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

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rock steady baby

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:48 (three years ago) link

such a gorgeous track, where everything really comes together on that album

everything's gonna be alright

ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link

really where "it's his sade album" makes the most sense

ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link

oh lol i mistook it for "the twilite kid" but yeah "twilight" is amazing

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:53 (three years ago) link

I ended up voting The Twilite Kid higher than Twilight but I might have changed my mind on that in the last week since I sent in my ballot. Beautiful song.

Will (kruezer2), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:54 (three years ago) link

41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer
76 points, 3 votes
from Gentlemen

last one for today

ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:56 (three years ago) link

Ah Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer was my last cut, nice to see it here.

Will (kruezer2), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:58 (three years ago) link

always seemed weird to me that gentlemen closes with a cover and an instrumental, but it's a gorgeous piece of music

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 18:01 (three years ago) link

hey sorry if someone else was gonna do it but i wanted to follow along live as the results came out so i created a playlist for the rollout:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bn77iz1OB0NQ1MqfimVBg?si=b80f819597f54a51

Spottie, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 18:40 (three years ago) link

ufo are you staying up all night in the dark to match times with us?

mookieproof, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 18:42 (three years ago) link

it really was just for nintendo's e3 show, being able to roll out some results at a time when the board is actually awake was just a bonus

ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 20:09 (three years ago) link

aww

mookieproof, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link

my issue with 1965 is that 'sweet son of a bitch', 'citi soleil' and 'john the baptist' are over-the-top bad to the point that i'm not willing to give 'the slide song' or 'neglekted' the benefit of the doubt. i mean, we get it: sex!

the horns are great tho

mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 04:15 (three years ago) link

whaat "john the baptist" is fantastic

"sweet son of a bitch" is definitely terrible but it's a tiny interlude that's the most skippable thing in the world

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 06:37 (three years ago) link

I hate to cross mookie, but I like both “John the Baptist” and “Citi Soleil,” and may have even voted for them as part of my selections from 1965, although the latter is in the same tradition of misspellings as David Johansen’s “Swaheto Woman.”

AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 10:04 (three years ago) link

time for 40-26...

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:13 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/EfOCbOp.jpg
40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers
80 points, 4 votes
from Do To The Beast

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:13 (three years ago) link

gorgeous song, and ny some distance their most streamed, possibly thanks to ray donovan

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link

*by

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link

ray donovan

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link

i remember listening to this for the first time and thinking wahhhh this doesn't sound like the afghan whigs but it sounds rad???? still true

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:17 (three years ago) link

yeah it was a strange comeback single, not really being representative of the rest of the album, not the classic whigs sound, not quite its most accessible moment

but it's a solid song

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link

re: discussion upthread, "john the baptist" is a classic, come on

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/sZVn5Ir.jpg
39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon
88 points, 3 votes
from Blackberry Belle

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link

love this track

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link

funnily enough, however, nothing from my ballot has showed up yet

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link

the transition from country-tinged ballad to the blown out chorus with synth strings & electric piano is great, blackberry belle has such a cool sound overall

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/wm449LI.jpg
38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy
88 points, 4 votes
from 1965

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:44 (three years ago) link

great pop song i wish i could have fit on my ballot

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:44 (three years ago) link

ugh the best song ever

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:45 (three years ago) link

algiers was one my last to be cut. castanets ftw.

pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:45 (three years ago) link

"crazy" is the first thing from my ballot to place, contains both the perfect guitar tone and my favorite whigs lyric ever:

so what's gonna happen to you now?
therapy
the pharmacy

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link

when i saw them in ~2018 i dont think they played anything from 1965. shame really.

pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/2FGOCwx.jpg
37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods
100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Do To The Beast

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link

totally classic soaring chorus

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link

I wish I had more to say than "unbelievable song"

unbelievable song

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link

beautiful song, voted for it. the only afghan whigs song that reminds me of the wrens.

the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:07 (three years ago) link

actually one of the new live songs the wrens did a while back was a dead ringer for a dulli number

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:09 (three years ago) link

i was the no. 1 vote btw :D

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:10 (three years ago) link

there's a lot of whigs songs that remind me of the wrens actually, they have a similar sort of soar to them. "crime scene part one" for instance has a pretty similar vibe as an opener as "happy". which was the new live wrens song that sounded like dulli?

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:11 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/rA0ke5k.jpg
36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded
102 points, 4 votes
from Up In It

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link

this is just like a fairly average alt-rock song without much of the charm of their later stuff and of course a straight up terrible lyric dulli should be ashamed of

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link

hmm looks like "lost in the woods" is officially way too low

the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link

honestly love the groove of "r*******"

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link

and the opening line

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link

way worse song than "lost in the woods" though

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:17 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/TKSiCqp.jpg
35. The Afghan Whigs - 66
112 points, 4 votes
from 1965

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:25 (three years ago) link

another that's way too low, fantastic shimmering pop moment

the one weakness is lack of a strong bridge but they make up for that live by throwing "little red corvette" in there

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:25 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/XeCHdzF.jpg
34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor
112 points, 5 votes
from In Spades

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:44 (three years ago) link


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