Reacting To : House Of Balloons - The Weeknd

[@royfablooo2810]

The Album that changed R&B Forever in modern music.

[@PandaOwns]

I religiously listen to The Weeknd, all his albums. All the time. I just love how much he has evolved. The part where he said he needs confidence in himself and look at him now. I’m so proud.

[@xodanny2955]

And I hope you still listen

[@sublimechimp]

Look at him now making songs like Less Than Zero

[@alevvyboi_xo]

@@xodanny2955 rolling stones is just so unique I WORSHIP THAT SONG

[@arsimdreshaj9837]

@@xodanny2955i hope im differeeeeeeent 🎶😭

[@dakisha0186]

I worship him I will start war for this

[@Macktube]

I'm still obsessed with "The Knowing" 10 years later after I first heard it lol. I can't believe how great it is and I have my own interpretations on the meaning. Definitely my favorite Weeknd song ever

[@ticklemypickle8965]

Might as well share them

[@yaminum]

+1@@ticklemypickle8965

[@narutona2159]

It's obviously about his then girl cheating on him with Drake

[@Macktube]

@@narutona2159 Unless there's real proof that's just a fake rumor. Regardless it's a great song

[@thySilence01]

The knowing almost made me cry the first time listening to it 💀

[@cameronparish9181]

Masterpiece of a song

[@dinosaurgamer8791]

It is a fantastic song, and he's the king of both intro songs and outro songs imo

[@thekn0wing]

It’s ok to cry to it bro trust

[@xodanny2955]

its ok, I swear its okay..

[@jonathanmelake]

Same

[@alevvyboi_xo]

1:04 - High for This 4:54 - What you need 7:28 - HoB / Glass Table Girls 13:45 - The Morning 17:21 - Wicked Games 21:18 - The Party & The After Party 26:50 - Coming Down 30:41 - Loft Music 33:49 - The Knowing

[@jessebernal5271]

Gods work

[@TOKJayoffical]

What’s the point 💀

[@LedXBL]

@@TOKJayoffical😂

[@arsimdreshaj9837]

Howd u put that xo in ur name

[@alevvyboi_xo]

@@arsimdreshaj9837 your youtube channel has a normal name and an alias. i just put the ﾒ𝟶 as my alias :)

[@hedden93]

Made me sad that Coming Down was your least favorite track. It's such a grower. Such a fantastic, atmospheric song. One of his most underrated songs imo

[@daniel_t_24]

My favorite song of his right behind Out of Time and Less Than Zero

[@sonomikael]

she says It grew on her in the description:)

[@ItsSVO]

If you’ve ever listened to it on a comedown you’ll changed your opinion haha.

[@hexaram]

Ur so real

[@campchris9752]

Very repetitive

[@MrRagston]

"Sounds like I'm in a nightmare, but in a cool way.... 😐" Ya know, that's a REALLY good way of describing Weeknd's early music

[@zainxo3462]

When you said High For This talks to the listener you got me punching the air. That is exactly what's happening there. So glad there are people like you who can grasp the double entendres at first listen. Kudos girl

[@fredbong]

I started clapping towards the screen as soon as she said that

[@prestoncicc5862]

22:35 I love how fast she caught the samples. The party and the after party is how I got into beach house🤌🏼

[@neabby]

HoB is without a doubt my favorite The Weeknd release. It's truly a musical piece of art! 🖼

[@alexgoesinsanee]

imo every one of his albums is a musical piece of art but in their own way

[@ivishnuwu2195]

@@alexgoesinsanee Highly agree He got everything you want with him

[@julianschroder4304]

What about Echos of Silence

[@lanfu3980]

he was 21 best debut artist imo

[@blackspring3207]

*20

[@awethailu1011]

He used to throw parties in his house and the only decorations were some cheap balloons, hence the title. This is a happy house 🏡🎈

[@JonathanGonzalez-ty4vh]

I know “twenty eight” wasn’t included in the original house of balloons tape but it was released later on. Each tape has an additional song to them. House of balloons has “twenty eight”, Thursday has “Valerie” , and echoes of silence has “til dawn (here comes the sun)” I would love for you to check those out any way you can and see your reaction. Great video!!!! I’m reliving this experience through them!

[@Itsgelaw]

Twenty eight is one of my favourites. Soo good

[@asherm4767]

Valerie is such a mood

[@Shemzinho]

It’s startling to think he was only 20 when carving out this masterpiece

[@alpha_spartan538]

The origanl mix tapes and even going into kissland , Able brings out such dark tones and an addictive sound that truly grips you and never let go. I love seeing people explore deeper into the meanings of the song!

[@t12433]

Definitely the correct choice in listening to the original mixes, but don't miss the bonus song in each mixtape on Trilogy

[@-ameera-9103]

Is there much of a difference between original and trilogy mixes? Ive never compared them

[@dgs1017]

@@-ameera-9103 just a little bit but nothing major

[@valentinoguerrero3784]

Og wicked games and og HoB sounds like trash, the triology version of only those 2 songs are better in triology

[@oculism5158]

it depends on the mix. for hob i'd go like this High for This: Trilogy What you Need: Original HOB/GTG: leaning towards trilogy The Morning: Original Wicked Games: Trilogy TP&TAP: they're mostly the same, but the original sounds a bit more raw Coming Down: Original Loft Music: Trilogy The Knowing: doesn't matter which

[@blackspring3207]

​@@oculism5158originals all the way

[@pabitramatia2739]

yo the queen is back

[@skimaskwithnomask]

lol i thought this said black

[@gabagooloverhere6647]

For me it's a 10 and his best album. I rarely give albums a 10 seeing as it's going in the same bracket of enjoyment as Songs in the key of life, Abbey Road What's Going On etc. This for me is a modern classic and created a whole genre. The influence of this one album is insane.

[@arielchong1390]

So glad to have found another person listening to the oldies of Abel, always fun to see those reactions, hope you enjoy your run on his discography

[@griffithonyt]

To this day The Knowing is my favorite song of his. It is the perfect first glimpse into the insecurity and fragility underneath all the macho-ness. Feels like a prelude to Tears in the Rain

[@farhaanmunir8630]

the way you caught every sample made me so happy, just wait till you actually listens to the weeknds heaven or las vegas

[@-ameera-9103]

Is it sampled?

[@mnasty5027]

Every now and then when the sky goes dark I like to change my mood and listen to the weekend. His music itself creates a night love type of vibe in my space.

[@josaywhat]

House of Balloons (mixtape) and After Hours are hands down my favs of all time not just Weeknd albums

[@rk-fo1sd]

SAMEE

[@jerm_]

wicked games was definitely a radio hit I remember it being played all the time

[@wynnxo]

Wicked games was on the radio once???

[@jerm_]

@@wynnxo they played it all the time

[@balabushkabandit2663]

I honestly love your weeknd reactions. Keep em coming please 😊

[@amaaan.05]

1:04 high for this 4:55 what you need 7:29 house of balloons 13:46 the morning 17:21 wicked games 21:19 the party and the after party 26:51 coming down 😫 30:41 loft music 33:49 the knowing 🥲 XO ❤

[@Omar-wv9rm]

coming down 🙃😩

[@Prodbyjah464]

The knowing 😭

[@yunus8568]

I feel it coming 😫

[@Candycloud_19]

The morning ❤

[@kevinelmendez]

Im so glad you recognized the Siouxie sample ♥️♥️ that’s the reason why I became fan of The Weeknd in 2011 😂❤

[@brayanvillanueva7527]

13:26 I love how you mentioned Lana del Rey knowing that Abel and Lana had actually been supporting each other since the very beginning of both of their careers.

[@ramenenjoyer5431]

That clip when The Weeknd says “You don’t know what’s in store but I know where you’re here for” with Joey stylez is one of my favorite clips fr 😭 It’s just crazy he said Joey was gonna blow up but little did Abel know it was gonna be him

[@frenchvanilla343]

You calling every track a 10 at 16:50 before even getting to Wicked Games makes me really excited to see your reaction to it lol

[@bastig333]

Yea and you got what you expected 😂

[@alfzai.recond]

23:05 that smile 🤣🤣🤣 you blushin huh

[@m4demxoiselles]

😂 21:41 killed me too

[@ThomasCapozzi666]

This album is 10/10

[@stephisshort]

thank you so much for posting this - as a devoted Weeknd fan, I loveeeee seeing people's reactions for the first time to his music. Your commentary and takes are exactly my thoughts as well! Thanks again for giving this mixtape a try 😊

[@xodanny2955]

yall dont make her listen to the original versions only especially for the rest of trilogy. one main reason is because she missed TWENTY EIGHT from this section of the trilogy.,...

[@Joey-dt2tz]

when this first dropped it was unreal. nobody knew who he was or what he looked like. there was 0 marketing and he 100% blew up based on word of mouth alone. it was just dropped on the internet and ppl made their way to it. he actually had a retail clerk job and would go into work hearing ppl talk abt his music but nobody knew it was him. also u made the right call listening to the originals version! the trilogy version has an extra 10th track for each mixtape and theyre all actually really good imo so if u feel like making a video on that after u finish thursday and EOS i’m here for it

[@matthieucusters8769]

Love the appreciation for Abel’s older, darker music. Amazing video

[@matthieucusters8769]

Btw, Thursday, Echoes of Silence, and Kiss land are worth a listen!

[@joelgutz0180]

Be sure to play the bonus track for each tape! People have had first listen’s and do them separately from the project or just include them like they’re the closers

[@AugmentedGravity]

Wicked Games has that same vibe that only a few very special songs have, including Call Out My Name. Those songs are to cry for. Every single fucking time.

[@alexandrebriard9175]

Ayyyy she is back! Nice reaction also don’t stop reacting to the lyrics it’s a very important part of the reaction especially for songs as deep as the ones from Trilogy! Keep up the good work!

[@AugmentedGravity]

One of the most influential albums/mixtapes/EP’s/releases of our time period.

[@ThomasCapozzi666]

I’m addicted to The Knowing

[@sebastiandiaz1836]

The morning is like perfection. I’ve never heard a song as perfect. I wish I could listen to it for the first time again

[@kevinelmendez]

Coming Down is SOOO goooood I can’t 😭♥️♥️

[@benjadamon]

The Knowing is still one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard.

[@FemaleAlpha96]

Your music knowledge is amazing! I have been listening to his albums since 2011. The Knowing is one of my favs and i dont know about the Cherry-coloured Funk sample. So Thank You. Amazing! btw one of his song is called Heaven Or Las Vegas.

[@vladmihai_]

Probably my favorite mixtape/album of all time. Really enjoyed this video and your commentary! I enjoy watching people on KZbin listen to Trilogy for the first time. It never gets old, seems like it's become a whole subgenre of reaction/listen-along videos.

[@xodanny2955]

glad you came back around for what you need. thats the first song I ever listened from him

[@FainaruFarewell]

You're a good critic!. I like how you allow space when listening to the songs.

[@fullyflared554]

Your read on the album is spot on it's obvious you're passionate and truly understand music. Keep this shit rolling!

[@craigt8432]

So glad you liked HoB. It’s my favorite project of any artist I’ve listened. It takes you to a place that is so indescribable and darkly beautiful. Also you’re really pretty, keep up the great content!

[@jxckreid]

coming down is easily my favorite now because it just gets more addicting every time, it’s insane it really begins to make you crave it and experience the come down

[@wubranch1]

“WTF? Why isn’t this guy a massive star?” Exactly! I downloaded this mixtape before any of my friends knew of him, and they all looked at me like they were listening to an alien language when I played it for them. I didn’t get why he didn’t immediately explode, but darkness doesn’t speak to everyone.

[@angelmichaelmezamedrano1776]

All your fans just wanna know, how tall are you?

[@sumsumsumin]

some classics like twenty eight and valerie will be missed out if you listen to the original version of the albums. And trust me, you wouldn’t wanna miss those songs

[@fleuretty]

It's refreshing to see not an overreacted reaction lol XO

[@sebassbigdogg5009]

amazing reaction, it’s good to watch someone who knows all of the samples!

[@homeropargas3836]

This song has given me so many memories. Good and bad. Thats what i think about his music is that it makes you feel different almost every other listen. Such a great artist to put symbolic narratives in his albums.

[@TrafalgarEnthusiast]

YAYYYY! Ive been waiting for you to get to this one for a while

[@lahey5826]

Coming down is a masterpiece….

[@niacer]

cannot wait for thursday and echoes of silence

[@naonao77090]

I geeked hard out on this album when it fist dropped because of how the music perfectly matches the themes in the songs and the whole album kinda has a story line it follows. idk if it was all intentional or not but you can read pretty deep into this one. you nailed it

[@scopeworth7781]

The fact that you caught every sample 😮

[@maxcarran]

You gotta listen to the bonus tracks along with these mixtapes

[@cristixo8027]

You need to check the bonus track for each mixtape too

[@nicoleford4819]

I feel the same way when artists I love sample other artists I love

[@AugmentedGravity]

21:51 put it out there girllll

[@mouadboughanmi3124]

I enjoyed listening to the tracks with you, don't take too long for Thursday

[@phaze3247]

This video is so good I’m saving it for when I get home

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

The Knowing is my favorite Weeknd song. It has so much raw emotion, the beat, the way he sings, it is a absolute masterpiece. BTW, Thursday is even better than House of Balloons.

[@jonathanjimison4703]

No it isn't 💀

[@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj]

@@jonathanjimison4703 Yes it is. It has been scientifically proven by Harvard scholars in a lab in Oxford.

[@iiiiiiiiiilililli]

Bro is off a perc

[@nicoleofficial8216]

I can’t explain how much I love this album

[@TheOuttaPocketVarietyShow]

You gotta keep in context that this came out in 2011-2012. Weeknd, Frank Ocean and Miguel each were putting out mixtapes or albums that were so unlike what else was happening in R&B at that time. But Weeknd stuck out in his way because at the time, he was known as Drake's hometown homie with the great voice, but he pretty quickly became his own brand as Wicked Games blew up. Now that we're in 2023, the mixtapes that made up Trilogy sound dated sonically. So I try to help reactors keep in mind that you have to listen to music from this era from the context of the time period and how groundbreaking it was.

[@piocelsan5209]

I really appreciate how your reactions/reviews are being said while the songs are playing, and not pausing the songs every single time. Found it really great to listen to 😄

[@Doms510]

Don’t forget to check the bonus tracks from Trilogy

[@calgcfc1]

I can tell you this is a very good listening experience high too. I don’t think I would have discovered this album otherwise

[@dSergies]

XOTWOD

[@coming_up_roses]

omg i love that you noticed the siouxsie sample, happy house is such a good song!!!!!!

[@fr3shramengaming]

What makes the HOB even better are the artwork for the songs. So mysterious. xoxxxoooxo

[@calvin8370]

I’m so jealous of you for getting to listen to this for the first time.

[@bastig333]

Had the experience too a few months ago and it's a really great feeling man

[@chancebrown106]

I really enjoy your overall assessment, delivery and attention to details: “if I’m looking down, it’s because I’m reading lyrics” reading lyrics is a lost art with music reactions, among many other nuanced things you are doing! Subscribed.. for now! 😎😂😂

[@lincolncurtis1725]

The production on the morning, partu and the after party, and loft music are reallyyyytyyy something

[@act8065]

Coming Down is so great... still listen to that track daily. I love that you got lost in The Morning, that is what made him so great right from the get go.

[@josequinones2251]

The original mixtapes doesn't include the bonus. Twenty eight is goated

[@OldTechMemories.mp3]

Finally I've been waiting for this!

[@drizzynando1770]

I absolutely love you for knowing the Cocteau twins sample

[@negativelm1079]

You gotta listen to the bonus tracks that were added on trilogy (the remaster compilation of the 3 mixtapes). There’s 3 bonus tracks, each is after the 9th track of each mixtape. They are so good they might as well have been on the originals. Sidenote, the difference between the remastered versions and the original tracks aren’t as big as you might imagine, there are the few big changes here and there but overall the remaster carried over a lot of the samples.

[@Shouja198]

For the number of times you mentioned enjoying having the songs unsettle you, which is something is didn’t notice from them but realized after hearing you mention it that is probably why I love the whole album so much, I would recommend listening to Avith Ortega(inspired by Akira Yamaoka‘s silent hill soundtracks) not necessarily video material but the unsettling calm in most of the songs is something I can’t get enough of. My fave song is Always a bright side, and I love the album Trail to the Past. Fair warning they are all ambient music

[@anthoniogolding9004]

I don’t usually comment on videos but, I love the way you break down H.O.B. I could literally listen to you about albums for hours. Amazing reaction

[@blvdangel2911]

Been waiting for a month for this love the reaction ❤

[@sulisamiri4210]

The whole album is a masterpiece, but coming down is my number 1!

[@angie-jo1mn]

💯💯

[@NoDudeth]

to me the most crazy thing is he made this shit in 2011. And almost 12 yrs later i never get tired of listened

[@pxsycho]

For me personally i recommend that you listen to Thursday on the remastered version, plus you should listen to twenty eight because it’s a bonus track for House of Balloons

[@jordanl6620]

34:20 Heaven or Las Vegas is also the name of a song on the next mixtape Thursday

[@brayanvillanueva7527]

I also appreciate Abel when talking about tall girls in his songs because after several years, he dated Bella Hadid. He is a man of his word!!

[@nidheeshyadavalli4210]

"update: coming down grew on me" girl I saw this coming

[@blvdangel2911]

Love the reaction XOTWOD

[@GIRTHYANDITCURVES]

In your free time it’s a real fucking treat to get high to this 🌚

[@Mohammad-rw6no]

The knowing is one the best songs ever

[@JonSnow-fj1wc]

This is actually one of the better reactions I’ve seen in a while👍👍

[@odysseus2k1]

can't wait for 'trilogy'👀 btw, try travis scott's 'astroworld' as well.

[@jaddi.]

21:50 🤣🤣

[@cronosguille]

seeing her videos and looking at her ig, shes like two diff persons hahaha, she looks so focus and serious reacting to the songs, so interesting, love it