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.
i'll love it forever
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
goddamn this really is great, every song (except for the opener which is wonderful in its own way) is so densely packed with incident
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 5 May 2017 13:58 (seven years ago) link
Via FB:
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our friend, brother and inspiration.Dave Rosser passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by love. Thank you to all who kept him in their hearts. He is forever in ours.
Dave Rosser passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by love. Thank you to all who kept him in their hearts. He is forever in ours.
More details here:
http://pitchfork.com/news/the-afghan-whigs-dave-rosser-dead-at-50/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link
Damn that's awful. The guitarwork on both the recent albums is splendid. And the new one has only grown on me, to the extent that it's a Top 10 contender
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 19:54 (seven years ago) link
"Light as a Feather" / "I Got Lost" / "Into the Floor" is the best closing run of any album this year imho
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
it was def the best part of seeing them play the whole album live a few weeks ago
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
"i got lost" is so crushing
arggh I'm so jealous
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 11 October 2017 17:56 (six years ago) link
I totally forgot that Afghan Whigs released an album this year!
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 12 October 2017 07:01 (six years ago) link
Going to do something about that right now.