New Song - Gaucho

[littlefriend]

He either can't or is just too lazy to write with the same subtlety that he used to.

[buffjam9011]

He either can't or is just too lazy to write with the same subtlety that he used to.

QFT

[Banjobach]

I like this song. It doesn't have the lyrical depth of classic DMB, but I don't expect Dave as a 45-year-old father to be thinking and writing about the same things he was in his twenties.

Yeah of course we can't expect him to write about the same stuff as he did back in the day, but that doesn't mean the quality of what he writes needs to fall by the wayside as well. He's way too literal and in your face now, there is no symbolism or metaphors in his writing, it's just so straight forward and preachy.

It's basically the country approach he's employing here. Which whatever, but it doesn't strike me as experimental so much as lazy. But I think most "honest and literal" lyrics are lazy. It sucks how it seems like getting old and having kids makes you boring as an artist.

[Evan]

I like this song. It doesn't have the lyrical depth of classic DMB, but I don't expect Dave as a 45-year-old father to be thinking and writing about the same things he was in his twenties.

Yeah of course we can't expect him to write about the same stuff as he did back in the day, but that doesn't mean the quality of what he writes needs to fall by the wayside as well. He's way too literal and in your face now, there is no symbolism or metaphors in his writing, it's just so straight forward and preachy.

It's basically the country approach he's employing here. Which whatever, but it doesn't strike me as experimental so much as lazy. But I think most "honest and literal" lyrics are lazy. It sucks how it seems like getting old and having kids makes you boring as an artist.

I think happiness makes you a boring artist.

[Mikey]

I like this song. It doesn't have the lyrical depth of classic DMB, but I don't expect Dave as a 45-year-old father to be thinking and writing about the same things he was in his twenties.

Yeah of course we can't expect him to write about the same stuff as he did back in the day, but that doesn't mean the quality of what he writes needs to fall by the wayside as well. He's way too literal and in your face now, there is no symbolism or metaphors in his writing, it's just so straight forward and preachy.

It's basically the country approach he's employing here. Which whatever, but it doesn't strike me as experimental so much as lazy. But I think most "honest and literal" lyrics are lazy. It sucks how it seems like getting old and having kids makes you boring as an artist.

I think happiness makes you a boring artist.

I wouldn't say that's entirely true. Check out the recent reissue of Paul McCartney's Ram. Or even the new Walkmen album.

[Evan]

I like this song. It doesn't have the lyrical depth of classic DMB, but I don't expect Dave as a 45-year-old father to be thinking and writing about the same things he was in his twenties.

Yeah of course we can't expect him to write about the same stuff as he did back in the day, but that doesn't mean the quality of what he writes needs to fall by the wayside as well. He's way too literal and in your face now, there is no symbolism or metaphors in his writing, it's just so straight forward and preachy.

It's basically the country approach he's employing here. Which whatever, but it doesn't strike me as experimental so much as lazy. But I think most "honest and literal" lyrics are lazy. It sucks how it seems like getting old and having kids makes you boring as an artist.

I think happiness makes you a boring artist.

I wouldn't say that's entirely true. Check out the recent reissue of Paul McCartney's Ram. Or even the new Walkmen album.

Of course, I'm generalizing, but it's true in a lot of cases.