https://i.imgur.com/2tguNGE.jpg9. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast28 points, 6 voters
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 13:26 (three years ago) link
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
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 13:27 (three years ago) link
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)
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:04 (three years ago) link
yeah he certainly seemed a bit reinvigorated from the whigs reunion, even though he never put out a bad album from congregation onwards
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:07 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/n93cUDO.jpg8. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns32 points, 5 voters
contains like eight of dulli's best songs ever and one of his worst
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:12 (three years ago) link
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
― Will (kruezer2), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:14 (three years ago) link
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
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:24 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/w96PjJc.jpg7. Twilight as played by The Twilight Singers44 points, 6 voters
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:25 (three years ago) link
I'm really sorry but I do not like that other guy's vocals. lots of good stuff in the mix though
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:26 (three years ago) link
which one's the dud
"my time (has come)"
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:33 (three years ago) link
i love shawn smith and harold chichester and twilight is way too low
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:34 (three years ago) link
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?
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:36 (three years ago) link
I couldn't get into Twilight at all, sorry.
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:36 (three years ago) link
"my time (has come)" is not good but not bad enough to actively bother me i guess
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:39 (three years ago) link
again, twilight is his sade record
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:39 (three years ago) link
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
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:41 (three years ago) link
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
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:43 (three years ago) link
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
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:48 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DXJd1JW.jpg6. The Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle56 points, 7 voters, 1 #1 vote
TOO LOW
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:50 (three years ago) link
Had that at Number Four.
― AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:51 (three years ago) link
i think this record is at least a little bit better than congregation. incredible sustained atmosphere
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:51 (three years ago) link
yeah! way too low, that was my number 1 vote. The first 7 songs are just outstanding.
― Will (kruezer2), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:52 (three years ago) link
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
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:53 (three years ago) link
it's just really hot
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:54 (three years ago) link
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
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
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"
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 14:58 (three years ago) link
"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
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:01 (three years ago) link
lanegan really does sound incredible on "number nine"
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:02 (three years ago) link
posting these two together because they're a tie on points at least
https://i.imgur.com/pgxtiNn.jpg5. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades58 points, 8 voters
album cover (NSFW)4. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation58 points, 9 voters
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:04 (three years ago) link
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!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:04 (three years ago) link
ugh in spades is so fuckin good, i'm psyched it made it this high
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:05 (three years ago) link
I really need to check out joseph arthur's stuff
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:05 (three years ago) link
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
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:08 (three years ago) link
oh i'm not familiar with him at all except that he's done some guest vocals on twilight singers stuff?
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:09 (three years ago) link
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')
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:12 (three years ago) link
"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, 15 June 2021 15:13 (three years ago) link
and an unsurprising huge jump in points
https://i.imgur.com/tnhWqHZ.jpg3. The Afghan Whigs - 1965130 points, 13 voters, 2 #1 votes
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link
ugh the best album
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:20 (three years ago) link
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
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:22 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/PTBzHSx.jpg2. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen178 points, 15 voters, 7 #1 votes
https://i.imgur.com/Af89hS0.jpg1. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love194 points, 16 voters, 6 #1 votes
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
the correct result!
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:42 (three years ago) link
yess
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:44 (three years ago) link
full results:
1. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love - 194 points, 16 votes, 6 #1 votes2. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen - 178 points, 15 votes, 7 #1 votes3. The Afghan Whigs - 1965 - 130 points, 13 votes, 2 #1 votes4. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 58 points, 9 votes5. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades - 58 points, 8 votes6. The Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle - 56 points, 7 votes, 1 #1 vote7. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 44 points, 6 votes8. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns - 32 points, 5 vote9. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast - 28 points, 6 votes10. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia - 18 points, 4 votes11. The Afghan Whigs - Up In It - 16 points, 2 votes12. The Twilight Singers - She Loves You - 12 points, 2 votes13. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Avondale - 10 points, 3 votes14. Greg Dulli - Random Desire - 6 points, 3 votes15. The Afghan Whigs - 66 Single - 6 points, 1 vote16. The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps - 4 points, 1 vote17. Greg Dulli - Amber Headlights - 2 points, 1 vote
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:46 (three years ago) link
back half of black love is just completely relentless
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 15:46 (three years ago) link
black love is really pretty much perfect