Let’s not forget how rigged the Grammys are for not nominating The Weeknd one bit yesterday . 0 nominations and this was his year especially with his hit blinding lights.

The aesthetic around this album is unmatched

Something like kissland will never happen again.it is a true masterpiece.

One way I can describe the difference between trilogy and kissland is that trilogy felt really claustrophobic and closed in. But kissland sounded so open and airy. I think that’s what he intended because it was the first time he travelled outside of Canada and the sound was a perfect transition. Both trilogy and kissland were dark and perfect. Kissland is my favourite album from the weeknd.

Tears in the rain will always hit beautifully 🥺

Kiss land is like a rabbit hole for me. If I listen just one song of off it, i automatically listen to the entire album.

I wanna be in the mind space he was in making this, truly a masterpiece

Professional- 1:03 The Town- 4:23 Adaptation- 7:03 Love in the Sky- 9:30 Belong to the World- 11:30 Live For ft. Drake- 14:00 Wanderlust- 15:06 Kiss Land- 17:31 Pretty- 20:07 Tears in the Rain- 23:13 xotwod:)

Kissland in my opinion have the best lyrics in all his albums

Only Abel can make a 7 minute song go by like its nothing!!!

Tears in the Rain is the best track here. No lie.

I think she’s gonna rly like beauty behind the madness

I find this album terrifying yet beautiful, the screams in the song "kissland" give me goosebumps. The way he creates that uncomfortable, eerie and unfamiliar feeling through music is special. He wants us to feel how he felt when he left Toronto for the first time to tour.

XO Fam appreciates you into breaking down Kiss Land so effortlessly and well put

The Weeknd said that this album was a reflection of his life when he started getting big. He was scared and it was a nightmare for him. That's why hes doesn't perform any KissLand songs. If he does it's only in Japan.

The ARTIST of our generation. Abel is a living legend

"Never need a Grammy, he's what a Grammy needs."

“How does anyone listen to this casually” Girl I’m professionally sad 😈

you’re really treating the fans right after that outrageous snub. I really cant wait for you to react beauty behind the madness to starboy.

For me, this is his best album. A true masterpiece that hasn't been replicated since

YES YES YES YEEEEEEESSSSSS FINALLY YOU'RE REACTING TO KISS LAAAAAANDDD YEEEEESSSS!!!!

This album has grown on me a lot. I wasn’t the biggest fan after my first listen, but I really like the sound this album has and the only track I don’t like is Live For

Every time she does these reactions to Abel's albums I'm getting goosebumps as if it's the first time I'm hearing these songs 😂 I loved it ❤️

There is no turning back once you listen to this masterpiece.

Again, thank you for the amount of time you spent making this video. We really appreciate it! XO

Tears in the rain just hits different as an album closer.

What on earth is wrong with the Grammys.....Abel not even getting a single nomination? Come on

Kissland is a masterpiece! I literally smiled the entire time because she is literally describing how we all felt listening to it.

I was waiting for this, XO

Not gonna lie, I blast this album when I’m running on the treadmill. Can you say, Runners high x 2 ???

"he has an orchestra with him." Yeah wait till you hear beauty behind the madness now😂

Love your reaction! I just wanna say that the meaning behind Pretty is that when he finally sees her after she cheats, she will never feel pretty again. He disguises a revenge narrative with romance. Thus, the chorus.

Adaptation and belong to the world are two my favourite tracks in this album.

Kiss land was inspired by his trip to Japan. It was his first escape from Canada after gaining popularity from the trilogy. He never left the country prior. He was clearly overwhelmed lol

We appreciate you putting time to check out more of his music. I really enjoyed the vid, his music is absolutely amazing and I’m glad you experienced his old music, was waiting for this reaction

We love you Shelby!!!! Keep doing you, happy to see you experience this music for the first time!❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much for this much anticipated video ❤️ Absolutely love your channel! You’re reactions are amazing

Oh my god I love your feedback throughout 😍 I am low key jealous of your ears hearing this for the first time. I think I’ve listened to this album at least 200 times, but listening along with you totally gave me a new perspective and brought words to how much I love it. Thank you!

Kissland too IS my personal favourite out of the discography. This album made me think different about my creativity.

Thank you. This was like Re-experiencing the album for the first time and being as excited by it as I was.

shelby: “gosh i want headphones right now” me listening with headphones

Best reactions hands down! You can tel you’re genuinely enjoying yourself!

Kissland is definitely my personal favorite of all his albums he's released so far

I love these videos bc I get to relive my first time listening through you.

Thank you for doing this. Keep going and doing Weeknd stuff. XO will always show up! XOTWOD!!

A MASTERPIEECEEEEEE. I was enjoying the whole album myself with you even though I’ve heard it so many times, so damn good man- Kiss Land is a living sad depressing dark gem that will never get old. So happy you reacted to it.

Kiss Land is still to this day my favorite album and it hurts me to know that it's his most unpopular project.

You said "Mesmerized" at the beginning and I think that's the perfect word for it. I envy you listening to his older music for the firs time so much, great video.

Your genuine personality with the reactions is great!, keep up the great work!

Been waiting for this one! Watched the whole thing. My fav album of alltime

I'm so excited you are on this journey!

Lay down in a dark room, maybe have some green/purple/red changing lights. Air con cooling the atmosphere, and put a dope set of headphones on. Lay down and listen to Kiss Land all the way through. One of the best things you will ever experience in this world. 🖤

Glad to see you enjoyed your journey through Kissland. Abel really went big with this album and it’s honestly one of the best, if not the best in terms of vocal performances in his discography. (Also, I don’t know about most people but the length of the tracks was and has still been no issue to me. If anything it’s almost unnoticeable once your in the trance of the songs + the transitions are just wildly thrilling. Guess it speaks to his greatness even further.)

yeessss!! i was waiting for this! i love shlebys reaction to it

This is the best kissland reaction I’ve ever seen , and I was there when the album dropped so props to you

What's amazingly wild is that even after being such an older album of his, it still topped #1 spot on the iTunes r&b charts!! I love your reaction btw!!! I've legit been binge watching your intro to the weeknd videos i love them!!!

I was expecting this reaction from this great album, I love your reactions from the weeknd

Shelby I love your videos so much, it feels like sharing music with a cool friend ;; ❤️✨

You are one of two of my favorite Weeknd reviewers here on YT!! Love your videos, keep it up!! Looking forward for the next Album review. XOTWOD

Thank you for this reaction, it made me apreciate even more kiss land album

Kiss Land is definitely my favourite. The first 4 songs placement is such a perfect start with amazing transitions. Tears in the Rain is my favourite song of them all.

The theme of this album was the tour life... He never went out of Toronto or Canada till 21, and that can be seen in this album... He also mentioned this album was related to Japan, as he thought of Japan as a different world with fear of the unknown... Japan was also the first foreign place he went to... you may check he's music videos of this album out and you'll see the relation to Japan

Embrace all that comes and die with a smile🙂 Great content Shelby keep going 🙌🏻

Lots of respect for what you’re doing and your taste in music.

I love the story telling on Kiss Land, it's beautiful. Professional, Love in the Sky, Kiss Land, and Tears in the Rain are the ones I enjoy the most. I think you will like My Dear, Melancholy, the production is amazing on that as well. It's very dark, per usual lol. Love your reactions as well, I like hearing your interpretation, perspective, and analysis.

This was probably my favorite concert to attend of all time. Not only cuz i was 5th row but cuz the entire feeling of the album and concert was jus AMAZING! Like someone in the comments said it is truly unmatched!

It's how strange that at the age of 23 this guy has learned all the lessons of life and knows everything about this cruel world.

Thank you so much for releasing this TODAY. It feels so upsetting and frustrating after what happened. This is the way we defeat the GRAMMYs cos at the end of the day, it isn't that The Weeknd doesn't deserve the Grammy. Rather, THE GRAMMYS DON'T DESERVE THE WEEKND. XOTWOD

Every song in this album is amazing... Other than Tears in the Rain I wasn't sure how I'd rank them but this is how it ended up being... 1. Tears in the Rain 2. Professional 3. The Town 4. Pretty 5. Adaptation 6. Love is the Sky 7. Wanderlust 8. Kiss Land 9. Belong to the World 10. Live For

I love your videos! Beauty Behind the Madness for December! XO

It's really nice to see you listening to The Weeknd again XOTWOD 👌🏻👌🏻🤩

The Weeknd - “She. Might. Just. Be. The. Oonnneeee” Me thinking of the one that got away: “😭😭”

Ur reaction was on point sis 👌, keep up the good work, wish u get bigger in KZfaq

3:05 -> Shelby’s Eargasm 😄🤗🥰... awesome like always Shels 💚💚💚

Excited for this one!

I love how much fun you had with this album

Imade it till the end and let me tell you u are a seldom person to thoroughly enjoy the last song. I love tears in the rain as much as you do and it was a pleasure to watch you react to it and kinda see your first emotions from this listen!

You are so right about this album not being an album you can just "casually" listen to. I find this album perfect to listen to when I'm alone in my car.

YAAAAS XTWOD NOtification gang just for these xo reviews

ily for doing this!!

For me, the album gets much better when you listen to the songs he sampled for these songs! Brilliant album xo

nice breakdown. this might be the most beautiful album. it won't beat trilogy for me but it's definitely next. speaking of next, you know what to do next :) beauty behind the madness!

omg I just found ur channel, my name is Shelby too and im OBSESSED with The Weeknd

Kiss Land was his rise in popularity, but Beauty Behind the Madness was his true breakthrough into the mainstream. I think you’ll enjoy that one as well.

The moment we all been waiting for

Kiss land has some of my favorite songs from the weeknd. I've been xo since 2012. When kiss land came out it was very different for me but I loved it. The production is amazing and the vocals are amazing. Belong to the world and adaption have been my favorites. I personally think you'll like BBTM (beauty behind the madness) it has a great variety of sounds ex.angel and tell your friends.

Honestly, I think this is abel’s best album. I literally listen to this album everyday.

What I love about the song kissland is how beautiful and dark the instrumental is at the same time, a perfect juxtaposition

EARLY GANG !

Profesional, The Town and Tears in the Rain are favorites. I just love watching you react to The Weeknd’s music.

You’ll definitely love the rest of his albums !

I’m late seeing this😞Great reaction. Loved the reaction to “Belong to the world” , the sample for that beat is from Portishead-Machine gun🔥🙏🏼🎯

I made the like button go from 999 to 1K and I feel like that's an accomplishment. All cuz it's XO ♥️

Yay! I bet your fav will be wanderlust! Now off to watching this!! 😁

I wish I was you, Shelby, for experiencing this album for the first time. 🥺🤍 Great video, btw! 😻

FINALLY

Best album The Weeknd ever did. Super underrated.

It's my favorite and I swear it will grow on every listen💚💚💚

Her reaction to Professional is everything ❤️

I didn’t want this to end:(