Don't Forget The AlcoPOLL (ooh baby! ooh baby!): ILM Artist Poll #109 - The Afghan Whigs - RESULTS

in total received:
17 track ballots
16 album ballots
10 cover ballots

going to start the rollout soon with the top 10 covers

10. The Afghan Whigs - Regret
36 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 vote
originally performed by New Order, written by Gilbert/Hook/Morris/Sumner/Hague
Dulli studio piano version
full band live version from 1994

this was a v pleasant surprise on the black love reissue

Glad I spent the time to scrounge up a covers ballot, I guess.

9. The Twilight Singers - Too Tough to Die
36 points, 4 voters
originally performed by Martina Topley-Bird, written by Topley-Bird/Holmes
released on She Loves You
studio version
live version

8. The Afghan Whigs - My World is Empty Without You
38 points, 4 voters (14 points for "My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony")
originally performed by The Supremes, written by Holland/Dozier/Holland
released as a 1990 non-album single, "My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony" released on the What Jail is Like EP
studio version
My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony

as i said on the voting thread i wish the early whigs had recorded a covers album but maybe i also wish it were entirely supremes songs

7. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove
42 points, 5 voters
originally performed by Ass Ponys, written by Cleaver
released as a B-side to the Gentlemen single
studio version

this one is really cool, doesn't quite sound like anything else in the whigs' discography with the banjo, and has a ramshackle feel despite the classic whigs soar to it

the original is a decent enough song but their cover really transforms it completely for the better

i loooooove "mr. superlove"

6. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
60 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
traditional
released on She Loves You
studio version
live at Haldern Pop Festival with Mark Lanegan
Dulli solo live version

5. The Afghan Whigs - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
69 points, 5 voters
originally performed by Barry White, written by White
released on the Beautiful Girls soundtrack
studio version
live version

a great cover but only the second best they did on the beautiful girls soundtrack

4. The Afghan Whigs - Lovecrimes
73 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
originally performed by Frank Ocean, written by Breaux/Collins
released as a 2012 non-album single
studio version
live version

did rick mccollum play on that studio version of lovecrimes? was that his last bow with the band?

yeah, that & the "see and don't see" cover from 2012 were his last studio recordings with them

3. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me
74 points, 4 voters, 2 #1 votes
originally performed by The Supremes, written by Holland/Dozier/Holland
released on the Uptown Avondale EP
studio version
live version

Wow I’d not heard Mr Superlove (either original or this cover) before but that is fantastic.

the original Ass Ponys version was produced by John Curley from the Whigs too

still reeling from the news of that "Regret" cover

uhhh "come see about me" isn't no. 1????? wtf

2. The Afghan Whigs - Creep
85 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote
originally performed by TLC, written by Austin
released as a B-side to the Honky's Ladder single
studio version

would argue it is the best cover of all time xp

"creep" cover is amazing ofc, always felt a kinship with the whigs bc they covered six-year-old me's favorite song

i'm guessing "lost in the supermarket" took this? great result tbh, despite my earlier complaining

real three dimensional cover

1. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket
94 points, 6 voters
originally performed by The Clash, written by Strummer/Jones
released on Burning London: The Clash Tribute
studio version

really stunning cover, love the "train in vain" drums & snippets at the end, and those soaring backing vocals!

Yeah, I had that as my #2, which is fine, as my left field #1 didn’t place.

Honky’s Ladder EP apparently also had this other non-original which I hadn’t known about until just now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph_yW2OHKFE

there are so many dulli covers i had no idea about before doing this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoY0cTiGbk

"be for real" was a real favourite (from the beautiful girls soundtrack but even better than "can't get enough of your love babe") but i only discovered it right before voting closed

the "when you sleep" cover was also another i had no idea at all about until it showed up in someone's ballot

and full results... will put together a playlist of everything soon

1. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Supermarket (The Clash cover) - 94 points, 6 voters
2. The Afghan Whigs - Creep (TLC Cover) - 85 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote
3. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me (The Supremes cover) - 74 points, 4 voters, 2 #1 votes
4. The Afghan Whigs - Lovecrimes (Frank Ocean cover) - 73 points, 6 voters, 1 #1 vote
5. The Afghan Whigs - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Barry White cover) - 69 points, 5 voters
6. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (traditional cover) - 60 points, 4 voters, 1 #1 vote
7. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove (Ass Ponys cover) - 42 points, 5 voters
8. The Afghan Whigs - My World is Empty Without You (The Supremes cover) - 38 points, 4 voters (14 points for "My World is Empty Without You/I Hear a Symphony")
9. The Twilight Singers - Too Tough to Die (Martina Topley-Bird cover) - 36 points, 4 voters
10. The Afghan Whigs - Regret (New Order cover) - 36 points, 2 voters, 1 #1 vote
11. The Afghan Whigs - Miss World (Hole cover) - 30 points, 3 voters
12. The Afghan Whigs - The Temple (Lloyd Webber/Rice cover, from Jesus Christ Superstar) - 28 points, 2 voters
13. The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away) (Marvin Gaye cover) - 26 points, 3 voters
14. The Afghan Whigs - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (The Police cover) - 23 points, 3 voters
15. The Afghan Whigs - Ex-Factor (Lauryn Hill cover) - 23 points, 2 voters
16. The Afghan Whigs - I Keep Coming Back (Tyrone Davis cover) - 21 points, 2 voters
17. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around (The Spinners cover) - 20 points, 1, 1 voter
18. The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry (Prince cover) - 20 points, 1, 1 voter
19. Greg Dulli - Isn't It A Pity/Atlantis (George Harrison/Donovan cover medley) - 20 points, 1, 1 voter
20. The Afghan Whigs - Nightime (Big Star cover) - 20 points, 2 voters
21. The Afghan Whigs - Beware (Al Green cover) - 18 points, 1 voter
22. The Afghan Whigs - Beast of Burden (The Rolling Stones cover) - 18 points, 2 voters
23. The Afghan Whigs - Band of Gold (Freda Payne cover) - 18 points, 1 voter
24. The Afghan Whigs - Dark End of the Street (James Carr cover) - 18 points, 3 voters
25. The Afghan Whigs - Be For Real (Marlena Shaw cover) - 16 points, 1 voter
26. The Afghan Whigs - One Day (The Church cover) - 14 points, 1 voter
27. The Twilight Singers - Live With Me (Massive Attack cover) - 13 points, 2 voters
28. The Afghan Whigs - (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go (Curtis Mayfield cover) - 12 points, 1 voter
29. The Afghan Whigs - Superstition (Stevie Wonder cover) - 12 points, 2 voters
30. Greg Dulli - Paper Thin Hotel (Leonard Cohen cover) - 11 points, 1 voter
31. The Afghan Whigs - Moon River (Henry Mancini cover) - 11 points, 1 voter
32. Greg Dulli - A Crime (Sharon von Etten cover) - 11 points, 1 voter
33. The Twilight Singers - Hyperballad (Bjork cover) - 10 points, 1 voter
34. The Twilight Singers - Don't Call (Desire cover) - 10 points, 1 voter
35. The Twilight Singers - When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover) - 8 points, 1 voter
36. The Backbeat Band - Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover) - 4 points, 1 voter
37. The Afghan Whigs - Little Girl Blue (Rodgers/Hart cover, from Jumbo) - 4 points, 1 voter
38. The Afghan Whigs - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince cover) - 2 points, 1 voter
39. The Afghan Whigs - Purple Rain (Prince cover) - 2 points, 1 voter

oh i messed that up lol... let me try again

17. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around (The Spinners cover) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1# vote
18. The Twilight Singers - When Doves Cry (Prince cover) - 20 points, 1 voter, 1# vote

just these two

& 14 points for "Please Stay (Once You Go Away)" were for it as part of "A Love Supreme/Please Stay (Once You Go Away)"

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxWLJazbXOakAdy9duG4og7bz6Fsd-QSg

here's a playlist of all those covers, i even uploaded a few that weren't on youtube before

amazing work

Wow, great job!

the "when you sleep" cover was also another i had no idea at all about until it showed up in someone's ballot

yeah it didn't quite make my ballot but it was wonderful to discover

my ballot fwiw (ranked)
When Doves Cry
Lost in the Supermarket
Be For Real
Miss World
Ex-Factor
Mr. Superlove
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Nightime
Lovecrimes
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

my ranked covers ballot:

Come See About Me
Band of Gold
The Temple
Lost in the Supermarket
Lovecrimes
Don't Call
Mr. Superlove
Creep
Little Girl Blue
Miss World

i was the number one voter for lovecrimes, which runs rings around the frank version

my short, ranked covers ballot

Lovecrimes
Creep
Regret
Lost In The Supermarket
Beast of Burden

what are y’all’s dream whigs covers? i mentioned the following on the voting thread:

neil young - powderfinger
tears for fears - woman in chains

yeah "woman in chains" would be a great fit

hmm... "Why Don't You Move In With Me?" by Roberta Flack?

just spitballing here but i could imagine them taking the Cure's 'fascination st' by the scruff of the neck and making it tuff and funky and vicious

iirc the Lost In The Supermarket cover was recorded after the band split (it's just Dulli and Curley, plus Susan Marshall and the drum track), so they go from that to Lovecrimes

great work ufo!!

it was released march 1999 and they were still touring behind 1965 until september or so

the tracks released between then & 2012 are "nightime" (a big star cover) which was recorded in 1996 but not released until 2006 for a tribute album, and "i'm a soldier" and "magazine" on the greatest hits comp, which were tracks they originally demoed in 2000 in the failed sessions for their planned next album before breaking up, but they finished recording them in 2006 for the greatest hits album

yeah I was cheating the Unbreakable tracks as not-entirely-new recordings there. ty for fact check

Live With Me video not available.

ah it was available for me here in australia. replaced it with one that should hopefully work worldwide?

Yes, now I can see, thanks!

going to count down albums now, and then tracks #50-41

https://i.imgur.com/Jao7t2Z.jpg
10. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
18 points, 4 voters

about half of the tracks on this record are perfected rawk gloom

https://i.imgur.com/2tguNGE.jpg
9. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast
28 points, 6 voters

manages to split the difference really nicely between self-consciously returning to the classic Whigs sound and continuing on with the sound of the Twilight Singers, even if McCollum's absence is noticeable

it was nice for poll purposes to reconfirm that do to the beast is significantly more inspired than dynamite steps (even though dulli never really steps below "good" ever)

yeah he certainly seemed a bit reinvigorated from the whigs reunion, even though he never put out a bad album from congregation onwards

https://i.imgur.com/n93cUDO.jpg
8. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
32 points, 5 voters

contains like eight of dulli's best songs ever and one of his worst

Yeah nice to see powder burns show up, I felt bad not voting for it considering how much I love some of the songs on it but it’s just so inconsistent

which one's the dud? it's got some real gems on it but ultimately feels just like blackberry belle except not quite as good to me. i love blackberry belle so that's fine of course

https://i.imgur.com/w96PjJc.jpg
7. Twilight as played by The Twilight Singers
44 points, 6 voters

I'm really sorry but I do not like that other guy's vocals. lots of good stuff in the mix though

which one's the dud

"my time (has come)"

i love shawn smith and harold chichester and twilight is way too low

it's a pretty weird exploratory record, not quite like anything else he's done. there's parts of the sound dulli brought over to the later twilight singers records but a lot that's very distinctively on its own. i'm not huge on the other two singers either. there's a few great tracks and a lot of stuff that's just fine?

I couldn't get into Twilight at all, sorry.

"my time (has come)" is not good but not bad enough to actively bother me i guess

again, twilight is his sade record

it's possible i'm unduly influenced by the fact that it was my introduction to dulli. i listened to it on repeat while reading watchmen for the first time in hs. huge record for me

but like... every song is awesome and beautiful

twilight also interesting because it's technically the... follow-up to black love? not really of course, but it was recorded before 1965 iirc, fila brazillia percussion added later

yeah iirc dulli recorded a bunch of demos with smith & chichester while the whigs took a year off to deal with their legal issues with their label. the demos leaked out & after 1965 he revisited them and finished them off with fila brazillia?

i wish it was all like the best parts of it because the highs are so high to me, there's a lot there he could have explored further for sure

https://i.imgur.com/DXJd1JW.jpg
6. The Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle
56 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote

TOO LOW

Had that at Number Four.

i think this record is at least a little bit better than congregation. incredible sustained atmosphere

yeah! way too low, that was my number 1 vote. The first 7 songs are just outstanding.

i'm listening to twilight and i really should've found room on my ballot for "clyde"

shot dead [time-delayed gun sound]
by you again

it's just really hot

yeah everyone who hasn't heard blackberry belle absolutely needs to check it out. there was definitely a bit of a divide between ballots where people were either into twilight singers stuff as well as everything else, or only really the pre-reunion whigs albums.

the shoegaze soul sound of it is incredible

and i don't think it falls off after the first 7 tracks or anything, "follow you down" is one of his prettiest ballads and i love "feathers" and "number nine"

"feathers" -> "fat city" -> "number nine" is a really strong ending, love it when lanegan's voice rises like a phantom through the floor of that last track

lanegan really does sound incredible on "number nine"

posting these two together because they're a tie on points at least

https://i.imgur.com/pgxtiNn.jpg
5. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades
58 points, 8 voters

album cover (NSFW)
4. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation
58 points, 9 voters

another thing i just remembered is when i got really into twilight i was also listening to joseph arthur's our shadows will remain a lot and i had no idea they knew each other

in retrospect, maybe i should've noticed something, as those records are doing similar things at certain points!

ugh in spades is so fuckin good, i'm psyched it made it this high

I really need to check out joseph arthur's stuff

i can't keep up with his material at all, but i will tell you our shadows will remain is still a really good record

oh i'm not familiar with him at all except that he's done some guest vocals on twilight singers stuff?

will have to check it out

congregation has some good stuff on it but the production's pretty bad & they don't sound quite fully formed yet, it seems kinda like a 'you had to be there' thing compared to the later material for me, as someone younger who only got into them in the last decade (my entry point was stumbling across their primavera reunion performance being streamed and going 'wow this is the best rock music ever')

"kiss the floor" almost made my tracks ballot for the drum part alone, but i get the most out of the singles on congregation

and an unsurprising huge jump in points

https://i.imgur.com/tnhWqHZ.jpg
3. The Afghan Whigs - 1965
130 points, 13 voters, 2 #1 votes

ugh the best album

those two no. 1 votes... i like their style

i don't think i'd really realised how great it is before this poll. the first side is their purest pop moment & then the second just goes wild

https://i.imgur.com/PTBzHSx.jpg
2. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
178 points, 15 voters, 7 #1 votes

https://i.imgur.com/Af89hS0.jpg
1. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love
194 points, 16 voters, 6 #1 votes

the correct result!

yess

full results:

1. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love - 194 points, 16 votes, 6 #1 votes
2. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen - 178 points, 15 votes, 7 #1 votes
3. The Afghan Whigs - 1965 - 130 points, 13 votes, 2 #1 votes
4. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 58 points, 9 votes
5. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades - 58 points, 8 votes
6. The Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle - 56 points, 7 votes, 1 #1 vote
7. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 44 points, 6 votes
8. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns - 32 points, 5 vote
9. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast - 28 points, 6 votes
10. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia - 18 points, 4 votes
11. The Afghan Whigs - Up In It - 16 points, 2 votes
12. The Twilight Singers - She Loves You - 12 points, 2 votes
13. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Avondale - 10 points, 3 votes
14. Greg Dulli - Random Desire - 6 points, 3 votes
15. The Afghan Whigs - 66 Single - 6 points, 1 vote
16. The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps - 4 points, 1 vote
17. Greg Dulli - Amber Headlights - 2 points, 1 vote

back half of black love is just completely relentless

black love is really pretty much perfect

Results are pretty good, yes. My top six was your top six, if not exactly in order, but close.

this was my ballot:
Black Love
1965
Blackberry Belle
Gentlemen
In Spades
Do to the Beast
Random Desire

going to count down the tracks from 50 to 41 soon, i don't have images for those but will for the top 40

my albums ballot:

Black Love
1965
Twilight
Gentlemen
In Spades
Blackberry Belle
Do to the Beast

50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was
56 points, 3 votes
from Powder Burns

50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going
56 points, 3 votes
from Gentlemen

interesting start lol. "i wish i was" is gorgeous

yeah it's a great closer

"kiss the floor" almost made my tracks ballot for the drum part alone, but i get the most out of the singles on congregation

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, June 15, 2021 8:13 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

i voted for it, hope it makes it!

my albs ranked top to bottom:

Black Love
1965
Gentlemen
In Spades
Powder Burns
Do The Beast
twilight as played by the twilight singers

voted for i wish i was. dulli by way of blue nile.

that explosion about halfway through is stunning. i really like dullis vocals on it too

48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted
56 points, 4 votes
from 1965

i knew a girl
extraordinary
suggested something
unsanitary

u can fuck my body baby
but pls
don't fuck my mind

"neglekted" was def one of the most difficult songs to cut from my ballot

47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills
60 points, 3 votes
from Do To The Beast

46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte
62 points, 2 votes
from Twilight

46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
62 points, 2 votes
from She Loves You

"Verti-Marte" is a cool jam thing but i wish it had been developed into a proper song because there's a great idea there

cheers to the other voter for these

wow, two people voted for "verti-marte," that rules

goodbye motherfucker

*46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair*
62 points, 2 votes
from _She Loves You_

songs where dulli looks jealously/longingly on someone else are some of my favorites and "it kills" is no exception

44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings
64 points, 3 votes
from Twilight

i love the bridge(?) of "it kills," when van hunt takes over/"you don't know my name!"

43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche
68 points, 3 votes
from Blackberry Belle

i love "esta noche", the jazzy build at the end is great & the electric piano that just becomes part of the gigantic wall of soud

42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight
74 points, 4 votes
from Twilight

rock steady baby

such a gorgeous track, where everything really comes together on that album

everything's gonna be alright

really where "it's his sade album" makes the most sense

oh lol i mistook it for "the twilite kid" but yeah "twilight" is amazing

I ended up voting The Twilite Kid higher than Twilight but I might have changed my mind on that in the last week since I sent in my ballot. Beautiful song.

41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer
76 points, 3 votes
from Gentlemen

last one for today

Ah Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer was my last cut, nice to see it here.

always seemed weird to me that gentlemen closes with a cover and an instrumental, but it's a gorgeous piece of music

hey sorry if someone else was gonna do it but i wanted to follow along live as the results came out so i created a playlist for the rollout:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bn77iz1OB0NQ1MqfimVBg?si=b80f819597f54a51

ufo are you staying up all night in the dark to match times with us?

it really was just for nintendo's e3 show, being able to roll out some results at a time when the board is actually awake was just a bonus

aww

my issue with 1965 is that 'sweet son of a bitch', 'citi soleil' and 'john the baptist' are over-the-top bad to the point that i'm not willing to give 'the slide song' or 'neglekted' the benefit of the doubt. i mean, we get it: sex!

the horns are great tho

whaat "john the baptist" is fantastic

"sweet son of a bitch" is definitely terrible but it's a tiny interlude that's the most skippable thing in the world

I hate to cross mookie, but I like both “John the Baptist” and “Citi Soleil,” and may have even voted for them as part of my selections from 1965, although the latter is in the same tradition of misspellings as David Johansen’s “Swaheto Woman.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpbAsJXS5xQ

time for 40-26...

https://i.imgur.com/EfOCbOp.jpg
40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers
80 points, 4 votes
from Do To The Beast

gorgeous song, and ny some distance their most streamed, possibly thanks to ray donovan

*by

ray donovan

i remember listening to this for the first time and thinking wahhhh this doesn't sound like the afghan whigs but it sounds rad???? still true

yeah it was a strange comeback single, not really being representative of the rest of the album, not the classic whigs sound, not quite its most accessible moment

but it's a solid song

re: discussion upthread, "john the baptist" is a classic, come on

https://i.imgur.com/sZVn5Ir.jpg
39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon
88 points, 3 votes
from Blackberry Belle

love this track

funnily enough, however, nothing from my ballot has showed up yet

the transition from country-tinged ballad to the blown out chorus with synth strings & electric piano is great, blackberry belle has such a cool sound overall

https://i.imgur.com/wm449LI.jpg
38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy
88 points, 4 votes
from 1965

great pop song i wish i could have fit on my ballot

ugh the best song ever

algiers was one my last to be cut. castanets ftw.

"crazy" is the first thing from my ballot to place, contains both the perfect guitar tone and my favorite whigs lyric ever:

so what's gonna happen to you now?
therapy
the pharmacy

when i saw them in ~2018 i dont think they played anything from 1965. shame really.

https://i.imgur.com/2FGOCwx.jpg
37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods
100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Do To The Beast

totally classic soaring chorus

I wish I had more to say than "unbelievable song"

unbelievable song

beautiful song, voted for it. the only afghan whigs song that reminds me of the wrens.

actually one of the new live songs the wrens did a while back was a dead ringer for a dulli number

i was the no. 1 vote btw :D

there's a lot of whigs songs that remind me of the wrens actually, they have a similar sort of soar to them. "crime scene part one" for instance has a pretty similar vibe as an opener as "happy". which was the new live wrens song that sounded like dulli?

https://i.imgur.com/rA0ke5k.jpg
36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded
102 points, 4 votes
from Up In It

this is just like a fairly average alt-rock song without much of the charm of their later stuff and of course a straight up terrible lyric dulli should be ashamed of

hmm looks like "lost in the woods" is officially way too low

honestly love the groove of "r*******"

and the opening line

way worse song than "lost in the woods" though

https://i.imgur.com/TKSiCqp.jpg
35. The Afghan Whigs - 66
112 points, 4 votes
from 1965

another that's way too low, fantastic shimmering pop moment

the one weakness is lack of a strong bridge but they make up for that live by throwing "little red corvette" in there

https://i.imgur.com/XeCHdzF.jpg
34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor
112 points, 5 votes
from In Spades

whoa

https://i.imgur.com/EDPeVQJ.jpg
33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave
114 points, 5 votes
from Congregation

the first time the reunited whigs performed on… was it jimmy fallon? they played this song and the performance was so staggering that it was like hearing it anew. been one of my all-time faves ever since

the weird time signature is cool, it's like back and forth between bars of 3/4 & 7/8 or something?

https://i.imgur.com/1Tnxr4h.jpg
32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light
118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Black Love

oh damn spoilers...

https://i.imgur.com/89ll6p9.jpg

was gonna say that this seemed low for "honky's ladder"!

lol oops

“Step into the Light” was one of the few I reluctantly cut from Black Love to make room for other stuff.

step into the light got a number 1 vote, nice. i love their ballads

if i woulda ordered my ballot i woulda had into the floor in my top 5. the song is in a constant state of falling forward.

https://i.imgur.com/BDCfWHE.jpg
31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl
122 points, 5 votes
from Powder Burns

the studio version of this is alright but obviously when they turn it into an 8 minute epic live is the real deal

eh the studio cut has its own magic too, v gorgeous gentle ballad, appropriate it placed next to "step into the light"

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

here's a great live version

the studio version has a similar low-boil magic to "set the ray to jerry" imo

which was the new live wrens song that sounded like dulli?

I was thinking of "Get Out of this Hopeless Town" but "Well it's Right then it's Wrong" (both seen here) fits as well I think. There's some Dulli-esque intensity to "Boys You Won't" as well, so maybe it's Kevin-specific.

"boys you won't" even has the high "ooooh"s that are a dulli trademark

https://i.imgur.com/VmHJlVR.jpg
30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae
126 points, 4 votes
from Powder Burns

this song deserved so much better than a rescue me needle drop

too low!

https://i.imgur.com/4Wz5QdJ.jpg
29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident
126 points, 5 votes
from Powder Burns

what an amazing song. in my top five

there's something steinman-ian in the build to this one

three straight from powder burns

bonnie brae too low!

https://i.imgur.com/3MHc42k.jpg
28. The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot
130 points, 4 votes
from 1965

good song about butts

https://i.imgur.com/90rkjeK.jpg
27. The Afghan Whigs - Double Day
134 points, 5 votes
from Black Love

oh man couldn't fit this track on my ballot no matter how hard i tried but it's like wow another phenomenal song on black love, big whoop

it's one of the weaker tracks on black love and still phenomenonal and full of great tricks like letting the backing vocalist go wild during the guitar solo

portends 1965 a lil

https://i.imgur.com/fUN8H2n.jpg
26. The Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile
136 points, 6 votes
from In Spades

oh wait it's a tie i forgot

https://i.imgur.com/W2hTSu7.jpg
26. The Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil
136 points, 6 votes
from 1965

funky tie

and that's all for now

ty for your service

Voted for everything less than or equal to 28.

And yeah, thanks.

I've really only dug into Gentleman, 1965, and especially, Black Love, and if they (and Dulli) have 26 songs better than Double Day, sign me up.

what are y’all’s dream whigs covers? i mentioned the following on the voting thread

Nothing Dulli has made since Black Love has made a connection -- will keep trying, thanks in part to you all -- but I've heard Telefon Tel Aviv's "I Lied" as a Whigs piano ballad since 2004, word to "Nolia Clap."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkcd1qpZJw

Surprised that neither "Rot" nor "Chalk Outline" received any covers votes.

If elected, my team and I will do everything in our power to facilitate a discussion between Dulli and Linda Ronstadt that enables Ronstadt to air out her legitimate objection to the cover of Gentlemen and ends with her hearing the Whigs' version of "Dark End of the Street" (which would have been number two for me, after "Come See About Me").

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKBvG8XJrSU

Whoa, basically a whole day of too lows. Algiers, Papillon, Crazy, 66, Into the Floor, Double Day all in my top ten.

so far:

26. The Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil - 136 points, 6 votes
26. The Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile - 136 points, 6 votes
27. The Afghan Whigs - Double Day - 134 points, 5 votes
28. The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot - 130 points, 4 votes
29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident - 126 points, 5 votes
30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae - 126 points, 4 votes
31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl - 122 points, 5 votes
32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light - 118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote
33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave - 114 points, 5 votes
34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor - 112 points, 5 votes
35. The Afghan Whigs - 66 - 112 points, 4 votes
36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded - 102 points, 4 votes
37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods - 100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote
38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy - 88 points, 4 votes
39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon - 88 points, 3 votes
40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers - 80 points, 4 votes
41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 76 points, 3 votes
42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 74 points, 4 votes
43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche - 68 points, 3 votes
44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings - 64 points, 3 votes
46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte - 62 points, 2 votes
46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - 62 points, 2 votes
47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills - 60 points, 3 votes
48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted - 56 points, 4 votes
50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was - 56 points, 3 votes
50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going - 56 points, 3 votes

Wondering how high the song I keep replaying in my head will place.

https://i.imgur.com/EvF5R4b.jpg
24. The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me
146 points, 6 votes
from Congregation

^voted for this one

I apologize for failing to vote. I realized I couldn’t hack it emotionally!! Too intense for me rn, but I’ll follow the rollout when I can. My love for this band isn’t going anywhere ❤️💕❤️

https://i.imgur.com/6woHaJL.jpg
23. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted
148 points, 10 votes
from Gentlemen

wow way too low!

Sorry, that's one I prized out of my ballot with a crowbar to make room for other stuff.

https://i.imgur.com/u40ra0G.jpg
22. The Afghan Whigs - Turn on the Water
160 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Congregation

^and the same here

"When We Two Parted" is a favorite... it's got personality

yeah "when we two parted" just missed the ranked section of my ballot, now i kinda wish i ranked it

the steel guitar make when we two parted for me. everything is just so perfectly weepy.

https://i.imgur.com/zQwKBsX.jpg
21. The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband
168 points, 7 votes
from Blackberry Belle

https://i.imgur.com/vXhabQC.jpg
21. The Afghan Whigs - Now You Know
168 points, 7 votes
from Gentlemen

I know this is a lame thing to say but I feel "teenage wristband" was a decent-sized hit in a slightly different universe

bit into a rotten one xp

xp that applies to so many dulli songs lol

you wanna go for a riiiide

love the vanessa carlton intro

yeah that piano part is brilliant

also love all those vocal parts in the bridge

my ex used to refer to teenage wristband as dulli’s tori amos song, due to the piano; i thought this was facile, so we broke up

(not really)

https://i.imgur.com/LhFCud2.jpg
19. The Afghan Whigs - Omertà
184 points, 7 votes
from 1965

absolutely too low. it's great on record with "the vampire lanois" but live it's really taken to the next level

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joIR_qQ4-aw

yeahhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhh

too fuckin low!

why didnt i vote for this.

https://i.imgur.com/lBytHJ9.jpg
18. The Afghan Whigs - Oriole
186 points, 6 votes
from In Spades

one of the biggest surprises for me was seeing how well this did. it's fine but not really a standout among their post-reunion work or anything?

it's a clear standout! those strings! that choogling groove

it does choogle btw, won't hear arguments against that!

I voted for "Oriole," whether because Brad swayed me or of my own accord, I could't tell you right now.

https://i.imgur.com/xtR94uq.jpg
17. The Afghan Whigs - My Enemy
186 points, 8 votes
from Black Love

love the interplay between the guitars on this one, kinda post-punk

"oriole" is amazing, dulli apparently dreamed the chord progression in the second half of the song

Right

https://i.imgur.com/24dvdDR.jpg
16. The Afghan Whigs - Blame, Etc.
198 points, 8 votes
from Black Love

Voted for almost all of Black Love, including those two.

Didn't get around to a ballot in the end, but loving the rollout. Biggest revelation so far has been There's Been An Accident, which has taken the top of my head off three times today. Omerta fucking rules.

didn't vote for blame, etc. but love the funhouse mirror motown thing it has going on

in some ways this is the purest distillation of what made black love so great, everything's there

https://i.imgur.com/Vbx1a6g.jpg
15. The Afghan Whigs - Be Sweet
216 points, 7 votes
from Gentlemen

what a ridiculous song lol

the guitar sounds incredible, obviously

a song so precise, I even found it pretty uh legible when I was like 11

https://i.imgur.com/ZSPe4qY.jpg
14. The Afghan Whigs - Going to Town
264 points, 12 votes
from Black Love

YESSS
I would like subpoll of all songs where Dulli 1) goes to town 2) takes a ride

haha otm

lol

how many are there, "going to town", "teenage wristband", "follow you down"/"get the wheel"/"cigarettes", any others?

https://i.imgur.com/PPHsO4l.jpg
13. The Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax
272 points, 9 votes
from Gentlemen

Angel
Come closer
So the stink of your lies
Sinks into my memory

ugh, the best song

love this performance where dulli tries to charm an unresponsive german audience lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS0UUE_emEk

https://i.imgur.com/JK5c9FC.jpg
12. The Afghan Whigs - Crime Scene Part One
278 points, 10 votes
from Black Love

too low

an all time great opener

and now another that's still too low...

https://i.imgur.com/uUPZdqU.jpg
11. The Afghan Whigs - John the Baptist
290 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote
from 1965

that's the last for now

i didn't really realise just how incredible it was until revisiting 1965 for this poll, those horns are fantastic

i guess it's nothing but perfect songs from here on out

yup

I'll pop in and say a few words about a few numbers later

objectively i guess i can understand that a band might have 12 songs considered better than Fountain and Fairfax but… wow

Wondering how high the song I keep replaying in my head will place.

Damn are no solo Dulli songs gonna make it at all? I thought one was a lock.

with a slightly longer ballot I'd have thrown in "marry me"

.

come on "Black Moon"

Here come flattop

it's 5am on the east coast guys

Faded ftw

11. The Afghan Whigs - John the Baptist - 290 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote
12. The Afghan Whigs - Crime Scene Part One - 278 points, 10 votes
13. The Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax - 272 points, 9 votes
14. The Afghan Whigs - Going to Town - 264 points, 12 votes
15. The Afghan Whigs - Be Sweet - 216 points, 7 votes
16. The Afghan Whigs - Blame, Etc. - 198 points, 8 votes
17. The Afghan Whigs - My Enemy - 186 points, 8 votes
18. The Afghan Whigs - Oriole - 186 points, 6 votes
19. The Afghan Whigs - Omertà - 184 points, 7 votes
21. The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband - 168 points, 7 votes
21. The Afghan Whigs - Now You Know - 168 points, 7 votes
22. The Afghan Whigs - Turn on the Water - 160 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote
23. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted - 148 points, 10 votes
24. The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me - 146 points, 6 votes
26. The Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil - 136 points, 6 votes
26. The Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile - 136 points, 6 votes
27. The Afghan Whigs - Double Day - 134 points, 5 votes
28. The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot - 130 points, 4 votes
29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident - 126 points, 5 votes
30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae - 126 points, 4 votes
31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl - 122 points, 5 votes
32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light - 118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote
33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave - 114 points, 5 votes
34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor - 112 points, 5 votes
35. The Afghan Whigs - 66 - 112 points, 4 votes
36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded - 102 points, 4 votes
37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods - 100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote
38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy - 88 points, 4 votes
39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon - 88 points, 3 votes
40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers - 80 points, 4 votes
41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 76 points, 3 votes
42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 74 points, 4 votes
43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche - 68 points, 3 votes
44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings - 64 points, 3 votes
46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte - 62 points, 2 votes
46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - 62 points, 2 votes
47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills - 60 points, 3 votes
48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted - 56 points, 4 votes
50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was - 56 points, 3 votes
50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going - 56 points, 3 votes

and now the top 10...

https://i.imgur.com/eDXsbFK.jpg
10. The Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded
296 points, 12 votes
from Congregation

Yes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKn9biSiuA

"miles iz ded"/"into the floor" from the reunion tour was sure something

also kind of wild to close your reunion tour with a new song

https://i.imgur.com/ofo5kNU.jpg
9. The Afghan Whigs - Honky's Ladder
300 points, 10 votes
from Black Love

https://i.imgur.com/l5UZBEW.jpg
8. The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss
326 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Black Love

This would have been my number one. It destroys me. The production, the guitars, the heart of it. Even in my mind's ear it's too much.

iirc dulli said it was his attempt at writing a who song

it's incredible, a song that's entirely just reaching out for something higher, never really settling into a groove, and it actually kinda gets there

the drumming is especially great

That's a great explanation - not so much a song as a reaching for the beyond. And some of the fills in this. Damn

summer’s kiss was my number one, that incredible tension and release. so anthemic.

it’s funny that dulli said he was trying to write a who song because it really does remind me of baba o’riley

i stare into a blinding light
alone, i stare

https://i.imgur.com/DA8957m.jpg
7. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Again
348 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote
from 1965

I don't remember which version of the 'put on your old fur coat it's 1973' lyric I heard first, this or the Satchel song Suffering, but for such an obtuse lyric it's taken up residence in my subconscious and won't leave.

Xposts

great track that i didn't really expect to see this high. all about susan marshall's backing vocals

my #1. should be on the radio all the time, instead of never.

the ‘go’ in summer’s kiss

don’t understand how uptown again wasn’t a hit

https://i.imgur.com/zOa1BSw.jpg
6. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
362 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Gentlemen

"miles iz ded"/"into the floor" from the reunion tour was sure something

yeah! Still a bit dirty that they didn’t play this at the show i saw

That clip totally captures how strong those 2012 shows were tho - dulli in great voice, drummer a monster, inaudible cellist

"Gentlemen" was the first Whigs song I loved but when I put the album on again it seemed like the sixth best song, and I limited myself to five. feel kinda bad now.

https://i.imgur.com/znw6pJS.jpg
5. The Afghan Whigs - What Jail Is Like
378 points, 12 votes
from Gentlemen

it's a very solid track but not one i was expecting to see anywhere near this high

yah same

first time I heard what jail is like was the peel session on uk radio when I was visiting in 1994 - I was sitting in a coach and totally caught up in my own relationship mess - in the context of Indie Music 1994 it just seemed so much richer and complex and ambitious than anything else around it - had enjoyed gentlemen and debonair as cool miami vice rock but I guess this was the song that really sealed the deal for me wrt the whigs

It’s a personal favorite of mine, but my ballot was unranked anyway so I also figured it might not place that high.

Even as a title it's classic. And pure Dulli.

https://i.imgur.com/eD2YRxb.jpg
4. The Afghan Whigs - Bulletproof
398 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Black Love

a beast

https://i.imgur.com/F7EKa20.jpg
3. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair
434 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Gentlemen

dulli's writing process for this one was just combining "i want you back" with laura palmer's theme from twin peaks

a genius combo

seriously one of the best songs ever, probably deserves to be number one

i know what’s left but not the order

your kisses scourge me, hyssop in your perfume

https://i.imgur.com/DsPVtQa.jpg
2. The Afghan Whigs - My Curse
552 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Gentlemen

https://i.imgur.com/dZSK4Es.jpg
1. The Afghan Whigs - Faded
552 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 votes
from Black Love

a tie except on #1 votes! it was like this for a strangely long period of voting

don't think anyone would be surprised about this top 2 though

nice

surely a high-water mark for guest vocalists in an ILM poll

and here's the full results:

1. The Afghan Whigs - Faded - 552 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 votes
2. The Afghan Whigs - My Curse - 552 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote
3. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair - 434 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote
4. The Afghan Whigs - Bulletproof - 398 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote
5. The Afghan Whigs - What Jail Is Like - 378 points, 12 votes
6. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen - 362 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 vote
7. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Again - 348 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote
8. The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss - 326 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote
9. The Afghan Whigs - Honky's Ladder - 300 points, 10 votes
10. The Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded - 296 points, 12 votes
11. The Afghan Whigs - John the Baptist - 290 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote
12. The Afghan Whigs - Crime Scene Part One - 278 points, 10 votes
13. The Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax - 272 points, 9 votes
14. The Afghan Whigs - Going to Town - 264 points, 12 votes
15. The Afghan Whigs - Be Sweet - 216 points, 7 votes
16. The Afghan Whigs - Blame, Etc. - 198 points, 8 votes
17. The Afghan Whigs - My Enemy - 186 points, 8 votes
18. The Afghan Whigs - Oriole - 186 points, 6 votes
19. The Afghan Whigs - Omertà - 184 points, 7 votes
21. The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband - 168 points, 7 votes
21. The Afghan Whigs - Now You Know - 168 points, 7 votes
22. The Afghan Whigs - Turn on the Water - 160 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote
23. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted - 148 points, 10 votes
24. The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me - 146 points, 6 votes
26. The Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil - 136 points, 6 votes
26. The Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile - 136 points, 6 votes
27. The Afghan Whigs - Double Day - 134 points, 5 votes
28. The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot - 130 points, 4 votes
29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident - 126 points, 5 votes
30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae - 126 points, 4 votes
31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl - 122 points, 5 votes
32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light - 118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote
33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave - 114 points, 5 votes
34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor - 112 points, 5 votes
35. The Afghan Whigs - 66 - 112 points, 4 votes
36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded - 102 points, 4 votes
37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods - 100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote
38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy - 88 points, 4 votes
39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon - 88 points, 3 votes
40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers - 80 points, 4 votes
41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 76 points, 3 votes
42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 74 points, 4 votes
43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche - 68 points, 3 votes
44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings - 64 points, 3 votes
46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte - 62 points, 2 votes
46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - 62 points, 2 votes
47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills - 60 points, 3 votes
48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted - 56 points, 4 votes
50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was - 56 points, 3 votes
50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going - 56 points, 3 votes
51. The Afghan Whigs - I Know Your Little Secret - 52 points, 2 votes
52. The Twilight Singers - On the Corner - 52 points, 2 votes
53. The Twilight Singers - Annie Mae - 50 points, 1 vote, 1 #1 vote
54. The Afghan Whigs - The Slide Song - 50 points, 2 votes
55. The Twilight Singers - Decatur St. - 48 points, 3 votes
56. The Afghan Whigs - The Vampire Lanois - 48 points, 2 votes
57. Greg Dulli - Lockless - 46 points, 1 vote
58. The Afghan Whigs - Kiss the Floor - 46 points, 2 votes
59. The Afghan Whigs - Sister Brother - 46 points, 1 vote
60. The Twilight Singers - Last Temptation - 46 points, 1 vote
61. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove - 44 points, 1 vote
62. The Afghan Whigs - Hey Cuz - 42 points, 1 vote
63. The Afghan Whigs - Creep - 40 points, 1 vote
64. The Afghan Whigs - Can Rova - 40 points, 2 votes
65. The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away) - 40 points, 1 vote
66. The Twilight Singers - King Only - 38 points, 2 votes
67. The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros - 38 points, 1 vote
68. The Afghan Whigs - The Spell - 36 points, 3 votes
69. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 34 points, 1 vote
70. The Twilight Singers - The Twilite Kid - 34 points, 1 vote
71. Lo Fidelity Allstars feat. Greg Dulli - Somebody Needs You - 34 points, 1 vote
72. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me - 32 points, 1 vote
73. The Afghan Whigs - Hated - 32 points, 2 votes
74. The Afghan Whigs - I Got Lost - 30 points, 2 votes
75. The Twilight Singers - Underneath the Waves - 30 points, 2 votes
76. The Afghan Whigs - Let Me Lie To You - 30 points, 1 vote
77. Greg Dulli - Cigarettes - 28 points, 2 votes
78. The Twilight Singers - The Killer - 28 points, 2 votes
79. The Twilight Singers - Follow You Down - 28 points, 1 vote
80. Greg Dulli - Sempre - 28 points, 1 vote
81. The Gutter Twins - The Stations - 28 points, 2 votes
82. The Gutter Twins - Circle the Fringes - 28 points, 1 vote
83. The Afghan Whigs - Tonight - 26 points, 1 vote
84. The Afghan Whigs - Light as a Feather - 26 points, 1 vote
85. The Twilight Singers - Get Lucky - 26 points, 1 vote
86. The Afghan Whigs - Too Tough to Die - 26 points, 1 vote
87. The Afghan Whigs - White Trash Party - 26 points, 1 vote
88. The Twilight Singers - Martin Eden - 26 points, 1 vote
89. The Afghan Whigs - Toy Automatic - 26 points, 1 vote
90. The Twilight Singers - Number Nine - 26 points, 1 vote
91. The Twilight Singers - Live With Me - 26 points, 1 vote
92. The Twilight Singers - St. Gregory - 26 points, 1 vote
93. The Gutter Twins - God's Children - 24 points, 1 vote
94. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns - 24 points, 1 vote
95. The Gutter Twins - Front Street - 22 points, 1 vote
96. The Afghan Whigs - You, My Flower - 20 points, 1 vote
97. The Afghan Whigs - The Lottery - 20 points, 1 vote
98. The Afghan Whigs - Arabian Heights - 18 points, 1 vote
99. Greg Dulli - Black Moon - 16 points, 1 vote
100. The Twilight Singers - Feathers - 16 points, 1 vote
101. The Afghan Whigs - Parked Outside - 14 points, 1 vote
102. The Afghan Whigs - I'm a Soldier - 12 points, 1 vote
103. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around - 12 points, 1 vote
104. The Twilight Singers - Clyde - 10 points, 1 vote
105. The Gutter Twins - I Was In Love With You - 10 points, 1 vote
106. The Twilight Singers - Love - 10 points, 1 vote
107. The Afghan Whigs - These Sticks - 8 points, 1 vote
108. The Twilight Singers - I'm Ready - 6 points, 1 vote
109. The Afghan Whigs - Dead to Rights - 6 points, 1 vote
110. The Twilight Singers - Waves - 6 points, 1 vote
111. Greg Dulli - Pantomima - 4 points, 1 vote
112. The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands - 4 points, 1 vote
113. The Afghan Whigs - The Singer - 2 points, 1 vote
114. The Gutter Twins - Down The Line - 2 points, 1 vote

great job, thank you!

thanks ufo! great poll, great band(s)

someone else should have voted for powder burns, smh

Yeah great poll that top two was the same as mine. It’s been nice to relisten to all Dulli’s stuff again it had been a while.

thanks for running it i too loved spending some time really diving in

this was a fun poll

yeah, great rollout, thanks! just needed a bit more Gutter Twins imo

looks like it's time for a Scrawl poll

I enjoyed the rollout even if I couldn’t bring myself to assemble a ballot
Viva Dulli, the rhythm section, the horn section, the guest singers, and his songwriting 🙌

Great poll everyone. I just got heavily into them because of the voting thread so I really enjoyed this rollout.

ballots?

Uptown Again
My Curse
What Jail Is Like
Crazy
Double Day
Into the Floor
Papillon
Algiers
Be Sweet
66
My Enemy
If I Were Going
I Know Your Little Secret
God's Children
Demon In Profile
When We Two Parted
Going To Town
Black Moon
Citi Soleil
Decatur St.
I Was In Love With You
Conjure Me
Waves
Pantomima
There's Been An Accident

/

Gentlemen
1965
In Spades
Saturnalia
Black Love
Blackberry Belle
Random Desire

this was my tracks ballot:
Bulletproof
Faded
John the Baptist
My Curse
Teenage Wristband
Crime Scene Part One
Omertà
66
Blame, Etc.
My Enemy
Esta Noche
Follow You Down
Summer's Kiss
Lost in the Woods
Demon in Profile
Twilight
Uptown Again
Feathers
Miles Iz Ded
Gentlemen
When We Two Parted
Debonair
Cigarettes
I Wish I Was
Into the Floor

Lost in the Woods
Bulletproof
Last Temptation
Crime Scene Part One
There's Been an Accident
Omertà
Debonair
Faded
Summer's Kiss
Miles Iz Dead
Oriole
Circle the Fringes
Bonnie Brae
The Slide Song
Cigarettes
Fountain and Fairfax
Uptown Again
My Curse
Going to Town
Crazy
Candy Cane Crawl
I'm Her Slave
John the Baptist
My Enemy
Now You Know

Unranked tracks:
Martin Eden
Decatur St.
If I Were Going
Gentlemen
Be Sweet
Debonair
Fountain and Fairfax
What Jail Is Like
My Curse
Now You Know
Brother Woodrow
Double Day
Blame, Etc.
Going to Town
Honky's Ladder
Bulletproof
Summer's Kiss
Faded
Conjure Me
Oriole
Demon in Profile
Somethin' Hot
Uptown Again
Citi Soleil
John The Baptist

Think I was the only one to vote for Martin Eden.

it's a great song but I suspect the vote count was low because it feels so much (to me at least) like an intro in the context of the album. "Black out the windows / it's party time" definitely in contention for best/most Dulli line though obv

yeah it's quite good but not quite as good as the other blackberry belle songs i voted for which generally do a similar thing

Simon H otm about party time! LOL
I also want to shout out this lesser Twilight Singers song "Domani" that always sounded very quintessentially Dulli to me. Emotional swells in the chorus, talkin bout drugs & being high, a well-placed "yeah", it's just musically delicious in every way to me.

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

idk why there is an animated girl in the video + i apologize if this song has already been discussed. i just listened to it and got a little excited :)

‘do you want to make party?’ very much the theme of the full-band 1965-era show i saw

Finally listening to and enjoying “I’m a Soldier” and wondering who is the one person who voted for it.

Party at the mansion, y’all

Looks like nobody voted for that one.

Hope it’s not too late to change my ballot

xp I voted for I’m A Soldier! def a half-remembered/impressionistic vote as I remember being impressed by it when that Unbreakable comp came out - listening to it now maybe it feels a little like a collection of great bits that don’t totally cohere but I really dig the restrained tension of the intro and I still think it’s a cool tune

No worries. Feel like there are no wrong answers in this poll, at least in the upper reaches.

Should I still be listening after the poll is over?

thanks for running the poll ufo!

who's hot who's not

Did anyone think about this for their covers ballot?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-6dhxaMJNo

Oh, I see that sic mentioned it in the nominations/runup thread.

But don't you let me breathe/Let it wash all over me
=
Now it's up to me/To bow out gracefully

WIkipedia says when they toured the album they would interpolate the one song into the other.

And I guess they did it later as well.

they do that a lot! the other day i youtubed a live performance of Faded that started with I Can't Make You Love Me -- tbrrwu I heard the opening chords on the piano and my face literally exploded with tears, then the Bonnie Raitt song? Then more Faded? I felt like I had an ecstatic experience aka that's what the best Whigs shows felt like.

the soul, the screen, the smoke in between
the rise, the fall, the thrill
the first, the last, the sins of the past
the burn, the fade, the skin that you flayed

come see
the sun
kill everyone

but me
i’m free
indubitably

brad

indubitably

I think a lot of it's just time constraints, but I can be quite monomaniacal about bands - only really sticking to or only needing/able to handle a single record, maybe two or three at a push. What I love about the polls on here, among other things, is how they open up discographies and force one to listen to a wider range. Short version: this band, and offshoots eh?

This isn't any great revelation, but it strikes me that Dulli does quite a lot with not very much: particular rhythms, themes of betrayal and desperation, the endorphin rush of drugs and love and fucking, the vocal lines that complement those themes and don't venture a huge amount beyond 'baaayybeee, let me/can I/will you...' Which is his own kind of monomania and thank god for it.

Current top 10 would be something like:

Crime Scene Part One
Summer's Kiss
There's Been An Accident
When We Two Parted
Faded
Fountain and Fairfax
Candy Cane Crawl
Into the Street
Debonair
What Jail is Like

Good posts, Chinaski.

I've only heard Black Love, and only liked "Night by Candlelight" on that, which I see got no votes. Is there likely anything else in their work for me?

Doubt it

what are y’all’s dream whigs covers? i mentioned the following on the voting thread:

neil young - powderfinger
tears for fears - woman in chains

― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Monday, June 14, 2021 10:48 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

was listening to Talk Talk yesterday and "Living in Another World" reminded me of this question

meant to post here, whatever

they just played “gentleman” in full over the p.a. at camden yards during the yanks-orioles game

― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, September 16, 2021 7:50 PM (0 seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

Wow

haha according to lindsey adler warmups was a festival of 90s deep cuts