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Just got a copy of the new Twilight Singers album - Blackberry Belle.

For anyone whose interested I think its very good indeed, if not the match of Gentlemen, Black Love or 1969 it comes very close, and I reckon its got at least 2 or 3 of the best tunes that Dulli's ever written.

Its a lot closer in sound to the Afghan Whigs stuff than the 1st Twilight Singers, and I suppose in that respect its a step back rather than a step forward for him.

One thing - It does have a tune off (I think) Black Love which has been re-recorded, I can't remember the name, but there doesn't seem to be any point in redoing it as it sounds almost exactly the same as the original.

― ActionJackson, Monday, 29 September 2003 10:15 (twenty-two years ago)

what label is it on?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

One Little Indian

― actionjackson, Monday, 29 September 2003 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm buying this as soon as I see it in town.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Fan-goddamn-tastic!

― johnny fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Mmm. I got this today. It's louder then Twilight. Makes me want to get into a horribly dysfunctional relationship like most Dulli albums. I likes.

― bnw (bnw), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

damnit. I just got a promo copy of the thing today from the radio station. I won't get to hear it until late tonight if then. Damnit!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 18 October 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm a little disappointed myself. Melodies and lyrics aren't hitting me too strongly, though the Dulli vibe remains. Sounds like the only thing that happened in the last three years was that his roster of collaborators got weaker.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 19 October 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

one of the best albums dulli has ever made!

― adam young, Thursday, 1 January 2004 04:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I like 1969 and the Twilight Singers so much more than anything Dulli did before. Save for a few things on Black Love and some assorted covers.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Thursday, 1 January 2004 07:32 (twenty-one years ago)

four weeks pass...

i was/am a HUGE whigs fan...wasn't to excited when i heard the earlier twilight singers stuff. However....this album is beautiful. welcome back mr.dulli!

― Aaron Rooney, Thursday, 29 January 2004 01:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, I posted a thread yesterday asking who else was going to see the Twilight Singers last night, and got no response... so I assume y'all missed it. Which is a crying shame as it was without a doubt the best gig I have seen in years. I went without expecting too much of the new stuff, but Greg fucking rocked the house for two hours, playing a few old Whigs songs, and about the best version of 'Hey Ya!' you could ever imagine, ever.

If anyone is interested, and can tell me how to, I will post a (v blurry) pic...

― Mog, Thursday, 29 January 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

about the best version of 'Hey Ya!' you could ever imagine, ever.

Heh. Sounds like something he'd do.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

Best album by Dulli hands down..

― Stevie Rolson, Monday, 12 April 2004 02:18 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

I was never that much into the Whigs, something about the tinny production always annoyed me, but heard a Twilight Singers song once on the radio, which sounded pleasantly husky and mysterious.
Where should I start?

― Baaderonixx weaves a daisy chain for... SATAN!! (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 November 2005 16:54 (nineteen years ago)

If you're not into the Whigs, start with Twilight As Played By The... - very much a deliberate departure from the rock/soul mode, half recorded with Happy Chichester & Shawn Smith, then finished with Fila Brazilia after a falling out.

― kit brash (kit brash), Thursday, 24 November 2005 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

five years pass...

"tinny production" + Afghan Whigs? Were you listening to 20th generation dubs on beat up cassette tapes? The major label albums, at least, have a really warm low end.

Anyway, new Twilight Singers album just leaked. Haven't listened yet.

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 22 January 2011 05:23 (fourteen years ago)

FYI, if you preorder it on subpop.com you get to hear a stream of the album. The leak is someone's recording of that stream.

― StanM, Saturday, 22 January 2011 05:59 (fourteen years ago)

Can't wait to hear this, I think I"m the only person alive who likes Twilight Singers more than the Afghan Whigs.

― thirdalternative, Saturday, 22 January 2011 15:38 (fourteen years ago)

i wouldn't go that far, but my fav. album by either band is probably Blackberry Belle

― ilxor, Saturday, 22 January 2011 15:44 (fourteen years ago)

I just hope it's more crooning r&b then him trying to rock out.

― bnw, Saturday, 22 January 2011 16:26 (fourteen years ago)

I only hope there's nothing on there about vampires.

― StanM, Saturday, 22 January 2011 16:32 (fourteen years ago)

he has kind of overplayed that card

― bnw, Saturday, 22 January 2011 16:39 (fourteen years ago)

oh wait you meant... n/m

― bnw, Saturday, 22 January 2011 16:40 (fourteen years ago)

new record is completely fucking massive.

― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 January 2011 23:13 (fourteen years ago)

http://www.musicdirect.com/shared/images/products/large/LDT4412.jpg

the artwork.

― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 January 2011 23:14 (fourteen years ago)

it's sort of paced like blackberry belle, by which i mean: excellently. i think a lot of effort was put into the sound of this thing, which, dulli knows how to carry a mood, definitely, but sonically this record is a terrifying dark current. don't really know what i'm trying to say. still in awe.

― Brad Nelson (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 January 2011 23:17 (fourteen years ago)

yesssssss i am so pumped for this!!!

― ilxor, Sunday, 23 January 2011 02:13 (fourteen years ago)

i thought the gutter twins album was monstrous, so

― ilxor, Sunday, 23 January 2011 02:14 (fourteen years ago)

This is some good shit, liking it more and more with each listen.

― thirdalternative, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 00:59 (fourteen years ago)

eight years pass...

Blackberry Belle is the best thing in the world to me today, such a wonderful shoegaze soul sound that doesn't sound like anything else at all

― ufo, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 12:40 (six years ago)

lol @ me overrating dynamite steps itt

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 13:07 (six years ago)

gentlemen -> black love -> twilight/1965 -> blackberry belle is a hell of a run

― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 13:07 (six years ago)

yeah dulli's peak period was seriously incredible

"teenage wristband" is a perfect song

― ufo, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 13:27 (six years ago)

one year passes...

"candy cane crawl" is the best song ever written

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 21:22 (four years ago)

"waves" and "the killer" two massive hits in an alternate universe

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 23:18 (four years ago)

I know you know which way to go
I want you to show me
So I can steal it

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 December 2020 23:21 (four years ago)

lastly I'd never really listened to Twilight before and it sounds like...Pinback meets Sade??

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Sunday, 20 December 2020 04:39 (four years ago)

one month passes...

on further review Powder Burns is my favorite Twilight Singers album. thank you

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Saturday, 23 January 2021 19:01 (four years ago)

interesting! i mean it is a great record

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 January 2021 20:27 (four years ago)

nothing will ever top twilight for me

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 January 2021 20:28 (four years ago)

pinback meets sade otm

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 January 2021 20:28 (four years ago)

Twilight As Played is basically one band, everything after is a different band whose members change all the time

― shivers me timber (sic), Saturday, 23 January 2021 21:44 (four years ago)

interesting! i mean it is a great record

shortly after I wrote this "my time (has come)" came on and I remembered why I underrated it in the first place, and it was because of that not good song

"I Wish I Was" one of his very prettiest, most aching numbers

― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Sunday, 24 January 2021 02:22 (four years ago)

goodbye motherfucker

― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 January 2021 05:54 (four years ago)

I remember being awed by bonnie brae the first time I heard it, just the way it peaks and then peaks higher

― the least famous person you were surprised to discover (emsworth), Sunday, 24 January 2021 07:17 (four years ago)

my favourite twilight singers album will always be blackberry belle i think, the shoegaze vibes are incredible on it

― ufo, Sunday, 24 January 2021 08:12 (four years ago)

‘Blackberry Belle’ for me, but ‘Powder Burns’ was better than I remembered when I last played it.

― hamicle, Sunday, 24 January 2021 11:59 (four years ago)

I remember being awed by bonnie brae the first time I heard it, just the way it peaks and then peaks higher

otm and it isn't even five minutes long ffs

― mookieproof, Saturday, 6 February 2021 03:55 (four years ago)

i relistened to powder burns the other week and the first half it absolutely makes you think it is the best twilight singers and maybe the best dulli-related album ever

then "my time (has come)" happens

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 6 February 2021 03:57 (four years ago)

tbh i think he struggled with second sides through the entire period of powder burns -> do to the beast. they all get a little less distinguished in the back half, even though they finish strongly

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 6 February 2021 03:59 (four years ago)

situation dire

― mookieproof, Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:03 (four years ago)

is there a phrase/description/explanation for when a song goes all epic?

fuckin guy does it like 1000 times on powder burns

― mookieproof, Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:17 (four years ago)

the title track is hilariously bombastic, I love it

― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:21 (four years ago)

lol (and <3) at how ani difranco is part of the bombast

― mookieproof, Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:43 (four years ago)

usher, ani, fila brazilia....dulli has such a random fuckin rolodex man

― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:54 (four years ago)

my favorite song on twilight as played by the twilight singers is "king only", what a hot little number that is

― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:57 (four years ago)

for me it is always "last temptation"

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 6 February 2021 05:18 (four years ago)

twilight in general extends the cinematic quality of black love but on that song in particular

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 6 February 2021 05:19 (four years ago)

Love -> Annie-Mae is the best song on Twilight As Played

― shivers me timber (sic), Saturday, 6 February 2021 06:23 (four years ago)

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