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The Weeknd To Release Mixtape Trilogy

Beautiful music comes in threes. After the success of this year’s release of House Of Balloons, Thursday, and his latest release, Echoes Of Silence, the Weeknd revealed he will re-release the projects re-mastered together and accompanied with a few new tracks.

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New Nike Air Jordan XI Concord Causes Shopping Frenzy In Indianapolis

"Us will always sing the blues,
'Cause all we care about is hairstyles and tennis shoes"
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Jordan Concords

Michael Jordan fans and a whole lot of utter and absolute morons descended upon malls across America early Friday morning to push each other over and destroy property in order to buy some basketball shoes.
The re-release of the Air Jordan 11 can hardly be called a "re-release," because Nike and Jordan Brand attempted (and succeeded) to dish up some needless hype and intrigue by only releasing 100 pairs of the shoes to certain stores. Twenty-five years into this game, both companies knew that the limited supply would result in long lines and potential chaos as shoppers attempted to grab a pair, but Nike and Jordan Brand haven't always been on the cutting edge when it comes to caring about anything more than the bottom line, have they? I don't mean to knock Jordan at all, but c'mon.. they had to know this would lead to a lot of chaos.

The Weeknd- Echoes Of Silence [Review]

"I don't have the time to write reviews for other music. I just read reviews and pick the ones I agree with. Cheating? yes. Time efficient? most definitely."

Within a year's time, The Weeknd has become one of the forerunners in an emotionally magnified, peculiar thread of R&B with a mixtape trilogy. Late last night (Dec. 21), The Weeknd gave his rabid fans a tasty Christmas present: his promised third mixtape of 2011, "Echoes of Silence." After a few listens, the follow-up to the mysterious R&B singer's stunning debut, "House of Balloons," and its good-but-not-great sequel, "Thursday," appears to represent a sonic combination of his two previous albums in the best way possible.

While "Balloons" was built around dark, dangerous hooks and subtly crafted beats, "Thursday" was more experimental, pushing its production into more complex territories and tinkering with Abel Tesfaye's song structures. "Echoes of Silence" essentially draws upon the strengths of both albums: tracks like "Next" and "Same Old Song" are straightforward and seductive, while "Initiation" and "Montreal" take detours with the use of vocal distortion and multi-lingual depression. Tesfaye is learning when to take risks and learning when to just let his breathtaking pipes shine, and that balance creates a cohesive 9-track product.

Lyrically, Tesfaye remains destructive, angry and utterly fascinating, still waxing poetic about a lonely, intoxicated party life. However, the Weeknd has begun conveying his emotional devastation without resorting to direct, graphic declarations. "Initiation" describes a terrifying scene of drugs and sex but saves its most salacious parts for the listener's imagination, and "The Fall" ("I ain't scared of the fall/ I've felt the ground before," Tesfaye sings on the hook) is desperate without being disgusting. As much as an artist who has put out three full albums in less than a year can possibly mature, Tesfaye's growth as a lyricist has begun to match his production expertise and wildly talented vocal skills.

"Echoes of Silence" immediately stands as another accomplishment for the Weeknd, a name that will likely be on everyone's lips in 2012. Where Abel Tesfaye goes from here is anyone's guess, but for now, we have another nine songs of harrowing, engrossing R&B. If nothing else, check out "Echoes" for "D.D.," the Weeknd's reinterpretation of Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" that does the King of Pop justice.

Here's a Twitter length review of each song off the mixtape.

1. "D.D." - The Weeknd opens strong with a cover of Michael Jackson's classic "Dirty Diana," ultimately impressive and cryptic with the singers' vocal similarities.

2. "Montreal" - The Weeknd teases the art of persuasion to a failed love, opening and closing in the language of his country. Shout out to the Carly Simon line from "You're So Vain:" "You probably think this song is about you."

3. "Outside" - "Baby when I'm finished with you, you won't want to go," The Weeknd croons of a passionate sexin' session.

4. "XO / The Host" - The centerpiece of "Echoes" goes on for a bit too long, but features an sinewy beat and some of Abel's best "Woah Woahhhhh"'s.

5. "Initiation" - The Weeknd dabbles with vocal distortion (think The Knife) while smooth-talking his latest female subject. Monstrous and addictive.

6. "Same Old Song" - "You never thought that I would ever go this far," Tesfaye sneers in the face of someone who doubted him. A well-crafted comedown.

7. "The Fall" - A distant but startlingly personal confession of the Weeknd's fear of returning to an ordinary life after a meteoric rise.

8. "Next" - Stuttering percussion, piano flourishes and Tesfaye trying to make sense of a girl who wants him for his fame.

9. "Echoes of Silence" - The Weeknd's "Someone Like You"? Like "House of Balloons," this tape ends with Tesfaye, lonely and gorgeously rendered.

Download Link for "Echoes of Silence"
http://hulkshare.com/wyqfsf4ovgiz/ZpO3e2dAqv0p.zip

Review from Billboard.com

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