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The War on Drugs — Holding On
Album: A Deeper Understanding
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Released: 2017
Length: 5:36
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Once I was alive and I could feel
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
Comments (107)add comment
 klaasstap wrote:

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". 
Posted 6 months ago by Mondo_Canuck    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

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 
Posted 6 months ago by chenry88    [ Reply ]
 klaasstap wrote:

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.
Posted 7 months ago by SeannRooney    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

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.
Posted 7 months ago by mkane67    [ Reply ]
 klaasstap wrote:

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.
Posted 8 months ago by ed_cardiff    [ Reply ]
Amazon Music (sorry, Bill!) recently recommended a 'dad rock' playlist to me, with the justification "because you listened to War on Drugs" 😵
Posted 8 months ago by ed_cardiff    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 8 months ago by klaasstap    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?


Touché :-)
Posted 11 months ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
thanks RP for introducing me my favourite band!
Posted 1 year ago by onelastsip    [ Reply ]
I just love this band  ❤️
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
I discover this band and this song on RP. Music is my life. Many thanks Bill & Rebecca. Be blessed!
Posted 2 years ago by flozer68    [ Reply ]
First time hearing this song, but even before the singing start I knew it was War On Drugs.
The song is average, but it's nice to have a unique song, isn't it? 
Posted 2 years ago by timesliphu    [ Reply ]
In short, go Philly.  Up 2-1 over highly favored Astros.  
Posted 2 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
when i first heard this band,  i thought it was Dylan cover band.  Turned out to be one of my fav groups.  
Posted 2 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
I think that I'd like these guys just a little bit more with a vocalist that didn't sound so damn constricted all the time...
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Such a great album and tune...
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 Grayson wrote:

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. 




 hmmm lol
Posted 2 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 2 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 ploba wrote:

New album out today!!!  YAY!!!



and another new one just came out. woot!
Posted 2 years ago by wanderinglevel    [ Reply ]
Dylan meets Springsteen. Neither of which are favs for me.
But I like this and a couple of War on Drugs' other tunes.
Posted 3 years ago by dlirious    [ Reply ]
Good tune! I never heard of them before RP ...Thank You RP!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 shooshoomeegah wrote:
Everyone says: thanks, Bill! Much obliged, Bill! You rock, Bill! You showed me a new way, Bill! You changed my world, Bill... but, no one says - thank you, Rebecca! Well - thank you, Rebecca! You rock!
 

I concur she needs more voice "promo" time #RebeccaOnTheMic
Posted 3 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
 tcseeley wrote:
Same for me. The first 20 or 30 times I heard them I though it was just some run of the mill pop band. Not bad, but not special. Then I think it was "An Ocean Between The Waves" playing on RP one day and I got drawn into the guitar solo and all of sudden I realized that this is different. A genuinely unique sound that flows like a river with seemingly no effort.
 

The live version of that song on "LIVE DRUGS" kicks so much ass.
Posted 3 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
I bought the vinyl of this album based on a recommendation of sorts, and I have gradually grown to love these guys.

Their "LIVE DRUGS" album that just came out is pretty damn good.
Posted 3 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Everyone says: thanks, Bill! Much obliged, Bill! You rock, Bill! You showed me a new way, Bill! You changed my world, Bill... but, no one says - thank you, Rebecca! Well - thank you, Rebecca! You rock!
Posted 4 years ago by shooshoomeegah    [ Reply ]
This is some of the best road trip music that RP has introduced me to in last half a decade.
Posted 4 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Definitely one of the best new music artists. I've dug everything I've heard on RP so far, and I really like the dreamlike feel to the songs I've heard. Gonnahafta buy me some TWOD CD's soon, and support the fellow's efforts thusly.
Posted 4 years ago by stegokitty    [ Reply ]
The whole album is a real gem.
Posted 4 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
 xcranky_yankee wrote:
great album!
 

If one likes boring music (with every song containing the same drum pattern): sure!
Posted 4 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
great album!
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac.
Posted 4 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
I like this band, but their songs are all very similar. Of course, that can be said about many bands. After buying their first record, I didn't feel the need to buy any more.
Posted 4 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
Love this band
Posted 4 years ago by nickodgers    [ Reply ]
When I first heard TWOD, I didn't like how deeply buried the vocals were in the mix.  Now, it's a key feature of the band for me.  Easy '9' rating. 
Posted 4 years ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
Thank you Bill. I didn't know this band before I listen RP for 2 years. Great
Posted 4 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
Just did it again.
Posted 4 years ago by philip1    [ Reply ]
Went to put a 10 on it and found I did last time. One of the best songs ever.
Posted 4 years ago by philip1    [ Reply ]
Same for me. The first 20 or 30 times I heard them I though it was just some run of the mill pop band. Not bad, but not special. Then I think it was "An Ocean Between The Waves" playing on RP one day and I got drawn into the guitar solo and all of sudden I realized that this is different. A genuinely unique sound that flows like a river with seemingly no effort.
Posted 4 years ago by tcseeley    [ Reply ]
To each their own, of course, but this group's music explores the essence of banality a bit too much. Ironic, with the album title on this one
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 klaasstap wrote:


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.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Bob Dylan...sounds  a little    like
 

Sounds like Bryan Adams to me!
Posted 5 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
 klaasstap wrote:


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. 
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
It's strange, I don't remember the singing sounding this nasal in the other TWOD song rotating on Radio Paradise (Red Eyes). Is it the same singer?
Posted 5 years ago by tichy    [ Reply ]
 jlind wrote:

What?! How is David Tennant associated with this act/track?
 
Only in my head, I'd expect. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Same drum pattern and tempo as every other song they do, The Yawn On Drugs' knows how to deliver!
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 Grayson wrote:
This song, in exactly the way David Tennant is so f*ckable no matter what media he's romping through, is always so danceable. 
 
What?! How is David Tennant associated with this act/track?
Posted 5 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
This song, in exactly the way David Tennant is so f*ckable no matter what media he's romping through, is always so danceable. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
So awful....
Posted 5 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
 dlirious wrote:
dylan meets springsteen...or vice versa
 
No, this stands alone.
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
Great tune. Even better ending!
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
dylan meets springsteen...or vice versa
Posted 5 years ago by dlirious    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
I like their vibe, but every song is the same.
 

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?
Posted 5 years ago by klaasstap    [ Reply ]
I'll agree with both sides: his voice reminds me of both Bryan Adams and Bob Dylan. It is an amazing combination, really. Glad this guy is finally getting the recognition that he deserves! :)
Posted 5 years ago by Jonathon    [ Reply ]
 arserocket wrote:
This tune gives me goosebumps like no other has done in a good long time ... it is stunning
 
Me too!!!!!!
Posted 5 years ago by andrew2112    [ Reply ]
I like their vibe, but every song is the same.
Posted 5 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
This tune gives me goosebumps like no other has done in a good long time ... it is stunning
Posted 6 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Heard them first on Radio Paradise.  Was it 2015 or 2016?  And fell in love.  Shared them with all my friends.  And this year, by god they won a Grammy.  I thought they weren't known, now I know they are known, rightfully so.  Anyone who has seen them in concert are so damn lucky.  They came to Colorado in 2016 and I didn't go and I know, now, the seating will be next to impossible to get.  Oh, well!  Joy!  Joy to them and joy from them for the happiness they bring to my life.  Thanks RP:  Rebecca and Bill, for turning me on to this amazing band.
Posted 6 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 VV wrote:

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.
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
Bob Dylan...sounds  a little    like
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 guthrieandme wrote:

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.
Posted 6 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
 gratefulgator wrote:
Every time I hear this I think it's Bryan Adams... for whatever that's worth.

 
Ok, at least it's not just me... I hear Bryan Adams, too. 
Posted 6 years ago by guthrieandme    [ Reply ]
The name is relevant to Adam Granduciel's personal war against substance abuse.  Which, apparently and to the benefit of his fans, he won.
Posted 6 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

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.
Posted 6 years ago by fredGarvin    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
Is this really the best name a band can come up with?  And how is this name relevant in any way to their music?
Proclivities wrote:

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.  ;-)

*EDIT*

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)

 

Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Not their best song but still a solid 8 for me. I can't think of any song from TWOD that I'd rate lower than 7.
Posted 6 years ago by quintana    [ Reply ]
LOVE THIS BAND! {#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
Is this really the best name a band can come up with?  And how is this name relevant in any way to their music?
 
I hadn't thought much about it before, but have there been very many bands whose band names were relevant to their music?
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 gratefulgator wrote:
Every time I hear this I think it's Bryan Adams... for whatever that's worth.

 
Yuck.  
Posted 6 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I'd say there's more drive than you'd get with hypnotic music and that's what I like about it.
Posted 6 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Diggin this band a lot lately, reminds me of the Waterboys, I like the way the songs kind of roll along almost hypnotically
Posted 6 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
Just changed from 9>10.  These guys really grow on ya.  Thanks RP
Posted 6 years ago by SurfDoc    [ Reply ]

                                                        
                                                 ADAM GRANDUCIEL 
                                                   guitar - lead vocal


Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this I think it's Bryan Adams... for whatever that's worth.
Posted 7 years ago by gratefulgator    [ Reply ]
 EchtNiet wrote:

Same here ;-)

 

 

Fantastic performance in Amsterdam Nov 1st : great show !


Posted 7 years ago by walter_sintenie    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
Is this really the best name a band can come up with?  And how is this name relevant in any way to their music?

 
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.  
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
Is this really the best name a band can come up with?  And how is this name relevant in any way to their music?

 
You're overthinking this.


Posted 7 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Is this really the best name a band can come up with?  And how is this name relevant in any way to their music?
Posted 7 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
just got tickets....
{#Bananajam}{#Bananapiano}{#Drummer}{#Guitarist}
{#Sunny} 
Posted 7 years ago by Vakse    [ Reply ]
The current occupant denies it too. So do his Russian friends.
Aside from that, I quite like the tack.
Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:
I heard this band was started by Richard Nixon

 
He denied it.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I heard this band was started by Richard Nixon
Posted 7 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
 StillAwake wrote:
Another awesome track....The official video is sweet and fits the song perfectly.

 
Actually, this is my favourite version of the song (so far). 
Perfect flow, hauntingly beautiful, a great one yeah   {#Jump}  {#Jump}  {#Jump}
Posted 7 years ago by BobbyCat    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

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...
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Another awesome track....The official video is sweet and fits the song perfectly.
Posted 7 years ago by StillAwake    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:
Bill, please play some more tunes off this fine record. These guys make great driving music  (though it sounds great anywhere)

 
You're totally right! I listen to this band while i'm driving and it's so gooooood to drive with this music {#Motor} !
Posted 7 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
Bill, please play some more tunes off this fine record. These guys make great driving music  (though it sounds great anywhere)
Posted 7 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
 ploba wrote:
New album out today!!!  YAY!!!

 
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 
Posted 7 years ago by trailhead    [ Reply ]
New album out today!!!  YAY!!!
Posted 7 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
great piece (I get a sort of Springsteen vibe, in a really good way : )

 
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.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
...and the hits just keep on coming'!
Posted 7 years ago by epiclectic    [ Reply ]
september 30 in austin at stubbs....can't wait. 
Posted 7 years ago by CyrusPaul    [ Reply ]
Everytime I hear a new tune from this band, the more and more I like them.  Can't help but hear Jude Cole in this guys voice, another amazing talent.
Posted 7 years ago by Peakmecca    [ Reply ]
 walter_sintenie wrote:
{#Guitarist}Can't wait to see them live November 1st Amsterdam... !

 
Same here ;-)


Posted 7 years ago by EchtNiet    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}Can't wait to see them live November 1st Amsterdam... !
Posted 7 years ago by walter_sintenie    [ Reply ]
Great song!  Cranked the stereo to 11 for this one.
Posted 7 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Didn't realise Bob had teamed up with Flock of Seagulls.  I'm looking forward to this album, too.

 
Is this what synth-pop band Flock of Seagulls sounds like?  Interesting.
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Didn't realise Bob had teamed up with Flock of Seagulls.  I'm looking forward to this album, too.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]

Posted 7 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:
 lizardking wrote:

......

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!

.....



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!
Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
great piece (I get a sort of Springsteen vibe, in a really good way : )
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
The unmistakable sound of......I like!
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
Whether driving or at my desk, I cannot sit still listening to this track. I f'ing love this band. 
Posted 7 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

......

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!

.....



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.
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
So this is the War on Drugs strip-tease?  One song at a time?  
Posted 7 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]

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. 


Posted 7 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Looking forward to hearing the entire album - August 25th!   Love this band!  {#Bananajam}
Posted 7 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]