https://i.imgur.com/ofo5kNU.jpg9. The Afghan Whigs - Honky's Ladder300 points, 10 votesfrom Black Love
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/l5UZBEW.jpg8. The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss326 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 votefrom Black Love
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
This would have been my number one. It destroys me. The production, the guitars, the heart of it. Even in my mind's ear it's too much.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
iirc dulli said it was his attempt at writing a who song
it's incredible, a song that's entirely just reaching out for something higher, never really settling into a groove, and it actually kinda gets there
the drumming is especially great
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:31 (three years ago) link
That's a great explanation - not so much a song as a reaching for the beyond. And some of the fills in this. Damn
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:33 (three years ago) link
summer’s kiss was my number one, that incredible tension and release. so anthemic.
it’s funny that dulli said he was trying to write a who song because it really does remind me of baba o’riley
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:36 (three years ago) link
i stare into a blinding lightalone, i stare
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:39 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DA8957m.jpg7. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Again348 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 votefrom 1965
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
I don't remember which version of the 'put on your old fur coat it's 1973' lyric I heard first, this or the Satchel song Suffering, but for such an obtuse lyric it's taken up residence in my subconscious and won't leave.Xposts
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
great track that i didn't really expect to see this high. all about susan marshall's backing vocals
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
my #1. should be on the radio all the time, instead of never.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:45 (three years ago) link
the ‘go’ in summer’s kiss
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:53 (three years ago) link
don’t understand how uptown again wasn’t a hit
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:54 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/zOa1BSw.jpg6. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen362 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 votefrom Gentlemen
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 21:56 (three years ago) link
"miles iz ded"/"into the floor" from the reunion tour was sure something
yeah! Still a bit dirty that they didn’t play this at the show i saw
That clip totally captures how strong those 2012 shows were tho - dulli in great voice, drummer a monster, inaudible cellist
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Friday, 18 June 2021 21:57 (three years ago) link
"Gentlemen" was the first Whigs song I loved but when I put the album on again it seemed like the sixth best song, and I limited myself to five. feel kinda bad now.
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Friday, 18 June 2021 22:24 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/znw6pJS.jpg5. The Afghan Whigs - What Jail Is Like378 points, 12 votesfrom Gentlemen
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 22:27 (three years ago) link
it's a very solid track but not one i was expecting to see anywhere near this high
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link
yah same
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Friday, 18 June 2021 22:39 (three years ago) link
first time I heard what jail is like was the peel session on uk radio when I was visiting in 1994 - I was sitting in a coach and totally caught up in my own relationship mess - in the context of Indie Music 1994 it just seemed so much richer and complex and ambitious than anything else around it - had enjoyed gentlemen and debonair as cool miami vice rock but I guess this was the song that really sealed the deal for me wrt the whigs
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Friday, 18 June 2021 22:39 (three years ago) link
It’s a personal favorite of mine, but my ballot was unranked anyway so I also figured it might not place that high.
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 18 June 2021 22:40 (three years ago) link
Even as a title it's classic. And pure Dulli.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 18 June 2021 22:41 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/eD2YRxb.jpg4. The Afghan Whigs - Bulletproof398 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 votefrom Black Love
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 22:47 (three years ago) link
a beast
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 June 2021 23:11 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/F7EKa20.jpg3. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair434 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 votefrom Gentlemen
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:13 (three years ago) link
dulli's writing process for this one was just combining "i want you back" with laura palmer's theme from twin peaks
a genius combo
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:20 (three years ago) link
seriously one of the best songs ever, probably deserves to be number one
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 June 2021 23:25 (three years ago) link
i know what’s left but not the order
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:25 (three years ago) link
your kisses scourge me, hyssop in your perfume
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:29 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DsPVtQa.jpg2. The Afghan Whigs - My Curse552 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 votefrom Gentlemen
https://i.imgur.com/dZSK4Es.jpg1. The Afghan Whigs - Faded552 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 votesfrom Black Love
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:30 (three years ago) link
a tie except on #1 votes! it was like this for a strangely long period of voting
don't think anyone would be surprised about this top 2 though
nice
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:32 (three years ago) link
surely a high-water mark for guest vocalists in an ILM poll
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:34 (three years ago) link
and here's the full results:
1. The Afghan Whigs - Faded - 552 points, 15 votes, 2 #1 votes2. The Afghan Whigs - My Curse - 552 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote3. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair - 434 points, 14 votes, 1 #1 vote4. The Afghan Whigs - Bulletproof - 398 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote5. The Afghan Whigs - What Jail Is Like - 378 points, 12 votes6. The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen - 362 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 vote7. The Afghan Whigs - Uptown Again - 348 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote8. The Afghan Whigs - Summer's Kiss - 326 points, 11 votes, 1 #1 vote9. The Afghan Whigs - Honky's Ladder - 300 points, 10 votes10. The Afghan Whigs - Miles Iz Ded - 296 points, 12 votes11. The Afghan Whigs - John the Baptist - 290 points, 10 votes, 1 #1 vote12. The Afghan Whigs - Crime Scene Part One - 278 points, 10 votes13. The Afghan Whigs - Fountain and Fairfax - 272 points, 9 votes14. The Afghan Whigs - Going to Town - 264 points, 12 votes15. The Afghan Whigs - Be Sweet - 216 points, 7 votes16. The Afghan Whigs - Blame, Etc. - 198 points, 8 votes17. The Afghan Whigs - My Enemy - 186 points, 8 votes18. The Afghan Whigs - Oriole - 186 points, 6 votes19. The Afghan Whigs - Omertà - 184 points, 7 votes21. The Twilight Singers - Teenage Wristband - 168 points, 7 votes21. The Afghan Whigs - Now You Know - 168 points, 7 votes22. The Afghan Whigs - Turn on the Water - 160 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 vote23. The Afghan Whigs - When We Two Parted - 148 points, 10 votes24. The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me - 146 points, 6 votes26. The Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil - 136 points, 6 votes26. The Afghan Whigs - Demon in Profile - 136 points, 6 votes27. The Afghan Whigs - Double Day - 134 points, 5 votes28. The Afghan Whigs - Somethin' Hot - 130 points, 4 votes29. The Twilight Singers - There's Been an Accident - 126 points, 5 votes30. The Twilight Singers - Bonnie Brae - 126 points, 4 votes31. The Twilight Singers - Candy Cane Crawl - 122 points, 5 votes32. The Afghan Whigs - Step Into the Light - 118 points, 4 votes, 1 #1 vote33. The Afghan Whigs - I'm Her Slave - 114 points, 5 votes34. The Afghan Whigs - Into the Floor - 112 points, 5 votes35. The Afghan Whigs - 66 - 112 points, 4 votes36. The Afghan Whigs - Retarded - 102 points, 4 votes37. The Afghan Whigs - Lost in the Woods - 100 points, 3 votes, 1 #1 vote38. The Afghan Whigs - Crazy - 88 points, 4 votes39. The Twilight Singers - Papillon - 88 points, 3 votes40. The Afghan Whigs - Algiers - 80 points, 4 votes41. The Afghan Whigs - Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 76 points, 3 votes42. The Twilight Singers - Twilight - 74 points, 4 votes43. The Twilight Singers - Esta Noche - 68 points, 3 votes44. The Twilight Singers - That's Just How That Bird Sings - 64 points, 3 votes46. The Twilight Singers - Verti-Marte - 62 points, 2 votes46. The Twilight Singers - Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair - 62 points, 2 votes47. The Afghan Whigs - It Kills - 60 points, 3 votes48. The Afghan Whigs - Neglekted - 56 points, 4 votes50. The Twilight Singers - I Wish I Was - 56 points, 3 votes50. The Afghan Whigs - If I Were Going - 56 points, 3 votes51. The Afghan Whigs - I Know Your Little Secret - 52 points, 2 votes52. The Twilight Singers - On the Corner - 52 points, 2 votes53. The Twilight Singers - Annie Mae - 50 points, 1 vote, 1 #1 vote54. The Afghan Whigs - The Slide Song - 50 points, 2 votes55. The Twilight Singers - Decatur St. - 48 points, 3 votes56. The Afghan Whigs - The Vampire Lanois - 48 points, 2 votes57. Greg Dulli - Lockless - 46 points, 1 vote58. The Afghan Whigs - Kiss the Floor - 46 points, 2 votes59. The Afghan Whigs - Sister Brother - 46 points, 1 vote60. The Twilight Singers - Last Temptation - 46 points, 1 vote61. The Afghan Whigs - Mr. Superlove - 44 points, 1 vote62. The Afghan Whigs - Hey Cuz - 42 points, 1 vote63. The Afghan Whigs - Creep - 40 points, 1 vote64. The Afghan Whigs - Can Rova - 40 points, 2 votes65. The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away) - 40 points, 1 vote66. The Twilight Singers - King Only - 38 points, 2 votes67. The Afghan Whigs - Matamoros - 38 points, 1 vote68. The Afghan Whigs - The Spell - 36 points, 3 votes69. The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 34 points, 1 vote70. The Twilight Singers - The Twilite Kid - 34 points, 1 vote71. Lo Fidelity Allstars feat. Greg Dulli - Somebody Needs You - 34 points, 1 vote72. The Afghan Whigs - Come See About Me - 32 points, 1 vote73. The Afghan Whigs - Hated - 32 points, 2 votes74. The Afghan Whigs - I Got Lost - 30 points, 2 votes75. The Twilight Singers - Underneath the Waves - 30 points, 2 votes76. The Afghan Whigs - Let Me Lie To You - 30 points, 1 vote77. Greg Dulli - Cigarettes - 28 points, 2 votes78. The Twilight Singers - The Killer - 28 points, 2 votes79. The Twilight Singers - Follow You Down - 28 points, 1 vote80. Greg Dulli - Sempre - 28 points, 1 vote81. The Gutter Twins - The Stations - 28 points, 2 votes82. The Gutter Twins - Circle the Fringes - 28 points, 1 vote83. The Afghan Whigs - Tonight - 26 points, 1 vote84. The Afghan Whigs - Light as a Feather - 26 points, 1 vote85. The Twilight Singers - Get Lucky - 26 points, 1 vote86. The Afghan Whigs - Too Tough to Die - 26 points, 1 vote87. The Afghan Whigs - White Trash Party - 26 points, 1 vote88. The Twilight Singers - Martin Eden - 26 points, 1 vote89. The Afghan Whigs - Toy Automatic - 26 points, 1 vote90. The Twilight Singers - Number Nine - 26 points, 1 vote91. The Twilight Singers - Live With Me - 26 points, 1 vote92. The Twilight Singers - St. Gregory - 26 points, 1 vote93. The Gutter Twins - God's Children - 24 points, 1 vote94. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns - 24 points, 1 vote95. The Gutter Twins - Front Street - 22 points, 1 vote96. The Afghan Whigs - You, My Flower - 20 points, 1 vote97. The Afghan Whigs - The Lottery - 20 points, 1 vote98. The Afghan Whigs - Arabian Heights - 18 points, 1 vote99. Greg Dulli - Black Moon - 16 points, 1 vote100. The Twilight Singers - Feathers - 16 points, 1 vote101. The Afghan Whigs - Parked Outside - 14 points, 1 vote102. The Afghan Whigs - I'm a Soldier - 12 points, 1 vote103. The Afghan Whigs - I'll Be Around - 12 points, 1 vote104. The Twilight Singers - Clyde - 10 points, 1 vote105. The Gutter Twins - I Was In Love With You - 10 points, 1 vote106. The Twilight Singers - Love - 10 points, 1 vote107. The Afghan Whigs - These Sticks - 8 points, 1 vote108. The Twilight Singers - I'm Ready - 6 points, 1 vote109. The Afghan Whigs - Dead to Rights - 6 points, 1 vote110. The Twilight Singers - Waves - 6 points, 1 vote111. Greg Dulli - Pantomima - 4 points, 1 vote112. The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands - 4 points, 1 vote113. The Afghan Whigs - The Singer - 2 points, 1 vote114. The Gutter Twins - Down The Line - 2 points, 1 vote
― ufo, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:39 (three years ago) link
great job, thank you!
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:40 (three years ago) link
thanks ufo! great poll, great band(s)
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Friday, 18 June 2021 23:42 (three years ago) link
someone else should have voted for powder burns, smh
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:44 (three years ago) link
Yeah great poll that top two was the same as mine. It’s been nice to relisten to all Dulli’s stuff again it had been a while.
― Will (kruezer2), Saturday, 19 June 2021 00:07 (three years ago) link
thanks for running it i too loved spending some time really diving in
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 19 June 2021 00:10 (three years ago) link
this was a fun poll
― Bee OK, Saturday, 19 June 2021 00:25 (three years ago) link
yeah, great rollout, thanks! just needed a bit more Gutter Twins imo
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 19 June 2021 01:07 (three years ago) link
looks like it's time for a Scrawl poll
I enjoyed the rollout even if I couldn’t bring myself to assemble a ballot Viva Dulli, the rhythm section, the horn section, the guest singers, and his songwriting 🙌
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 19 June 2021 02:25 (three years ago) link
Great poll everyone. I just got heavily into them because of the voting thread so I really enjoyed this rollout.
― Vin Jawn (PBKR), Saturday, 19 June 2021 02:38 (three years ago) link
ballots?
Uptown AgainMy CurseWhat Jail Is LikeCrazyDouble DayInto the FloorPapillonAlgiersBe Sweet66My EnemyIf I Were GoingI Know Your Little SecretGod's ChildrenDemon In ProfileWhen We Two PartedGoing To TownBlack MoonCiti SoleilDecatur St.I Was In Love With YouConjure MeWavesPantomimaThere's Been An Accident
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Gentlemen1965In SpadesSaturnaliaBlack LoveBlackberry BelleRandom Desire
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:10 (three years ago) link
this was my tracks ballot:BulletproofFadedJohn the BaptistMy CurseTeenage WristbandCrime Scene Part OneOmertà66Blame, Etc.My EnemyEsta NocheFollow You DownSummer's KissLost in the WoodsDemon in ProfileTwilightUptown AgainFeathersMiles Iz DedGentlemenWhen We Two PartedDebonairCigarettesI Wish I WasInto the Floor
― ufo, Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:16 (three years ago) link
Lost in the WoodsBulletproofLast TemptationCrime Scene Part OneThere's Been an AccidentOmertàDebonairFadedSummer's KissMiles Iz DeadOrioleCircle the FringesBonnie BraeThe Slide SongCigarettesFountain and FairfaxUptown AgainMy CurseGoing to TownCrazyCandy Cane CrawlI'm Her SlaveJohn the BaptistMy EnemyNow You Know
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:34 (three years ago) link
Unranked tracks:Martin EdenDecatur St.If I Were GoingGentlemenBe SweetDebonairFountain and FairfaxWhat Jail Is LikeMy CurseNow You KnowBrother WoodrowDouble DayBlame, Etc.Going to TownHonky's LadderBulletproofSummer's KissFadedConjure MeOrioleDemon in ProfileSomethin' HotUptown AgainCiti SoleilJohn The Baptist
― Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 19 June 2021 14:46 (three years ago) link
Think I was the only one to vote for Martin Eden.
it's a great song but I suspect the vote count was low because it feels so much (to me at least) like an intro in the context of the album. "Black out the windows / it's party time" definitely in contention for best/most Dulli line though obv
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 June 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link