Watch the extended content on Nebula now: nebula.app/videos/volksgeist-breaking-down-the-after-hours-cinematic
@solas4442 жыл бұрын
Can you do Kids See Ghost?
@jennyneon2 жыл бұрын
After Hours is probably The Weeknd's best album to me, Trilogy & HOB are great too, but in After Hours, he portrays so much emotion in it & the character he created, bleeding non-stop until his face was covered full of bandages.
@devante_topdawg4912 жыл бұрын
You forgot kissland tho
@coastercraziness2 жыл бұрын
Completely agree, I feel like this and Kiss Land just wipe his other projects, and that says a lot when EOS and HOB are two of my favorite projects (I can’t consider Trilogy a project of his, it’s basically just cheating lol)
@flux2022 жыл бұрын
Wonder what you feel like about DAWN FM...
@thefattestmomo92602 жыл бұрын
Nah Trilogy>>>>>>
@IHav3No3n3mies2 жыл бұрын
After Hours is his best album. However HOB alone is his best project. Kissland is right there at 3rd. After Hours is the Weeknd at his best on the biggest stage. It will hold up for years to come
@Hamzethegoat2 жыл бұрын
Most people don’t understand how artistic n deep After Hours is they just blast Blinding Lights, Heartless, or Save Your Tears but it’s a whole story top to bottom
@granolaman44102 жыл бұрын
fair enough but most albums have some form of story or theme. cant stand how people act like this guy is ultra inordinately deep or something
@00hardstone2 жыл бұрын
@@granolaman4410 most albums don’t. Music these days is all shit tik tok songs or bass boosted trap. He is so much better at what he does than everyone else
@ronaldquan80072 жыл бұрын
facts, faith is a roller coaster ride. don't forget the bonus tracks. I hate when mainstream take the mistake the direction of the album
@barcaforever50742 жыл бұрын
@@granolaman4410 I dont think thats true at all most albums aren't like that. There are outliers here and there tho
@abdullahtariq2032 Жыл бұрын
@@granolaman4410 no bro, see what's trending on music these days. Poorly written and rhyming catchy lyrics, add a pulsating beat, and there you have the recipe for a billboard hit these days. The weeknd is peculiar in many ways, he always go out of the vogue to create music that is close to him and that is gonna complement his narrative, totally neglecting if its gonna be on tiktok or shorts. Most artists dont do that, and telling a personal story through music is unbeknown to today's artists. After hours is so immersive and innovative that you find yourself lost in its vibe, it's an experience.
@coltenbourque79462 жыл бұрын
just listened to dawn fm. i think its such a good counterpart, sounding as if the sound of after hours was flipped to a brighter and more in between heaven and earth sound. idk how much i like it more or less than after hours, but it is an absolutely fantastic album with a more 80s sound.
@coltenbourque79462 жыл бұрын
@@Aline2.4 i never heard about that at the time, what exactly was that at the time??
@leeking69392 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 Your taste in music must be awful
@coltenbourque79462 жыл бұрын
@@leeking6939 fr, dawn fm was great
@iNostraD2 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 You’ll be calling it a classic when his next album comes out, and the cycle continues.
@echmaster60292 жыл бұрын
I mean, it is supposed to be a kind of purgatory set after the events of After Hours
@sleep68372 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, After Hours is Abel's best album. The way he organically blends that signature darkness from Trilogy with this nostalgic 80s pop sound is immaculate. People say they want Trilogy, but an artist can never stay with something forever. And furthermore, the darkness this there on Faith, on the title track, on Until I Bleed Out. Overall, this is a very special XO release that everyone should appreciate.
@haroldsido72372 жыл бұрын
Until I bleed out is the best song Abel has ever made IMO.
@harris92542 жыл бұрын
@@haroldsido7237 Less than Zero is better
@kanakkaradbhajne71052 жыл бұрын
@@harris9254 yes right
@sleep68372 жыл бұрын
@@haroldsido7237 Honestly, I can back it's one of his best closers, for sure. I think Dawn FM is a better album, but After Hours has stuck with me for awhile, and Untill I bleed out I'd one of the best songs on there.
@ronaldquan80072 жыл бұрын
People who say they want trilogy are bandwagoner's it's not a real album lol
@Volksgeist2 жыл бұрын
Are y'all hype for Dawn FM tonight because im wayyy too hype rn
@cleensbear2 жыл бұрын
hyped cuz there's jim carrey in it 😩
@diyamond2 жыл бұрын
@@cleensbear and tyler
@coastercraziness2 жыл бұрын
I’m so hyped my gosh, not only is The Weeknd one of my favorite artists and not only is it a continuation to his best album and one of my all time favorite albums, but Tyler and Wayne are on (Tyler being my favorite artist behind Ye and Abel), Jim Carrey is narrating, the production from the snippets sound AMAZING, the visuals look like a freakin movie, and it’ll be the first album The Weeknd has dropped since I became a fan in September of 2020 (Ik I got on the hype train late, but I still hopped on in time for the second half of the rollout). I’m beyond excited, I’m wearing my Weeknd shirt tomorrow and probably gonna have Dawn FM on loop all day tomorrow 😂
@kanakkaradbhajne71052 жыл бұрын
@@coastercraziness how was that day😂
@143ba2 жыл бұрын
the actual song After Hours is still one of the best i’ve ever heard. truly incredible
@kanakkaradbhajne71052 жыл бұрын
The second part of that song gave me a whole different kind of vibe that i cant explain!
@143ba2 жыл бұрын
@Heycel ohhh baaaaaaaby where are you now when i need you most
@XOclone99282 жыл бұрын
@@143ba "I gave it all just to hold you close"
@trekgreenwood67432 жыл бұрын
As a concept album, I love how it narratively just goes in a loop.
@Akrostix2 жыл бұрын
Dawn FM sort of does the same thing sonically, there's an electronic granular bird type sound that plays at the beginning and end of the album. The Weeknd does seem to be interested in the cyclicality of life
@cryisfree5102 жыл бұрын
I still listen to after hours to this day, its just so beautiful. Can’t wait for Dawn FM, less than 2 hours left
@usbaldoalvaradoll72262 жыл бұрын
55 minutes 😃
@trekgreenwood67432 жыл бұрын
Just listened to it. It's beautiful. I think he just topped After Hours. Conceptually it feels similar to Queen's of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf, with the songs all being just within a radio station. Still yet to understand if there's an underlying message or concept within the lyrics. But the epilogue poem by Jim Carey is super deep.
@onenightinkyoto26332 жыл бұрын
Dude how the hell does this guy not have 1 mil subs, the quality of his videos are way better than most popular youtubers
@abrahamtorres47172 жыл бұрын
frrr!!
@robertromero46742 жыл бұрын
Bro is crazy fr
@shubhankarmukherjee34012 жыл бұрын
5:55 a highly minor note but my personal interpretation of faith's ending is he's in an ambulance and not a cop car. He seems not be escaping from the law but from life itself in that moment, breaking the law is too minuscule a stake given the context of exhaustion imo it's being closer to death and the over-stimulation of the lights of the ambulance mixed in with that of Vegas/LA. He also mentions ODing previously in the song. Plus the way it segways into Blinding Lights kind of is vv typical weeknd- moment of clarity, and introspection followed by repeating his same destructive cycle with even more gusto.
@Jan-dw4vh2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, he talks about doing illegal things all the time. I don’t see how him being arrested after a bender would be such an epic and climatic moment in the album, I’m almost certain he is OD’ing. The lyrics in blinding lights back this up too, he says “I can’t sleep until I feel your touch”. He’s on the verge on death and he knows it. Also the second half of faith seems to reinforce this as well, it is somber yet triumphant the horns swelling and the ghostly vocals imo symbolize he is close to entering the after life. Glad somebody pointed this out and agrees with my personal take on it.
@vanessabechara72 жыл бұрын
I think the reason why most automatically assume the ending of “Faith” is him in the back of a cop car is due the many references the “After Hours” music videos make from Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker movie. Since at the end of the movie the Joker is being taken away in a cop car after reaching his breaking point, I think that’s where the connection with “Faith” is made. I never thought about your interpretation of him being in an ambulance before reading your comment and I 100% agree that it’s what The Weeknd was trying to portray through sound.
@BenBER52710 ай бұрын
I‘m late to the party but The Weeknd did an interview back in 2020 and said that Faith is about his darkest time, when he got arrested irl around 2013-2014 and that Faith represents that.
@dunadan19952 жыл бұрын
Disliking synthwave is probably the hottest take I’ve heard from this channel. I dunno, I feel like artists such as Perturbator, Carpenter Brut, GOST, Lost Years, Isidor, Daniel Deluxe, Home and Scattle do an incredible job putting their own spin on the 80’s sound as a fan of both 80’s music and electronica.
@bryans2842 жыл бұрын
calling synthwave corny is wild lol
@blumoo99382 жыл бұрын
maybe it's hypercriticism ruining it for him but it could just be his musical preference, not that big of a deal i think (and the only thing i love more than synths in music is electric guitar)
@updnup2 жыл бұрын
Giving me lots of new music to chew on, thank you!!
@dunadan19952 жыл бұрын
@@updnup here’s my personal favourite releases from each of these guys: Perturbator - Sexualizer EP Carpenter Brut - Ep I GOST - Possessor Lost Years - Black Waves Isidor - 3218 Daniel Deluxe - Ghostrunner OST HOME - Odyssey Scattle - Timelapse
@carlosandrescastromedina31002 жыл бұрын
After Hours is just a perfect album, like literally perfect, I can say this for a very few albums and the time that it got released was very dark and difficult too, this one held me through tough times
@JD-jz5gu2 жыл бұрын
And even the extra songs were all amazing. He was literally on fire with After Hours (although KissLand is still my favorite from him)
@BeanisBags2 жыл бұрын
That cover of Hardest to Love at the start almost made me tear up. That opening cinematic was such a perfect encapsulation of The Weeknd and what After Hours represents
@IshaanM13312 жыл бұрын
Wow! Never have I seen a better narrated and produced explaination of an artist of such magnitude. Amazing!
@baffouradusei2 жыл бұрын
This is probably the greatest analysis/video essay I’ve ever seen. Your presentation and quality is amazing!
@Volksgeist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@christianavila6412 жыл бұрын
@@Volksgeist Ditto. Fucking amazing! It's like you took my scrabbled thoughts and organized them with your low, beautiful, articulate voice.
@shotbyrima2 жыл бұрын
OMG I’m so excited, I consume everything that has “TheWeeknd” written on it since 2011 😂 Greetings from Germany!
@Marco-qu3lk2 жыл бұрын
Dawn fm.. nicht mehr lange 👀
@coastercraziness2 жыл бұрын
The synthwave take is probably one of my least favorite takes you’ve ever made when songs like Odd Look exist. Had that on loop over the last few days
@lucidmind96762 жыл бұрын
Repeat after me interlude is so slept on, even tho it’s an interlude, it’s a perfect transition from the more upbeat songs to the more sad finale of After Hours. Also the instrumental is 🔥 with the lucid/dream like atmosphere it gives
@awesomeone1011012 жыл бұрын
My fav song on the album
@Akrostix2 жыл бұрын
This just in, Dawn FM is fuckin' incredible of course. Looks like there may be hope for our boy yet 💖
@Thorfinn5172 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 it is
@Thorfinn5172 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 you actually do care about it , that's why you came lurking to a Weeknd video . it's clear .
@coastercraziness2 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing, just like After Hours. Dawn FM is gonna have a hard time meeting that level, but I have full faith in album. Combining synthwave influenced pop production with Abel’s artistic vision is gonna make for a cold atmosphere, and an amazing album. Great video as always Volksgeist. Your videos are always so great even if I don’t agree with a single word you say (this is one where I agree with almost everything you said)
@kanakkaradbhajne71052 жыл бұрын
true ! DAWN Fm will likely Suprass After hours but i dont think this will happen. Lets hope DAWN FM gets more attention everywhere.
@sean12962 жыл бұрын
That story about ur experience in LA is insane to me.
@Volksgeist2 жыл бұрын
was insane to me too
@OLFilms102 жыл бұрын
I wish more people realized how deep Abel’s music really is. He’s starting to realize how far and deep into fame he’s in. You guys should read the letter he wrote to all his fans after releasing Rolling Stone from his Thursday mixtape. He literally stated he sold out. He’s not hiding it. He’s crying for help. The mainstream media is just too blind to see that. I feel like he’s not handling fame too well. As much as he tries to escape (you hear this in after hours) his demons suck him in even deeper.
@justaguywholikeshentai40932 жыл бұрын
The dawn is upon us
@el.nachoo2 жыл бұрын
omg i was just yesterday watching your previous video on The Weeknd to prepare for Dawn FM, god i love your content
@Wolf832 жыл бұрын
4:16 - Yeah, you're probably not gonna like the first half of Dawn FM 🤣
@solas4442 жыл бұрын
First time I heard after hours I was high as fuck and I can never hear the album the same even after getting high and returning to it now. Alone Again was like a psychedelic vacuum sucking me into my own void in which I sank into and got lost into the entire album.
@solas4442 жыл бұрын
I smoked some really really good kush I can’t remember the strain name but it’s really good.
@therigg52412 жыл бұрын
ngl this was a good vid, didn’t agree with everything volk said ab 80s sounds, but it relieves me to hear you tell that story. from your reaction i can tell you are a genuine stand up guy, and earned my respect not just because you’re a youtuber but becuase you care for others.
@CantMuffin2 жыл бұрын
Idk if it was because of the rollout and the singles, but I was more hyped than ever for an album to come out, which usually ends in dissapointment . Not only I wasn't dissapointed, it turned out to be my favorite Weeknd album by far. And one of my faves of all time. It's all his good attributes into one album
@oliverlorenz97262 жыл бұрын
the vevo live edition of faith is some of the most genuinely emotional singing ive ever heard
@tss33932 жыл бұрын
Dude, that cinematic at the beginning was gorgeous! You captured the feel and aesthetic of the After Hours music videos perfectly!
@TVanilla752 жыл бұрын
in my opinion, i feel like After Hours is Abel’s character experiencing Hell, and Dawn FM is Abel’s character experiencing Purgatory. Since After Life was teased in Dawn FM, i believe that album will be about his character finally reaching the light, Heaven.
@Dio_Brando767672 жыл бұрын
This album is the most impactful in my life.
@UNITGJ2 жыл бұрын
Your last few words got me in the feels man! Great vid!✌🏻
@powers5798 Жыл бұрын
this channel is underrated to an ungodly extreme wtf
@AustenBilal2 жыл бұрын
This was such a well made video, good job
@mckamy47112 жыл бұрын
Finished watching this only to go back to my homepage and see him drop his new album 15 minutes ago, perfect timing
@sashaCZ2 жыл бұрын
After Hours is almost flawless. Great breakdown, loved the abstract visuals especially! Eager to see what you think of Dawn FM now that you've talked about not being the biggest fan of 80s sound in this video. To me it seems like a worse and uninspired version of After Hours with the main focus being on the synth pop sound and not the dark atmosphere that made After Hours so immersive and successful in being both an album of substance and simultaneously having some radio-friendly songs.
@devante_topdawg4912 жыл бұрын
And he's droppin another classic tonight 🔥
@lucianojr73542 жыл бұрын
That working in La story gave me introspective thoughts on the real 8:41
@j97b2 жыл бұрын
Faith is definitely my favorite song off of After Hours
@devindavis67662 жыл бұрын
One of the hardest intros of all time!!! Great vid
@sagemarleybaca4778 Жыл бұрын
4:15 I will NOT be taking this Carpenter Brut SLANDER ANYMORE he is GOATED and will ALWAYS BE
@Bekind942 жыл бұрын
His work is beautiful. It’s a tapestry of rich experience. Truly art.
@LiamB_YT2 жыл бұрын
The opening cinematic was amazing
@CudiFan2242 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved that montage in the intro you filmed man great work
@brock_b_07592 жыл бұрын
1 minute in this is allready a great video
@JavierGonzalez-ts5iq2 жыл бұрын
that first scene in the intro is so relatable lol
@MrStuntman8852 жыл бұрын
Loved the opening sequence and this synopsis is probably one your best to date. Bravo 👏
@robertromero46742 жыл бұрын
Kudos this one the best breakdown/dissection videos of ever seen.
@hillaryclinton15582 жыл бұрын
Don't you dare touch that dial Because like the song says, you are out of time You're almost there, but don't panic There's still more music to come Before you're completely engulfed in the blissful embrace of that little light you see in the distance Soon you'll be healed, forgiven and refreshed Free from all trauma, pain, guilt, and shame You may even forget your own name But before you dwell in that house forever Here's thirty minutes of easy listening to some slow tracks On 103.5 Dawn FM
@NORMANHIGH4052 жыл бұрын
Love the new direction in your videos ❤️
@cadebigham60142 жыл бұрын
amazing video! the time and effort that goes into these videos always impresses me! thank you to the weeknd and to you philip for your interpretation of this masterpiece
@xoxoxoxoxooxo Жыл бұрын
After hours is perfect way to anyone who want to understand how I feel all the time Iam no musician or have no good camera otherwise this world would see more like after-hours atleast on a small level
@kingkmannycx55832 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video and Thank you able for getting me through some rough times
@sam22s602 жыл бұрын
Amazing video and one of the best channels
@planettsuki2 жыл бұрын
He really said “starting 2022 off with a bang”
@jacobmiller80632 жыл бұрын
Bro I used to hyu for album artwork you have came a long way keep going
@ryuk39502 жыл бұрын
the production on dawn fm is even crazier
@jimmyhart51552 жыл бұрын
Dude starboy was incredible
@andreshermosa16332 жыл бұрын
Yea it was...im obsessed with the song without you...but know that his others albums are much better than starboy like trilogy
@aryanjohnsharma Жыл бұрын
what a Legendary Video!!!!!
@raeez58712 жыл бұрын
An unskippable album
@stephanie63972 жыл бұрын
This is perfect now that we know After Hours is the first album of the new trilogy before Dawn FM. Love this so much!
@Engag3 Жыл бұрын
Not.Even.One.Grammy.Nom.For.This.Masterpiece.
@ConnorFischettiMusic2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen you at like an 8 your entire video. Keep up the passion, I'm so interested in watching when you're so excited the whole time. Damn. The LA story was crazy and disgusting BTW, your perspective on it was interesting to hear.
@IHav3No3n3mies2 жыл бұрын
Great video. A true masterpiece. Thank you
@petertarentaal7342 жыл бұрын
Do DAWN FM next please.
@hi-jg1lv2 жыл бұрын
What an intro! Wasn’t expecting that at all 👍
@cosmothedog61422 жыл бұрын
Love the intro
@ConorOG2 жыл бұрын
great job on this !
@suckmex38992 жыл бұрын
His last 3 albums are really classics.
@micaiahclark Жыл бұрын
I think your critique of synthwave comes from you only hearing the “top hits” of the genre, as most of it is very well constructed and cinematic. Not all of it by any means, and there are many acts that use the same drums and bass patterns gif literally everything, but it as a genre is definitely not void of creativity. Loved everything else about the video tho, and I agree that Abel using the sounds of that genre definitely elevated his material, and the mood of the album overall.
@youngman63552 жыл бұрын
This video already be fire, I wish everyone would watch it.
@nathanbyarugaba73732 жыл бұрын
Your channel is very professional and well done
@tdb47632 жыл бұрын
I always tell people that after hours is his Magnus opus and everyone looks at me weird and laughs at me. I'm glad you share that opinion with me even if you're the only one. Thank you for not making me feel worthless and alone. Just like after hours depicts coicendientlly enough.
@19382q2 жыл бұрын
U probably didn't grow up w house of balloons
@tdb47632 жыл бұрын
@@19382q i did it came out when i was senior in high school.
@JohnMushitu2 жыл бұрын
The first 2 minutes of this Just grip your attention. Just awesome
@amnesia13462 жыл бұрын
he said on twitter we're witnessing another Trilogy. He will be making another album in this series of sounds too, and im really wondering what other sounds from the 80's will he explore? will this new trilogy of his become just as influential if not more than the original Trilogy? So excited.
@citiboiroi2 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@1994OBO2 жыл бұрын
Yo that intro was amazing!
@Volksgeist2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@reinaldomartinez132 жыл бұрын
that intro sequence was sexy bro
@Volksgeist2 жыл бұрын
that was the goal
@harshjeetsinhgohil12542 жыл бұрын
I think in faith's outro it's not police it's ambulance. He said in that song the he did OD.
@playoffbook75132 жыл бұрын
this is amazing
@REAL.T0AD2 жыл бұрын
Another hit
@gillynova2 жыл бұрын
Glad I've been subbed to you for a long ass time, even though I don't comment all the time
@ayaanrahman1022 жыл бұрын
This dude looks like mini fantano. Nice video 👍
@FleXxTheFuture2 жыл бұрын
Wow great intro first two minutes
@bruhhhead2 жыл бұрын
this video is edited very nicely
@tofu31292 жыл бұрын
after hours tours would be phenomenal
@JonSmith-oy4bi2 ай бұрын
Bro, do Dawn FM next
@niganools15012 жыл бұрын
Unable Tesla the goat, I wish to meet The Weekday one day
@thelifeofyoungky74772 жыл бұрын
This content is insane
@piekark99512 жыл бұрын
bro u really rock that mustache, im usually not a fan of them haha
@redwolf4812 жыл бұрын
Please please please make that version of hardest to love you made available for download
@CraftySeaPickle2 жыл бұрын
0:14 idk man, this was posted before Dawn FM, and it's a real contender for instead, I didn't think After Hours could be topped but man is Dawn FM good
@MoTM2492 жыл бұрын
Great vid, xotwod
@petertarentaal7342 жыл бұрын
Abel is the greatest of our generation
@Razorjaw862 жыл бұрын
After Hours will age extremely well
@bitbat92 жыл бұрын
i will never get over Peggy calling you out on No Jumper lmao
@jaydenthulin69372 жыл бұрын
Respectfully gonna disagree on your star boy opinion the change was very welcome to me and true under rated Abel bangers such as Party monster and more
@Jackherbert102 жыл бұрын
This is my 2nd favorite album by him, i prefer kiss land