The third track off BBTM is a smooth slow jam talking about The Weeknd’s lovers bragging to their friends about the pleasure they get from the XO man himself. We aren’t used to the use of piano at the beginning of the song, but the beat drop at the one-minute mark is what we’re more familiar with from the Canadian artist. The Weeknd uses the second track off the project to present the first featured artist, British singer Labrinth. The two take a shot at the “losers” who stayed in school, which makes sense since Abel is a high school dropout - the artists take turns reflecting on their wisdom as they reminisce about their ambitions and careers. Produced by the man himself, Abel shows his listeners what he is musically capable of right off the bat. This song follows a true pop song’s sequence with two verses and choruses and a bridge.
“Mama called me destructive, said it’d ruin me one day.” He opens up about mistakes, claiming them as such, rather than in the storytelling aspect he has used during his career. Starting off the album with strong guitar riffs, The Weeknd tells his listeners about advice from his own mother on how his life was going to destroy him over time. Grab some headphones and listen along with the track-by-track review of BBTM below! With this album I’ve learned to balance them out and evolve my sound.” – Abel TesfayeĪlmost two years after the release of his debut studio album Kiss Land and a huge feature on the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd finally gave the public what they wanted his sophomore album, Beauty Behind The Madness. We hear a new sound and vibe from this album, with more pop and funk beats compared to his previous projects.
Sometimes it’s light and sometimes it gets very dark. When I write, I write about my surroundings.
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