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Nee Lewman said:
1/14/25
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The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream



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Lost in the Dream - The War on Drugs | Album | AllMusic

Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs released in 2014. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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This was a band I grew into. I had been aware of them since their inception and while it wasn’t something that I disliked it didn’t inspire me either. Then around 2016 or so I was walking around downtown after work and “Under Pressure” came up randomly on iPhone and I was hooked immediately.

Also, The WOD has made me reassess Don Henley’s solo work as I think Adam Granduciel’s vocals and the bands use of synth give off some Don Henley vibes but in a more hazy sort of way.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
This was a band I grew into. I had been aware of them since their inception and while it wasn’t something that I disliked it didn’t inspire me either. Then around 2016 or so I was walking around downtown after work and “Under Pressure” came up randomly on iPhone and I was hooked immediately.

Also, The WOD has made me reassess Don Henley’s solo work as I think Adam Granduciel’s vocals and the bands use of synth give off some Don Henley vibes but in a more hazy sort of way.
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My old age has given me plenty of time to come to accept that the Eagles were a fine band. Still don’t own anything beyond a greatest hits and Hell Freezes Over or whatever it’s called on CD, but have come to accept that I don’t actually hate them.

I hear that now, so thanks. It’s always been Springsteen with a nifty late new wave sound to me. The allmusic review throws Dylan and Petty into the mix too.

They kind of are the ultimate Dad Rock band in the sense that they make music that appeals to men of a certain age (read: dads). Incidentally until I read a list that was basically classic rock, I thought this is what Dad rock was. Partially because I had until that time only heard it applied to Wilco.
 
Nee Lewman said:
Agreed. Although the albums after this seem to be better pressed. Bon Iver as well.
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He signed with Atlantic and got off Dead Oceans. For whatever reason Secretly Group doesn’t give a fuck about vinyl. Sub Pop and Matador and Merge, etc… all see to at least somewhat care about vinyl pressings but the secretly group, doesn’t seem to care much about it at all.
 
Nee Lewman said:
My old age has given me plenty of time to come to accept that the Eagles were a fine band. Still don’t own anything beyond a greatest hits and Hell Freezes Over or whatever it’s called on CD, but have come to accept that I don’t actually hate them.

I hear that now, so thanks. It’s always been Springsteen with a nifty late new wave sound to me. The allmusic review throws Dylan and Petty into the mix too.

They kind of are the ultimate Dad Rock band in the sense that they make music that appeals to men of a certain age (read: dads). Incidentally until I read a list that was basically classic rock, I thought this is what Dad rock was. Partially because I had until that time only heard it applied to Wilco.
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The War On Drugs when initially formed included Kurt Vile on guitar so Adam would play as part of the Violators and Kurt would play in WOD they initially bonded at a party in Philly over their love of Bob Dylan. That Philly scene in the mid 2010s was absolute fire. Steve Gunn who is definitely a kindred spirit with Adam and Kurt was a touring member of The Violators for a while too.

I would love if Kurt Vile, Steve Gunn, and War On Drugs went on tour together and they all sat in with each other throughout the sets with everyone coming out on stage for an epic 15-minute cover of Dylan’s “Vision Of Johanna”.
 
Nee Lewman said:
Alright, last thought before I see what we get today…. I like The Soft Bulletin a lot. If I had been paying attention when it came out, I would probably know and revere it more. Because I missed it initially (I was turned off a bit by Zaireeka a bit - a nifty album that was impractical to play), working back to it felt like it was a step to their masterpiece Yoshimi. I actually like Yoshimi’s return to a more experimental sound and really like the albums that followed it. At War With The Mystics felt like treading water but Embryonic and The Terror are fascinating and rank with Bulletin and Yoshimi as their finest hour.

To @jamieanderson1968 , they are a very different band for the cycle of Bulletin through Mystics but they then get even weirder than they were initially. They really are a great and important band.
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I agree on Embryonic and The Terror
 
So the other day, I was looking at something and discovered that The Divine Comedy (you know the Casanova dude) was produced by Edwyn Collins… this guy:


So that tracks.

I guess that article about Gaiman isn’t gonna read itself.
 
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