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Universal acclaim- based on 268 Ratings

  • Summary: Abel Tesfaye's three mixtapes as The Weeknd released from last year are compiled together in this remastered three-disc album with three new tracks.
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Wicked Games
I left my girl back home I don't love her no more And she'll never fucking know that These fucking eyes that I'm staring at Let me see that ass Look... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Nov 27, 2012
    100
    Even at its most oppressive (in particular the songs from Thursday), every haunted note of Trilogy seems blissful.
  2. DJ Booth
    Nov 20, 2012
    90
    Ultimately, Trilogy is more of a sonic landmark then it is a new work.
  3. Pitchfork
    Nov 13, 2012
    85
    Trilogy's triumph is in how it makes its three hours feel necessary to fully embrace it all, to acknowledge its existence inside ourselves and to vicariously live through it as art.
  4. NOW Magazine
    Nov 13, 2012
    80
    Listen to House Of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes Of Silence in one go and you'll find that the music remains impressive. If there's one quibble, it's that as Trilogy enters its second hour, Tesfaye's lyrical ambivalence begins to sound a bit one-note.
  5. The Guardian
    Nov 15, 2012
    80
    Whatever its limits, however, Trilogy remains a striking piece of work.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 14, 2012
    80
    While a gradual refinement is noticeable from House Of Balloons to Echoes Of Silence, a lack of breathing space between the tracks does them no favours. You're better off dedicating yourself to each album's meaty serving of revelry and regret in turn.
  7. Rolling Stone
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. ZaggingZebra
    Mar 30, 2013
    10
    It's Trilogy. He had me at High for This then he sprung What You Need. By Coming Down, I had no doubts that this was perhaps the best R&BIt's Trilogy. He had me at High for This then he sprung What You Need. By Coming Down, I had no doubts that this was perhaps the best R&B collection of all time. A bit hyperbolic, but this is just a mixtape. By his debut album, we should know how impressive this young artist is for his age.… Collapse
  2. 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!    … Expand
  4. 8rooks
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    This is just because there was no 11 :) yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    does it    This is just because there was no 11 :) yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    does it really need to be at least 150???    … Expand
  5. arc55
    Sep 9, 2021
    10
    The atmosphere of this album is unmatched, and so many songs are amazing, one of the best albums's in the genre in the past 10 years
  6. Ishan
    Nov 14, 2012
    10
    This album is the most creative one of 2012.
  7. Spangle
    Nov 24, 2012
    9
    This is the best R&B release of the year. The Weeknd is running the show at this point. Hard to pick just one standout track from this groupThis is the best R&B release of the year. The Weeknd is running the show at this point. Hard to pick just one standout track from this group of 30, as all of them really standout in their own way. Is it perfect? No, but no release is.… Expand
  8. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    5
    Even at its most oppressive (in particular the songs from House of balloons), every haunted note of Trilogy seems blissful. A compilation ofEven at its most oppressive (in particular the songs from House of balloons), every haunted note of Trilogy seems blissful. A compilation of all his best mixtapes is a gift… Expand

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