Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Nov 14, 2012
    60
    There are points throughout these works where Tesfaye is distinctively gripping, supplying deadly hooks and somehow singing for his life despite the cold blood flowing through his veins.
  2. Nov 20, 2012
    50
    The Trilogy collects three of the Toronto singer's 2011 mixtapes, but some editing might have better introduced him to the world outside Tumblr.
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 268 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 8 out of 268
  1. N10
    Nov 18, 2012
    10
    Three mixtape's in one album, that truley is raw. Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) is vocally fantastic, one of the best, if not the best. The soundThree mixtape's in one album, that truley is raw. Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) is vocally fantastic, one of the best, if not the best. The sound of it is dark and creepy, many consider him as a darker version of Michael Jackson, for me it's just Abel, the storytelling and lyrics is way to diffrent but vocally I can agree to some point. The production is really good and fitting to his voice. A really good artist, while youre in to his music there's no escape. My favourite track's at the moment is (based on three songs of each mixtape) : What You Need, The Morning, Wicked Games, Life of the Party, The Zone, Valerie, Montreal, Same Old Song and Next.
    If you havent heard so much of The Weeknd, listen to this, buy if you like it, and the rest of ous... let's just support it. The Weeknd surely is a big name of our generations R&B, three fantastic mixtape's in one!
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  2. Feb 12, 2016
    10
    If there is an album to describe music that has shaped both the RNB and Hip Hop sound, it is this one. Undoubtedly the single best RNB/PBR&BIf there is an album to describe music that has shaped both the RNB and Hip Hop sound, it is this one. Undoubtedly the single best RNB/PBR&B album of this generation. Is it repeatedly filled with sex,drugs,and darkness? Of course, and for many critics it is what turns them off. But what matters is that Abel Tesfaye, The Weeknd, tells a story in each chapter: House of Balloons, Thursday, Echoes of Silence. The Weeknd came in to fill a gap in the RNB industry, and it worked! His influence is present in any modern RNB artist such as PARTYNEXTDOOR, Bryson Tiller, Drake, TYuS, JMSN, Majid Jordan, Zayn, you name it. Overall, amazing vocals, chilling lyrics, and beautiful production mainly by Illangelo and Doc Mckinney. 10/10 Full Review »
  3. Nov 15, 2012
    10
    As a whole it is a definite buy for someone that enjoys, the other new wave of R&B artists like Miguel and Frank Ocean. and a real ride for aAs a whole it is a definite buy for someone that enjoys, the other new wave of R&B artists like Miguel and Frank Ocean. and a real ride for a album as a debut record. Full Review »