![]() ![]() ![]() Gentlemen is the most perfect crystallization of Dulli’s lyrical obsessions, and the band more than meets him halfway. Gentlemen proved their breakthrough LP and, along with its follow up Black Love, found the band with a major label canvas, and at the peak of its formidable powers. Miles Iz Ded slows down to a mean strut, effectively acting as a trailer for the whole playlist. With two LPs, Do To The Beast (2014) and In Spades (2017), matching the quality of the original incarnation, the feeling persists that you haven’t heard the last of them yet … TrackĬonjure Me from Congregation is our entry point of choice … a brisk trot that firmly establishes all the scenes and neuroses forthcoming. Upon completion, they quietly headed back into the studio. In 2012, the Afghan Whigs returned to the scene of the crime, reconvening for All Tomorrow’s Parties, then adding more festivals and a few stateside dates. ![]() A move to Columbia in 1998 yielded 1965, their final full-length in their original run, with the band dissolving as they all resided in different locations.Ī period of solo exploration and collaboration commenced, (Twilight Singers, solo Dulli LP Amber Headlights, and the Gutter Twins with Mark Lanegan), broken up by a band reunion of sorts, marked by a 2006 compilation, Unbreakable, replete with a new single I’m A Soldier. While accruing a fanatical cult audience, (that persists to this day), the band never broke through to major success. Hooking up with Elektra provided a springboard for, arguably, their finest work: Gentlemen (1993) and Black Love (1996). Saying goodbye to Sub Pop with the Uptown Avondale EP, their debt to soul/R&B became more evident, welding immaculately to what was by now, their own sound. Looking to conquer the world beyond the cosy confines of the Pacific Northwest, Sub Pop’s first outside signing, Denver’s mighty Fluid, did the Afghan Whigs a mighty solid by passing back to their label a copy of their indie debut LP Big Top Halloween (1988), and they were off to the races.Įxtensive touring helped hone their sound, and by the time of their 3rd LP, Congregation, they became a force to be reckoned with. Powered by Greg Dulli, a frontman who brought the vocal horsepower of Roger Daltrey crossed with vintage soul sensibilities, the Afghan Whigs charged headlong through the 90s, burning bright, and without apology, and there was no way it could last. Cutting through the torpor of post-Nirvana grunge like a lighthouse pulled off the Great Lakes and plopped down in the Midwest … it came from Cincinnati, bringing both the knowing leer and bags of swagger to an inward-looking scene. ![]()
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