To me, it just sounds like soft rock. Reminds me a lot of Sting's solo stuff, Coldplay, etc, Matchbox 20, stuff that I don't hate, but would never go out of my way for. It's just kinda...there. It's definitely not bad by any objective measure, but it's the opposite of exciting. It's musical beige.

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Posted by wilceaux

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Member since Apr 2004

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Posted on 12/15/21 at 2:58 pm to Master Guilbeau

I think they are really good. I just wish they would cut back on the synths a little.

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Posted by cramps

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 12/15/21 at 4:26 pm to Master Guilbeau

They peaked a while back with Lost In The Dream and seemed to have kinda stuck with parts of that album for their formula since.

Their releases prior to that are more varied if I remember right. Slave Ambient is the album that made me a fan.

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Posted by Stagliano

Member since Dec 2020

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Posted on 12/15/21 at 5:10 pm to The Seaward

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The War on Drugs biggest influences are considered Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits

This could not be more obvious

I enjoyed lost in a dream as well but this boards reaction to it was great lol I rushed to it expecting a undeniable masterpiece. Like I said, it was pretty solid

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Posted by Jake88

Member since Apr 2005

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Posted on 12/15/21 at 9:36 pm to Master Guilbeau

Drink a couple whiskeys and listen to "Pain" and don't worry that it all sounds similar.

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Posted by Jake88

Member since Apr 2005

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Posted on 12/15/21 at 9:40 pm to djsdawg

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They have become a 1 trick pony. No evolution

OK. So? It's a pony I really like. Seems to me like the ballpark of Nick Drake and the Red House Painters. He can keep doing what he does and I'll appreciate it.

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