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Afghan Whigs - Black Love

facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
edited December 2006 in Other Music
What a fucking record, anyone who doesn't own this masterpiece should be ashamed of themselves. Dark, soulful rock of the very highest order, words can barely do justice to how damn perfect this album is, with its amazing atmospherics, soaring chorus' and monsterous grooves - it doesn't get any better than this.
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  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    nice! afghan wigs are one of the most underrated bands of all time.
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  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    anyone who is a whigs fan should also have congregation and gentlemen. i happen to have all of them, except for uptown avondale, which is a covers tribute..

    twilight singers are also very awesome.
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  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    "You want the dog, I'll let him out......come and get some baby".

    my favorite Whigs release. love 'em.
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    transplant wrote:
    "You want the dog, I'll let him out......come and get some baby".

    my favorite Whigs release. love 'em.

    ; )
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  • Pearls&StonesPearls&Stones Posts: 585
    Great record.


    One thing I really miss... their excellent videos. "Honky's Ladder" and "Going to Town" were great, and "Gentleman" was off the chart.

    I admit I was wrong on them. I was certain that they were going to be huge, but they never really caught on
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  • elmerelmer Posts: 1,683
    think that Gentlemen is the top Afghan record, though I do have Black Love (and 1969 or something) at home, will put it on tonight when I get home to have a listen...........as for the Twilight Singers, well their first two albums are just too spaced out for me to get into..........I heard that Dulli is making an album with Mark Lanegan which is interesting
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    elmer wrote:
    think that Gentlemen is the top Afghan record, though I do have Black Love (and 1969 or something) at home, will put it on tonight when I get home to have a listen...........as for the Twilight Singers, well their first two albums are just too spaced out for me to get into..........I heard that Dulli is making an album with Mark Lanegan which is interesting

    You are right about the first two Twilight singers records, but the new one, Powder Burns is incredible. It's far more like Afghan Whigs, lots of memorable songs with big chorus'.
  • SoupySoupy Posts: 171
    Greg Dulli is a fucking God I tell you!

    The Whigs were an amazing band, Black Love is outstanding album (lacking only decent production values, grr), but I give 1969 the Best Whigs album award.

    The Twilight Singers after a iffy start (the debut is patchy) hit full stride with the wonderfully dark 'Blackberry Belle' (the title track features a Dulli/Lanigan duet :) ) and the this years offering 'Powder Burns' is nearly as good again.

    Also check out 'Amber Headlights' released as a Dulli solo album last year - while not as strong as the very best Whigs/Twilight stuff it's still damn good, the song 'Pussywillow' is one of Dulli's very best.
  • cellophanehandcellophanehand Posts: 34
    How exciting... a dulli/whigs/twilight thread yay!

    The Whigs are just about one of the greatest bands. Just a shame hardly anyone ever listened to 'em... Black Love - genius album, but then again, i think Gentlemen/1965 were too.... it depends what mood you're in, really.

    I'm surprised at the general underwhelming opinions on the first Twilight album, though. that's a truly great record. it's a bit of a change from his usual fare - the influence of fila brazilia, i guess, but with dulli/happy/smith singing on it it's amazing!! the tracks from that album also sound fantastic when he plays them live.

    aaaaaah... thoughts of dulli.... mmmmmm.... wanna go for a ride......
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  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    cellophanehand wrote:
    How exciting... a dulli/whigs/twilight thread yay!

    The Whigs are just about one of the greatest bands. Just a shame hardly anyone ever listened to 'em... Black Love - genius album, but then again, i think Gentlemen/1965 were too.... it depends what mood you're in, really.

    I'm surprised at the general underwhelming opinions on the first Twilight album, though. that's a truly great record. it's a bit of a change from his usual fare - the influence of fila brazilia, i guess, but with dulli/happy/smith singing on it it's amazing!! the tracks from that album also sound fantastic when he plays them live.

    aaaaaah... thoughts of dulli.... mmmmmm.... wanna go for a ride......


    i agree about the twilight singers. all their records have been amazing. powder burns IS more whigs- like than the rest.
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  • nocode23nocode23 Posts: 411
    I love the Afghan Whigs. Their music speaks to me. It's rare for a white guy ro sing with so much soul as Dulli. Great fuckin' band. Just started to get into Twilight Singers liking them a lot too.
  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Twilight Singers have been getting lots of love on this board lately! Black Love and 1965 are AMAZING Whigs albums!

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  • WesternskyWesternsky Posts: 363
    Soupy wrote:
    Greg Dulli is a fucking God I tell you!

    Oh HELL Yeah! Can I get an AMen(t)??? Keith, where you at? :cool:
    Much love for the MAN and the whigs.
    I've been a fan since my best friend brought back Congregation on christmas break from Cornell all of those years ago. Damn, it's like yesterday.

    I am really into the new Twilight Singers too. As someone mentioned it has a very Whigs throwback feel to it - and I like it! :D
  • ChrisChris Posts: 116
    Black Love, 1965, Gentelmen - all genius.

    First Twilight album just good, but after that everything has been quality - Blackberry Belle tops it for me - Number 9 is the best album closer ive ever heard.
  • larslars Posts: 524
    Black love good but not better than gentlemen
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    lars wrote:
    Black love good but not better than gentlemen

    Like someone else said, it depends what mood you're in I guess.
  • nutmeg81nutmeg81 Posts: 627
    elmer wrote:
    I heard that Dulli is making an album with Mark Lanegan which is interesting


    they releasin an ep as far as i know!!

    tho ive never heard em or the afghan whigs.......tut tut!!

    where do i start with AW's?
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  • SoupySoupy Posts: 171
    Black Love is letdown by poor production, it really hurts the album.

    As a collection of songs however it's one (if not the best) of Dulli's best.

    Hears hoping oneday for a digitally remaster version.
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan are recording an album together under the name 'Gutter Twins' it's going to be released early 2007 and if the new Twilight's EP is anything to go by it's gonna be good.
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  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i'm ready for the new afghan whigs record! coming soon.....
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    nutmeg81 wrote:
    they releasin an ep as far as i know!!

    tho ive never heard em or the afghan whigs.......tut tut!!

    where do i start with AW's?

    The ep is out, and it is excellent!! It's called A Stitch In Time.

    As for Afghan Whigs start with Black Love, then Gentlemen and 1965. But also, you should definitely pick up Powder Burns by the Twilight Singers - superb record.
  • darkgreendarkgreen Posts: 57
    black love... my favorite afghan cd... i've seen greg and the twilight singers live twice this year.. they played fountain & fairfax and if i were going - awesome! still can't believe how lucky i am!;-)
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    the last time i saw the twilight singers was in kentucky in november. they are awesome. does anyone know whats going on with the new whigs record that is supposed to happen? guess i will find out somehow.
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  • elmerelmer Posts: 1,683
    mole1985 wrote:
    Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan are recording an album together under the name 'Gutter Twins' it's going to be released early 2007 and if the new Twilight's EP is anything to go by it's gonna be good.
    with lanegan in tow its gotta be good
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I'm in a Black Love mood - when that mood strikes, nothing else will do. I could talk about how amazing this album is forever...........
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I was just listening to this album tonight. Stunning from start to finish. But especially at the start and finish - Crime Scene and Faded. Wow.:)
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I was just listening to this album tonight. Stunning from start to finish. But especially at the start and finish - Crime Scene and Faded. Wow.:)

    Yeah I love the way the album kind of comes full circle. Crime Scene Pt. 1 is such an incredible way to start a record, so much atmosphere and melancholy, then it just bursts into life with that soaring chorus. I would kill to hear that song live.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    facepollution wrote:
    Yeah I love the way the album kind of comes full circle. Crime Scene Pt. 1 is such an incredible way to start a record, so much atmosphere and melancholy, then it just bursts into life with that soaring chorus. I would kill to hear that song live.

    Crime Scene is definitely one of those openers that will draw you back to the album again and again. I'll put on the record just to hear that one song, and then listen the whole way through twice over.

    It's also weird how Dulli never really gets credited with making a good amount of concept albums through the years. Gentlemen was the mother of all breakup records, Black Love was like a revenge movie in music, and Blackberry Belle was the story of a man's descent into suicide. And then Green Day get all the credit for an album about how Bush sucks.:confused:
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,475
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Crime Scene is definitely one of those openers that will draw you back to the album again and again. I'll put on the record just to hear that one song, and then listen the whole way through twice over.

    It's also weird how Dulli never really gets credited with making a good amount of concept albums through the years. Gentlemen was the mother of all breakup records, Black Love was like a revenge movie in music, and Blackberry Belle was the story of a man's descent into suicide. And then Green Day get all the credit for an album about how Bush sucks.:confused:

    I never picked up on that with Blackberry Belle. Any links to discussions on this or will it be obvious once I listen to it with that knowledge?

    Aside from "Black out the windows, it's party time" I guess...
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