The War On Drugs

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

bought Slave Ambient today. Will give it a listen tomorrow though.

listened to it today. Yeah just as good as Lost in a Dream.

JWPearl

Lost in a dream not so great

May 30th

JWPearl said:

Lost in a dream not so great

this might not be true...

vant0037

JWPearl said:

Lost in a dream not so great

Give it time. The album grew on me in a big way and fast...

vito

Bought the album 2 weeks ago and have not stopped listening since! Going to pick up Slave Ambient today.

jervin007

Just picked up Lost in a Dream. Liking what I hear so far! Is this their first album?

63schoefflin

Just met Kurt Viles brudda the other day. Kinda relevant... Kinda
Not :(|)

I'm drunk so fuckit

eeriepadave

jervin007 said:

Just picked up Lost in a Dream. Liking what I hear so far! Is this their first album?

no they have another one called Slave Ambient which came out in '11? I think they also have another one too but not sure.

The Juggler

eeriepadave said:

jervin007 said:

Just picked up Lost in a Dream. Liking what I hear so far! Is this their first album?

no they have another one called Slave Ambient which came out in '11? I think they also have another one too but not sure.

slave ambient is real good, isn't it? i have listened to that about as much as the new one. i want to check out their other album as well as some of kurt vile's stuff...

llessuR

I was able to catch The War on Drugs twice last weekend. Here are a couple shots I took. Fantastic performances, one outdoors, the other in a small barn, very intimate.

vant0037

llessuR said:

I was able to catch The War on Drugs twice last weekend. Here are a couple shots I took. Fantastic performances, one outdoors, the other in a small barn, very intimate.

What were the sets like?

llessuR

Both were very heavy with Lost in the Dream with a few from Slave Ambient. The set in the woods was more upbeat (although both sets had "Under the Pressure" and "An Ocean in Between the Waves"), and the set in the barn had some of the slow burners like "Suffering" and "Reverse".

The Juggler

been listening to this band every day since discovering them recently....starting to get into kurt vile's stuff too

eeriepadave

The Juggler said:

been listening to this band every day since discovering them recently....starting to get into kurt vile's stuff too

I probably should start listening to Kurt vile more. You would probably dig Strand Of Oaks.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/235013

intodeep

I really enjoy Kurt Vile and LOVE Strand of Oaks!
I really dig War on Drugs too. I have Slave Ambient and Lost in a Dream. Both are quite good, my only issue is at times I think he should end songs about two minutes earlier than he does. Sometimes I dig that they kind of space out but I think they do it on too many songs. Mostly good stuff though. Nice to see them getting some love here.

The Juggler

eeriepadave said:

The Juggler said:

been listening to this band every day since discovering them recently....starting to get into kurt vile's stuff too

I probably should start listening to Kurt vile more. You would probably dig Strand Of Oaks.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/235013

i'll soa to the list....that first video you posted is pretty cool. similiar vibe to wod and vile. philly too!

with kurt vile, i just got his latest album (probably should have started with his earlier stuff) and it is really fucking good. called 'waking on a pretty daze' check it out

vant0037

KV is fantastic. See my other thread about him! Haha...

jjflash

llessuR said:

I was able to catch The War on Drugs twice last weekend. Here are a couple shots I took. Fantastic performances, one outdoors, the other in a small barn, very intimate.

Those are some wicked looking stages. Where'd you see them play?

llessuR

At Pickathon, a music festival just outside Portland. Essentially a 40 acre farm with hiking trails. Very fun.

AndySlash

AndySlash said:

this is the band that has the song 'under the pressure' that the current is heavily rotating, correct? because, man, i am tired of it. sorry, vant, i hope you can forgive me.

ugh. so this month's vinyl me please record selection is this album. i guess i'll have to listen to it now.

vant0037

AndySlash said:

AndySlash said:

this is the band that has the song 'under the pressure' that the current is heavily rotating, correct? because, man, i am tired of it. sorry, vant, i hope you can forgive me.

ugh. so this month's vinyl me please record selection is this album. i guess i'll have to listen to it now.

Best album I've bought in years...

eeriepadave

llessuR said:

At Pickathon, a music festival just outside Portland. Essentially a 40 acre farm with hiking trails. Very fun.

sounds like fun, who else played there?

jervin007

AndySlash said:

AndySlash said:

this is the band that has the song 'under the pressure' that the current is heavily rotating, correct? because, man, i am tired of it. sorry, vant, i hope you can forgive me.

ugh. so this month's vinyl me please record selection is this album. i guess i'll have to listen to it now.

Are the other selections you get from vinyl me please at good as War on Drugs?

Attaway77

Liking this album (Lost in the Dream). It's like Don Henley and My Morning Jacket met up at an arcade in the 80's, went back to his garage to play some tunes together and Bruce Springsteen stopped by to help out with a couple songs. Good stuff.

AndySlash

jervin007 said:

Are the other selections you get from vinyl me please at good as War on Drugs?

i've only been a subscriber for a couple months. my first lp was JAGUERRA - hue, which wasn't bad but didn't do a lot for me. last month was sylvan esso's s/t, which i liked a lot. both versions were "limited" color variants and i think hue was numbered. you can see the past archive here - http://vinylmeplease.com/archive/ - and if you're like me, you are impressed with what they've put out previous. it did get me to sign up, after all.

The Juggler

Attaway77 said:

Liking this album (Lost in the Dream). It's like Don Henley and My Morning Jacket met up at an arcade in the 80's, went back to his garage to play some tunes together and Bruce Springsteen stopped by to help out with a couple songs. Good stuff.

i think tom petty and bob dylan stopped by to jam on a few songs as well...

Attaway77

The Juggler said:

Attaway77 said:

Liking this album (Lost in the Dream). It's like Don Henley and My Morning Jacket met up at an arcade in the 80's, went back to his garage to play some tunes together and Bruce Springsteen stopped by to help out with a couple songs. Good stuff.

i think tom petty and bob dylan stopped by to jam on a few songs as well...

I was thinking that as well the more I listened to it. This may be far fetched, but on a couple songs I can hear some "Pink Floyd, Division Bell stuff" in there. Could just be me...

vant0037

A little Dire Straits thrown in for good measure too.

vant0037

Also, if you like the newest one, I can't recommend enough: check out "Slave Ambient." "Best Night" is worth it alone.

Driftin'Along

I also recently stumbled upon this band. I was also blown away by Lost In A Dream. Beginning to End. Excellent driving record. I haven't taken a road trip while listening to it yet but it will absolutely be something that I throw on for my next extended drive.