Black Love is fantastic. I saw them live at t in the park 1996 headlining the king tuts tent when Black Love was out. Great gig.
Dont expect much from this album after hearing that single.
― Scooby Doom (۩), Saturday, 1 March 2014 22:37 (ten years ago) link
Some strange production choices on this new record. It sort of inches to Afghan Whigs, but ... yeah, it's basically Twilight Singers. But that's cool. Twilight Singers are cool.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 13:47 (ten years ago) link
Only ever saw them live once, and that was way back around the time of Up In It, but they were tremendous. Favourite thing by them is the Sister Brother / Hey Cuz single. Hey Cuz is especially spectacular imo, riffs cutting up all over the place and guitar lines spiralling out into the sky - the band sound really loose and jamming but also very well-drilled and tight at the same time, kind of a Hendrix-y trick to pull off.
― eardrum buzz aldrin (NickB), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:08 (ten years ago) link
Man, I saw them two summers ago and they were so good I would have been fine with it being my Last Concert Ever. No reason to think the songs on this new one won't work live, but then, again, Twilight Singers were great live, too.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 14:11 (ten years ago) link
Begs the question what we really need the Afghan Whigs for, aside from the name, if Dulli has all this other stuff going on
that Rosser guy and his prominence annoys me. You'll never be an Afghan Whig, mate
sorry but I've become v sniffy over these reunions
― Master of Treacle, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 16:24 (ten years ago) link
I just heard that Joy Division reunited with Iggy Pop as the vocalist.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
uh no, it was Marion who reunited with Iggy as the vocalist
― Charles, hatless (sic), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 22:54 (ten years ago) link
Dulli would make a pretty good Iggy sub. Subbing for Iggy in Joy Division, that is.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 23:01 (ten years ago) link
It's business. Dulli can tour wider and play larger rooms when billed as the Afghan Whigs. Its the same with Alice In Chains and a ton of lesser groups. I can't blame the guy, it doesn't change the records.
― earlnash, Thursday, 13 March 2014 00:33 (ten years ago) link
TBF, the last three times the A. Whigs played Chicago, they played the same place the T. Singers played (and sold out).
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 13 March 2014 01:01 (ten years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/06/297714232/first-listen-the-afghan-whigs-do-to-the-beast
turns out i like this a lot, despite missing rick. fails to sound like the whigs or the twilight singers at all, really
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 7 April 2014 16:23 (ten years ago) link
Afghan Whigs doing a cover of The Police, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g7TznJLd50
― Tokyo Crow, Thursday, 18 September 2014 18:20 (ten years ago) link
new album in spades in may!!!!
new song is sexy af
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp7ooQ_7TPg
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
probably the most earnestly dulli's approached soul music since 1965, hope there's a horns all over the album
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 15:19 (seven years ago) link
this sounds a little less mastered-to-shit than the last few Dulli things which makes me very very happy
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 15:20 (seven years ago) link
I approve. I want to say that is better than anything on the comeback record, which I can't remember.
The last two times I saw the Afghan Whigs - in 1997, maybe, and in 2012, maybe - they were so good I felt if I never saw another show it would be fine with me.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
the 2012 show i saw is 100 percent the best concert i've ever seen
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 16:37 (seven years ago) link
yep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx99Kecmuy8
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 16:41 (seven years ago) link
OK, listening to "Do to the Beast" now and, yeah, weird, it's like I've never heard it before. I even thought it was called "Do the Beast." But it sounds pretty good! My bad.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 16:47 (seven years ago) link
"lost in the woods" is one of the best whigs songs ever so i like the last record. kinda falls apart in the second side though
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 16:51 (seven years ago) link
And xpost Seriously, so glad there are clips of the one I saw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAKskSp6mQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkvXhXdFRDc
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
really nice to see that Into the Floor is going to be on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OFf8p4ByaY
the highlights from the last one were easily Lost in the Woods and The Lottery (as weird as Mark McGuire's presence there is)
― ufo, Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:18 (seven years ago) link
psyched about this! new song sounds good -- who's that little guy in the video?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:27 (seven years ago) link
har mar superstar
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:32 (seven years ago) link
oh wow, i remember that guy. i didn't realize that was him! whigs are such a familiar indulgent pleasure, can't wait til they tour again!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:35 (seven years ago) link
I'm away from my tapings hd now, but I believe clips above are a show I taped and put up on dime. La Lechera - do ya recall if that's the Metro show I gave ya a copy of on disc a coupla years ago? Really looking forward to the new one, esp. if it's as '1965'y as mentioned above.
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:38 (seven years ago) link
looking forward to this but i have to admit that 'do to the beast' made zero impression on me
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:43 (seven years ago) link
YES, I'm not sure if that clip was from the same night (they played 2 nights right?) but I can't listen to that song without being on the verge of having a stroke so my judgement may be cloudy. There's probably no rock band I would rather be in than the Whigs, if I could play those songs and not pass out.
I don't remember "Do the Beast" at all either :-/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:46 (seven years ago) link
they do go through drummers!
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:50 (seven years ago) link
I'm age-appropriate too!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 9 March 2017 00:59 (seven years ago) link
New album is strong, with one or two clear highlights.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link
that's good to hear! can't wait
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 20:11 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99xg4DtM-V8
another good new song
― ufo, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 15:03 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9U8jseaqxU
great, creepy song, video nsfw
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:25 (seven years ago) link
like extremely nsfw
since i am at w can you tell me why it's nsfw? just curious.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:28 (seven years ago) link
every time i flipped back to it in my tabs there were breasts
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:30 (seven years ago) link
Disappointing :(
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:51 (seven years ago) link
(I say that as a Whigs fan with breasts)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 19:52 (seven years ago) link
i mean as far as i can tell it's an argento-y occult lesbian thing, which i'm here for
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:09 (seven years ago) link
I mean it's fine, I've got no prob w boobs being exposed Go for it I guess
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:11 (seven years ago) link
http://www.stereogum.com/1938212/stream-the-afghan-whigs-in-spades/music/album-stream/
def dulli's weirdest opening track ever
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 14:42 (seven years ago) link
i'm definitely enjoying this a lot more than the last one overall, even if nothing's quite as good as Lost in the Woods
― ufo, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 14:58 (seven years ago) link
yeah i think it's way more consistent than do to the beast (which imo falls apart during side two)
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:00 (seven years ago) link
"light as a feather" is fucking amazing
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
yup this is really good, nice tidy runtime too
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:09 (seven years ago) link
prob his best album since blackberry belle, i'm calling it
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:10 (seven years ago) link
yeah, light as a feather feels straight out of black love. i wish that the classic dulli soaring bit in the middle was actually the chorus and showed up more than once like it feels like it should though
― ufo, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:14 (seven years ago) link
tbh a lot of these songs have parts that could work as traditional choruses but dulli just kinda lets them happen once and then the song is over. interesting approach
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:30 (seven years ago) link
the only thing that's really lacking in terms of Classic Dulli Flavor is that the lyrics haven't really been jumping out at me at all
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:33 (seven years ago) link