It really made me question whether I even enjoyed his previous work or whether it was just better than the drivel that was produced in that genre at the time. Then in 2015 he ruined it… ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ was a pile of overproduced, edgy, trap garbage with the only distinguishable track being ‘Cant Feel My Face’. With songs like ‘Rolling Stone’ and ‘Wicked Games’, I thought this guy not only had the pipes of a superstar, but a really inventive R&B mind. His earlier work I found fresh and exciting, mixing this deep-burning aggression with decorative beats equating to track after track of greatly experimental R&B. Now The Weeknd as an artist I find very conflicting.
I’m a day late reviewing this track sure, but I still think it deserves reviewing since there are some interesting aspects I’d like to talk about here.
