I've had The Afghan Whigs in my head all day today, listening to 1989's Up In It in the car, 1993's Gentlemen (one of my very favorite albums of all time) in my office, over and over and again.
The Afghan Whigs made beautifully ugly music. Crunchy, discordant guitars, raspy voice, lyrics that were dark, bitter, full of regret but somehow still hopeful.
These clips don't do them justice, but they're not so bad.
Yeah, one of the best bands ever.
I never did get to see them. I had the chance, once. And then something came up. Something stupid, something not worth missing them, but I figured I'd catch them the next time around.
Turned out, that was their last tour.
Greg Dulli's with The Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins now. Both are good. Neither are quite The Afghan Whigs.
I'll be listening to Congregation and Black Love and Uptown Avondale tomorrow at work.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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I had never heard of these guys. They kind of remind me of the Replacements with Paul Westberg.
They had a couple of minor "hits" with "Debonair" and "Gentlemen," and they had a song in a soundtrack-- can't remember what movie-- that got a bit of radio play, but they never had the sort of success that I thought they should have. They had 3 EPs and 5 full length albums, of which "Gentlemen" was by far their best.
When I was in my early to mid twenties, and hanging out in bars, and thinking that I was a really terrible son of a bitch for breaking up with that really terrific girl, and wallowing in self-loathing, these guys provided the perfect sound track.
Some times the music we like has more to do with memories than quality.
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