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

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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

whoa

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 21:46 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/EDPeVQJ.jpg
33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave
114 points, 5 votes
from Congregation

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:09 (three years ago) link

the first time the reunited whigs performed on… was it jimmy fallon? they played this song and the performance was so staggering that it was like hearing it anew. been one of my all-time faves ever since

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:17 (three years ago) link

the weird time signature is cool, it's like back and forth between bars of 3/4 & 7/8 or something?

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:34 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/1Tnxr4h.jpg
32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light
118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote
from Black Love

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:34 (three years ago) link

oh damn spoilers...

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/89ll6p9.jpg

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link

was gonna say that this seemed low for "honky's ladder"!

the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link

lol oops

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:37 (three years ago) link

“Step into the Light” was one of the few I reluctantly cut from Black Love to make room for other stuff.

AP Chemirocha (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:40 (three years ago) link

step into the light got a number 1 vote, nice. i love their ballads

pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:43 (three years ago) link

if i woulda ordered my ballot i woulda had into the floor in my top 5. the song is in a constant state of falling forward.

pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:46 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/BDCfWHE.jpg
31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl
122 points, 5 votes
from Powder Burns

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:52 (three years ago) link

the studio version of this is alright but obviously when they turn it into an 8 minute epic live is the real deal

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:53 (three years ago) link

eh the studio cut has its own magic too, v gorgeous gentle ballad, appropriate it placed next to "step into the light"

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:54 (three years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvvOEQqvxKU

here's a great live version

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link

the studio version has a similar low-boil magic to "set the ray to jerry" imo

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link

which was the new live wrens song that sounded like dulli?

I was thinking of "Get Out of this Hopeless Town" but "Well it's Right then it's Wrong" (both seen here) fits as well I think. There's some Dulli-esque intensity to "Boys You Won't" as well, so maybe it's Kevin-specific.

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:06 (three years ago) link

"boys you won't" even has the high "ooooh"s that are a dulli trademark

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/VmHJlVR.jpg
30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae
126 points, 4 votes
from Powder Burns

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link

this song deserved so much better than a rescue me needle drop

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:10 (three years ago) link

too low!

lemmy incaution (emsworth), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:12 (three years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/4Wz5QdJ.jpg
29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident
126 points, 5 votes
from Powder Burns

ufo, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:23 (three years ago) link

what an amazing song. in my top five

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:26 (three years ago) link

there's something steinman-ian in the build to this one

intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:29 (three years ago) link

three straight from powder burns

pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:29 (three years ago) link


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