experience still fundamentally ruined by the dude in front of me shouting "DOUG!" in the exact same way deadheads shout "JERRY"
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:02 (six years ago) link
hahaha
it helped that the BTS setlist was ridiculously strong and Keep It Like a Secret-heavy
― 808s & Deep States (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:09 (six years ago) link
The jam band bro element of the Built to Spill fanbase has long perplexed me
― JRN, Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:41 (six years ago) link
i had a much better time watching them with a crowd full of beer nerds last year
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:46 (six years ago) link
y'all are lowering my expectations :/
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:54 (six years ago) link
Are there any good Whigs bootlegs out there? I've been enjoying the Twilight Singers' Live in New York and I'd love a similarly comprehensive Whigs set to listen to
― Simon H., Saturday, 28 April 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
there are millions of them, nu-Whigs & old, and they sell some soundboard recordings at the merch desk (edited to single CDs)
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Saturday, 28 April 2018 20:58 (six years ago) link
I only spotted merch for the openers at the show I was at :(
― Simon H., Saturday, 28 April 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
presumably they only run 500 max, at quick-dupe places: I saw them late last year and they only had one of the seven that buyers have catalogued here (three new releases added this week): https://www.discogs.com/artist/89572-The-Afghan-Whigs
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Sunday, 29 April 2018 01:06 (six years ago) link
I was expecting a new Whigs album tba soonish but I guess we'll have to settle for...the first-ever proper Dulli solo record? Out in feb
https://youtu.be/qRmop7fxrgs
― Simon H., Tuesday, 3 December 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
oh man that song sounds great
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 16:33 (four years ago) link
who's in the band? is it all dulli?!!??!
it's so bouncy!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 16:35 (four years ago) link
it's pretty much all Dulli apparently
― Simon H., Tuesday, 3 December 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
I suppose there was Amber Headlights, but I guess an album previously shelved then released isn’t exactly the same (think AH was originally a Twilight Singers album)
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 16:50 (four years ago) link
it's pretty much all Dulli apparentlythis warms my heart, greggers steppin' out by himselfand he sounds happy!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
yes, Amber Headlights was an unfinished Twilight album abandoned when Ted Demme died.
― insecurity bear (sic), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 9:50 AM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
it ended up turning into blackberry belle, "follow you down" aka "cigarettes" being the only holdover iirc
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
glad he's still got it, this rules
― ufo, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 20:58 (four years ago) link
was waiting for a soaring post-chorus / bridge bit that never arrived, pleased to have my expectations defied by this cool lean tune (although he does do a great soaring middle eight/whatever you call it)
― umsworth (emsworth), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 21:30 (four years ago) link
can't do it every time or it won't feel special! :)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 21:36 (four years ago) link
First track was the appetizer, this one's the meal
https://youtu.be/XEOKt6kyFN4
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 30 January 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link
jeez... shaping up to be even better than in spades
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:38 (four years ago) link
which i listened to the other day and is still a very great record
the guitar in this new song is so "rhiannon"
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:47 (four years ago) link
goodbye motherfucker
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 January 2020 06:57 (four years ago) link
― TS: Kirk/Spock vs. Marat/Sade (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 1 February 2020 03:47 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yw6apMYRXo
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
many songwriters slacken as they age but Dulli's recent songs (incl the last Whigs record) are so lean and precise, not an ounce of fat on 'em
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 15:41 (four years ago) link
otm
i still can't get over what a good song "oriole" is and its replayability is largely due to how little it repeats itself and how cinematic it comes across anyway
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 15:48 (four years ago) link
Lots of interesting musical plugs in this longish interview
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/greg-dulli-talks-solo-album-random-desire-and-its-influences-in-bv-interview/
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 22:06 (four years ago) link
Great piece, made me google a bunch of stuff.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 22:56 (four years ago) link
Jaimie Branch! Dulli is one of the musicians I’d most like to sit around and listen to records with. :)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 01:37 (four years ago) link
Love the love for Doves, it never occurred to me but I see why they would gel with him.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 13:17 (four years ago) link
Knowing Dulli digs Doves makes the universe feel a better place.
― Ngolo Cantwell (Chinaski), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 14:04 (four years ago) link
on first listen this is sounding great, "sempre" and "the tide" are absolutely classic dulli
― ufo, Friday, 21 February 2020 11:35 (four years ago) link
"scorpio"! "lockless"! "black moon"! oh "slow pan" is really beautiful. yeah this rules. i'm glad between this and in spades dulli seems to have settled into a really solid groove. happy to call this one his best since blackberry belle
― ufo, Friday, 21 February 2020 12:01 (four years ago) link
"Scorpio" is so fucking good. In general I slightly miss the more muscular sound on the Whigs records, but good on him for playing almost everything himself and really going for it
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Friday, 21 February 2020 13:45 (four years ago) link
"lockless" is a great van morrison song
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 21 February 2020 14:37 (four years ago) link
god this album is AWESOME. best since blackberry belle for sure except in spades is nearly as good too
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 21 February 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link
yeah it's just slightly better than in spades
― ufo, Friday, 21 February 2020 16:13 (four years ago) link
can't rock w. "better than In Spades" just yet but my god he's got to be one of the most consistently awesome and sneakily flexible singer-songwriters of the last few decades
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Friday, 21 February 2020 16:33 (four years ago) link
First listen and this is really fucking good. 'Sempre' and 'Lockless' my early highlights and it might just be that recent Brooklyn Vegan interview but I can really hear a Doves thing - particularly in 'Sempre'. Damn I wish Slow Pan would've mutated into something like 'Faded'.
― Ngolo Cantwell (Chinaski), Friday, 21 February 2020 22:13 (four years ago) link
only one 'purple rain' rip/homage per career
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 February 2020 22:26 (four years ago) link
I like this tons, but the lower timbre of his voice seems to have changed. Not necessarily for the worse, just different.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 February 2020 23:51 (four years ago) link
started checking out in spades after catching up on the new album and......it rules. every song from oriole on is this incredible mini-epic. it's like he closes the album 6 times. i wasn't a big fan of do the beast which is why i ignored in spades but i probably need to reassess that one too.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 27 February 2020 00:17 (four years ago) link
do to the beast is fine with a few real highlights like "lost in the woods" and "the lottery", though in spades is definitely a step up. at the time i was a little disappointed in it as an afghan whigs reunion album since it felt a little more removed from their classic sound than i expected, but i've come around.
― ufo, Thursday, 27 February 2020 00:48 (four years ago) link
skimming through it now how did i forget about "can rova", it's beautiful
― ufo, Thursday, 27 February 2020 00:54 (four years ago) link
My old friend/old school Whigs fan and I both watched the solo Dulli concert (recording 👎🏻) and were actually satisfied to very satisfied w our experience. Anyone else watch it?? I loooooooved hearing his songs basically in demo form. It made me more interested in the new album too.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 2 August 2020 19:45 (four years ago) link
thinking about running an afghan whigs/greg dulli poll (since there's another lull in the poll no one else is filling) starting next week, there'd be interest for it right?
i figure there's no reason not to include twilight singers, gutter twins, dulli solo in the main poll since with the whigs reunion albums the distinction between all of dulli's projects has become very little. poll categories would be tracks, albums, and covers?
― ufo, Thursday, 20 May 2021 10:50 (three years ago) link
yes!
― g simmel, Thursday, 20 May 2021 11:00 (three years ago) link