Lost In the Dream
by The War on Drugs
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 217 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 203 out of 217
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 217
  3. Negative: 7 out of 217
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  1. hooner
    Feb 18, 2015
    0
    Just like the Dire Straits album I never wanted...every song sounds the same, goes nowhere and is way too long. Fecking boring to be honest...overrated.
  2. Duke_Challenger
    Mar 18, 2014
    0
    Absolute Garbage!

    This album is nothing but overly long song after over long song, where each song has little to no development at all. Where are the new chord progressions in each song? Or did people suddenly decide that music should just consist of one chord progression throughout a song, while the singer rambles on. I might have heard some choruses in some songs, but I am not    Absolute Garbage!

    This album is nothing but overly long song after over long song, where each song has little to no development at all. Where are the new chord progressions in each song? Or did people suddenly decide that music should just consist of one chord progression throughout a song, while the singer rambles on. I might have heard some choruses in some songs, but I am not sure.

    On top of this, the songs sound like Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible" which in turn sounded like Bruce Springsteen. So, why reward an album with critical acclaim that is for 1) Not Original 2) Repetitive 3) Boring.

    When the only strength of a song is its lyrics, that is a problem. The merit of music is supposed to be based on the instrumentation, and if that is good, then the lyrics can be examined to see if the song is truly great. However, it seems a lot of critics these days put lyrics first and instrumentation second. If it sounds like a tribute to classic music, then they love it. If it sounds original, some may love it, but some may not get it.

    I'd take a horrible sounding original song any day over a pleasant sounding unoriginal song.    … Expand

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#22 Best Album of 2014
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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Jun 24, 2014
    90
    One man’s suffering becomes our communal celebration, so to speak. It's a fine role for one of the year's best albums to play.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    May 1, 2014
    67
    Lost in the Dream matches last year's Wakin' on a Pretty Daze from Vile riff for riff.
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  3. Blurt Magazine
    Apr 18, 2014
    80
    Granduciel’s songs envelop you. As soon as you understand the lyrics for one song, another song buries words in hushed reverb.
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