The Darkness of After Hours

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The Weeknd made a masterpiece with After Hours. So I, Mintrom Movies felt that I needed to take my time to make this After Hours Video Essay perfect. This is The Darkness of After Hours. This album is incredible, The Weeknd really outdid even himself. From beginning to end After Hours takes you on a journey into the darkness of The Weeknd’s mind, and with this After Hours Video Essay I look into exactly that. What do you guys think of After Hours? It’s definitely my favourite from The Weeknd. Thank you to The Weeknd for this album and thank YOU for watching. Much love.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Prologue
0:44 - Addicted
3:52 - Ghosts of Lovers Past
7:09 - Fear of Self
Music by Soul Surplus.
#TheWeeknd #AfterHours
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@mintrommovies 2 года назад

What do you guys think of After Hours? Let me know. As always thank you so much for your support. ❤️

@dopamineman1384 2 года назад

Your channel is a gem hidden in RU-vid man! It's great dude 👌 👍 👏

@nicholaschilembo 2 года назад

Underrated channel man, brilliant analysis. I think After Hours is a climax in the story of the 'The Weeknd's' character. He has reached a point where he must decide if his demons will pull him down or he will let them go. He has to decide and we have to decide with him. The Weeknd according to Abel is the character who portrays the darker themes, he is an alter ego for The Weeknd.

@evadream375 2 года назад

Its great to know abaut the artist named weeknd CONTINUE Love from Greece

@StealthMastersHQ 2 года назад

what do you think about take my breath Explain that

@JeremiahB444 2 года назад

Subbed ❤️‍🔥🌐📶

@sanjaymurmu3482 2 года назад

The Dawn is here but I'm still stuck in this era

@basselahmed6891 2 года назад

FRRR

@giannis_afd3637 2 года назад

I think he knows that why he hasn't released it yet

@jeannettereyrel808 2 года назад

Same... Still processing how mind blowing is this album I just can't let go

@quikkill1501 2 года назад

Will never truly leave this era just like House of Balloons. I love After Hours soo much from the music to the album concept

@plumsaucey 2 года назад

i feel that. to me i feel the after hours will never end

@TheTaylw1 2 года назад

this album is a masterpiece and will stand the test of time for many years to come! This is the Thriller for our era.

@DA-fx2ip 2 года назад

AH is great album. But please, do not compare any album to Thriller. There is none, and likely never will be.

@dannysankyu 2 года назад

@@DA-fx2ip there definitely can be one. and i think it’s subjective. obviously no album will BE LIKE thriller because that era is gone and music has changed and evolved, music being put out now just sounds different. but there can and most likely will be a new Thriller sometime if there hasn’t already been one.

@DA-fx2ip 2 года назад

@@dannysankyu I think I should have clarified. I'm not talking about the quality of the music. Thriller was 9 tracks, 7 were HITS. If Thriller was released today it would have smashed everything. And Thriller is still universally acclaimed 40 years later. Thriller is one of again, it is a disservice to AH to compare it or say "this is xyz's generations thriller".

@dannysankyu 2 года назад

@@DA-fx2ip i wasn’t talking about quality either. if Thriller were released today it probably wouldn’t smash everything either, that’s like saying if Halo: Combat Evolved or GTA San Andreas were released today, then they’d be incredible games. They wouldn’t. They’re outdated, and the only reason anyone says both the album and those two games i mentioned are so good is because of nostalgia and how great they were for their time. Thriller is really good, and i do love it 100%, but to hold it up to this pedestal like this is a bit much. I’m not sure how comparing an album to Thriller and saying “It’s the Thriller of this generation” is a disservice either if AH is a genuinely very good album.

@DA-fx2ip 2 года назад

@@dannysankyu Thriller isn't "dated" though. Nor is it "nostalgia". It's a 9 track album where 7 were top 10 singles (before the streaming era), and 40 years later it still is in rotation for many music fans (Casual and hobbyist). With how much more accessible music is now, you don't think it's performance would be even better? AH's incredible performance, imo is really only carried by Blinding Lights, and let's not let that take away from a great album, one of the best in the past decade. But c'mon now; The Girl is Mine, Thriller, Billie Jean, Beat It, Human Nature, PYT....No album is touching that six track run. Thriller is one of a kind, there is no album that should be compared to it. Different eras, yes, but the different eras is more to AH's benefit than Thriller's.

@AngelNOTAngle 2 года назад

I actually believe After Hours might be better than Trilogy.. I can’t believe I’m saying it. But, my god this Album is something else

@fazanchaudhry9907 2 года назад

Come on now, as a coherent album it might be comparable but song by song, trilogy is unbeatable especially echoes and house of balloons tapes, love after hours tho it’s probably just behind trilogy and kissland

@AngelNOTAngle 2 года назад

@@fazanchaudhry9907 I’m not just basing it off song to song. Don’t get me wrong Trilogy is a 10/10, same with MDM (though it’s not an album) which is another 10/10. But After Hours is just on another level. The creativity, the sound that it has, the feeling it brings, it’s just so dark but so bright at the same time. 11/10

@fazanchaudhry9907 2 года назад

@@AngelNOTAngle I agree after hours is really good as a full album but even with that, I’ll be honest I can’t remember the last time I flipped on a specific song, it’s more like I’ll listen to the entire album rather than one song, whereas trilogy or kissland has so many independent god tier tracks on top of a nice story but yeah after hours story wise and theme wise I’d agree is by far the most well done, but yeah house of balloons itself has like 6 songs I like more than any song on after hours, kissland has 7, echoes has like 3 or 4

@prettierjesus3119 2 года назад

Personally, I think Trilogy has a lot of “empty space” that doesn’t need to be there. It felt like every other song had an outro that was over a minute long, with not much going on during said outro, such as Loft Music, Lonely Star, Heaven or Las Vegas, and especially Gone. (Probably one of my least favorite songs on the three EP’s). But, there are some songs like The Birds Part 2 and Echoes of Silence where it feels less like obvious padding. And then, there’s songs like Glass Table Girls, The After Party, and Loft Music’s outro that just feel... incomplete. Not unfinished, necessarily, but ones that could certainly have more to them. Going back to Gone, it’s over eight minutes long, and I’d dare to say that at least half of its length is “wasted”. I still appreciate a lot of the lyrics, a lot of the better songs throughout the EP’s, and the massive amount of continuity the 30 songs hold together, but I think XO’s need to accept that it’s imperfect, and that he’s certainly improved with his actual studio albums. Even Kiss Land, which was his first work released after Trilogy, feels way more polished.

@fazanchaudhry9907 2 года назад

@@prettierjesus3119 I can definitely see where you’re coming from, I like the grimy unfinished feel trilogy has tbh, it makes it feel more real as it wasn’t even supposed to be made considering the weeknds life and situation, can’t agree with the songs feeling unneeded. Different moods for me requires different songs and trilogy has multiple for each feel. But yeah the weeknd definitely cleaned up his production for kissland, good but didn’t need it imo it felt amazing during trilogy.

@legendinthemaking9861 2 года назад

Minstrom: "So it's winter now" The Month of June: "Am I A Joke To You"

@romeodimba6009 2 года назад

In Africa it’s winter

@IttzMawi 2 года назад

@@romeodimba6009 south hemisphere: am i a joke to you?

@Chowy_Xo 2 года назад

hes prob australian

@lucidmind9676 2 года назад

It’s a damn shame that After Hours or any of the songs on it were even nominated for a Grammy, this album came out at the perfect time literally days before the lockdown was put into effect and unintentionally spoke about what everyone was feeling having to be forced to be alone or trapped inside and a year later, the album still feels just as fresh as it did when it first released

@masterproductions1179 2 года назад

Blinding lights hits different after listening to faith

@juanmuelle6463 2 года назад

Pleaaaaase do the rest of his discography

@mintrommovies 2 года назад

Definitely. I’ve got an idea for a Beauty Behind The Madness video so keep a look out for that

@elevatedDestiny333 2 года назад

@@mintrommovies i'd also love trilogy, particularly the three mixtapes leading into the remastering

@Hamzethegoat 2 года назад

@@mintrommovies I need one for Beauty Behind the Madness video it’s a classic

@georgecarby1054 2 года назад

@@mintrommovies can't wait

@donniblackstar 2 года назад

Don't even have to watch to know it's a certified banger.

@cpt.clutch4728 2 года назад

RNS

@hiphopmadness 2 года назад

Very underated channel - Keep it up 🙏🔥

@evadream375 2 года назад

Through that I realize that the artist named Abel Weeknd try to find true happiness That make me keep the faith After many years I found through this artist that through him music magic CONTINUE I LIKE HIS VOKAL I LIKE LYRICS AND MUSIC MY MESSAGE TO HIM IS. WEEKND CREATE YOUR OWN HISTORY PROTECT YOUR DREAMS AND YOUR SOUL AN UNKNOWN TRUE FRIEND OF YOURS CONTINUE LOVE FROM GREECE

@keltonmitter7692 2 года назад

You know he’s talking about the devil right

@kickudown6712 2 года назад

@@keltonmitter7692 on in that he’s fighting it.

@royfablooo2810 2 года назад

I like how The Weeknd dropped the Deluxe and 3 new songs after releasing After Hours for few days. You can argue it's the unfinished songs but you can also say it's not having closure and not moving on despite saying He's fine and that he's alright being all alone. In the end He still misses her and that the only thing he can do is wish the girl Peace and have a nice sleep on the bed.

@97JG 2 года назад

Yeah I wish Missed You was a little longer but Bruh thank God for those bonus tracks cause damn they add to the heat of the album

@checksoverstripes2498 2 года назад

I wish he included Take Me Back to LA (Myself). That would’ve been the PERFECT ending to After Hours.

@Ro_kly 2 года назад

@@checksoverstripes2498 the song seems to fit in the album if it was intended to be apart of it, not as a deluxe song. Cause if you're seeing this in the present it would contradict Dawn FM's idea of regretting and forgiveness.

@aleksandarpleskonjic6841 Год назад

@@Ro_kly or maybe After Life

@steverogers3631 2 года назад

The weeknd isn’t an artist He is an experience

@adamstudzinski2566 2 года назад

Now I realize why I actually listen so often to his songs, this guy is a genius.

@bryangomez2536 2 года назад

Little thing that people don’t notice is that in “Until I bleed out” there’s balloons in the video indirectly telling us that he is heading back again to his “House of Balloons” type of lifestyle

@Prodbyjah464 Год назад

I always read that it was him hating this lifestyle of partying now that he’s grown up and that it’s cause the loss of his relationship yet he’s consumed by it anyway, maybe I’m wrong.

@whoisgliese 2 года назад

I'm a simple man. I see Abel, I click edit: how are you so underrated jesus christ

@morsecode980 2 года назад

So his new album seems to be a “party album,” more upbeat and whatnot, but unlike before where he usually has a new haircut and look for each era, he’s still sporting the afro and glasses, though now with a beard and a darker suit. Could this be his AH character’s redemption arc? Or something else?

@goldenboyjlee5781 2 года назад

I agree I think this is his redemption arc and you can even tell when you hear his verse hurricane in the new Kanye West Donda album that he wants to be a better person so we will prob get happier songs with this next album

@mr.youtubetoast4062 2 года назад

I think The Dawn is the next part to After Hours, kind of like How Kissland was the next part after Trilogy.

@yvngpoison 2 года назад

@@mr.youtubetoast4062 and how Starboy was the next part to Beauty Behind The Madness

@mr.youtubetoast4062 2 года назад

@@yvngpoison idk, the transition from Bbtm to Starboy was like him killing off his old self and becoming a whole new person. In the dawn able is still his after hours self with a different twist in a different area. Kind of like how After Trilogy Able still looked similar and was his old self, just in a new different place.

@Ro_kly 2 года назад

@@mr.youtubetoast4062 in the future, you're right. His trying to fix himself, now he has to decide if he wants to go back to his After Hours self, or be a better person.

@offbrandbiscuit 2 года назад

The coolest thing about After Hours is that the Deluxe Edition offers a different interpretation of the ending. "Nothing Compares" is him saying that nobody else will ever compare to the girl he lost, while "Missed You" is him acknowledging that he still has feelings for the girl and coming to terms with it. "Final Lullaby" seems, on the surface, to be him singing to his lover, trying to help them fall asleep. But I think it's metaphorical, symbolic of him trying to close the book on the relationship, knowing even though he still has feelings for the girl, he can't have her, and wants to finally put their relationship to bed, so that he can try to move on. Abel is a genius and master of his craft.

@davidtheran911 2 года назад

DAMM IS WINTER OVER THERE? VIDEO WAS FIRE.

@mintrommovies 2 года назад

Thank you! 🥶

@Eloquence00 2 года назад

After Hours is so good. Every song is great and when you listen to the lyrics you really hear what a damaged man it is talking about. I don't necessarily believe that artists portray themselves accurately within their works, but I think Abel really did throw a lot of his past and his uncertainty of the future into this album. Perhaps it's exaggerated and certainly has taken artistic liberties in some respects, but it does feel like an interesting autobiography of "The Weeknd" character.

@sparklingnova599 2 года назад

I just binged all your videos such an underrated channel with such high quality

@mintrommovies 2 года назад

Thank you!

@kuldeepjoshi8010 2 года назад

Only artist I can relate to in his art and personality. His voice just amplifies his art a million times!

@EmpteeBluffs 2 года назад

First thought after listening to until I bleed out was that the whole album could be a cycle, alone again could literally follow up until I bleed out.

@agro9883 2 года назад

If you watch the Snowchild video at the end he walks right back into the Heartless video, so you could be onto something…..

@derzh 2 года назад

Impressive work!

@mvdebyzo 2 года назад

The Weeknd is a genius . Great video!

@erikcubias 2 года назад

Somewhere in between Starboy and My Dear Melancholy, was a story he almost revealed in an unreleased album, which I'll call Starboy 2, but he decided to not release it because right before it was announced, the break up with Selena happened, and it became a past feeling he won't get back any time soon, so he just didn't release it and made 2 EP's, My Dear Melancholy and We're Alone Together, and just released one of them.

@4dityaB 2 года назад

Felt this in my heart I almost shed a tear. I relate to this psyche so much

@jambajuice7822 2 года назад

This album just set the tone to 2020s for me.

@EmpteeBluffs 2 года назад

I thought the line from snowchild referred to the snow in Canada, how he was walking in the snow before he ever made his wrist freeze

@Nathanielwhite04 2 года назад

Same they both make sense though

@dari1741 2 месяца назад

Double entendre

@matasretsu 2 года назад

This video was so well done... Enjoyed it so much that I was hoping for it to continue after the credits.

@harrywilliams1541 2 года назад

Perfect and detailed analysis..Makes me appreciate the album even more..You just gained a new subscriber..Cant wait for the dawn!

@EoinKinsella 2 года назад

I only found you yesterday and you never miss every vid I've seen is a banger

@mintrommovies 2 года назад

Thanks man!

@constant_in00 2 года назад

This video is just so good and how deeply analyzes what the weeknd represents. Consider making a video in future about his trilogy album!

@xcxbetteroffxcx__5861 2 года назад

your channel and voice brings me so much comfort, i tried meditating and even that didn't bring me this much comfort omg, thank you so much for all the videos you make! ♡

@steelblue0 2 года назад

Your channel is one of the best hidden gems on youtube. Bro ur so underrated

@nicholaschilembo 2 года назад

@ryu_007 5 месяцев назад

Dawn FM exist + a new album in the trilogy is coming

@rane836 Год назад

loved this. great analysis my man

@coastercraziness 2 года назад

Amazing video about my all time favorite album, great job my guy

@mr.andyalem5309 2 года назад

This is a great analysis. Posted just 2 days before my birthday no less. I loved After Hours too. The Weeknd. and I go way back since 2011. Every album was relatable to my own life at the time, very eerie but so good. Well done!

@sakshamtyagi9652 2 года назад

This was an excellent video. The editing, writing, subject everything on point. Keep it up mate

@COMPHIPPO 2 года назад

Broooo from the last 2 sentences to the camera backing away from the tv to the end credits with a good song is so creative it was a movie seen right there

@pradeeppandey743 2 года назад

probably the best breakdown of after hours I've seen and trust me I've seen them all. Way to go brother, you gained a new sub

@kickudown6712 2 года назад

Need to go listen to the song but your description and explanation resonated on a spiritual level. I literally thought you were talking about some of my own current life incidents and experiences, which is a whole different mindfuck.

@25024___ 2 года назад

Really great video, keep up the amazing work bro!!!

@nachxo9819 2 года назад

Such a refreshing take on Abel’s music, keep up the great work!!

@TakeARideWithMe 2 года назад

Incredible album and incredible video, man!

@bluxverse 2 года назад

Nice man. Loved watching this

@blank1387 2 года назад

This album and whole era is just masterpiece. My favourite album for sure!

@sayprodigy6341 2 года назад

bro no lie the way you elaborated on why it’s called after hours was so on point i felt that shit 💯 nice video fr bro!

@pinkyboi9877 2 года назад

That was surprisingly in-depth

@paulachertudi1136 11 месяцев назад

this video is a masterpiece, it shows that you are very dedicated to your work, I LOVED ITTTTT as much as i love this album

@danielsailors7782 2 года назад

Love this channel so much. Please keep making these videos 🙏

@childishbrandin0 2 года назад

Nice analysis, I think you’re spot on. It’s fascinating just how complex and dynamic his music is and how much bigger than just music his message is

@MR-pi8wm 2 года назад

Great video thanks for giving me a new perspective on the album

@97JG 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ik8o1Natq9g.html Check this one out, it phenomenally broke down how the whole album is telling a story. I didn’t realize this while listening, I just felt every song was fire, didn’t know it was a whole story

@cpt.clutch4728 2 года назад

Cuhh i recently discovered your channel and I am blown away cuhh! I cant believe you don't have more subscribers! The way you give such articulate break downs of subjects is amazing! Its so in depth, focused and your attention to detail is on the micro scale yet but it remains easy on the ears and the mind. I literally just turn on one of your videos and just listen to it as I work, or do one of my hobbies. The first video I ever saw was the Kanye West "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and I have been a loyal subscriber ever since. Basically what I'm trying to say is keep up the good work man you doin the shit right!

@mintrommovies 2 года назад

Cheers I appreciate it bro

@Octxvius 6 месяцев назад

On crip cuhh

@TheTurnerBot 2 года назад

That was beautiful, thank you.

@The_Snxowchild 2 года назад

I really appreciate the video keep up the good work. Snowchild is my Favorite song in the Album.

@vittorbadboy 10 месяцев назад

good job bro, love the video ❤

@prodbydonnie5509 2 года назад

Amazing analogy! keep going bro

@derekaddison4835 2 года назад

These videos are incredible. Great analysis.

@akshitdavesar8864 2 года назад

I loved the video. You explained it very good. Keep it up

@Savvy.too. Год назад

The breakdown was really dope! Thank you! Didn’t really listen to Abel after House of Balloons but Afterhours brought me back to appreciating our native son🇨🇦. I know this album was healing for a lot of us during pandemic/lockdown.

@mintrommovies Год назад

Thanks! Yeah this album was the best during those early lockdown months, I have good memories of my first few listenings

@shreybajaj8516 2 года назад

What an explanation. Extremely articulate. 💯

@dennisv.8277 2 года назад

got goosebumps watching this

@piedynasty 2 года назад

Ok, I'm convinced. This channel is amazing

@asterisbampos5869 2 года назад

It probably sounds weird but I almost feel grateful for breaking up when after hours dropped + the quarantine. Really felt the songs, the pain, the pouring emotions, the depression. Absolutely intense experience.

@dionysusyphus 2 года назад

Thank you furreal, bro I'm a day one and was happy how you did it justice in a the concise manner a summary requires

@jarederisman5279 2 года назад

Best album review I’ve seen so far, though i think the deluxe tracks add more to the storyline and is often forgotten about.

@sonarYyY 2 года назад

So much work for this video, love it

@cudderson94 2 года назад

Dope content man, this channel is fire 🔥

@aname206 2 года назад

i subbed instantly. this piece and writing this comment literally brought a tear to my eye. bravo my friend.

@godkingathleticsllc4218 2 года назад

My favorite album! He is not only deserving of Grammys, but also awards for the brilliant performances in the videos and all appearances he made in character. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Now, this is an interesting perspective upon the album. Although, there is some overlap, I have a slightly different perspective. But great summary, nonetheless.

@SchmenaissanceMen 2 года назад

And it ends with my favorite Weeknd song, this was all the way through a solid analysis!

@theartst7992 2 года назад

6:26 this whole line made me tear up. Plus the imagery 11/10

@WattsMikey 2 года назад

This analysis is spot on. But it does miss out that Abel is also talking about his drug addiction; although that addiction is arguably not too different from his attachment to the woman that he can't let go of

@sopita 2 года назад

This album will be his most popular one just like Michael had thriller and prince had purple rain. People are gonna think of after hours when they think of the weeknd.

@chxrryn4502 2 года назад

I cannot wait for your analysis of Dawn FM!! This video essay was so well done

@klausmichaelson329 2 года назад

I can’t believe how relatable this is

@charlene1441 2 года назад

I really adore this guy xx i can see thru his emotions he has it all but yet he is human too been hurt like the best of us xx my true inspiration xx

@theasura1888 Год назад

Been binge watching your videos so much lately. With your talent You should do an analysis on My Dear Melancholy

@JeremiahB444 2 года назад

Damn this album really resonates bc I’ve been here time n time again.. Abel gets it

@ReDDotFamous 2 года назад

Yeah your gonna blow up stay on your grind.. sub earned

@Robert_Alexander 2 года назад

Very very underrated video, deserves millions of views

@richardkinier3493 2 года назад

amazing video 💕 six feet under at the end was perfect choice also

@commetaccount6657 2 года назад

I loved Blinding Lights. After watching the video, I finally realize the full meaning of it, and hence love it even more. He was blinded by the intense LA lights. The night life was drowning him. LA was just a city a sin for him. Weeknd is a genius.

@prettierjesus3119 2 года назад

I think it was meant to subtly commentate on LA police culture, too, and how police are more present than they need to be. (The lights being those of the car sirens.)

@yoozi. 2 года назад

This is beauty

@OGx1411 2 года назад

It's his best work yet!

@buacamolijarvis7671 2 года назад

Fantastic video, i Hope you make another one about 'The Dawn'

@mandangerous 2 года назад

this video is just a masterpiece. looks like work done by someone from Abel's inner circle... great video

@jcastillo19 2 года назад

This was a great video 👍🏼

@ant7433 2 года назад

I also took the themes of car crashes as the turbulent nature of his relationship. Theres a lot of ambulance sirens in the songs, and blinding lights probably symbolizes the lights from those ambulances

@rsbillz8177 2 года назад

Bruh you nailed this 🤨🔥

@abduladheemal-saedi 2 года назад

Damn this vid came in my recommendations and WHAT A MASTERPIECE!

@Prodbyjah464 Год назад

8:57 I think the reason why the weeknd is unable to come to terms and live a stable life with a commuted relationship and to truly love even though he longs for it is because he doesn’t love himself. There is a line on faith where the weeknd sings “I pray when I look inside the mirror and see someone I love”. The weeknd is unable to love his partner because he doesn’t love himself and who he’s become, this party lifestyle has and will continue to affect him for the rest of his life yet he sings on alone again, “take of my disguise, living someone else’s life” when put in to the context of the album considering its later in the narrative I feel this is him directly addressing this, he wants love but knows the only thing about him that’s real is his lifestyle so he starts to question why, and I think that’s the real tragedy of this album and Abel.