The War on Drugs

grindy · 08-03-2020, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Ja, let the plebs have their fun.

Undeniable lol though

Thank you.
I was really hoping someone who is fun would ultimately enter this cave of blandness.

Plankton · 08-03-2020, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Thank you.
I was really hoping someone who is fun would ultimately enter this cave of blandness.

Well, in light of all this...

Let the Trolling begin!

TheBig3 · 08-03-2020, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

I was really hoping someone who is fun would ultimately enter this cave of blandness.

I'm satisfied with the self-own.

Plankton · 08-03-2020, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

I don't hate them.
I never listened to them, checked them out due to the rave reviews here and was struck by how bland they are.

On a beautiful clear night, find somewhere you can be alone for about 12 minutes and listen to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeaDE1magRk

Unless that's the track that struck you as bland. There really are only a handful of tunes that aren't 'bland' as you say. Understandable.

grindy · 08-03-2020, 01:47 PM

Will do. I always give a band several chances.

And yeah, should have gone with "had never listened to them before." English past tenses are my secret weakness.

SGR · 08-03-2020, 01:53 PM

I'll check out War on Drugs latest per your recommendation Plankton. I think I remember reading that it was generally well received.

Grindy's spoiler gave me a good chuckle. I should've seen it coming, but didn't. And I can see how someone could listen to 'Lost in the Dream' and come away thinking it's bland. I mean, they're not exactly Mr. Bungle and they're also not pushing the envelope. I think it's good stuff though. Different strokes for different folks.

Plankton · 08-03-2020, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

I'll check out War on Drugs latest per your recommendation Plankton. I think I remember reading that it was generally wll received.

I bought and DL'ed "A Deeper Understanding" and out of the entire thing I only regularly listen to 3 tracks:

Thinking of a Place
Strangest Thing
Pain

The rest are, as *they say, bland.

*Grindy

grindy · 08-03-2020, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

I'll check out War on Drugs latest per your recommendation Plankton. I think I remember reading that it was generally well received.

Grindy's spoiler gave me a good chuckle. I should've seen it coming, but didn't. And I can see how someone could listen to 'Lost in the Dream' and come away thinking it's bland. I mean, they're not exactly Mr. Bungle and they're also not pushing the envelope. I think it's good stuff though. Different strokes for different folks.

I wasn't looking for Mr. Bungle.
I'm actually on the lookout for some chill, groovy rock with a non-douchey vocalist. Something to listen to while driving a convertible down a scenic country road on a warm summer's eve.
Something fitting has been surprisingly hard to find.
At first I actually thought that TWOD was exactly what I was looking for but ultimately it didn't work out.
I came to really enjoy Dire Straits during my quest, so it's not like I can't stand a bit of bland.

adidasss · 08-04-2020, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

I bought and DL'ed "A Deeper Understanding" and out of the entire thing I only regularly listen to 3 tracks:

Thinking of a Place
Strangest Thing
Pain

The rest are, as *they say, bland.

*Grindy

Oh my goodness. I guess it's impossible to argue with personal tastes but their sound is so particular and the quality so uniform (at least for the last 2 albums) that I really don't understand how you can only like 3 tracks from that album. I think there isn't a track on the last two albums I don't like. Have you tried Lost in the dream?

Plankton · 08-04-2020, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Oh my goodness. I guess it's impossible to argue with personal tastes but their sound is so particular and the quality so uniform (at least for the last 2 albums) that I really don't understand how you can only like 3 tracks from that album. I think there isn't a track on the last two albums I don't like. Have you tried Lost in the dream?

A bit of it, but it got a little boring. It really depends on the mood I'm in. ADU came through in a time when I was feeling a little emotionally vulnerable.

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SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,325	I'll check out War on Drugs latest per your recommendation Plankton. I think I remember reading that it was generally well received. Grindy's spoiler gave me a good chuckle. I should've seen it coming, but didn't. And I can see how someone could listen to 'Lost in the Dream' and come away thinking it's bland. I mean, they're not exactly Mr. Bungle and they're also not pushing the envelope. I think it's good stuff though. Different strokes for different folks. Last edited by SGR; 08-03-2020 at 02:25 PM.