KISS LAND the most underrated Abel album in existence. The production is so cinematic and it sounds like a horror flick. KISS LAND is the best track and that switch up is *chefs kiss*
You literally progressively melting during Tears In The Rain and Jon Denton's "OH FUCK OFF" when the bass drops on After Hours (the single review) are the most relatable bits of Weeknd reaction footage in existence
TAKE MY BREATH 1:24 PROFESSIONAL 7:00 THE TOWN 11:13 ADAPTATION 14:58 LOVE IN THE SKY 18:52 BELONG TO THE WORLD 22:09 LIVE FOR 25:41 WANDERLUST 28:40 KISS LAND 31:12 PRETTY 36:02 TEARS IN THE RAIN 39:52
The track Kiss land is definitely one of his most polarizing tracks. I personally love it and just like he said this ain't nothing to relate to even if you tried.
It’s fortuitous that you are doing the new song and Kiss Land together. People are speculating that this new album is going to be “kiss land 2”. Also yes, Dawn is a play on After Hours.
I fricking love Belong to the World, it took me so long to get appreciate Kissland, but once I did it became one of my favorite albums of his discography
XO fans have been waiting for this reaction! I love watching Weeknd fans listen to Abel’s older records (especially KISSLAND) and see their reaction. This is his most underrated album. Great reaction my guy :) thank you!!!
This whole album is about how he gave up on the love of his life to become a star. He had to chose between love or the tour life and he chose fame and the tour life. Aaagh! I’m loving this and you are only up to The Town. This is my fave Weeknd Album. I think it’s his greatest and I’m so excited hearing your reaction
been waiting for your kissland reaction. so glad you liked it. kissland is so special to me and is my favorite theweeknd project. the way it soaks you into his world and the way he creates an atmosphere in each song is unmatched to me. looking forward to your next reactions
Kissland is my all time favourite album, tears in the rain my all time favourite song, it’s so amazing to see someone give that song the love it deserves, best song on the album, kissland is very layered, even nearly 10 years after release I’m still hearing new things in the songs, it’s very haunting, almost magical, the energy in the songs puts me in a euphoric state. Such a good reaction!
What's crazy about this project is when it first released, EVERYONE was hating on it and I didn't understand why. To me it was a perfect continuation and display of growth from The Trilogy.
i discovered the weeknd from Wanderlust on the radio i swore it was MJ when I first heard. Kiss Land is my favorite album by far, very MJ inspired vocally with the falsetto-heavy notes
I just clicked play but I know you're going to love it! Kiss Land is one of my top albums ever. It helped me through some tough times in my life, I love how cinematic the production is & how it really takes you someplace different. Hope you enjoy!
Before you hop into Beauty Behind The Madness, it would be nice to see you react to all of Kiss Land’s music videos (Kiss Land, Pretty, and Belong To The World) + Odd Look ft Kavinsky, which is a song from the Deluxe version of the album. I think this would be of great help to better understand such a beautiful and underrated era. Also please drop future The Weeknd’s reactions sooner these are getting me so impatient lately lol. Greetings from Chile man
This was THE BEST reaction to kissland I’ve seen, the appreciation you have for the sounds and creativity of his music is FLAWLESS. Awesome video !! XOTOWD 🤘🏽
kiss land is my fav album by him and adaptation is my fav song by him lmao, kiss land is so good and the fact that it's one of his most hated albums is insane because this album was way ahead of it's time.... it's actually timeless
idk man... this just made me remember that this is the album of his that impacted me the hardest throughout the years, idk about "best" or whatever but music isnt sports. so its my top 1 due to the life ive lived to this album
This is my favorite album of his. It connects with me on such a deep level, especially "Tears In The Rain". There is also a bonus track on the "Kiss Land (Deluxe)", also a remix of "Wanderlust". Next up is "Beauty Behind The Madness", after that comes "Starboy" and then "My Dear Melancholy,". The new album that the single "Take My Breath" is leading into might include some of the vibes of "Kiss Land" since the single already does with the vocals.
Max Martin co-produced and co-wrote Take My Breath (along with Blinding lights, and save your tears) all these songs are structured very similarly. He has a very distinct way of writing and producing, down to the syllable like you said. Once you figure out the patterns you can tell he produced it or wrote it by the second chorus of the song.
kiss land is one of my favorite song of the album, it is incredible and I like the feeling that it gives me. It gives a sinister atmosphere and at the sameI
Man ive been a fan of Abel for years and didn’t think of some of the stuff you said. It makes sense and i feel like you were pretty spot on. Kissland for me is my favorite Album. I gets me sad that I didn’t get to go to the Kiss land concert back then because i was broke then. I remember when his tickets were $25 😂 now that i think of it i must have really been going through it if i didn’t have $25 ish dollard😭😂
I think i remember when this album came out, that you can mute blade runner and play this album and it's supposed to sync. I remember that being one of his inspirations for the album
Good reaction! and your face during Adaptation 🤣 already can't wait for your Beauty Behind The Madness (2015) reaction which came after Kiss Land. it's all Hit after hit after hit after hit 😁💯🎵🎶🎶🎶
i was listening to adaptation into belong into the world and it kinda changed my perspective on the song. as much as you can take it as face (most likely intended value) i was thinking of BTTW as the girl speaking to abel because he left her for money (his career) seeing other women yadda yadda. it’s really intresting but adds a lot of substance and interpretation to just 2 songs.
pls listen to oddlook off of kissland! its from the deluxe version it features Kavinsky! you are so lucky to listen to Kissland for the first time! its by far my favorite album 💚
abel said this album is a kiss land inspired album so i think its cool he did something with the olympics which is being held in tokyo and well, we all know about kiss land
Man, I love kiss land. It’s super underrated for whatever reason. To me it picks up where trilogy ends. You should listen to the 2 bonus tracks on the album.
You should keep the mic a little bit close, the difference in the music sound and your audio is quite much, i was increasing/decreasing volume all the time you spoke versus played the music.
