@Volksgeist 2 жыл бұрын
Watch the extended content on Nebula now: nebula.app/videos/volksgeist-breaking-down-the-after-hours-cinematic
@solas444 2 жыл бұрын
Can you do Kids See Ghost?
@jennyneon 2 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_topdawg491 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot kissland tho
@coastercraziness 2 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)
@flux202 2 жыл бұрын
Wonder what you feel like about DAWN FM...
@thefattestmomo9260 2 жыл бұрын
Nah Trilogy>>>>>>
@IHav3No3n3mies 2 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
@Hamzethegoat 2 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
@granolaman4410 2 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
@00hardstone 2 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
@ronaldquan8007 2 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
@barcaforever5074 2 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.
@coltenbourque7946 2 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.
@coltenbourque7946 2 жыл бұрын
@@Aline2.4 i never heard about that at the time, what exactly was that at the time??
@leeking6939 2 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 Your taste in music must be awful
@coltenbourque7946 2 жыл бұрын
@@leeking6939 fr, dawn fm was great
@iNostraD 2 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 You’ll be calling it a classic when his next album comes out, and the cycle continues.
@echmaster6029 2 жыл бұрын
I mean, it is supposed to be a kind of purgatory set after the events of After Hours
@sleep6837 2 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.
@haroldsido7237 2 жыл бұрын
Until I bleed out is the best song Abel has ever made IMO.
@harris9254 2 жыл бұрын
@@haroldsido7237 Less than Zero is better
@kanakkaradbhajne7105 2 жыл бұрын
@@harris9254 yes right
@sleep6837 2 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.
@ronaldquan8007 2 жыл бұрын
People who say they want trilogy are bandwagoner's it's not a real album lol
@Volksgeist 2 жыл бұрын
Are y'all hype for Dawn FM tonight because im wayyy too hype rn
@cleensbear 2 жыл бұрын
hyped cuz there's jim carrey in it 😩
@diyamond 2 жыл бұрын
@@cleensbear and tyler
@coastercraziness 2 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 😂
@kanakkaradbhajne7105 2 жыл бұрын
@@coastercraziness how was that day😂
@143ba 2 жыл бұрын
the actual song After Hours is still one of the best i’ve ever heard. truly incredible
@kanakkaradbhajne7105 2 жыл бұрын
The second part of that song gave me a whole different kind of vibe that i cant explain!
@143ba 2 жыл бұрын
@Heycel ohhh baaaaaaaby where are you now when i need you most
@XOclone9928 2 жыл бұрын
@@143ba "I gave it all just to hold you close"
@trekgreenwood6743 2 жыл бұрын
As a concept album, I love how it narratively just goes in a loop.
@Akrostix 2 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
@cryisfree510 2 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
@usbaldoalvaradoll7226 2 жыл бұрын
55 minutes 😃
@trekgreenwood6743 2 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.
@onenightinkyoto2633 2 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
@abrahamtorres4717 2 жыл бұрын
frrr!!
@robertromero4674 2 жыл бұрын
Bro is crazy fr
@shubhankarmukherjee3401 2 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-dw4vh 2 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.
@vanessabechara7 2 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.
@BenBER527 10 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.
@dunadan1995 2 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.
@bryans284 2 жыл бұрын
calling synthwave corny is wild lol
@blumoo9938 2 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)
@updnup 2 жыл бұрын
Giving me lots of new music to chew on, thank you!!
@dunadan1995 2 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
@carlosandrescastromedina3100 2 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-jz5gu 2 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)
@BeanisBags 2 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
@IshaanM1331 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Never have I seen a better narrated and produced explaination of an artist of such magnitude. Amazing!
@baffouradusei 2 жыл бұрын
This is probably the greatest analysis/video essay I’ve ever seen. Your presentation and quality is amazing!
@Volksgeist 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@christianavila641 2 жыл бұрын
@@Volksgeist Ditto. Fucking amazing! It's like you took my scrabbled thoughts and organized them with your low, beautiful, articulate voice.
@shotbyrima 2 жыл бұрын
OMG I’m so excited, I consume everything that has “TheWeeknd” written on it since 2011 😂 Greetings from Germany!
@Marco-qu3lk 2 жыл бұрын
Dawn fm.. nicht mehr lange 👀
@coastercraziness 2 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
@lucidmind9676 2 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
@awesomeone101101 2 жыл бұрын
My fav song on the album
@Akrostix 2 жыл бұрын
This just in, Dawn FM is fuckin' incredible of course. Looks like there may be hope for our boy yet 💖
@Thorfinn517 2 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 it is
@Thorfinn517 2 жыл бұрын
@aloevv𖤐 you actually do care about it , that's why you came lurking to a Weeknd video . it's clear .
@coastercraziness 2 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)
@kanakkaradbhajne7105 2 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.
@sean1296 2 жыл бұрын
That story about ur experience in LA is insane to me.
@Volksgeist 2 жыл бұрын
was insane to me too
@OLFilms10 2 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.
@justaguywholikeshentai4093 2 жыл бұрын
The dawn is upon us
@el.nachoo 2 жыл бұрын
omg i was just yesterday watching your previous video on The Weeknd to prepare for Dawn FM, god i love your content
@Wolf83 2 жыл бұрын
4:16 - Yeah, you're probably not gonna like the first half of Dawn FM 🤣
@solas444 2 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.
@solas444 2 жыл бұрын
I smoked some really really good kush I can’t remember the strain name but it’s really good.
@therigg5241 2 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.
@CantMuffin 2 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
@oliverlorenz9726 2 жыл бұрын
the vevo live edition of faith is some of the most genuinely emotional singing ive ever heard
@tss3393 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, that cinematic at the beginning was gorgeous! You captured the feel and aesthetic of the After Hours music videos perfectly!
@TVanilla75 2 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_Brando76767 2 жыл бұрын
This album is the most impactful in my life.
@UNITGJ 2 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
@AustenBilal 2 жыл бұрын
This was such a well made video, good job
@mckamy4711 2 жыл бұрын
Finished watching this only to go back to my homepage and see him drop his new album 15 minutes ago, perfect timing
@sashaCZ 2 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_topdawg491 2 жыл бұрын
And he's droppin another classic tonight 🔥
@lucianojr7354 2 жыл бұрын
That working in La story gave me introspective thoughts on the real 8:41
@j97b 2 жыл бұрын
Faith is definitely my favorite song off of After Hours
@devindavis6766 2 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
@Bekind94 2 жыл бұрын
His work is beautiful. It’s a tapestry of rich experience. Truly art.
@LiamB_YT 2 жыл бұрын
The opening cinematic was amazing
@CudiFan224 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved that montage in the intro you filmed man great work
@brock_b_0759 2 жыл бұрын
1 minute in this is allready a great video
@JavierGonzalez-ts5iq 2 жыл бұрын
that first scene in the intro is so relatable lol
@MrStuntman885 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the opening sequence and this synopsis is probably one your best to date. Bravo 👏
@robertromero4674 2 жыл бұрын
Kudos this one the best breakdown/dissection videos of ever seen.
@hillaryclinton1558 2 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
@NORMANHIGH405 2 жыл бұрын
Love the new direction in your videos ❤️
@cadebigham6014 2 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
@kingkmannycx5583 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video and Thank you able for getting me through some rough times
@sam22s60 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video and one of the best channels
@planettsuki 2 жыл бұрын
He really said “starting 2022 off with a bang”
@jacobmiller8063 2 жыл бұрын
Bro I used to hyu for album artwork you have came a long way keep going
@ryuk3950 2 жыл бұрын
the production on dawn fm is even crazier
@jimmyhart5155 2 жыл бұрын
Dude starboy was incredible
@andreshermosa1633 2 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!!!!!
@raeez5871 2 жыл бұрын
An unskippable album
@stephanie6397 2 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.
@ConnorFischettiMusic 2 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.
@IHav3No3n3mies 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. A true masterpiece. Thank you
@petertarentaal734 2 жыл бұрын
Do DAWN FM next please.
@hi-jg1lv 2 жыл бұрын
What an intro! Wasn’t expecting that at all 👍
@cosmothedog6142 2 жыл бұрын
Love the intro
@ConorOG 2 жыл бұрын
great job on this !
@suckmex3899 2 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.
@youngman6355 2 жыл бұрын
This video already be fire, I wish everyone would watch it.
@nathanbyarugaba7373 2 жыл бұрын
Your channel is very professional and well done
@tdb4763 2 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.
@19382q 2 жыл бұрын
U probably didn't grow up w house of balloons
@tdb4763 2 жыл бұрын
@@19382q i did it came out when i was senior in high school.
@JohnMushitu 2 жыл бұрын
The first 2 minutes of this Just grip your attention. Just awesome
@amnesia1346 2 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.
@citiboiroi 2 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@1994OBO 2 жыл бұрын
Yo that intro was amazing!
@Volksgeist 2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@reinaldomartinez13 2 жыл бұрын
that intro sequence was sexy bro
@Volksgeist 2 жыл бұрын
that was the goal
@harshjeetsinhgohil1254 2 жыл бұрын
I think in faith's outro it's not police it's ambulance. He said in that song the he did OD.
@playoffbook7513 2 жыл бұрын
this is amazing
@REAL.T0AD 2 жыл бұрын
Another hit
@gillynova 2 жыл бұрын
Glad I've been subbed to you for a long ass time, even though I don't comment all the time
@ayaanrahman102 2 жыл бұрын
This dude looks like mini fantano. Nice video 👍
@FleXxTheFuture 2 жыл бұрын
Wow great intro first two minutes
@bruhhhead 2 жыл бұрын
this video is edited very nicely
@tofu3129 2 жыл бұрын
after hours tours would be phenomenal
@JonSmith-oy4bi 2 ай бұрын
Bro, do Dawn FM next
@niganools1501 2 жыл бұрын
Unable Tesla the goat, I wish to meet The Weekday one day
@thelifeofyoungky7477 2 жыл бұрын
This content is insane
@piekark9951 2 жыл бұрын
bro u really rock that mustache, im usually not a fan of them haha
@redwolf481 2 жыл бұрын
Please please please make that version of hardest to love you made available for download
@CraftySeaPickle 2 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
@MoTM249 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid, xotwod
@petertarentaal734 2 жыл бұрын
Abel is the greatest of our generation
@Razorjaw86 2 жыл бұрын
After Hours will age extremely well
@bitbat9 2 жыл бұрын
i will never get over Peggy calling you out on No Jumper lmao
@jaydenthulin6937 2 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
@Jackherbert10 2 жыл бұрын
This is my 2nd favorite album by him, i prefer kiss land