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Universal acclaim- based on 217 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 203 out of 217
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Mixed: 7 out of 217
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Negative: 7 out of 217
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Jul 22, 2023
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Aug 25, 2022Absolutely breathtaking. Reminiscent of early U2 . The album has a strong 80s feel to it, which is great. Adam's voice is very Bob Dylan-ish, and that's something that i enjoyed deeply. The lyrics are devastating, and beautiful.
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Feb 18, 2022
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Sep 14, 2019If you're reading reviews of this album stop. Go listen to it, this is as close to perfect as is possible.
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Jan 30, 2017It's f*cking bliss dude...............................................................................................................................
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Nov 9, 2016
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May 1, 2016Really a transcendent album by The War on Drugs, weaves together a lot of complex ideas and emotions and displays them in an unusually hazy context. An album you can really lose yourself in.
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Sep 2, 2015
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Mar 10, 2015I haven't been this blown away by an album since Raffi dropped "Bananaphone" back in 1994. Every track on here flows seamlessly and despite its simplicity I never get bored listening to it.
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Feb 18, 2015Just 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.
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Jan 20, 2015Going into this album, I had only heard that it was a supposedly great indie record. I was surprised to find, however, that it hearkens back to rockers like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, musically like the former, and vocally like the latter. Very intricate, and practically begs for many, many listens.
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Dec 27, 2014An epic and diverse disc that grows better with every listen. Perhaps the best of the year. The range of emotions and music are unparalleled in rock today.
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Dec 21, 2014I remain fairly unfamiliar with the earlier works of The War On Drugs, however simply this one album is enough to keep me satisfied to a bit. Throughout the entirety of 'Lost in The Dream' you sense an awful lot of melancholy with each song, but sit yourself back and loose yourself in the beauty that this album is.
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Oct 13, 2014Beautifully intense brooding, Lost in the Dream is a thought-provoking album that directly addresses the darkness in the night and asks the listener to not only question their current problems, but also discover those that lie beneath the skin's surface.
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Oct 4, 2014Had never heard WOD until Under the Pressure a couple of weeks back. Album of the year for me. Ocean between the Waves and Dissappearing are my highlights. Beautiful.
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Sep 24, 2014
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Sep 21, 2014Excellent. Clearly better than Slave Ambient, The War On Drugs created an album worth of enjoying. I have to say that at first it may be hard-listening, but once you get the idea you realize is greater, more fun and more complex than it appears at first. The melodies really go according to the title, because it's clear that you are lost in the dream.
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Sep 4, 2014
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Aug 23, 2014In a year of stellar releases (Future Islands, First Aid Kit, Spoon to name a few), this album stands ahead of the rest. Best record I've heard all year. Red Eyes, Ocean and Burning leap out but not a weak song on the album.
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Aug 3, 2014I was really in the mood to listen to this album the other day, but my grandma was in the car. I didn't know if she would take to this sort of 80's alternative style, as she generally enjoys 50's rock and some current pop music. Put it on anyway, she loved it. Proof of a solid release.
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Jul 7, 2014Awesome record. Mellow, but not so slow as to be boring. It opens stronger than it finishes (the first two tracks might be the best on the album), but overall it's strong.
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May 12, 2014The album is awesome, You can hear Bruce Springsteen or Dire Straits without any problem, the best album of 2014 in the 5 months that we have had. 10/10
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Apr 25, 2014
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Apr 23, 2014Very dreamy, but somewhat boring at times. Definitely a step up from there previous work, blending various styles of music such as Psychedelia, Krautrock, Folk and Americana nicely. Not a bad album at all, but it really has nothing on groups like Arcade fire and Tame Impala when it comes to Americana and Psychedelia.
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Mar 31, 2014The album has a strong 80s feel to it, which is great. Adam's voice is very Bob Dylan-ish, and that's something that i enjoyed deeply. The lyrics are devastating, and beautiful.
However, some tracks are not-so-great, and others are a bit longer that they need to be. So i can't really call it a masterpiece, like other users are claiming it to be. -
Mar 26, 2014
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Mar 25, 2014
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Mar 23, 2014
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Mar 23, 2014
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Mar 22, 2014Great songs, pacing and sequencing. Really nice production, and... it's not loaded with ballads. I love this band for lots of reasons; Granduciel's voice, the languid guitar-work and propulsive rhythms. Album closer 'In Reverse' is gorgeous. Probably going to be album of the year for me.
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Mar 20, 2014I'm not one for long soliloquies about every nuance in an album. I just know what I like in a band, an album. This, my friends, is a special album. It is really effing good.
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Mar 20, 2014Lindo, intenso e muito emocional, o novo album de The War On Drugs Ă© realmente fascinante. Com faixas que vĂŁo das mais calmas atĂ© outras mais elĂ©tricas, a banda mostra um trabalho incrĂvel em seu terceiro album, mostrando ser um dos melhores discos do ano.
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Mar 19, 2014
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Mar 18, 2014
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Mar 18, 2014
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Mar 18, 2014Great Album. Don't really understand the criticism of the songwriting.. There is something to be said about lyrics that are direct and simple. They become even more powerful when they are mixed in such nuanced sound and atmosphere. That kind of contrast is what I believe makes the songwriting very good. Also, Adam Granduciel is truly a master in the studio.
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Mar 18, 2014Duke pretty much said it all. Really bad songwriting here! No progression, just atmosphere. Atmosphere does make a song, it only should better an already good song.
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Mar 18, 2014
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Mar 18, 2014Lost in the dream is a beautiful , emotionally rich and epic album ;The War on Drugs , consolidates as the rock band of the moment, a vivid moment. Adam Granduciel goes more personal and melancholical with the ten gorgeous tracks, tracking the power of our lives in this eternal life. It's their best album and maybe one of the best of the year.
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Mar 18, 2014
Awards & Rankings
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Jun 24, 2014One 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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May 1, 2014Lost in the Dream matches last year's Wakin' on a Pretty Daze from Vile riff for riff.
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Apr 18, 2014Granduciel’s songs envelop you. As soon as you understand the lyrics for one song, another song buries words in hushed reverb.