Search And Destroy: Afghan Whigs

Destroy: Greg Dulli's face fungus. Okay, fine, it's not *musical*, Tom, but as you've argued yourself, image is just as much a part of the situation, is it not? ;-)

Destroy: 1965. Just 'cos.

Anyway. Search: The first side of '1965' - the sleekest rock they ever made but somehow the sexiest too.

Destroy - the second side of '1965' - a sudden descent into Primal Scream style Southern kitsch.

Destroy: All of 1965 *except* "Omerta/Vampire Lanois."

Search: Bootleg copy of a CONGREGATION-era show I saw where Greg Dulli returns to the stage during Teenage Fanclub's set to put the lead vocals on TFC's "Everything Flows". Or was it "The Concept"...? I was in such bliss maybe I blacked out...

Destroy: A lot of BLACK LOVE. A few great songs but...

Destroy: Most of Up in it & Congregation; second side of 1965 (but only because the album would be absolutely perfect without it; as it is, it's still pretty good); fat, drunken, bar-fighting Greg Dulli

'Gentlemen' - dire and tuneless - Destroy. 'Black Love' - little better. '1965' - the best of a bad lot. Search for "Uptown Again"

Yeah, I know there's other, earlier stuff that I haven't heard. Yeah, I know there's an EP of, no surely not, SOUL COVERS! Who cares.

destroy: i really didn't like that twilight singers record all that much, with the exception of the first track. can that count?

(hey, you want the blues brothers, by the way, you should listen to the first track off the delta 72's '000.')

Only because after giving it some time, and many listens, I realize 1965 is a brilliant record. It's hard to get passed the production, which is so sleek it cuts them off, but I love the songs, and the guitar work and vocals are amazing.

Destroy: Black Love. A meandering, hookless soup of despair.

It's many things, Black Love is -- but "hookless" isn't one of them.

Definitely, see their "Lost In the Supermarket", too.

-Colin

destroy: that horrific remix of "Milez Is Ded" called "Rebirth Of The Cool" on Uptown, the songs on Congregation I didn't search (ESPECIALLY "The Temple"), the second Twilight Singers album (though a stray great track might reveal itself to me later), and if we could bleep out the bullshit references to the devil from all tracks that'd be great.

I haven't heard anything before Congregation.

Oh, no! It's the Strokes argument all over again!

Dulli sounded great, his band sounded great--and not unlike the Whigs at all. There's something about when he's playing (and I use that term loosely, because while he had a guitar strapped on, I'm not convinced that it was actually plugged in) that no matter what he quotes or plays (a Kate Bush song, A Love Supreme, etc.) it seems like music was absolutely meant to sound exactly this way and no other.

On the other hand, he rambled more than I remember--no one to rein him in, I guess. And he made a long, convoluted (I guess) tribute to Elliott Smith which was frankly awful. If he was your friend, fine, play a song and shut the fuck up--it's not something I want to hear him use in his Mr Superlove shtick.

So same old, I guess--way over the top, not someone I wanna be friends with, fucking sounded great. But not as good as the Whigs.

Also, did you stay for the second encore?

Last night Dulli praised The Darkness. And I so wished I had my cigarette lighter when they played "Faded."

Destroy: my current financial state which means I have no idea when I can get hold of the new Twilight Singers album.

I think it's an act, the whole asshole thing. I think he's a nice er gentleman.

Yeah, I was there, but had to leave early (i.e. 1:15) due to some, er, relationship issues. So I missed the encores. :(

See, the problem with these late shows is that it gives you way too much time to drink beforehand...

there's a crappy mp3 floating around on soulseek.

Among the reasons the Whigs never had a big crossover hit: most of their best songs wound up as import CD single b-sides.

http://www.summerskiss.com/category/news/

Search: everything between their first and last albums.
Destroy: their first and last albums.

hey cuz, i'm polling who wants to get hiiiiiiiigh?

been a long time since i listened to any whigs btw, be interesting to see how they hold up. also i'm pretty sure there's some ugly stuff in their music that i didn't really dwell on too much the first time round and i'm not sure how i'm going to process that in 2021. i mean i just watched the video for 'sister brother' and jfc wtf, someone is going to have to unpack that one for me

ill prob be in on this

I have never listened to the pre-Congregation stuff at all

Up In It has some great songs imo! Have never heard the first album though

go to town
burn it down
turn around
and get your poll on baby

just to whet people's appetites, this was them on uk tv in '94, playing in front of boy george and a bunch of ravers. i remember watching this at the time and it totally floored me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsGPDAvPMMM

^^such a monster of a song, Still one of my favourites by them

Every secret has its price
This one's set to poll

So the stink of your poll
Sinks into my memory

actually really excited for the covers side poll

and i'm idly wondering if the poll could be won by the one song the singer didn't sing

mention Brother Woodrow and real heads will know

"Have never heard the first album though"

Couple songs from 'Big Town Halloween' (which I think the band put out) were on 'Up In It'. I was always curious about it as the studio where their first record was recorded was just around the block from me in Broad Ripple/Indianapolis when I lived there. Paul Mahern lead singer of the Zero Boys recorded that record, which I think was one of the first he did.

Get Your POLL On, Baby: ILM Artist Poll #109 - The Afghan Whigs

unchain yr mind
become divine

BEST LIVE BAND IS TOURING!!!!!!
https://theafghanwhigs.com/tour/

aghghghghghghghghgh this is making me wave Kermit arms even though there is no Chicago date...yet

there’s also a new song……..

no mpls either but milwaukee date is on a saturday could be doable

oh wait there's a milkwaukee date!!!
yeeeeeeeeeesssss

any info about when tickets go on sale?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5r_vOBgiC8

here's the new song, it's pretty good!

would probably expect the album's going to be out in may for the tour

This official playlist updated to lead with the new tune: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4XJK1Fcl2tTdTtiHVWu5Q8

Hey
Welcome home

some hawkwind vibes in there? or some kinda 70s thug rock thing anyway

https://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2022/05/how-do-you-burn-1651501485.jpeg

new album how do you burn out 9/9

Greg Dulli’s frequent collaborator Mark Lanegan sang on two tracks, and provided the name How Do You Burn? Susan Marshall, who sang on the Whigs album 1965, guests on “Catch A Colt,” and Van Hunt (who’d previously toured with the Whigs and was on Do The Beast), appears on both “Jyja” and “Take Me There.” Marcy Mays, who sang on Gentlemen‘s “My Curse,” returns for “Domino And Jimmy” here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fblcAv6GRNU

Great news! They'll be playing in my hometown in August

This dream is not a dream
I wake with it
Inside of me
Alone, I swear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im2fGcu7B5k

Seeing them tomorrow. Psyched.

really impressed with the new album especially the two tracks that van hunt features on ("jyja" and "take me there")

doesn't really remind me of any other whigs record in the catalog except in spades, and only in that every song does something different but there is a sustained, mean/forbidding/defeatedly gorgeous atmosphere they share. my thoughtless one-sentence review would be this is what i wanted dynamite steps to be

this is the most obnoxiously brickwalled album i've heard in a while

it's a shame because otherwise it's yet another quite good album from dulli. "jyja" is a real highlight

tentatively would put it better than do to the beast, not quite as good as in spades

Seeing them tomorrow, first headlining gig I've seen from them in a while. Last time was opening for Built to Spill on that weird bill, which I mostly remember for being loud. I'm taking a blank slate friend who I think has never even heard of them, I'm curious what he thinks.

love this record

While not quite as good as the times I saw them with the singers and horns, they killed it tonight. Dulli's voice sounds great, and the setlist leaned confidently toward their more recent material, with stuff from the first era doled out judiciously. Want to say "Line of Shots" from the new one was a highlight.

Apparently Dulli was having amp and guitar problems all night, but sounded great. Some dude already posted a few clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUIPT4YxtBk

Listening to the album now, had a rush when Marcy Mays’ voice unexpectedly opened Domino and Jimmy. With so long between nu-Whigs albums, they should noodle out a Twilight Singers record or two between ‘em.

Should have put a spoiler alert there! Was just about to listen.

I meant to hide tag but fucked it up :(

I’m on phone but endorse anyone linking a mod request and then deleting the following posts!

oh come on

any number of places have mentioned her involvement

No worries. I didn't really care that much.

Just to spoil further, Domino & Jimmy on morning TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aJ3kolKb0U

I can't believe I used to go to clubs on weeknights on a regular basis. But I did have a good time; Dulli continues to never give less than 115%. I wasn't familiar with the new stuff, but it's all solid. Have they been doing that shout-out to Shawn Smith at other shows?

Just finally getting around to the new one, man that opener is like Afghan Whigs gone stoner rock, I dig it.

I was going through our kitchen cabinets and found an old jar of jam made with Afghan figs.

god they were so good live

At least two of my fave shows of all time.