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I was holding on to you
And I redefined the way I looked at dawn inside of you
I went down a crooked highway
I went all outside the line
I've been rejected, now the light has turned and I'm out of time
Ain't no way I'm gonna last
Hiding in the seams, I can't move the past
Feel like I'm about to crash
Riding on my line, keep keeping on
Once we were apart and I could see red
Never trying to turn back time
Never meant to bring my pain to the front and into your life
Now I'm headed down a different road
Can we walk it side by side?
Is an old memory just another way of saying goodbye?
Ain't no way I'm gonna last
Hiding in the seams, I can't move the past
Feel like I'm about to crash
Riding the same line, I keep keeping on
I ain't never going to change
He'll never get in line
I keep moving on the path, yeah
Holding on to mine
When you talk about the past
What are we talking of?
Did I let go too fast?
Was I holding on too long?
Ain't no truths from the past
As silent as the sea
Am I holding on too long?
But you're right in front of me
And I'm moving on a cast
Shadows on my seam
I keep moving to changes, yeah
Ooh
Heart or hope
Heart or hope
Heart or hope
Heart or hope
I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
Coldplay regularly sing about playing in the snow
Is here anyone who dislikes this band? Sure, I can skip this song, but I would also like to know what's so great about this music. Why I don't approve of this music, is because their songs all seem alike, over and over again the same sound. No grit, saltless. And the singer isn´t very articulate; he murmurs the text. Is it the lyrics? Are those so interesting? Please, dislikers and fans, help me out.
Murmurs the text (aka lyrics)? "Hilarious," said almost every rock band singer over the past 50 years. Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Eddie Vedder, Layne Staley, et al.
I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
Well the Beatles were ... K', never mind.
Is here anyone who dislikes this band? Sure, I can skip this song, but I would also like to know what's so great about this music. Why I don't approve of this music, is because their songs all seem alike, over and over again the same sound. No grit, saltless. And the singer isn´t very articulate; he murmurs the text. Is it the lyrics? Are those so interesting? Please, dislikers and fans, help me out.
What you refer to as repetitive, some might consider a signature sound. Not the best vocals, no, particularly live, but the albums have really high production value, which I personally appreciate, and some of their tracks are reminiscent of anthemic 80s rock (cue gated reverb!), which has been popular over this past decade or so (nostalgia factor for the generation at the peak of their earning potential, maybe?). Anyway, I find a lot of their stuff evocative, sometimes comforting. It works for me.
I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
Touché :-)
The song is average, but it's nice to have a unique song, isn't it?
May move this up to a 9. Oh why not? Except THE most self-absorbed person I know claims he, and he alone, discovered War On Drugs. So for that reason, I just cannot.
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New album out today!!! YAY!!!
and another new one just came out. woot!
But I like this and a couple of War on Drugs' other tunes.
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I concur she needs more voice "promo" time #RebeccaOnTheMic
The live version of that song on "LIVE DRUGS" kicks so much ass.
Their "LIVE DRUGS" album that just came out is pretty damn good.
If one likes boring music (with every song containing the same drum pattern): sure!
My idea of much of today's pop is that it's about the sound, rather than the song. Crafty songwriting is not important. It's a 'refrain', or musical idea (not theoretical), with nothing much around it. Only then it will be able to hit the charts. Or did I just describe hit charts music of all times?
That's pretty much the definition of "pop", or "popular" music, that doesn't mean it cannot also be "crafty". Music is primarily "about the sound", it always has been - it's an auditory form of communication - the song and the sound are inextricably tied to each other. What's "around it" varies with the artists. Obviously, a lot of hit records throughout history were essentially just gimmicks or trendy sounds though I don't think that's the case with this band. I am not especially excited by this band's music - it often seems uniform and unvaried to me - but it is well-crafted and lyrically sound stuff.
Sounds like Bryan Adams to me!
My idea of much of today's pop is that it's about the sound, rather than the song. Crafty songwriting is not important. It's a 'refrain', or musical idea (not theoretical), with nothing much around it. Only then it will be able to hit the charts. Or did I just describe hit charts music of all times?
Oh FFS, go listen to "Ticket for a Ride" by the Beatles or anything they did on their early albums, or damn near every group in the 50s-60s, then disco, then New Wave, then Hair Metal, etc. etc. Popular music is popular because it's simple and repetitive and easy to remember and sing along too. Nothing challenging becomes a pop hit.
What?! How is David Tennant associated with this act/track?
Only in my head, I'd expect.
What?! How is David Tennant associated with this act/track?
No, this stands alone.
My idea of much of today's pop is that it's about the sound, rather than the song. Crafty songwriting is not important. It's a 'refrain', or musical idea (not theoretical), with nothing much around it. Only then it will be able to hit the charts. Or did I just describe hit charts music of all times?
Me too!!!!!!
Perhaps a smidge. I would say Adams' voice has more grit/gravel to it though.
Love this whole album.
Adams' voice in his early act and with Sweeney Todd was really close to that. He only got the grit/gravel starting from the Cuts Like A Knife album. I can't help picturing him in my mind while I'm hearing this song.
Ok, at least it's not just me... I hear Bryan Adams, too.
Perhaps a smidge. I would say Adams' voice has more grit/gravel to it though.
Love this whole album.
Ok, at least it's not just me... I hear Bryan Adams, too.
I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
The Eagles. They produced copious amounts of poop.
I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
I think you're right, Proc; most bands names don't seem to match the musical content of the band. Although from the song lyrics, esp. on this 2017 effort, it does seem like Adam had some personal demons; might be that the music was his escape. He refers to the serenity prayer in one, an old guy with a broken back and PAIN (hint?) - so this might actually be a guy trying to fight drug abuse. Damn....now I really want to know what his impetus was for that name!! Maybe after I get some work done this fine spring morning in Seattle. ;-)
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Damn if Proc is right on - the band name appears to have come down to TWOD vs "The Rigatoni Danzas" (that is a funny name though, no?)
First, from Artistfacts, the story of the song "Pain"
Adam Granduciel was plagued for three or four years by a chronic back problem. It started out as a bulging disc, but gradually escalated from annoying too debilitating. By October 2016, when he was trying to complete A Deeper Understanding, the agony was unbearable.
"It was bad, bad, bad, bad, bad," he told Q Magazine. "I was in pain all the time. I couldn't sit in a chair for more than a couple of minutes. I couldn't stand and hold a guitar for more than a minute. I was 8 months into making the record and I had to get it fixed or I wouldn't have been able to get it done."
The War on Drugs frontman finally had surgery November 2016 and his ordeal inspired the song "Pain."
And as far as the band name goes, from our trusty research website (Wiki):
Regarding the band's name, Granduciel noted, "My friend Julian and I came up with it a few years ago over a couple bottles of red wine and a few typewriters when we were living in Oakland. We were writing a lot back then, working on a dictionary, and it just came out and we were like "hey, good band name" so eventually when I moved to Philadelphia and got a band together I used it. It was either that or The Rigatoni Danzas. I think we made the right choice. I always felt though that it was the kind of name I could record all sorts of different music under without any sort of predictability inherent in the name"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Drugs_(band)
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I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
Yuck.
ADAM GRANDUCIEL
guitar - lead vocal
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Same here ;-)
Fantastic performance in Amsterdam Nov 1st : great show !
From what I can tell, the name of the band is irrelevant to the music.
If anything Adam Granduciel has won his own personal war on 'drugs'. He quit them all.
But given that the actual War on Drugs in North America is currently being rolled back, the timing is not bad.
You're overthinking this.
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Aside from that, I quite like the tack.
He denied it.
Actually, this is my favourite version of the song (so far).
Perfect flow, hauntingly beautiful, a great one yeah
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Is this what synth-pop band Flock of Seagulls sounds like? Interesting.
Wandering back through the comments for WoD "Red Eyes" it seems the comparison has been noted elsewhere too...
You're totally right! I listen to this band while i'm driving and it's so gooooood to drive with this music
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Yeah. Heard a good interview with Adam Granduciel today on NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/25/545814847/on-its-new-album-the-war-on-drugs-searches-for-a-deeper-understanding
It vaguely reminds me of "Driver's Seat" by Sniff 'n' The Tears. I'm not sure why, maybe just the overall production sound or the singer's voice and phrasing. Cool song.
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Same here ;-)
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Is this what synth-pop band Flock of Seagulls sounds like? Interesting.
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What I like best about TWOD is how similar the vocalization and lyrics/song structures are to (one of my all time favs) Bob Dylan; it's almost like BD were Forever Young and started a whole new career with a new band name!
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The best about TWOD is that the vocals sound a little like Bob Dylan but in actual fact Adam Granduciel can really sing. That and the 'production values' are much, much better.
Note I say this as a big fan and admirer of Bob Dylan.
Once again, looking forward to the new album/CD release.
I'm also looking forward to the coming new release, TWOD is neck & neck with Elbow and Spoon as my recent favorite groups. And yes, I've been looking into Adam a bit and he's a freaking stud! 8 bumped up to a 9....Long Live RP!
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What I like best about TWOD is how similar the vocalization and lyrics/song structures are to (one of my all time favs) Bob Dylan; it's almost like BD were Forever Young and started a whole new career with a new band name!
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The best about TWOD is that the vocals sound a little like Bob Dylan but in actual fact Adam Granduciel can really sing. That and the 'production values' are much, much better.
Note I say this as a big fan and admirer of Bob Dylan.
Once again, looking forward to the new album/CD release.
Not just to be 1st to comment....I do want to say I've really enjoyed hearing some of The War on Drugs' music lately. Another gem unearthed for me from listening to RP. This track is a bit more upbeat than others, and at only 5:37 a bit shorter than others.
What I like best about TWOD is how similar the vocalization and lyrics/song structures are to (one of my all time favs) Bob Dylan; it's almost like BD were Forever Young and started a whole new career with a new band name!
Long Live RP for ALL of the great music, old and new, familiar and not.
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Is here anyone who dislikes this band? Sure, I can skip this song, but I would also like to know what's so great about this music. Why I don't approve of this music, is because their songs all seem alike, over and over again the same sound. No grit, saltless. And the singer isn´t very articulate; he murmurs the text. Is it the lyrics? Are those so interesting? Please, dislikers and fans, help me out.
Yeah I am with you. Not a fan, maybe because everytime I hear anything by this band I can't help but think "that sounds like a late 80's Michelob commercial".