One of the many things I've always admired about The War On Drugs is their huge confidence to take as much damn time as they like to get to where they're going musically. None of that 'must hit the chorus in less than 60 seconds' commercial music industry approach.
So true! I Hate when people dismiss music like this just because they don't play 100 notes per minute. I love this song so much, it literally saved me from going crazy while horribly sick for last 4 weeks.
Lost In The Dream is a modern masterpiece of an album. Slave Ambient, A Deeper Understanding, and I Don’t Live Here Anymore are all fantastic as well. They are a brilliant songwriting and performing band. I can’t sing their praises enough.
Lost in the Dream has to be one of the best albums i’ve listened to. From start to finish an incredible journey. Would love to see you react to Red Eyes. Huge track!
The war on drugs are the best touring band around right now. I've seen them twice. Simply unreal. You should also check out the strangest thing, red eyes, etc. There are also multiple live versions of under the pressure available on UA-cam at each one is slightly different. In one, Adam is the focus. In another, the sax player is the focus. Etc
Great video! The War on Drugs is one of my favorite bands. I like to listen to them whenever I’m stressed or exhausted. Their music is very relaxing. “Pain” is my favorite song. It’s my go to after a busy day at work.
'HARMONIA'S DREAM'- Grammy nominated (Best Rock Song) this year. I just turned onto them last Fall and they took me 'there'. Those FLASH moments when the Dead were jammin' at their best.
I've tried and tried and want to like them, but I just can't do it. I feel they're always missing strong dynamic which causes the mix to sound like thick mud. They do remind me of Wilco, however, and that's an incredible band live. Or at least they used to be 15 years ago. They've fallen off a bit.
@@crespotakesphotosit's simple for me I heard "dissapearing " in Shameless and it was an ending episode and I have loved them ever since, I'm not even American lol.
War on Drugs is an amazing band. Saw them last year and what a great show. You MUST, MUST check out “Thinking of a Place” from their “LIVE:DRUGS” album.
Okay, this is one of the best pieces of advice I ever had. War on Drugs was already my favourite band, but I missed this album. Listened to it in the car this morning. Tears in my eyes. And what a journey Thinking of a Place is on this record. ❤
Saw them for the 4th time yesterday and they ended the show with Thinking of a Place. I think it was the best concert I’ve ever seen. It was amazing and beyond beautiful
Haha! Just saw and commented on the Manchester Orchestra video - this is another favorite band. War on Drugs are simply amazing. Thanks again for validating these gifted musicians. Your statements are on the money and your are super talented playing along. Well done.
This performance of this song always brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. The drum build and then how it breaks through and the crowd is dancing. So good, so pure.
capo 4th fret, Asus2 and G shapes gets you around the basics, hypnotic. Charlie on drums holds it all together brilliantly. their studio albums are good but they are a 'live' band.10/10
On paper this is a “dumb song”. Two chords jammed over for 10 minutes. No virtuoso playing. Lyrics aren’t that amazing really. But somehow it’s just incredible. When the song restarts I feel like I’m 14 falling in love with rock and roll for the first time. It just makes you feel something.
This is my new favourite band, outseating a lot of hall of farmers. The war on drugs is all of Americana blended together and served hot. Live they might extend the vibe beyond a UA-cam video attention span but their albums are all pure gold. If I had but one band for a deserted island, no hesitation. All day everyday on repeat. Never tired.
Check out The war on drugs - thinking of a place, thats one hell of a timeless song! Btw can you do a reaction on Ben Howard - End of the Affair Live at iTunes festival 2014. He's a slpendid singersong writer. Very pure and he puts emotion into every note he plays. Cheers!
I almost wish you had your eyes on the video more, but hey you're a guitar player and were getting lost in the vibe. Charlie Hall is a force of nature. So lucky to have seen these guys in Philadelphia for many years before they started to really break out internationally. Best touring band in the world.
There is a German comedian called Ollie Scholz, who recommended The War on Drugs in an interview, especially the song, red eyes from the album under the pressure. He told a story that he was listening to the song while driving down the road in a convertible near the coast in the sunset, the feeling you described is exactly what he meant
Saw this video the first time in the Covid days, and watching it with the drummer pumped up, everybody locked into the vibe, the awesome soundscape, and most importantly tons of people gathered together in the same space made me feel great but sort of wistful for those days and wondering (at the time) if we would ever get to do that kind of stuff again....
Highly recommend this album (Lost in the Dream) in its entirety in your free time. It’s unbelievably good and gets better each listen. Their follow up to this “A Deeper Understanding” is very close behind it also.
One of my favorite and most inspirational bands of the past couple decades. Adam is a huge guitar nerd and his Rig Rundowns are fantastic fun to watch. He and his fellow Philly guitar slinger, Kurt Vile, are this generations best guitar rocks bands imo. Live even better.
If you enjoyed this song you will like their "Thinking of a Place" MUSTARD studio performance. It has far more harmonic range - more than 2 chords! - than this song which emphasizes their more dream-pop side. Their last single, "I Don't Live Here Anymore" is also great: it has a late-80's sound with gated drums and an Americana vibe. This is a band that deserves more ears.
So glad you have 'found' War On Drugs Michael (and surprised you didn't know them). Adam Granduciel is such a great 'wall of sound' style guitar player.
New viewer here. Thank you so much for doing this! TWOD is my favorite band of all time. It's weird to me that they are, in a way, because I'm a guitar player and of course I like the classic bands, but no band captures nostalgia and existence as well as The War On Drugs. Check out Thinking of a Place from A Deeper Understanding when you have the time. That song is even simpler but somehow brings you on the verge of tears! Adam is a serious master of his craft. Man, now my whole day is different haha. Have a good one!
I ❤ The War on Drugs! Their ”musical landscapes” helped me through the pandemic and I’m so glad that I had the oppurtunity to see them in Helsinki 3/2022. Really loved seeing them play, they are skillful musicians and yes, together they create a mesmerizing vibe that’s melancolic, comforting and stimulating in the same time.
This is something to get totally lost into......I just felt myself getting lost in the groove, the jam...... What a great piece of music and thank you again for showing me something I didn't already know about.... Cheers
wow you never heard of the band!!!! i would have thought this was right up your ally.. so glad you took this request they are worth the listen. if you get some time listen to the tiny desk set.
People need to understand exactly how hard, how painful and how taxing it is on a drummer to hold a simple beat like that for that long and with that much intensity.
TWOD is the 2nd best live band in the world behind My Morning Jacket. Both will be at One Big Holiday at the Hard Rock in Mexico. One BiG Holiday is My Morning Jacket’s festival.
Brilliant song 🙂 can't wait to watch this in full but been pulled away for dinner. You should check out Oceansize too mate, just can't recommend an individual track. Probably "Pine" for a review Dinner done :) it was really interesting seeing you take this on because its very much an atmosphere song and really enjoyed you just getting lost in it and experimenting along rather than analyse for a change.
They’re like if Dire Straits and Avalon-era Roxy Music had a jammy baby fronted by early eighties Bob Dylan. I’m a fan. They’re damn good live. Adam is a really cool guitar player.
One of the many things I've always admired about The War On Drugs is their huge confidence to take as much damn time as they like to get to where they're going musically. None of that 'must hit the chorus in less than 60 seconds' commercial music industry approach.
I think Adam just makes music that he loves, simple as that
This
So true! I Hate when people dismiss music like this just because they don't play 100 notes per minute.
I love this song so much, it literally saved me from going crazy while horribly sick for last 4 weeks.
Yes, yes, and yes! They allow their songs to 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦.
Hell fucking yes. War On Drugs. Absolutely incredible live band. Seen more than any other non-jamband. YOU MUST SEE THEM LIVE.
Lost In The Dream is a modern masterpiece of an album. Slave Ambient, A Deeper Understanding, and I Don’t Live Here Anymore are all fantastic as well. They are a brilliant songwriting and performing band. I can’t sing their praises enough.
Saw them live last summer in Baltimore Michael. I had an out of body experience. Just a massive wall of sound where everything fit.
Seen ‘em twice! They’re great
I couldn’t agree more. Saw them in Asheville NC last year and it was outstanding
Saw them in Manchester UK and was stunned how much more of a powerful sound they produced live. It was a great night.
Lost in the Dream has to be one of the best albums i’ve listened to. From start to finish an incredible journey. Would love to see you react to Red Eyes. Huge track!
Yeah! Every track is great on that one! Big fan of in reverse for some reason :D.
Heard Red Eyes when lost in the dream came out in 2014 and honestly it’s still my favorite track of the past 10 years.
@@ZiggyZugzwang fr dissapearing is legendary
This is the best modern rock band. I love everything about them.
An Ocean between the waves - PLEASE 🙏🏻 The solos and blended guitar parts on this song are a drug to me and I ain’t fighting that war
One of the greatest songs ever. Musically. Phenomenal
The war on drugs are the best touring band around right now. I've seen them twice. Simply unreal.
You should also check out the strangest thing, red eyes, etc.
There are also multiple live versions of under the pressure available on UA-cam at each one is slightly different. In one, Adam is the focus. In another, the sax player is the focus. Etc
The war on drugs is a feeling that grows on you with each listen to every one of their albums. A deeper understanding
Best band in the world
@@nickrebel1124absolutely
This is the best live performance I've seen on UA-cam. I'll take their album A Deeper Understanding with me in my memory when I die.
Suggest “An Ocean In Between The Waves” for more of a guitar driven song of theirs.
and what a good song it is
Great video! The War on Drugs is one of my favorite bands. I like to listen to them whenever I’m stressed or exhausted. Their music is very relaxing. “Pain” is my favorite song. It’s my go to after a busy day at work.
It is a great band. It’s one of those comfort music bands. They’re a mood
'HARMONIA'S DREAM'- Grammy nominated (Best Rock Song) this year. I just turned onto them last Fall and they took me 'there'. Those FLASH moments when the Dead were jammin' at their best.
have you heard their cover of A Touch of Gray?
This is the type of band I didn't love on first listen, but man did they grow on me and their albums are such a freaking groove.
I've tried and tried and want to like them, but I just can't do it. I feel they're always missing strong dynamic which causes the mix to sound like thick mud. They do remind me of Wilco, however, and that's an incredible band live. Or at least they used to be 15 years ago. They've fallen off a bit.
@@randytrashcan go and see em live
@@meatfruit1123yup. It’s a whole different thing.
@@randytrashcancheck their live album “LIVE:DRUGS”. It’s a whole different vibe.
@@crespotakesphotosit's simple for me I heard "dissapearing " in Shameless and it was an ending episode and I have loved them ever since, I'm not even American lol.
Oh man thank you for taking my request, love what you do. Cheers!
War on Drugs is an amazing band. Saw them last year and what a great show. You MUST, MUST check out “Thinking of a Place” from their “LIVE:DRUGS” album.
Okay, this is one of the best pieces of advice I ever had. War on Drugs was already my favourite band, but I missed this album. Listened to it in the car this morning. Tears in my eyes. And what a journey Thinking of a Place is on this record. ❤
Saw them for the 4th time yesterday and they ended the show with Thinking of a Place. I think it was the best concert I’ve ever seen.
It was amazing and beyond beautiful
Haha! Just saw and commented on the Manchester Orchestra video - this is another favorite band. War on Drugs are simply amazing. Thanks again for validating these gifted musicians. Your statements are on the money and your are super talented playing along. Well done.
You've never been, but you should! These guys are like a warm breeze in the actual music panorama. Cheers from Lisbon
Guitar on "Strangest thing", especially the solos is spectacular.
Search for "Strangest Thing Milwaukee Riverside" Spectacular solo at that show.
Must see live. Experience this.
Phenomenal live band. Ocean Between the Waves, Red Eyes, Thinking of A Place.. and I play Holding On all the time when I'm just chilling.
Michael, you really shredded some cool improv on this one! Good shit. Very cool tune and band too.
Glad you dig it sir :)
This performance of this song always brings a smile to my face and a tear to my eye. The drum build and then how it breaks through and the crowd is dancing. So good, so pure.
capo 4th fret, Asus2 and G shapes gets you around the basics, hypnotic. Charlie on drums holds it all together brilliantly. their studio albums are good but they are a 'live' band.10/10
Good to see you covering one of the best bands out right now.✌️
Just subscribed yesterday and today you posted one of my favorite underrated bands of all time!! Hell ya love it here.
i love how you were going to skip the intro and then...then you heard it, he got your attention...magic man
It's the piano riff that makes it. It fits oerfectly over the driving bass and drum rhythm., creating that hapoy, bounce along feeling
On paper this is a “dumb song”. Two chords jammed over for 10 minutes. No virtuoso playing. Lyrics aren’t that amazing really. But somehow it’s just incredible. When the song restarts I feel like I’m 14 falling in love with rock and roll for the first time. It just makes you feel something.
intelektual rock
Somehow it makes it harder to keep interesting for that long. Same notes played so many different ways.
It’s only a dumb song to people who huff their farts while congratulating themselves on listening to “technically proficient” music.
First time I heard this song was in Bojack Horseman and they put it over this scene so well.
And you do what for a living ?
One of my favorite bands Incredible!
This is my new favourite band, outseating a lot of hall of farmers. The war on drugs is all of Americana blended together and served hot. Live they might extend the vibe beyond a UA-cam video attention span but their albums are all pure gold. If I had but one band for a deserted island, no hesitation. All day everyday on repeat. Never tired.
A great band and very much a vibe that works when in the mood. Thanks for analysing and commenting Mike 👍🏼
Check out The war on drugs - thinking of a place, thats one hell of a timeless song! Btw can you do a reaction on Ben Howard - End of the Affair Live at iTunes festival 2014. He's a slpendid singersong writer. Very pure and he puts emotion into every note he plays. Cheers!
One of my favorite bands, especially live. Thanks for doing this!
I almost wish you had your eyes on the video more, but hey you're a guitar player and were getting lost in the vibe. Charlie Hall is a force of nature. So lucky to have seen these guys in Philadelphia for many years before they started to really break out internationally. Best touring band in the world.
There is a German comedian called Ollie Scholz, who recommended The War on Drugs in an interview, especially the song, red eyes from the album under the pressure. He told a story that he was listening to the song while driving down the road in a convertible near the coast in the sunset, the feeling you described is exactly what he meant
id like to read this. can you post it or translate it roughly?
My favorite band
Next to
Manchester orchestra
And Future Islands.....are my 3 go to bands.
Love your videos, bro! Always an excellent choice of songs to analyze. And you’re right about that drummer. Dude is locked in!
I have listened to "Pain" on repeat for days at a time.
same brother
Saw this video the first time in the Covid days, and watching it with the drummer pumped up, everybody locked into the vibe, the awesome soundscape, and most importantly tons of people gathered together in the same space made me feel great but sort of wistful for those days and wondering (at the time) if we would ever get to do that kind of stuff again....
This track was used on Bojack Horseman on a particularly poignant scene. Hugely moving.
Do you remember the episode?
@@prasad530 Season 5 Episode 12.
That was my introduction to this incredible band. Thinking of a Place quickly became one of my favourite songs ever
Highly recommend this album (Lost in the Dream) in its entirety in your free time. It’s unbelievably good and gets better each listen. Their follow up to this “A Deeper Understanding” is very close behind it also.
Love this channel!!!!
Tension & Release. Amazing live band.
Charlie Hall on drums is amazing. All their records are gold.
Check out DIIV Oshun record. Also a vibe.
One of my favorite and most inspirational bands of the past couple decades. Adam is a huge guitar nerd and his Rig Rundowns are fantastic fun to watch. He and his fellow Philly guitar slinger, Kurt Vile, are this generations best guitar rocks bands imo. Live even better.
If you enjoyed this song you will like their "Thinking of a Place" MUSTARD studio performance. It has far more harmonic range - more than 2 chords! - than this song which emphasizes their more dream-pop side. Their last single, "I Don't Live Here Anymore" is also great: it has a late-80's sound with gated drums and an Americana vibe. This is a band that deserves more ears.
Good God, I just found this channel by accident. Teach, you're incredible. Subscribed. Keep up the incredible work.
An absolutely wonderful band!! Saw them in Glasgow a few months ago.
Have a look at their Glastonbury 2023 version of this song. 🏴☘️
So glad you have 'found' War On Drugs Michael (and surprised you didn't know them). Adam Granduciel is such a great 'wall of sound' style guitar player.
New viewer here. Thank you so much for doing this! TWOD is my favorite band of all time. It's weird to me that they are, in a way, because I'm a guitar player and of course I like the classic bands, but no band captures nostalgia and existence as well as The War On Drugs.
Check out Thinking of a Place from A Deeper Understanding when you have the time. That song is even simpler but somehow brings you on the verge of tears! Adam is a serious master of his craft. Man, now my whole day is different haha. Have a good one!
I ❤ The War on Drugs! Their ”musical landscapes” helped me through the pandemic and I’m so glad that I had the oppurtunity to see them in Helsinki 3/2022. Really loved seeing them play, they are skillful musicians and yes, together they create a mesmerizing vibe that’s melancolic, comforting and stimulating in the same time.
Great song , great band
Love this band, listen to the guitar solo on the song “strangest thing” live drugs version
This is something to get totally lost into......I just felt myself getting lost in the groove, the jam...... What a great piece of music and thank you again for showing me something I didn't already know about.... Cheers
I have so so so been waiting on you to do this ! Thank you!!!
They do a great version of Grateful Deads "Touch of Grey". It's on a tribute album called Day of the Dead . I can't recommend it highly enough
Yeah Adam and especially Dave are huge Deadheads
My all time favourite live performance. A Friday for the ages!!
Would love to hear you run through their song “Thinking Of A Place”
Great band!
Saw these guys once randomly at a music festival, never heard of them and fell in love that night. Seen em twice more after, so good.
This is my exact TWOD experience. Will never forget the feeling when I walked in not knowing who the hell they were and being carried away
This is a mighty, mighty song from TWOD and you sir are a mighty fine guitarist!
i thank you for not jumping ahead
Good to see you, Michael.
Love this band. But my favourite is Red Eyes.
Could listen to that anytime I feel down.
God bless man. Love the channel
This band is aaaaaall vibe and they are fantastic. Really good band to just get lost in with eyes closed. Thanks for analysing.
Great band, great festival as well!
wow you never heard of the band!!!! i would have thought this was right up your ally.. so glad you took this request they are worth the listen. if you get some time listen to the tiny desk set.
The respect on your face. Love it!
a friend introduced me to this group a few weeks ago. i think they are fantastic
You could definitely sit in with them on
that one adding some neat undertones.
Epic, can't wait to see them live when they next tour down under.
I envy those who get to listen to this band for the first time. Where can I find a flux capacitor?
People need to understand exactly how hard, how painful and how taxing it is on a drummer to hold a simple beat like that for that long and with that much intensity.
Fan since 2011
Thanks for the content Mikey P!
TWOD is the 2nd best live band in the world behind My Morning Jacket. Both will be at One Big Holiday at the Hard Rock in Mexico. One BiG Holiday is My Morning Jacket’s festival.
First heard this about 4 years ago....top song
Brilliant song 🙂 can't wait to watch this in full but been pulled away for dinner. You should check out Oceansize too mate, just can't recommend an individual track. Probably "Pine" for a review
Dinner done :) it was really interesting seeing you take this on because its very much an atmosphere song and really enjoyed you just getting lost in it and experimenting along rather than analyse for a change.
Your riffing over this was such a fun addition!
love the interpretation xx
Sziget festival 2018 is the BEST TWOD concert by MUSTARD ✌️
Trying to pick a favorite War on Drugs song is absurdly hard. A vibe is the perfect way to describe them
Nice to see them receiving some much due credit these guys are road dawgs.
Not gonna lie, the drugs are kicking our butts! And Adam is a fucking genius!!!
this is the live version to watch: The War on Drugs -- Under the pressure (live), posted by Declan K
yeah that one rules
A Deeper Understanding is one of those albums you HAVE to listen to start to finish, the golden days of vinyl
Biggest pedal board I’ve ever seen on stage
Straight up great band !!!!
check out the first 3 Spiritualized albums. Similar vibe.
Listening to The War on Drugs makes me feel like I'm road tripping in the 70s in the best way possible.
I completely forgot about War on Drugs, and thusly Kurt Vile, so thanks for the reminder, I can't wait to go back and devour this album again.
The War On Drugs: in an alternate timeline, if Mark Knopfler went indie rock...
This song reminds me of Journey, only the young
Have you seen the slide guitarist Dylan Adams? You should check him out.
Warpaint- Bees (Live From the Basement)
yesssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is soundscape music. Created by soundsmiths. Great tune.
Never understood why people try and play over the song they are supposed to be reacting too, thus missing the nuances of the song and performance.
They’re like if Dire Straits and Avalon-era Roxy Music had a jammy baby fronted by early eighties Bob Dylan. I’m a fan. They’re damn good live. Adam is a really cool guitar player.
This guy is on point...But the best version of this track live is 2018 Sziget in Hungary