thursday, shit gets crazy dark

[@vyomkankeshwar3044]

@@santos4566 I’ll check them out. I’ve slowly been listening to his older music and I’m loving it it

[@antoniodanielli86]

@@santos4566 Especially Echoes of Silence ( the song ) I never felt this lonely listening to The Weeknd

[@john.garcia240]

After hours is no where near his darkest album

[@Prodbyjah464]

@@john.garcia240 wouldn’t say nowhere near but I’d say it’s close to kissland and trilogy in terms of darkness

[@GreenEyesVids]

The Weekend is slowly but surely moving into legendary territory. His music will be timeless

[@The_Abelist]

You just referenced his new album without even realizing

[@nayno1249]

11:20 Ordinary Life does represent The Weeknd's death in a literal sense, but retrospectively I think it symbolizes how he feels about love. "Everybody said it would hurt in the end" can resemble the heartbreak that comes at the end of a relationship, which is typically his reason for avoiding them; "but I feel nothing" represents the numbness he's developed as a result of his lifestyle, showing that not even a broken heart is enough to make him feel. I believe the song's overarching theme is being too far gone for love, "Paid for the life that I chose, if I could I'd trade it all, trade it for a halo" shows that he's sacrificed the ability to love in order to achieve the success and fame he's always deserved. "She said that she'll pray for me, I said 'it's too late for me,' 'cause I think it's safe to say this ain't ordinary life" shows that someone is trying to bring him closer to a divine power (love), but he's so immersed in his own lifestyle to the point where he genuinely believes he's unable to love at all. After this song, we really see a shift in the album in that he manages to find himself capable of loving someone else in a way he never thought possible. I really think Ordinary Life is The Weeknd's most underrated song, and I hope you see this even though two years have passed!

[@dkvitaleme]

Ordinary Life...is my favorite Weeknd song of all time. So underrated just like Faith from After Hours.

[@sherkhead9638]

Still listen to ordinary life till this day!!

[@TheTaylw1]

This was the first album that REALLY got me into The Weeknd. I had heard a few hit singles from Beauty on the radio and was interested. Once the self titled track Starboy came out, I was hooked! Been a huge fan of his music ever since then! Super excited for his upcoming record! Really love these mini documentaries as well. Very professional! Keep them coming! You should do one on My Dear Melancholy! In my opinion that is a very underrated body of work from Abel even though it's only 6 tracks..

[@michaelmentality]

I’ve been a fan since Trilogy

[@Slimpicckens_Studios]

One of my favorite albums of all time!

[@ntc8dno678]

yep..i started his intrest in abel when erned it got out xo till we overdoes

[@carlaranzaso6836]

5 years later Starboy is everything a Pop album should be, full of danceable tracks (Starboy, Secrets, A Lonely Night) and slow jams (Die For You, I Feel it Coming, Attention). Pays tribute to Michael Jackson and throwback pop/Disco. Each song telling a story (love, fear, paranoia). Starboy in my eyes is a classic Weeknd album💯

[@honeymarku5]

Starboy was just a different era! You had be there, Starboy is flawed but was a hell of an experience.

[@yungbrxkenshire9162]

A great point of time

[@archstingray4326]

Thank you so much for making this video. People really forget why Starboy is such a good album. I love Starboy and it’s my favorite album from all of them. It just sounds so unique and amazing. It has the best songs I’ve ever heard in my life lol. The way u described the story behind it really shows to prove that these “real” xo fans gotta stop defying who The Weeknd is when Abel is the one who defies himself and that’s what he did with Starboy. It was a rebirth like u said and it really does have a story. I like listening to Starboy because it makes me happy it makes me feel good. I also love the love tracks that it has. Cause even tho u have it all and are a Starboy, you can still fall in love with someone and wanna die for them. It really shows who The Weeknd is and how much his life has changed. Obviously things went downhill for him and we got the next 2 albums. But even with Starboy he tells a lot about himself. A real XO would love Starboy and understand the truth behind it and understand that The Weeknd is not just a sad heart broken singer. He’s one of the greatest artists to ever exists and he made his way up to even become a Starboy. Thank you for this video lol

[@Vialzone]

Preach Homie

[@athrvsharma2298]

starboy is where I started this weekend journey and it has been phenomenal

[@dez-m]

Starboy and Kissland don't get the live they truly deserve!!! Thank you for making these videos!

[@veerhiranandani3322]

Man i just love reminder. I've listened to that song 168 times according to my Spotify stats 😂

[@PathWayZZZ]

Even to this day its still a banger Reminder is Goated honestly

[@aarondunkley2528]

great vid man I like to think of his albums as independent personalities. He's even said himself he redefines his character for each project and obv starts this one by killing is older self, quite a bold statement. Id argue the abel we see in later projects isnt the same abel from this project. I like to think the character he makes for each project is a semi reflection of himself at that point in his life, but ultimately theyre all meant to be different personas.

[@mintrommovies]

Yeah that’s a really interesting take. His albums really do feel like movies, in the sense that Weeknd is the director and lead star but the characters are in different contexts each time

[@kickudown6712]

I will preface this by saying in no way is this meant to come off as trying to imply I have fame in any sense. But watching his videos my mouth is on the floor seeing have a theme track between his life and my life experiences (in different social environments and different career industries). The parallels are creepily uncanny. The point being I am technically the same person I was then. But in every meaningful way I’m completely different. Same could apply to him

[@prod.abdxrim_xo401]

Please do the mixtapes "HOB" and "Thursday" , "Echoes of silence"

[@mintrommovies]

One day soon…

[@rakeshchettri9956]

@@mintrommovies have you done a video on beauty behind the madness

[@tobiaschovanec7516]

Great video, Im a fanboy of Starboy myself, Its the album that got me into Abel and is my most listened album and I love your thoughts and ideas on what the album is about. Even if it is hated for some reason I still love it. XO

[@CritikalJari]

ngl I always thought Lana would be the perfect collab, Weeknd is the guy lana constantly talks about in her music and vice versa, was really cool to see it happen the way it did in starboy. All that aside the way Future comes in on All I Know is such a great musical moment, also its neat to see someone else appriciating this record.

[@GeorgetheGreat]

Would love a collab album

[@ynelypelez5979]

@@GeorgetheGreat Yas

[@stupid2197]

whenever daft punk collaborates with someone you know it's gonna be a hit. starboy is insane

[@dylang8082]

ORDINARY LIFE HAS TO BE A TOP 5 IN MY FAVORITE SONGS OFF THIS ALBUM...

[@ivanterrero3646]

So many memories with this album and the songs. Another video well made

[@ThePopcornPodcast]

Man what a video! Thank you Seamus. You basically rounded up everything I love about this album. It's easily one of my all-time favourites. There is not one song on Starboy that I'd consider weak and although they're all quite different from each other, there's a really interesting sense of thematic connectedness that you just rarely see with albums today. I can remember the exact day it dropped and hearing it for the first time like it was yesterday. It was on Black Friday almost five years ago in the London, so the timing of this video is kinda perfect! Man, I've got so many memories from this album aaaahhh! Thank you for triggering the nostalgia!

[@mintrommovies]

Wow that’s awesome man so happy the vid connected with you like that

[@PoWR_CJ]

the way you piece his genius together is great

[@mahdiblake8179]

starboy is my favourite weeknd LP.

[@AndresPerez-rg4xk]

This whole album was a VIBE this Abel was definitely needed for the time we were in in 2016!

[@adrianborja8261]

I love starboy so much, I'm so hyped when this album came and became a fan of the weeknd, some critics said it's too pop but idc because this is a masterpiece. I hope u can deep dive next into My Dear Melancholy. great video 🔥

[@flaminkoyuh]

definitely my favorite weeknd album

[@CudiFan224]

Me too The Weeknd is my second fav artist of all time and Both Kiss Land and Starboy are my top favs for him and the amount of talent in only just how he’s telling story within them is inspiring

[@GeorgetheGreat]

Whose number 1, don’t you dare say Frank ocean lol

[@sentiasatransformasi]

starboy is still the best album the weeknd has realeased. until today i never get tired of the songs from this evergreen album

[@deepaksinghxo]

Oh man, I forgot how many stellar tracks this album has just because I don't visit it 'cause it's a pop album. 💫💙

[@lev444rr]

it ain't pop its R&B/Soul

[@deepaksinghxo]

@@lev444rr that's what Abel belongs to but Starboy was not RnB it was an upbeat pop album and that's why alot of people don't like it 'cause it's not the Abel's genre

[@RenTheMighty]

No thats still R&B, maybe its a personal thing for you?

[@deepaksinghxo]

@@RenTheMighty nah it's not a personal thing, that album is in and out a pop album from production to lyrics wiring, nobody can deny on it but maybe people have a perception of his music just being RnB or they think black people's music fall in RnB genre that's why they think it's a RnB album but it's totally not a RnB, Abel himself has stated in interview that it's a pop album ahead of the time it was released.

[@tropical9913]

@@deepaksinghxo Bruh it was filled with R&B/Soul records as well, and I agree it's a little more pop. But songs like Starboy, Party Monster, Reminder, True Colors, Sidewalks, Six Feet Under, Attention, All I Know, I Feel It Coming are all R&B records.

[@XayTheHuman]

I love this guy i found one of his videos and been watching all day

[@joshmora4325]

absolutely love every vid you have made on the weeknd

[@subhodeeeep]

The video is made so beautifully that I've watched it thrice in 5 days

[@zahosgkiouremos5634]

Thank you for the video , you did amazing work . Btw my favourite weeknd album

[@babybalulu99]

reminder is also one of the songs in the album that impacted me the most... the lyrics are just so wild

[@Smokiibravado]

I’ve been listening to it a lot this week for some reason something brought me back

[@thisisthendgame]

Honestly even tho Starboy is one of my least favorite projects by The Weeknd this video has given me a deeper understanding and a better appreciation for it. Great job.

[@TruHeru]

“and I feel like coming”

[@sahordebbarma9059]

Afterhours will age like fine wine. People will gradually understand the music and it’s meaning after few years

[@wesongfr]

Great video man, keep up the good work

[@DailinyCastro]

Literally my favorite album by him… every song hits🔥🔥 almost every song he releases is 🔥 from features to remixes he always brings his own spice to it 🥰💕

[@finema8355]

MINTROM UPLOADED LETSSS GOOO!!!

[@playaplays57]

Now we just need Beauty Behind The Madness to complete the series for now

[@Xoxooxoxoxooxoxo]

I've been a big fan for 8 years now, but your videos made me find even more appreciation for this music. Thank you for that! XOTWOD

[@Osei_Bean_8ryant]

If weekend was a rapper "beauty" was his "Tha Carter", Starboy was his "Carter II"

[@sathwiksharma353]

Such a good video, i just hope that you make videos like this on MDM and trilogy and beauty behind the madness

[@slayz7137]

Im glad I could appreciate the Weeknd in his time my only regret is I didnt listen to his music sooner but theres a lot more to come

[@melissaanthonyxb2730]

Starboy was the first album I listened to too! I fricking love it to this day

[@yung_j1146]

Amazing video brother

[@marta9676]

Please do a video like this for all his albums 🙏🏼

[@FinGunn]

This is a criminally under-rated channel!! Great video as always, deserves far more views and success than it’s getting. This is a perspective on this album, and Abel as a whole, that more people need to see

[@erikcubias]

Love ur videos on explaining albums. And Abel’s my fav artist too so yea. Starboy turns 5 next week

[@ilovecherryberry]

thank u for this

[@sofiamontano7328]

this is such a great video!

[@salify]

Banging video bro thank u so much for making it, made me look at the album in a different way.

[@findetnemu6197]

this is a fabulous video, thank you for sharing your experience with abel's starboy

[@gillianmccabe2496]

Thus vid is great, worth the wait

[@reeroow]

it’s crazy how i only listened to this album a few months back and only realised then this album was fire. No skip tracks at all. And albums without skips are hard to come by these days. 🔥

[@allapple5075]

Need a video like this for Beauty Behind The Madness 🙏🏽

[@d.a.k.s.h3240]

Im a new Weeknd fan.. but man, he is mysterious as hell.🥶

[@phanthom7759]

Nah there was a time where we didn't even know what he looked like Lol.

[@soroushtayebi4196]

Incredible analysis, I would say the second best storytelling in his discography after "After Hours".

[@darthmisogyny3828]

Underrated Overhated

[@darrel6724]

Love this album and your channel

[@thegreatone5984]

Mmm yes the detailed vids I love this stuff

[@SPICYHOTNEWS]

Thanks for making this video sir!

[@es0227]

The dawn is coming, he might still comeback and improve his life!

[@frostrail66]

Thats one of the best videos ive seen

[@hamzehmobarak738]

great video man, keep it up

[@jamesi5901]

you dont miss bro, great vid

[@Anon-ee6ir]

My man didn't talk about true Colors and attention 😭

[@shakaj1525]

True Colors is a gem.

[@ethannasution1214]

You need to do a video like this own beauty behind the madness

[@warriorxman3764]

Great explanation bud , nice visuals 🔥

[@coastercraziness]

Such an underrated album by XO fans. So many bangers. Even if it’s not cinematic or as greatly produced as some of his other albums, it’s still a really fun album with some great songs (also some weak songs but not many of them)

[@dez-m]

The production is nuts in some songs!!!

[@coastercraziness]

@@dez-m it really is! All I Know, Secrets, Die For You, Reminder, Party Monster, Six Feet Under, and Ordinary Life all on the same album plus a bunch of other tracks with great production

[@CudiFan224]

Another Amazing video

[@yxngsxnloopkitssamplepacks7961]

love your videos man!

[@yln5825]

False alarm is just so energetic dude

[@pranjalmishra5087]

man luv ur videos !!!!!!

[@EstNasx]

This videos made me wanna listen to this album all over again lol

[@aname206]

fantastic video. bravo my friend.

[@Pvlogs22]

Great video bro

[@e.j9706]

I love the way you analyse his music

[@christopherpease8998]

Well put my man !👏 👏

[@blossflopp552]

the day u explain all the three of his mixtapes is the day i'll have inner peace

[@masterproductions1179]

starboy is a love story

[@ameenghosheh1126]

I love your content, especially Abel stuff. Id love to hear ur opinion about the whole MDM ep

[@j.m.4406]

You did a great job!

[@gabrielgerhard8002]

XO fans need to put some respect on this album and realise its one of Able's best work.

[@gabrielgerhard8002]

Every single song is memorable and is repeat central. Straight bangers from start to end.

[@theempressm3633]

Very well put together.

[@thisfeatureisstupidxo]

Great video ! XO

[@WilliamFuckingButcher]

YZN

[@SMDH.2204]

I don't listen to many albums beginning to end. But I listened to every single song on this album

[@Axkarshan]

perfection embodied 🤌🏻

[@nukekahapola7220]

What a vid!!!!

[@zzarco]

Love this video, i was looking for a person to explain the whole after hours album + all the other songs he has made till today, supposely its the same character i mean ( La Fama, One right Now, Take my Breath) these other songs that have the same character

[@moturan5803]

Thank you for appreciating starboy! Been here since thursday and ill tell you people nor understand starboy neither give the credit it deserves.

[@captaincanaveral]

Hi! I’m new to the channel, this is awesome, Hopefully we get to see your take on each of the Trilogy mixtapes, BBTM and MDM too ✌️

[@richardkinier]

MDM next my guy , also great analysis

[@Muzmammal]

One of my fav albums EVER

[@jighoofficial]

Great video

[@hammadsheikh1998]

Goated album