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
"so far inside you now / i am your silhouette" from "demon in profile" is one of my fav dulli lyrics of all time at the moment
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:34 (seven years ago) link
Listening again, I think "Light as a Feather" must be one of the clear highlights I referenced a few weeks back.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 15:39 (seven years ago) link
"copernicus" has an amazing chorus/bridge/outro whatever it is
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 16:13 (seven years ago) link
Glad to hear he's still blasting full perv in his lyrics
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 17:13 (seven years ago) link
Kind of? Sometimes it's embarrassing.