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Post by Derrick on Aug 16, 2017 13:28:11 GMT -5
Just bought a ticket for their gig at the Bataclan in November. I'm looking forward to hearing what they sound like live, should be great!
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Post by carlober on Aug 22, 2017 2:19:02 GMT -5
Official video for 'Pain', filmed in the band's home-city of Philadelphia.
Such a fantastic song, it's already among my favorite ones from this year.
By the way, the album is out on Friday!
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Post by matt on Aug 23, 2017 8:54:37 GMT -5
www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/08/the-classic-rock-ecstasy-of-the-war-on-drugs/537609/Very good write up in The Atlantic on the new album. I get the claims that their songs all sound alike and on initial listens that assumption is something I agree with, but the mood all these songs put you in is a meditative and melancholic state which is one that the listener doesn't want to get out of. I think the writer is spot on when he states: " It becomes clear Granduciel’s arrangements aren’t nearly as repetitive as they may initially seem. Melodies emerge, move among instruments, and then seem to die. Rebirth, minutes later, is always possible." On more listens you pick up the nuances in the songs, where you notice underlying riffs come and go, which stops it from getting tedious. The same can be said for Lost In The Dream and the formula is elaborated on (the songs certainly seem bigger I feel, but without compromising the spirit of the songs). Because it applies old sonic tropes on a cinematic scale that evoke a sense of melancholy and yearning, it will obviously be ripe for criticism from music snobs and hipsters, but if they were perceptive they'd pick up the subtleties in these recordings. Fuck 'em!
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Post by eva on Aug 23, 2017 10:43:04 GMT -5
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Post by carlober on Aug 23, 2017 11:44:25 GMT -5
www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/08/the-classic-rock-ecstasy-of-the-war-on-drugs/537609/Very good write up in The Atlantic on the new album. I get the claims that their songs all sound alike and on initial listens that assumption is something I agree with, but the mood all these songs put you in is a meditative and melancholic state which is one that the listener doesn't want to get out of. I think the writer is spot on when he states: " It becomes clear Granduciel’s arrangements aren’t nearly as repetitive as they may initially seem. Melodies emerge, move among instruments, and then seem to die. Rebirth, minutes later, is always possible." On more listens you pick up the nuances in the songs, where you notice underlying riffs come and go, which stops it from getting tedious. The same can be said for Lost In The Dream and the formula is elaborated on (the songs certainly seem bigger I feel, but without compromising the spirit of the songs). Because it applies old sonic tropes on a cinematic scale that evoke a sense of melancholy and yearning, it will obviously be ripe for criticism from music snobs and hipsters, but if they were perceptive they'd pick up the subtleties in these recordings. Fuck 'em! The whole album is streaming for 24 hours only on the official website! thewarondrugs.net/firstlisten/ |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Aug 25, 2017 5:22:16 GMT -5
I couldn't care less how alike the songs sound when they are of this high a standard. Adam Granduciel is a tremendously gifted songwriter and here he has, for the second time, delivered an album of breathtaking quality.
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Post by carlober on Aug 25, 2017 5:54:17 GMT -5
I couldn't care less how alike the songs sound when they are of this high a standard. Adam Granduciel is a tremendously gifted songwriter and here he has, for the second time, delivered an album of breathtaking quality. I've only listened to it once so it's not a definitive judgment. I think it's really good but it doesn't come even close to the astonishing quality of 'Lost in the Dream'. Fair play to Adam Granduciel though, because I knew from the beginning that it would have been an impossible task. I adore how all these songs are so incredibly layered. There's a ton of stuff going on all the time and it's hard to get all the nuances and details after only one listen. That said, I believe 'Pain' and 'Nothing to Find' are easily my favorite tracks. The latter one in particular is just INCREDIBLE. Wow. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 6:21:14 GMT -5
Official video for 'Pain', filmed in the band's home-city of Philadelphia. Such a fantastic song, it's already among my favorite ones from this year. By the way, the album is out on Friday! the more i hear, the more i dig these guys!  |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Aug 25, 2017 9:44:24 GMT -5
Its a very pretty album and produced very very well. My problem with The War on Drugs is that a lot of their material all sounds the same. I wish they picked up the pace more. Songs like Up All Night, Holding On and Nothing To Find stand out. Probably because they are more uptempo. I have similar opinions to recent National material. Gets samey fast. Thats not a knock but just calling it like it is.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 14:14:14 GMT -5
Just started listening, sounds amazing. Especially Pain!
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Post by carlober on Aug 26, 2017 2:27:37 GMT -5
Seriously now... this one is fucking mindblowing! What a track.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2017 5:11:37 GMT -5
my favorite off the album so far is 'strangest thing'. very pink floyd-ish.
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Post by crownie on Aug 26, 2017 13:06:44 GMT -5
A very good follow up to lost in the dream and the criticism that the songs sound the sound is fair but of well it still sounds very good.
Hopefully we don't have to wait as long for the next album.
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Post by Derrick on Aug 27, 2017 13:56:19 GMT -5
Those of you who dig The War On Drugs should check Wild Nothing, maybe you already know this one-man band, sounds a bit like TWOD:
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Post by spaneli on Aug 31, 2017 14:47:17 GMT -5
Finally finished this album. I think I enjoy Lost in the Dream more, but man, what a moment "Thinking of a Place" is. Listening to it, I didn't know it was 11 minute track. By 4:30 I was thinking, "I'd stop the song here." By the 4:30 mark it was one of the best songs on the album, but it keeps going. It's just so richly layered and patient songwriting and production.
Thinking of a Place is one of the five best songs of the year, imo.
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Post by matt on Aug 31, 2017 15:37:16 GMT -5
Finally finished this album. I think I enjoy Lost in the Dream more, but man, what a moment "Thinking of a Place" is. Listening to it, I didn't know it was 11 minute track. By 4:30 I was thinking, "I'd stop the song here." By the 4:30 mark it was one of the best songs on the album, but it keeps going. It's just so richly layered and patient songwriting and production. Thinking of a Place is one of the five best songs of the year, imo. I've played that song to death, it's peak War On Drugs - everything had been leading to that moment I think. |
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Post by The Escapist on Aug 31, 2017 16:50:14 GMT -5
Finally finished this album. I think I enjoy Lost in the Dream more, but man, what a moment "Thinking of a Place" is. Listening to it, I didn't know it was 11 minute track. By 4:30 I was thinking, "I'd stop the song here." By the 4:30 mark it was one of the best songs on the album, but it keeps going. It's just so richly layered and patient songwriting and production. Thinking of a Place is one of the five best songs of the year, imo. I've played that song to death, it's peak War On Drugs - everything had been leading to that moment I think. Definitely their best-ever song for me, too. My joint-favourite of the year, with Arcade Fire's Creature Comfort. |
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Post by funhouse on Sept 2, 2017 4:38:40 GMT -5
I began listening to this album a few days ago, but since the first three tracks didn't do much for me (even though they were alright, except the opening track) I just went "this is probably not for me", and turned it off. But this morning I decided to continue my listen, and it proved to be a wise decision! I started with Strangest Thing and felt that this was actually pretty good, and then it was followed by Knocked Me Down which had a really nice vibe to it, and then Nothing To Find came on, which made me feel absolutely euphoric from start to end, probably the best song I've heard this year! The rest of the album was alright at most times, but to me it had already reached a peak that it couldn't get back to again. But that doesn't bother me much, I'm just thankful for having heard those three tracks today.
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Post by The Escapist on Sept 2, 2017 9:36:34 GMT -5
1) Up All Night
2) Pain
3) Holding On
4) Strangest Thing
5) Nothing to Find
6) Knocked Down
7) Thinking of a Place
8) Clean Living
9) You Don't Have to Go
Playlist I've been using.
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Post by carlober on Sept 3, 2017 4:37:31 GMT -5
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Post by supersonic1983 on Sept 3, 2017 11:07:48 GMT -5
1) Up All Night 2) Pain 3) Holding On 4) Strangest Thing 5) Nothing to Find 6) Knocked Down 7) Thinking of a Place 8) Clean Living 9) You Don't Have to Go Playlist I've been using. Might as well listen to the entire album in its original order. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Sept 3, 2017 15:50:13 GMT -5
Its a very pretty album and produced very very well. My problem with The War on Drugs is that a lot of their material all sounds the same. I wish they picked up the pace more. Songs like Up All Night, Holding On and Nothing To Find stand out. Probably because they are more uptempo. I have similar opinions to recent National material. Gets samey fast. Thats not a knock but just calling it like it is. I get what you mean and I agree. It's good music, nice to have on in the background, but I can't see myself listen to it (and by "it" I mean the full album, can definitely see myself listen to individual songs as I already do that) often as it does sound a bit samey. |
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Post by craggyisland on Sept 3, 2017 16:04:34 GMT -5
It's a bit too formulaic for me and at 70 minutes long it starts to outsya it's welcome.
I thought the same with Lost in the Dream after 7 or so tracks. But at least those first half a dozen tracks are memorable.The songs on this album just aren't up to the same standard.
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Post by The Escapist on Sept 3, 2017 22:10:52 GMT -5
1) Up All Night 2) Pain 3) Holding On 4) Strangest Thing 5) Nothing to Find 6) Knocked Down 7) Thinking of a Place 8) Clean Living 9) You Don't Have to Go Playlist I've been using. Might as well listen to the entire album in its original order. Unless you think In Chains is unnecessary and Nothing to Find works better at track five than Knocked Down - in which case you may as well listen to this. |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Sept 4, 2017 2:45:33 GMT -5
Unless you think In Chains is unnecessary. Come again? |
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