Lost In The Dream

It's hard for me to explain but I feel like the vocals don't match the production on each song. Regardless this album is too one-dimensional. I feel like if I heard this at 18 I would've really liked it, but my music taste is different now.

Almost big-red-chaired it when the vocal first came in. Stuck with it and… it was ok. I’ll probably never listen again.

Too long and monotonous for its own good. Their sound in itself is fine for two songs or so, being a combination '60s folk rock vocals and instrumentals that sound a bit like The Killers. The problem is that nearly every song sounds the same, which is an issue when the record pushes one hour. It also feels too reliant on its older musical influences, because barely anything of value was added by the indie sound. An indie-Americana record sounds great in theory, but this was not a very strong or varied application of it. Red Eyes was a good song, but everything else was pretty bland.

Had to listen a second time as it didn't register, fairly more.

Monotonous, depressing, sounded as if recorded in a tunnel.

Harmless enough and fine as background music but not particularly memorable. Hints of Jackson Browne and Wallflowers but pretty forgettable the minute the album was over.

Got really bored around halfway through but finished. Realized I had listened to this before and bailed halfway through that time. If you like the atmospheric guitar work, check out William Tyler (you don't have to suffer through Dylan/Petty-ish vocals because there are no vocals).

They sound like they're trying to be Springsteen so bad but end up just being Sting. I'm not sure why they felt the need to extend each song past 7 or 8 minutes but it was a total snoozefest.

Every song sounded similar. Flashes of Bob Dylan and JCM.

Je sais que j'ai déjà écouté ce groupe mais cet album m'a pas spécialement plu ou déplu. Des fois ça m'a rappelé U2 2.5?

This isn't anything unique. It's rather like a dull version of Tom Petty.

Another just fine album.

Wasn't really feeling it, I just think there's more interesting stuff of the same genre and era

Lost in the Dream by The War on Drugs attempts to channel the spirit of 80s rock but falls short due to excessively long songs, derivative sound reminiscent of Chris Rea, and a vocal delivery that feels forced in its attempt to emulate Bob Dylan. While there are moments of interest in its production, the album's shortcomings outweigh its strengths, making it a mixed listening experience overall. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1 STAND OUT TRACK - Red Eyes

This is one of those Legendary Indie Vibe Albums that I could never get into, probably because it sounds too much like a 00s band trying to record an 80s Don Henley album. (Also, there was one song that I skipped and then the next song started and it sounded literally exactly the same.)

This reminded me of a band from the 90s, Hothouse Flowers? But with less energy. Irish band if I recall. I preferred HHF.

Eh.

Songs seemed like chill vibes but these songs were like 2 minutes too long for me to get into them. Maybe another day

Just not very interesting to me.

It's okay. I get why people like it, but I wouldn't listen again. For me, songs seemed too long and a bit boring. Fave song 'Eyes to the Wind'. 2/5

Bob Dylan vibes. Not bad, not my favorite.

It was not that bad, but i expected something deeper.

This is way too Bruce Springsteen adult contemporary for me in songwriting, singing and instrumentation, except it was recorded more recently.

Background music and not in the cool Muzak way

pretty standard tbf

I can understand the appeal but for me it's stuck in an awkward middle zone where it's not rocking enough to make it entertaining, nor is it moody enough to make it past the surface level. Kurt Vile would go on to make a better version of this.

This one was rough. Bad arcade fire, boring, and dated. I did not need this

Nice sound, but not overwhelming and will probably age. Not my cup of tea. More of the same.

The only thing more boring than Springsteen is a Springsteen knock off. The songs are all dull and never go anywhere.

Easy enough to listen to, but I found it pretty dull and derivative.

Mostly forgettable outside of a couple of standout songs in Suffering and Eyes To The Wind, I was not impressed by this album. Oftentimes, it felt as though the structures of the songs simply weren’t enough to warrant the typical 5 minute plus runtimes. The instrumentals would trudge along using the same beat with little to no dynamics for measure upon measure. It appears to take strong influences from Tom Petty and Bob Dylan, but despite their unenthusiastic efforts, this band isn’t nearly as interesting as either. I will say, for background or road trip music, you could do worse. However, on the whole, it’s just not worth the time for critical listening. Meh. 3.5/10

It's all a bit dad-rock, gentle fist pump while sipping a cup of tea for me. Since others have pointed out the drums thing, it's really bothering me. It must be the most dull band to play in as a drummer. Even though there's plenty of layers of sound to the whole thing it still somehow feels really anaemic. And it's just so bloody boring, christ.

Saavat silloin tällöin musiikillisen idean tai kehittävät grooven, jonka tahtiin Jaggerkin voisi heiluttaa persettään. Mutta mitään biiseistä ei tarvitse kuunnella loppuun, sillä puolivälin jälkeen tietää, ettei niissä ole tulossa mitään uutta. Ja jos tulee, vika ei ole kuulijassa.

Generic. Nothing memorable on here at all. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t good.

Boring. This band seem to think swaddling entirely mid indie rock in swatches of reverb and synth washes equals an interesting listening experience. About the only thing I liked was hearing the singer, in real time, calibrating how much Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen or Bob Seger he wants in the mix. Just a tasteful soupçon here and there, sweet listener!

This is such a cool name for a band, and such a disappointing one for a band that sounds like this. I don't hate it, but it totally reminds me of that one non-folksy Ryan Adams album, except he's a better singer. (I think? Do I care?) But, man, this would be such a killer name for a hardcore band...

boring

It was ehhhh. Felt like one really long song.

Inoffensive but very boring.

A fairly boring album that didn’t have any real high points for me. While I can hear what they’re doing and why people might enjoy it. It just isn’t for me.

Another of those bands that people seem to have huge admiration for, but I totally fail to understand why. Springsteenesque Americana that has been passed through a pale-and-interesting Instagram filter does nothing for me. Having said that, I enjoyed this a bit more than I expected.

Eh

Quel ennui... Il y a toujours à peu près 20 secondes où on se dit que ça pourrait être sympa, puis on se dit qu'en fait nan c'est la même chanson qu'avant et que cela va être la même chose pendant beaucoup trop longtemps comme un grand verre d'eau tiède dilué. Alors pourquoi par "Red eyes" pour garder un écantillon représentatif, mais je passe mon chemin.

Just okay.

I’ve always liked Red Eye. It’s a nice sound but every song kind of sounds the same.

Passionately unremarkable music that somehow manages to leave the impression of crying in one's sleep.

good LORD this was a long album

20/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 This starts off sounding like a tribute to Tom Petty. Then, it gets more boring.

Boring.

Meh

It didn't make me want to put a screwdriver in my ear, but I really had to force myself to finish this one. I'm sure it's great in some circles, but I don't belong to any of them.

If "meh" was an LP, this would be it

Meeeeeeh

I gave this album a shot when it came out. It never caught on with me. It still doesn't. It sounds like a boring version of Kurt Vile.

I bought this album and then I sold this album. Never cared for it, not a fan for some reason.

Extremely mid

Love the first song. Then they all sound the same. Same drum line, same chord progressions, just different tempos. Saw them live and it was the most boring show ever.

Not offensive to listen to, quite bland and meandering. Not to my taste but can appreciate the craft.

The instrumental start to the first track was promising, but then the singing started. The singer is somehow managing to mimic Bob Dylan and Springsteen at the same time and oooof, that does not work for me. Can't tell exactly why I hated this album so much. Went back and forth for me between "inoffensive" and "want to turn this off" but the vocals ultimately killed it for me. And the length. And the samey-sameness of the songs. I love some fuzzed-out non-structured albums, perhaps it was just really wrong vibes for a rainy Sunday morning? IDK. Tempted to give it 1 star, only giving it 2 for the song "Burning" which stood out from the morass.

of course these men also did a podcast about themselves it just sounds to me like a lot of other music that I'm like "yeah this is fine" and then I find out the group has a rabid following in their local tristate area and all of their fans think they're revolutionizing the rock scene rather than saying "yeah the guitar is fun and the vibes are chill, it's nice to drink a beer to." the venue probably sells PBR tallboys for like six dollars. it is walking distance from an inexplicably fancy bowling alley and four establishments selling very bad wings I actually did enjoy some of some of the tracks as a "doing stuff with music on" vibe. Burning was fun, for example. low points were when it seemed like the vocalist was trying to sound like Bob Dylan or Don Henley

Nostalgic, pleasant, but blurs together. Lots of comparisons to Dylan/Henley. I know they’re an indie fave but I don’t get the hype. Good background music, and I like “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” which receives heavy college radio play, but that’s about it.

Beautiful production and the guy's voice is pretty nice, but I sound the song writing a bit lacklustre. Favourite songs: Red Eyes, Disappearing.

Générique

As my mom says, "I was bored to tears." Songs are all pretty similar.

I don’t get the appeal. It’s boring as fuck.

nu inteleg ce cauta in lista asta

Eh this is my 2nd time trying this album out. Snore. Chill + too slow.

Drums are a bit overly simplistic. Vocals are alright, guitars are more ambient than forward driving. Definitely no Cage the Elephant but it's not bad in the first song. Not particularly a fan of songs that just drone on for 5 minutes doing nothing. Overall, it feels more shoegazey than Indie.

Under The Pressure // Suffering //

This washed over me completely, I barely noticed it. I probably owe them another listen but Spotify wrapped is coming up soon and I need to prioritise getting the embarrassing stuff out my top 5 so I have no time for redos.

Maybe I’ll try it again, but everything feels the same

God, what a snoozer!

Nothing of note in here. No idea why it's on this list.

If I wanted to listen to Springsteen, I’d listen to Springsteen

It's trying way too hard to be music that I don't like. Most of the songs sound the same and it gets old by the end too.

I had not ever listened to this band and just assumed I wouldn't like them. After listening I can't say that that was a completely accurate assumption, but I mean this is about what I expected. I get why people love this stuff, it sounds like an amalgamation of Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen to me, with some Paul Simon thrown in there. Just straight boring heartland rock tropes. Not for me at all, but it's pleasant and very safe and non-confrontational.

We lost the war. Kinda drags on for every track, could be tightened up a bit (2.5/5)

Nah

This had a quality to it, and it was enjoyable. It reminded me of Springsteen a bit. The difference is that not one single song was memorable. They all sounded the same.

Decent to listen to, dare I say in the background? Certainly not inspiring me to see them live, but quite relaxing and nice to have on while I'm working.

Aggressively meh

Onhan tuossa menoa ja meisinkiä, mutta ei putoa mulle. Ei jatkoon.

Muniinpuhaltelua vuodelta 2014. Mitä tällanen tekee tällasella listalla? No ei se paska silti ollut

This totally went by without anything of note for me, background inoffensive music and nothing more

I had enough 80s rock in the 80s. This one isn't particularly memorable. I could tell from the description I wouldn't like this one; Neil and Bruce are definitely not my favorite artists from the 80s and I do not generally relate to Americana.

Jesus. No.

I genuinely do not remember anything about this album. If it's that forgettable, it can't be that good.

It’s not bad. Sort of reminds me of the arcade fire. I might revisit this though

Sound like any 1 of a hundred albums.

just simply kinda boring. every song sounds quite similar, which gets especially annoying when the sound is just simply dull. cant ever really see myself going back to this, even if its not necessarily bad

This sounded to me like a really boring Dire Straits album. Nothing really to hate (except the Haunting Idle, ugh), just kind of dull.

I like Red Eyes but otherwise pretty same same throughout.

C’est pas mauvais, c’est juste vraaaaiment slowbine, au point où on se fait chier.

This is the most boring form of pseudo-intellectual rock I've listened to in a while. It isn't bad. It is just boring and been done a hundred times earlier on this list. This sounds like the kind of music my dentist would have on while performing a cleaning on my teeth.

Rock impressions of country music. I am not particularly fond of this type of music, it wasn't in any way interesting, but for sure it was a bit frustrating. I think the title of third song on this album encapsulates my feeling towards this band and "Lost In The Dream" record.

A nice chill album, but other than An Ocean In Between The Waves, the tracks didn't really make an impression on me.

Lite enahanda

It's the climax of the indie trash Wes Anderson-wannabe movie debut, and the paid-in-exposure actors look across the ocean wistfully. They mutter something pretentious and this album plays in its entirety as they stare into the lens. Credits roll. Boring.

Wasn't for me. Big "The Boss" vibes, which isn't my thing. 2/5

Pretty lame

War on drugs- I like the synth pop/ folk rock sound. I think the songs needed stronger hooks or just more hooks in general. It’s all kinda wish washy with tons of reverb and after a while it lacks dynamics. I wanted a stronger sounding vocal too- a little too breathy. Too much lead guitar that just sounds like noodling with tons of reverb- I think less with more intentional sounding parts would serve the songs better. 2.5

Pointless and boring but I liked it more than the doves. The songs don’t really go anywhere and the vocals are so weak. The vibe is ok at times but I feel like the vocals and songwriting really bring the whole thing down.

Whoever plays guitar on this…I hate them.

The War On Drugs Spotify description: "The history of rock ’n’ roll is a story of splintering. Stop here for 10 seconds, and think: How many niches can you name without even trying, without having to pause for just a split second? They seem infinite and, already the better part of a century since rock’s bastard birth, still ceaseless, each new form defined by the mainframe’s perpetuity of flux. But over the last 15 years, The War on Drugs have steadily emerged as one of the mightiest counterweights to this endless division, reconnecting rock’s manifold hyphenates with an ardor and ease that suggest they were never split far apart in the first place..." The album isn't bad. But holy shit what a load of bollocks. Minus one star for that is fair I reckon.

Pretty dull, can’t remember anything about it now

Overrated and boring 2/5

I could possibly like this if some of the tracks weren't so unnecessarily long. Sorry, but 6, 7, 8 minute long songs need to be as fucking radically awesome as Bohemian Rhapsody if you're going to ask for my ears. Lame ass hipster guitar noodling isn't gunna cut it. There's some okay stuff here. I don't hate it, but it hasn't made a lasting impression because it sounds like every American Indie record from the early-mid 2010's. I can't tell the sonic difference between this or whatever else came out at this time that I mostly ignored.

I don’t get the hype here. It’s boring, slow, indie but without any of the meaningful lyrics or themes that other bands of their type have.

For the exception of 1.5 songs, unbelievably boring

Just okay, pretty boring

More like The Snore on Drugs. This really isn't all that bad, but my god it is so fucking boring to listen to.

I wanted to like this album, but something just isn’t hitting for me. Maybe you have to be in the right somber, haunting mindset. I don’t think I’ll listen again.

too boring

Like Travis but slower and with none of the soul

Forgettable, someone trying to be Bob Dylan but with dire straits as a backing band.

country music

Not really a fan, but didn't hate it.

"Middle of the road"-muziek is het eerste wat in me opkomt. Het heeft wel wat catchy deuntjes, maar het blijft ook een beetje saaiiig. **

A guaranteed cure for insomnia. Red Eyes has some life to it at least.

Can barely remember how this sounded now, it was a bit 80s I think? And there was a constant drum loop in a lot of the songs? Can't have been remarkable but I remember it has about an hour runtime so can't have been too offensive. Guess I'll give it a two.

Mostly inoffensive indie rock, I hear and I assume it's trying to sell me a Honda accord as it weaves its way around a non descript California coastline road. Parts sounded heavily like Bob Dylan and I don't have the benefit of being able to turn off any hearing aids so I had to slog through those ones for sure. Overall nice but I won't be back.

In twenty years, will we still remember Hipster Americana? This feels like a mix/evolution of Dylan, Springsteen, and pop, with 80's reference making for a catchy band name. I like listening to a random album each day but I also hate that I can't see what else is on the list. There are some good songs on here but what I really want to know is whether or not this was chosen over St. Vincent or FKA Twigs — both of whom also released albums in 2014.

I did not *have* to hear this.

Scale: 1: Dissapointing 2: Didn't enjoy 3: Decent 4: Enjoyed 5: Would listen again (My first impression if not mentioned otherwise in a comment) Under the Pressure: 1.5/5, if a song is 9 minutes long it should have at least some variety Red Eyes: 3.5/5, pretty ok Suffering: 1/5, nope An Ocean in Between the Waves: 1.5/5, idk Disappearing: 1.5/5 idk Eyes to the Wind: 1/5, everything sounds the same The Haunting Idle: Interlude?/5 Burning: 3/5, fine Lost in the Dream: 2/5, yeah In Reverse:1.5/5, boring Overall: 1.83/5, dont like it, boring and monotonous

I was bored with this. I knew I'd hate it the moment I saw a photo of the band that popped up on the Spotify app on my firestick. This is really nothing impressive at all and yet I don't think it quite deserves a 1, but I considered it.

a few good atmosphiric songs but it was just so blend

I remember when they released their first album and everyone was banging on about how good they were. I thought it dull with no soul, an opinion I stand with today.

Pleasant ‘80s corporate rock/dad rock sounding background music. I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it.

doesn't sound bad, just bland. Feels like I've listened to these melodies previously, but in a more interestingly-made format

It's fine. Kinda dull. Prefer Kurt vial and the evaporators.

Kinda boring. Songs are ok and like the sound but super boring and dreary tunes

This album just felt… half-baked. Like an unfurnished apartment. I needed more than this. Not sure what kind of statement they were trying to make but.. it doesn’t speak to me.

It’s not bad. Just nothing that really got me going. Nothing stuck out. I may revisit this in the future. Listened to this in the car, at home, and finished at work. Not sure if I gave it it’s do. I’ll put this as a 2, with no adds, but may add later.

Very mellow, groove-rock. Some indie-soundong stuff

2.5 Never heard of them before. Seems like a decent album. I look forward to listening to it more

Under the pressure is fine, but like many others have said, they use the same drum beat throughout and every song sounds the same. The lead vocalist sounds so much like Dylan, but that’s strike because I hate Dylan’s voice.

Started well but didn't really go anywhere I enjoyed

I don't hate it, just where's the passion?

Meh. 3/10.

Some of the songs were okay but it did drag on a bit, in my opinion. Couldn't really keep my interest. Favourite: An Ocean In Between The Waves

This kind of uneventful indie-pop (dream pop?) never has any business going as long as it inevitably always does. All songs indistinguishable from one another, the "tard beat" going non-stop the whole album (that really simple indie boom-tish drumbeat I imagine the drummer doing while smiling vacantly, fresh from a lobotomy), guitars and singing DRENCHED in reverb and chorus to the point the entire thing might be out of tune but there's no way to tell. Realistically though, it was almost pleasantly inoffensive - just far too long. If this was 30min, it'd be a 3. Buuuuut it was a full hour. 2/5.

ah, the band that 6Music wants to shove down your throat. they occasionally do some nice psych stuff but on the whole they sound far too much like bruce fucking springsteen to be listenable.

This aIbum came out in 2014. It is essentially 80s indie music with hints of Bruce Springsteen and some Tom Petty. It isn't great. I made it through it and there is no need relisten to it.

Indieheads loves this band but I just don’t get it. The melodic ideas are tepid at best, and without any strong rhythmic structure the whole thing is an aqueous, chorus and reverb-drenched hour without much form or flow. Stronger drum presence in the mix would elevate things slightly, but there just needs to be more compelling and grounded leads in this thing for it to be a palatable listen.

definitely the whitest band i´ve ever heard.

First 2 songs are great. Rest is boring and same-ish. Burning is just Young Turks by Rod Stewart.

Background noise. Nothing grabbed my attention.

Requires a very specific mood for me to fully enjoy it. I really liked 'In Reverse'. The songs are too long. 2.5/5

Was literally listening to Red Eyes when the generator picked this album as the first one to listen to. I think that's a sign I gotta do it. This isn't a bad album. However, Red Eyes is the best of them and the rest of the songs kinda feel like variations on a theme that are never allowed to be their own thing. Kinda Future Islands kinda Springsteen kinda dull. It's a 2/5 ba-by

Pop un tanto blandengue y falto de chispa. Canciones un tanto anodinas. Excesivamente relajado para lo que suponía

I don't know why this annoyed me so much. It seemed pleasant enough, but then I realized the songs were just longer versions of Don Henley or Dire Straits or something.

Apart from a couple of saved songs, I didnt like this much at all! I found it depressing to listen to, and a little grating on the ear.

I think there were some good bits -- An Ocean In Between The Waves and Red Eyes were both standouts but the rest didn't really do anything for me. Competent but boring. Production and instrumentation are good but I don't care for the vocals at all. It's not bad but I'd never intentionally listen to it again. 43/100 gecs

This is fine, but I'm giving it 2 stars because it was a bit boring and didn't need to be on this list.

Lost in the Dream was an ok prog-rock/Americana album, however I feel it was let down by the Americana that came through. It was an easy listen albeit with one that was filled with half an album full of songs that were over 6 mins each. Best: The Haunting Idle Worst: Eyes to the Wind

I forgot I was listening to this

Interesting and enjoyable. Not really familiar with it yet. I think I'd like it more after I hear it a few more times. 2.5/5 for now

2/5 naaah

Ma che cosa significa tutto questo? Boh, canzoni lunghe, un buon sottofondo niente di più

Meh

ekki ég

Mark Kozelek is right. I don't even like Sun Kil Moon, but this is some pretty bland beer commercial rock right here. What an embarrassment for a list of supposedly essential music.

Nothing special ok as background

I had some fun listening to it, but why so long songs? and why so much experimentalism even when the best part is the "classical" one?

Good, not very memorable, wouldn't really listen to much of this 2.5/5

שמעתי את ההתחלה היא הייתה מעולה אבל לא המשכתי לצערי

Liked this one…. Many different styles for each song

D. A. R. E. Drugs Are Really Excellent. They should have done some, maybe there'd be something interesting to listen to. This is the most boring album I've heard yet. And I'm 700 albums deep. I was hoping it was almost over, turned out I was on the 4th song. That first song sounded like they heard A Sort of Homecoming by U2 once and they were trying to play it from memory. It didn't get better from there.

Dylan and Springsteen inspired, inoffensive but uninspiring, a bit middle of the road. Once it finished, I remembered nothing.

Ruim

Whatever that was wasn’t my vibe.

Random indie music.

Hipster bullshit

um rock com uma mistura de eletronico, meio "neo", futurista, sla. nao conectei com a vibe nao. nota 2/10

Soft rock nonsense.

WHY WAS EVERY INTRO AND OUTRO 5 MINUTES?????

Snooooooooooze. This is almost the same as listening to nothing. No value added over the simple unadorned passing of time. Why even make music if this is all you’ve got in your head? Just be an accountant or something

Not my thing

Awful

Boring as fuck.

Thought my headphones were broken when I first hit play. The album never got better than that.

Ei

There is clearly a genre that the author of this list enjoys, and he's made it abundantly clear that everyone needs to listen to this crap.

Don’t you just hate it when the first song is actually pretty damn good, but then the rest of the album sort of sucks? I don’t know, I’m just not with this Old Navy 2014 Nissan Altima type music. The ideas are bright at the beginning, but the more you listen, the more they appear bland. I honestly got frustrated hearing the same type of rhythm, chord changes and that most of the songs ran longer than five minutes. That’s 5 - 8 minutes of too much reverb for me to withstand. You could say I am hypocritical because I adore where Tame Impala and Beach House were at this point, but I would argue that those songs don’t remind me of any other artists. When I hear them, I hear something new but when I hear this, I can’t stop thinking “BRUCE”. That and just the overall repetition of similar ideas makes my fuckin’ head hurt. If you like this, that’s cool. A lot of people do, but I have absolutely no plans to come back to this except maybe the first song. If anything else, the ambient interlude was very refreshing (3/10, 1/5 on this scale)

Boring

Again, why is such an album on the list? If I would not know that this was done by humans, I would say this is generic AI slop. 1/5

Millennial Bob Dylan in the stylings of the most vapid indie pop possible.

This was so painfully boring. Not for me at all

Not a big fan of this genre of rock.

Noiosissimo. Ma tutte le canzoni sono identiche. Stessa batteria, stessi accordi, stesso ritmo

Boring.

Thanks to advances in modern science, we can now make Springsteen 80% more bland, boring, and unenjoyable.

Garbage

Boring

This is one of the worst albums I have had some 370 albums in. Bland. Boring. Lazy.

Boring.

Oh boy this is like Bob Dylan and Tom Petty as boring mall muzak.

For a band with ‘war’ and ‘drugs’ in their name, this was some of the most vanilla shit I’ve ever heard.

DNF

It’s like the lead singer was told he could do a really good Bob Dylan impersonation but everyone in the room was drunk when he did it, but then he latched on to that idea so much that he got a group of people who had heard music a few times to play in a band with him while he sings generic lines like “I can feel the with under my overalls” in a Bob Dylan voice, but now that everyone else is sober they don’t have the heart to tell him it isn’t that good of an impression, so instead they suggest that they call themselves “the war on drugs” and they all think that’s pretty cool cause one of them did cocaine once and so they keep playing music but the lead guy never drops the Bob Dylan voice for the rest of time. Music made for dads on a boat.

Sooo drab. Do people really enjoy this bland generic crap? There is no feling in this and it makes me feel nothing except bored.

Keech.

Before I even spin this: fuck off, you really think an album from 2014 belongs here already eh? Ok I'm 30 seconds in and it sounds like bog-standard 80s bubblegum. I don't need to hear this before I die, I've already heard shit just like it. Ohhhh no track 2 sounds like track 1, just double-time. Wow, we've got arena-rock cliches in the vocals and synths, complete with boot-thut drums and too much reverb. I know! Why don't we try to extend this shit out past 8 minutes with some open 5th swells on the synth? Nah, that's not enough, we'd better get the vocalist somewhere in the mix, but you can't really tell where because he's doing that hipster mumble thing and there's delay on his channel, and then both signals go to the reverb. Wow, I made it to track 3. It's been 15 minutes of the same thing, and finally it sounds different! This one slowed things down a bit and tightened up the mix, maybe it'll be a kinda intimate change. Wait, why is there still delay on buddy's vocals? Is it because we think delay on everything is cool, or we can't understand what he's singing anyway, or because our engineer is as crappy as the album itself and just forgot to do something different? Now the guitar solo is way too loud and not EQed properly, and the character of the song has been betrayed. Or has it? It IS called "Suffering", after all, which I'm also doing. Fuck this shit I'm out!

This album was boring. I couldn’t finish it. I had some friends try to listen and somehow I got through more of it. It felt like AI music. Kinda surprised it made it to this list.

Besviken. Som dire straits blandat med Bruce Springsteen fast mer generic

Didn’t enjoy this

Extremely boring and repetitive, every time I expected something to get interesting I’d be let down. I couldn’t even finish it I was bored from the first song.

Eh

AWFUL

Not my type of music, nothing stood out

too long

кринж

Would not listen to again

Not to sound old here, but I remember when indie rock bands didn’t write music meant to be used in advertising campaigns.

The majority of rock music during the 2010s was awful and this is no exception.

Just went in one ear and out the other.

Shocked that this is on the list, absolutely NOT shocked that it got removed from the list. The only explanation I can give for the drums is that they really didn't like their drummer, so they were thinking that, perhaps if they made the drums as generic, identical, and fucking soulless on every single track, they could replace him with literally anybody else. This is throwaway music that will likely be relegated to the Macy's changing rooms of time, god willing. 1.3/5, several instances of "Oh, it's a new song?!" Literally only enjoyed the ambient instrumental track.

boooooring. didn’t finish

It started great, but went downhill FAST. It's very repetitive. 1,45/5

Not for me.

Softifuck

Great music for an elevator

Insanely boring

Dreary

Lowkey murky.

This album sounds like generic Gap shopping music. There’s nothing remarkable about it. The songs are entirely too long and self-indulgent. It’s like a train chugging along a track to absolutely nowhere. The singer kinda sounds like a baby Bob Dylan, and that’s no good for me. It’s easily one of the most boring albums I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to. Finding poignancy on this album feels as futile as the actual war on drugs.

1. Pressure -1.5 2. Red - 1 3. Suffering -1.5 4. Ocean - 1.5 5. Disappearing - 2 6. Eyes - 1 7. Haunting - 2 8. burning - 1.5 9. Dream - 1 10. Reverse - 1.5

Hmmm.. maybe some drugs would make your music better...

painfully generic. This kind of album is not one I hoped to listen to on this 1001 albums journey, stopped at around 24 mins in and started listening to Enter The WUTANG 36 CHAMBERS. 1 out of 5 stars

pas nadat plaat was uitgekomen, bleek dat alle bandleden eigenlijk in coma lagen...

These are my only notes: Singer sounds like Paul Simon Boring indie pop maudlin

bad

This is exactly the music I don't like. Almost made The National exciting.

It was laborious to get through the first song, skipped the next two after about 30 seconds, and then listened to one of my playlists. I wasn’t feeling this at all. Like the real War on Drugs, this album is a waste of time.

*snuuuuuurk* wat? Stond er een plaat aan? Archetypisch voorbeeld van het zeer succesvolle genre "hipster liftmuziek" Opgenomen in weet ik hoeveel studios en de mix is nog steeds een wasmachine ontworpen om de zwaar ondermaatse songwriting te verbergen. Lidl-huismerk Springsteen Mom can we have Neil Young No we have Neil Young at Home Neil Young at Home: Kan op de radio uitgezonden worden als goedkoop alternatief voor diazepam om zorgkosten te drukken. Ik kan nog wel even doorgaan. En lang dat het duurt ook.

Op plaat is het tegen de verwachting in minder slaapverwekkend dan live. Desalniettemin is het de meest inspiratieloze troep die ik in het genre ken. Het voelt alsof ze bewust muziek schrijven met de gedachte: "hoe maak muziek die mensen okee achtergrond muziek vinden als ze op een grasveldje zitten en niet teveel van hun gesprek afgeleid willen worden?" Echt een band waar ik me moeilijk kan voorstellen dat je de muziek op zet om er naar te gaan luisteren. Eerlijk gezegd kan ik me nieteens voorstellen dat de band zelf geniet van de muziek die ze dag in dag uit op een podium staan te spelen. Wat een bestaan...

As for whether I like the album, no. "Lost in the Dream" is boring, yep! Have I heard of the band "War On Drugs" before, it's completely unknown to me. Will I ever consciously listen to any more of their material? I see no reason to.

meh, this didn't do much for me. very samey throughout and just generally depressing. easy listening in the sense it didn't spark much joy or focus to it, so I guess I would listen again, but can't say i'd recognise anything that made an impact on me

Just dull. Dull, dull, dull.

Just the sort of 80s, American, MOR, soft rock sound that has never done it for me.

Dull, without a single original thought. Re-treading the vibe of the Waterboys on a few, some Dire Straits guitars, some Pink Floyd guitars ... no redeeming features, at all.

This synthwave throwback trend was the worst because it fused the bad bits of 80s rock with a modern sensibility eschewing melody in favor of mood. The bad Dylan impression gets old fast too. There is nothing in these songs that justifies an 8 minute length.

It's so meh that i actually forgot that i had the album on. It just completely faded into the background.

A drizzly Monday evening finds me at home, with the window open starting what appears to be the saddest album ever written. At least the guy on the front looks like they just closed the MEC closest to his ethical encampment at the base of the mountain he hallucinated on his ayahuasca retreat. May his flannel rest gently over his mending heart, and may the shipping on the carabiners/gu-gels be reasonably priced. This is a good time to mention that I’m using the desktop Spotify today and my big headphones. Should every album receive this attention? Yes. Will it? No. Do you realize how many television programs and books and games and also foods and outdoor activities and music exists?? I also have to spend most of my hours chained to a desk and the rest in a comatose state of rest, so some of these get hit on the fly or at work. Sue me. Hold that thought. Let’s wait and see what the worlds saddest hiker is about to uncover. Under the Pressure - A title track this early? What did we do to deserve this kind of simplistic album pacing? Oh god, this is a Bryan Adams vocal line. Big shit. The label is Secretly Canadian but I didn’t expect them to take it that literally. You know what this song could use? Drugs. This 9 minutes has felt like considerably more than that. Red Eyes - 170,000,000 plays. What a treat. This sounds nice-ish. Has that washed out sound from the first track with a little more purpose. Still kind of millennial wedding-y and really hammered home the boredom by the end Suffering - I’d say I’m getting close to that, yeah. Oh wait, he wasn’t asking me. I’m really happy this is a 6 minute song. Fuck this would’ve ruined my Good Friday. I was riding a high on that crucifixion and this would’ve plummeted me right into the doldrums of resurrection. Sad really. Pass me that phone. If the pharmacist can’t increase my Prozac, I’m turning to crime. An Ocean In Between the Waves - Bryan Adams trying to be sensitive. Just admit you like Corey hart and Bryan Adams dude. Nobody will make fun of you. Don’t dress it up as 2014 indie. It’s ok. Be yourself. Disappearing - The clue is “what will this album will be doing from the listener’s memory 5-10 seconds after ending.” Start the clock. Oh I know this one, ugh hurting, no that doesn’t make grammatical sense uhhh emanating? No uhhhh oh oh oh DISAPPEARING *ding ding ding ding ding* YEEEEEAAHHHHH. Congratulations music reviewer! In completing your own password, your reviews have won immunity from criticism. Such is the gift of this website given up for you. Eyes to the Wind - No wonder your eyes are so red. Between the MEC closing, the wind, and of course the drugs, I’m surprised you’ve got any intact blood vessels left. Rest your weary corneas here my good man. Wait for this bus stop of a song to be over and dry those tears. Bob Dylan called, he said stop busking in his voice at the bus stop. The Haunting Idle - At least there are no vocals here. Best thing so far. Burning - We’re back to the 80’s after our foray into a world without a vocalist. While it was boring, it was less painful. A reprieve from the horrors. Neutrality felt blissful. Lost in the Dream - Man, how is there still almost 12 minutes to get through here. This is more quiet, poppy, country tinged boredom. Usually these things are lyrically weighty, but I’m finding nothing is grabbing me there either. It could be I’m just too intellectually dull to keep up with this millennial Bob Dylan impersonator who headlines a third rate university campus’ pub. Yeah. It’s probably that. I have been outpaced in the neurological arms race by slob Dylan. In Reverse - Welp. I throw my right hand over the passenger seat after putting the car into reverse. I slowly lift off the brake as I begin to roll backwards. I then jam the gas and mow down a commemorative peanut statue en route to plunging my 01 Camry to the briny depths beneath the pier. It’s a good life down here. And to see that smug peanut float down next to me, makes this a peaceful exeunt. Makes me almost not hate this song so bad. I am so bored. Talk about end of long weekend blues. I had to check my pulse near the end there. I think the almost decent minute or so of “In Reverse” reminded me that I’m on planet earth. If that’s indeed the true name of our planet. It could be M’aarthoum N’ak N’aa or as the Chortillian hordes of the sixteen moons once referred to it, Spylon the Eye of the Outer Ring. Wipe that dust from your outer eye ring and look towards the infinity of space. Succumb to the silence of its enveloping eternity. But first, turn this album off. Play something bitchin’ like Gangrel’s Theme Song. This thing? Nobody can hear me scream up here. 0.5-1 HIGHLIGHTS: The Haunting Idle

I've never figured out why critics lose their minds over this artist. The music is aggressively mid and grows more tedious as it rolls along. There's nothing in here that others artists haven't done better, but some people want to act like they reinvented music.

I get it. Bob Dylan is cool. But we already have one. And he’s not as dreadfully boring as this album.

I kinda hate this band Will I listen to again: 0%

bleargh

If these guys were contemporary with their genre, they would be 60% as interesting as anyone else. But they're not, and that's worse. Instead, it sounds like a 40th anni reunion tour that lost its spark, but without any original. It sounds like they were familiar enough with Americana to know that Mark Knopfler could jam on an intro/outro for 4+ minutes, but not enough to know that Mark Knopfler could do that because he had chops.

Kinda boring I’m sorry.

We kick off with an eight-and-a-half minute track that goes absolutely nowhere. It’s downhill, or rather, level ground with no ups or downs from there. I forgot about the existence of this album halfway through listening to it.

да че за залупа нахуй томная

Fahrstuhlmusik.

никакое

Easy listening rock with some light synth sounds sprinkled within. Highly boring and lame. Not a single song stood out to me. More synth sounds would have made the album a bit edgier. I doubt I will listen to the album again.

Not feeling this one at all really

Not for me.

i wasnt very enticed by the sound. normally hard for me to get into albums that are predominantly long songs.

Weird and dull, never provoked any kind of emotion beyond boredom

1/5 would not listen again

fuck the eagles

And then man invented Flaccid Rock. It was at some point in the mid 2000’s, no one knows the exact trigger, where many youth and bands that once might have been described as alternative made a choice. They decided that rebellion and innovation weren’t for them and that the expression of youthful angst and frustrations once borne out in rock and roll or punk were best expressed through the medium of middle of the road 80s style pop and rock. Sadly, as of 2024, this has yet to find a cure. This lot seem to have decided that a crap Bob Dylan impression over some Bryan Adams/Springsteen style tunes with some contemporary sounds/production, and to add a bit of excitement they ‘get a bit louder, albeit playing the same thing, at the end of the song’ is the way to go. It definitely isn’t. Christ this album was about as dull as it comes.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background I'm being harsher on this album than it really deserves, but if you're going to give me long songs, at least change up the drum beat every once in a while. I just couldn't escape it. There may have been interesting lyrics, occasional dynamics and guitar weaving in and out... but the incessant drum pattern. Can I buy a drum fill for $200? I also don't hear anything new or interesting here that would make it essential. Album sounds well produced, I just wouldn't put it on this particular list.

In a nutshell: music for a PG teen drama. This was an unpleasant listen. Unnecessarily long tracks. The drum beat is recycled. Predictable use of other instruments. The vocalist, Adam, is obviously channeling Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty. I can't find something I like about this album. Overall: 1/10

way too long for me, couldn’t even finish it. Sound did not grab or interest me.

Not particularly exciting musically. Easy to push into the background. Like a whole album full of the second last tracks from other mediocre albums. I probably wouldn't listen to it again on purpose.

Drum beat's too similar throughout the songs. Didn't really do much for me.

Very first track, dude sounded like Bob Dylan... I stopped it and moved on... It's bad enough this list has 7 Dylan albums, don't need a knock-off Dylan too.

That’s a no for me dog. New generation trying to be Don Henley.

Makes me want to do drugs again. Snooze fest 2024

3/1001

First album not to finish. Seems like some potential, but was very meh

Life is too short to spend it listening to these loooong and mostly boring songs.

Glad to see the ambient sleep genre being represented

duran demasiado las canciones

Before listening: I've heard of these guys. One of their songs popped up on shuffle once and I did like it. Kinda like a soft, pop, rock sound. There was a guitar solo in it, I believe, and they're rare in music nowadays. I didn't listen to the album although I probably should have. Are they Australian? After listening: Lifeless. With each song I felt nothing, kinda like new Coldplay or new Maroon 5. Everything sounded the same and none of it was interesting. I think this was released in 2014 which, if I recall, music was shit. Fucking Passion Pit, Imagine Dragons, One Republic etc. were everywhere. Turns out they're Americans.

on the better half of 2010s indie pop but not by much. It appears to be going for a melancholic or nostalgic tone but is simply did not work as being interesting to me. I also dont know what it is about modern vocal performances but few are in any way distinguishing so this sounds like any other indie pop artist. The arrangement was alright i guess but it is so unmemorable that i say that for sure. Anyway. Please male indie artists, stop trying to be Bob Dylan, even he struggled making that work.

Background music, can't really pick up on anything significant.

Sounds like an album made in the 70's. Pretty boring overall.

Like beige in musical form

No accounting for taste (even of reviewers…or especially). Drone.

This started off okay, with the first track reminding me a bit of VU, but it quickly morphed into Dire Straits for millenials. Completely unnecessary.

This pairs well with Starbucks. I fucking hate Starbucks.

dynamically boring and unimaginative Significant 41/131 Liked 20/131 Added 5/131 NNN

This album was not very good. So many bands that should've been here in place of this wet blanket of an album.

Not a fan of this band. Boring to me. No soul.

Listened a bit but wanted a little more ambient and a little less meh

Boring Not a huge fan

not bad, but not my pair of shoes.

Giving up on this one. I tried listening many times and just couldn’t get into it

Didn’t care for it

2014

Why is this album on the 1001 albums list?

You just can't make a song 7 mins long with only one simple drum pattern. This band and this album are not for the 1001 songs list. If you want something with the same effects but that sounds great listen to King Gizzard and the lizard wizard.

Impressions: Was an okay alternative album. Not groundbreaking enough to warrant a spot in the 1001 albums list. Favorite tracks: Under the Pressure, Suffering Rating: 1/5

FULL ADMISSION: I made a big mistake. I read the "about" blurb on spotify before listening to this. The "about" blurb on spotify for The War On Drugs appears to have been written by the band (and given that all the photos are of the lead singer, one presumes by him specifically). It is nonsense from start to finish, and negatively colored my impressions of the record thoroughly, so I recommend not doing that. Perhaps their other albums show off their skill as "this century's great rock synthesists," but the start of this record is nondescript middle of the road indie rock. Then suddenly, the warning signs: an extended Dire Straits impression on "An Ocean In Between The Waves." The almost-unique vocals now sound like they're trying to be something specific. And then inexplicably it turns into Bob Dylan tribute music on "Eyes To The Wind." If you inexplicably turn into (bad, I might add) Bob Dylan tribute music in the middle of your record I will give you 1 star every time. If you then, after an unearned instrumental interlude, turn into Bruce Springsteen tribute music on the very next track, I'll wish I could take that 1 star away. This album infuriated me in a fun way. 5 stars for the experience, 1 star for the album

Why are these songs so long??? I'm playing catch-up because I didn't listen yesterday so they feel that much longer that I'm wanting to rush through. This is similar to music I'd like, generally, but it's not grabbing me at all. The elusive one star because it also has these tracks with weird uncomfortable binaural effects.

So so dull

Boring

0.5/5 unlistenable