Kurt Vile vs. The War On Drugs

War on Drugs

War On Drugs. But I wish they'd record together again, splitting vocals and songwriting. That would be an incredible band.

practically the same thing.

Except they aren't? Faux-spacerock vs weak acoustic bollocks. War on Drugs.

voted Kurt Vile, his acoustic stuff is better than his rock stuff

kurt vile is great

I was disappointed with the new Kurt Vile record compared to Childish Prodigy, which I love.

max otm

I do like War on Drugs also but

Kurt Vile is great but he didn't release his masterpiece yet. i got a feeling its only a matter of time.
his albums suffer a little from lack of consistency and i agree he is better when he rocks.

the first War On Drugs record is just ok, the 2nd is great and is better than any Vile record because of it's awesome production and instrument playing but as i said,i think Vile might top Slave Ambient.time will tell..

war on drugs is garbage rethink your life if u like that shit

elegant

smoke ring for my halo is fuckin awesome esp the jam about slither up just like a snake upon a spiral staircase fuiud

isnt it Hunchback on Childish Prodigy?

he's used that line on a bunch of different songs ... Hunchback, Beach on the Moon, and something else

Talked about here: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/03/qa_kurt_vile_on.php

yeah smoke ring for my halo rocks

he's used that line on a bunch of different songs
all this stuff seems a little lazy to me sometimes.
Sometimes I'm in the mood for that, though.

yeah, what I like about vile is when he reminds of this stuff

Exhaustion in 70s rock

Kurt Vile without hesitation. I prefer his acoustic stuff, and I sort of dislike the Violators.

KURT VILE

War On Drugs vs Votes From People Who Haven't Heard The New War on Drugs Album

probably otm, though i hope they wont vote unless they heard it

that's the price of not being on Matador

Slave Ambient's pretty good, I like it. But even that's not as good as Smoke Ring for my Halo, which is my least favorite thing Kurt Vile's done. CHALLOPS

ive heard it, it sucks, learn to listen better

i think both vile and war them are getting better with each record

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But I wish they'd record together again, splitting vocals and songwriting. That would be an incredible band.

this. which doesn't sound too far off since iirc aren't most of the violators also members of w.o.drugs?

ive heard it, it sucks, learn to listen better

― Lamp, Friday, September 16, 2011 7:53 PM (1 month ago)

loooool

people who enjoyed Slave Ambient or the last two Kurt Vile albums need to check out Lost in the Dream (uh, when it comes out). voting for KV would have been a nobrainer for me a couple years ago but War on Drugs is on a roll lately

lol, i was reading a few posts above just now and i was like "haha, wonder who lamp burned there?", scroll up then

Kurt Vile is great but he didn't release his masterpiece yet. i got a feeling its only a matter of time.

― nostormo, Friday, September 16, 2011 11:12 AM (2 years ago)

Prescient.

Lost in the Dream is my most anticipated album this year. Slave Ambient is my favorite album this decade so far.

This is sounding great to me this morning - definitely their best (and I loved their last few). No huge sonic leaps forward, but they've definitely perfected their thing here, and added some greatguitar playing. Only thing that bugs me is the drums (this has been the case with their previous two as well), but whatever.

I hope this band does for 80s Dylan and Dire Straits what Bon Iver did for Peter Gabriel...

what bugs you about the drums, the production or the playing?

The sort of metronomic, Krautrock-y playing. I get that it's intentional and part of their thing, but I found myself thinking "My God, just play one fill."

This is nit-picky, though, because this is a frontrunner for my album of the year.

lol stereogum but here's a long article on granduciel http://www.stereogum.com/1668412/through-the-haze-the-struggles-visions-and-revelations-of-the-war-on-drugs/franchises/interview/

man does this stuff sound like a boomer in the 80s. he should change the band name to Deadhead Sticker on a Cadillac

i think they use drum machine don'e they?

lol this album. was sorta bummed when burning ended up not being a cover of young turks, but a young turks/springsteen mashup.

I still haven't heard this new one, probably won't for awhile, but this band reminds me why I keep searching, looking for my next favorite album. I'm 34 fucking years old. I've been obsessed with music for the last 20 or so years, so I'm not usually overwhelmed with joy by a new release, but with TWoD, given the first two albums, this is my most-anticipated album in some time.

i still get a lot of joy out of new music releases, even tho i'm 46 and not connected to the music business at all. feel like it keeps me (relatively) young. as things go, it's not a bad vice to have for a midlife crisis.

46 is 9 short years until i qualify for senior discounts at denny's. hopefully they'll still have the hobbit menu then.

re: metronomic playing, do we know that these are live drum tracks? i figured they were loops or drum machines.

i think "Freeway" is the best thing Kurt Vile has ever done.

and I agree that it's 80 boomer music. I'm im my 30s now and I feel like Indie rock is trying to use pastiche and irony to trick me into liking Adult Contemporary Rock.

War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues

More discussion of this happening here (without Kurt Vile getting in the way)