Don't Forget The AlcoPOLL (ooh baby! ooh baby!): ILM Artist Poll #109 - The Afghan Whigs - RESULTS

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

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"

"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

lanegan really does sound incredible on "number nine"

posting these two together because they're a tie on points at least

https://i.imgur.com/pgxtiNn.jpg
5. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades
58 points, 8 voters

album cover (NSFW)
4. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation
58 points, 9 voters

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!

ugh in spades is so fuckin good, i'm psyched it made it this high

I really need to check out joseph arthur's stuff

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

oh i'm not familiar with him at all except that he's done some guest vocals on twilight singers stuff?

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')

"kiss the floor" almost made my tracks ballot for the drum part alone, but i get the most out of the singles on congregation

and an unsurprising huge jump in points

https://i.imgur.com/tnhWqHZ.jpg
3. The Afghan Whigs - 1965
130 points, 13 voters, 2 #1 votes

ugh the best album

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

https://i.imgur.com/PTBzHSx.jpg
2. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
178 points, 15 voters, 7 #1 votes

https://i.imgur.com/Af89hS0.jpg
1. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love
194 points, 16 voters, 6 #1 votes

the correct result!

yess

full results:

1. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love - 194 points, 16 votes, 6 #1 votes
2. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen - 178 points, 15 votes, 7 #1 votes
3. The Afghan Whigs - 1965 - 130 points, 13 votes, 2 #1 votes
4. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 58 points, 9 votes
5. The Afghan Whigs - In Spades - 58 points, 8 votes
6. The Twilight Singers - Blackberry Belle - 56 points, 7 votes, 1 #1 vote
7. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 44 points, 6 votes
8. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns - 32 points, 5 vote
9. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast - 28 points, 6 votes
10. The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia - 18 points, 4 votes
11. The Afghan Whigs - Up In It - 16 points, 2 votes
12. The Twilight Singers - She Loves You - 12 points, 2 votes
13. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Avondale - 10 points, 3 votes
14. Greg Dulli - Random Desire - 6 points, 3 votes
15. The Afghan Whigs - 66 Single - 6 points, 1 vote
16. The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps - 4 points, 1 vote
17. Greg Dulli - Amber Headlights - 2 points, 1 vote

back half of black love is just completely relentless

black love is really pretty much perfect

Results are pretty good, yes. My top six was your top six, if not exactly in order, but close.

this was my ballot:
Black Love
1965
Blackberry Belle
Gentlemen
In Spades
Do to the Beast
Random Desire

going to count down the tracks from 50 to 41 soon, i don't have images for those but will for the top 40

my albums ballot:

Black Love
1965
Twilight
Gentlemen
In Spades
Blackberry Belle
Do to the Beast

50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was
56 points, 3 votes
from Powder Burns

50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going
56 points, 3 votes
from Gentlemen

interesting start lol. "i wish i was" is gorgeous

yeah it's a great closer

"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, June 15, 2021 8:13 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

i voted for it, hope it makes it!

my albs ranked top to bottom:

Black Love
1965
Gentlemen
In Spades
Powder Burns
Do The Beast
twilight as played by the twilight singers

voted for i wish i was. dulli by way of blue nile.

that explosion about halfway through is stunning. i really like dullis vocals on it too

48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted
56 points, 4 votes
from 1965

i knew a girl
extraordinary
suggested something
unsanitary

u can fuck my body baby
but pls
don't fuck my mind

"neglekted" was def one of the most difficult songs to cut from my ballot

47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills
60 points, 3 votes
from Do To The Beast

46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte
62 points, 2 votes
from Twilight

46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
62 points, 2 votes
from She Loves You

"Verti-Marte" is a cool jam thing but i wish it had been developed into a proper song because there's a great idea there

cheers to the other voter for these

wow, two people voted for "verti-marte," that rules

goodbye motherfucker

*46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair*
62 points, 2 votes
from _She Loves You_

songs where dulli looks jealously/longingly on someone else are some of my favorites and "it kills" is no exception

44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings
64 points, 3 votes
from Twilight

i love the bridge(?) of "it kills," when van hunt takes over/"you don't know my name!"

43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche
68 points, 3 votes
from Blackberry Belle

i love "esta noche", the jazzy build at the end is great & the electric piano that just becomes part of the gigantic wall of soud

42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight
74 points, 4 votes
from Twilight