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.

I like this tons, but the lower timbre of his voice seems to have changed. Not necessarily for the worse, just different.

started checking out in spades after catching up on the new album and......it rules. every song from oriole on is this incredible mini-epic. it's like he closes the album 6 times. i wasn't a big fan of do the beast which is why i ignored in spades but i probably need to reassess that one too.

do to the beast is fine with a few real highlights like "lost in the woods" and "the lottery", though in spades is definitely a step up. at the time i was a little disappointed in it as an afghan whigs reunion album since it felt a little more removed from their classic sound than i expected, but i've come around.

skimming through it now how did i forget about "can rova", it's beautiful

My old friend/old school Whigs fan and I both watched the solo Dulli concert (recording 👎🏻) and were actually satisfied to very satisfied w our experience. Anyone else watch it?? I loooooooved hearing his songs basically in demo form. It made me more interested in the new album too.

thinking about running an afghan whigs/greg dulli poll (since there's another lull in the poll no one else is filling) starting next week, there'd be interest for it right?

i figure there's no reason not to include twilight singers, gutter twins, dulli solo in the main poll since with the whigs reunion albums the distinction between all of dulli's projects has become very little. poll categories would be tracks, albums, and covers?

yes!

I would partake

oh yeah i already have a ballot in my head

heck yeah

I'd come up with a ballot for this.

i'll go ahead with it next week then

i'm in

taking terrible pun thread title suggestions in the meantime

don't forget the afghan poll (ooh baby) (ooh baby)

I'm in.

Put on your old fur POLL it's 1973.
A lie, the truth, which one should I POLL?

will vote.

Poles iz Dead

Whoops, lol.

Polls iz Dead

I got a dick for a brain, and my brain is gonna poll my ass to you

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.