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Abel Tesfaye, aka the Weeknd, released three free mixtapes, aka albums, in 2011. Trilogy compiles them with remastered sound and adds three new songs. Supported by fellow Toronto native Drake, Tesfaye surfaced that March with House of Balloons, an impressive debut that merged his paradoxical approach -- sweet voice, poisonous words -- with gloomy but entrancing productions, most of which were provided by Illangelo and Doc McKinney. The duo produced the entirety of Thursday, released that August. It offered minor variations on the debut's themes of getting laid and high through plodding, thudding scenes of bleak malevolence. Anyone not magnetized to extended periods of intense wallowing and/or chemically-induced lethargy -- or the idea of experiencing either one of the two states -- could discern that Tesfaye could have used an editor. And then, in December, just after Drake released Take Care, an album featuring a handful of Tesfaye collaborations, Echoes of Silence completed the Weeknd trilogy in an equally excessive fashion. Emboldened by critical acclaim and an enthusiastic fan base, Tesfaye led the set, produced mostly by Illangelo, with a cover of "Dirty Diana," Michael Jackson's unintentionally comical groupie nightmare. Tesfaye not only matched the original's intensity but went so over the top with it that the top was no longer visible. He also continued to find slightly different, occasionally peculiar ways of expressing unapologetically sordid feelings about drugs, partying, drugs, bad girls, drugs, strippers, drugs, good girls gone bad, and drugs -- all of which serve an identical purpose and get the same level of consideration, though "Put that rum down, you don't wanna die tonight" is at least somewhat thoughtful. There are points throughout these works where Tesfaye is distinctively gripping, supplying deadly hooks and somehow singing for his life despite the cold blood flowing through his veins. More often, he needs restraint, as he is prone to repetitious whining that is more young boy than young Keith Sweat. (Check "Same Old Song," 20 percent of which features Tesfaye singing "You're the same old song," over and over, with the final "o" held for several seconds.) Now that he's with a label, he'll hopefully get some kind of filter that enables him to fulfill the promise heard in these 160 minutes of one-dimensional, occasionally exhilarating overindulgence. When this package was released, he was gaining mainstream momentum with appearances on Drake's "Crew Love" and Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You." His potential is as obvious as his lyrics are toxic.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Henry Walter, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Adrien Gough, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Dream Machine, Producer
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Zodiac, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Rose, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
John Martin, ComposerLyricist - DOC, Producer - Steven Severin, ComposerLyricist - Peter Clarke, ComposerLyricist - Susan Ballion, ComposerLyricist - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
DOC, Producer - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - William Brock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rainer Millar Blanchaer, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Rainer, Producer - Zodiac, Producer - Jeremy Rose, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Victoria Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Alex Scally, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Millar Blanchaer, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
DOC, Producer - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Zodiac, Producer - Jeremy Rose, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Victoria Legrand, ComposerLyricist - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Alex Scally, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Adrian Eccleston, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elizabeth Fraser, ComposerLyricist - DOC, Producer - Robin Guthrie, ComposerLyricist - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Raymonde, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
DOC, Producer - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 XO&co., Inc.
DISC 2
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Vincent Reilly, ComposerLyricist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pontus Berghe, ComposerLyricist - Björn Berglund, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Grier, ComposerLyricist - Adrian "X" Eccleston, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Drake, FeaturedArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
NICK BIRD, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martina Topley-Bird, ComposerLyricist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Alex McGowen, ComposerLyricist - Steve Crittal, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, Producer - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
DOC, Producer - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 XO&co., Inc.
DISC 3
Michael Jackson, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Lucien Ginsburg, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Madeline Follin, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Mattos, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Georgia Ann Muldrow, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Martin Wong, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dropxlife, Producer
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Juicy J, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Clams Casino, Producer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Michael Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
DOC, Producer - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 XO&co., Inc.
Album review
Abel Tesfaye, aka the Weeknd, released three free mixtapes, aka albums, in 2011. Trilogy compiles them with remastered sound and adds three new songs. Supported by fellow Toronto native Drake, Tesfaye surfaced that March with House of Balloons, an impressive debut that merged his paradoxical approach -- sweet voice, poisonous words -- with gloomy but entrancing productions, most of which were provided by Illangelo and Doc McKinney. The duo produced the entirety of Thursday, released that August. It offered minor variations on the debut's themes of getting laid and high through plodding, thudding scenes of bleak malevolence. Anyone not magnetized to extended periods of intense wallowing and/or chemically-induced lethargy -- or the idea of experiencing either one of the two states -- could discern that Tesfaye could have used an editor. And then, in December, just after Drake released Take Care, an album featuring a handful of Tesfaye collaborations, Echoes of Silence completed the Weeknd trilogy in an equally excessive fashion. Emboldened by critical acclaim and an enthusiastic fan base, Tesfaye led the set, produced mostly by Illangelo, with a cover of "Dirty Diana," Michael Jackson's unintentionally comical groupie nightmare. Tesfaye not only matched the original's intensity but went so over the top with it that the top was no longer visible. He also continued to find slightly different, occasionally peculiar ways of expressing unapologetically sordid feelings about drugs, partying, drugs, bad girls, drugs, strippers, drugs, good girls gone bad, and drugs -- all of which serve an identical purpose and get the same level of consideration, though "Put that rum down, you don't wanna die tonight" is at least somewhat thoughtful. There are points throughout these works where Tesfaye is distinctively gripping, supplying deadly hooks and somehow singing for his life despite the cold blood flowing through his veins. More often, he needs restraint, as he is prone to repetitious whining that is more young boy than young Keith Sweat. (Check "Same Old Song," 20 percent of which features Tesfaye singing "You're the same old song," over and over, with the final "o" held for several seconds.) Now that he's with a label, he'll hopefully get some kind of filter that enables him to fulfill the promise heard in these 160 minutes of one-dimensional, occasionally exhilarating overindulgence. When this package was released, he was gaining mainstream momentum with appearances on Drake's "Crew Love" and Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You." His potential is as obvious as his lyrics are toxic.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 02:39:43
- Main artists: The Weeknd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Republic Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2023 XO&co., Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2023 XO&co., Inc.
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