There's no way I could rank all of Dulli's work. My fav to this day is likely Blackberry Belle, which soundtracked my life for a good six months when it came out. Lots of good stuff he's released, though!
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 20 May 2009 20:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 1 June 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
this is one of the best albums from the 90's, voting for "Be Sweet."
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 06:46 (fourteen years ago) link
a good album, but kinda too pretentious and taking itself too serious.Fountain and Fairfax for me.
― Zeno, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 12:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I love the Afghan Whigs but as a relative latecomer to Dulli I find the Twilight Singers to be much more dynamic, varied, interesting.
Check out Dulli's recent iTunes-only live rekkid Live at Triple Door for a fucking flooring rendition of King Only.
― thirdalternative, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 12:54 (fourteen years ago) link
When I got rid of my albums to devote myself to songs, Gentlemen was one of the four I couldn't bear to let go. That said, I've never quite been totally convinced of its greatness - it somehow feels just a little bit too unrelenting in its grittiness. Torn between 'My Curse' and 'Brother Woodrow', but it's hard not to vote for the title track
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 12:54 (fourteen years ago) link
'My Curse' and 'Brother Woodrow' being fairly bleak forms of light relief
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 12:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Gentlemen was one of the four I couldn't bear to let go.
What were the other three?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:12 (fourteen years ago) link
this album is unfuckwithable.
i've loved all of them, debonair was my favorite track for a while but after wearing all of them out now you know is kind of my underrated go-to on this.
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:17 (fourteen years ago) link
This was one album I gladly sold back—I'd loved it in middle and high school, and then on relisten just couldn't get over how samey and how forced it all sounded.
― THESE ARE MY FEELINGS! FEEL MY FEELINGS! (I eat cannibals), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:21 (fourteen years ago) link
That's sort of how I feel about it, except that for me that's probably just a minor flaw. Dulli's sincerity always compensates for his forcedness, if that contradiction makes any sense
(the other three were Grace, Marquee Moon and The Holy Bible, by the way)
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
wow, surprised be sweet ended up so low. my vote went to when we two parted but i understand why that's low.
i expected some votes for my curse, but seriously that song wrecks the whole flow for me. i kind of feel like for the album to be 100% true to its vision dulli needs to be the only singer on it. his performance here is hall of fame type stuff to me.
― hugging used to mean something (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 3 June 2009 00:16 (fourteen years ago) link
this album's sound and U2 have some things in common
― Zeno, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 00:20 (fourteen years ago) link
"You think I'm scared of girls? Well, maybe. But I'm not afraid of you."
What a brilliant line.
― Euler, Monday, 12 October 2009 13:46 (fourteen years ago) link
the flipside of the LP is what I keep coming back for (swidt?):
My Curse -> Now You Know -> I Keep Coming Back -> Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer
doesn't get better than this, actually replace "I Keep Coming Back" with "When We Too Parted" from Side A and that's like the perfect EP for me.
― ~~dark energy~~ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 07:08 (fourteen years ago) link
your kisses scourge me, hyssop in your perfume
― ~~dark energy~~ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 07:09 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't think you should be fucking with the track order tbh
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 9 December 2009 17:44 (fourteen years ago) link
dude, this is 2010. track sequences are primitive. ***EVERYONE IS A DJ***
― ~~dark energy~~ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 9 December 2009 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
Plz to remaster and reissue and include What Jail Is Like B-side My World Is Empty Without You KTHXBYE
― StanM, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:09 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Your wish was granted. God this album is amazing and fresh 21 years on - the remaster sounds incredible. One-of-a-kind.
― Your Ribs are My Ladder, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
steve earle is a god
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 May 2018 22:56 (five years ago) link
last night i dreamt that an evil shapeshifter was using mutant bugs to turn everyone into zombies. a spiderman-type figure (i'm not sure if i *was* him or if the dream-story was just centered on him) was trying to stop him, without success until he realized that clues to reversing the zombification were strewn throughout 'gentlemen' and indeed, the ultimate solution proved to be to kind of hug/squish the zombies together while blasting 'brother woodrow/closing prayer' on a boombox. during this process i think there was a brief glimpse of dulli in the shadows nodding approvingly
nb i don't watch zombie shows or superhero movies. i *have* listened to the whigs a lot, but not particularly recently
― mookieproof, Friday, 8 June 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
I read the Vice "rank your records" piece with Dulli and I'm glad he agrees with me that the album kinda tapers off at the end.
― Simon H., Saturday, 9 June 2018 00:25 (five years ago) link
Listening to the demos on the deluxe edition for the first time and holy hell these these are maybe the most polished I've ever heard? "Be Sweet" in particular might be better than the album version.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Friday, 27 July 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link