Afghan Whigs
Black Love
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Afghan Whigs

Black Love
Sealed 2016 20th Anniversary 3LP Reissue, Housed In A Tri-Fold Jacket. Bottom Right Corner Has A Small Shrink Tear & Tiny Rub/Ding. "The Afghan Whigs Hit A High-Water Mark With 1993's Gentlemen, An Album That Upped Their Game Musically And Plumbed The Depth Of Greg Dulli's Self-Loathing With Its Tales Of A Ladies' Man Whose Attitude Toward Women (And Himself) Borders On The Malignant. It Was The Band's Finest And Most Most Ambitious Work, And The Band Was Faced With The Challenge Of Trying To Top It. The Afghan Whigs' Follow-Up, 1996's Black Love, Ultimately Missed The Mark, Though Not For A Lack Of Trying. The Performances Were Every Bit As Strong As Those On Gentlemen, As Rick Mccollum's Mix Of Hard Rock Riffing And Wailing Slide Guitar Grew Even Stronger And The Rhythm Section Laid Down A Beat That Hit Hard But Retained A Bit Of Their More Graceful R&B Influences. And Vintage Soul And Funk Were A Significantly Bigger Part Of The Band's Formula This Time Out, With The Keyboards On "Bulletproof," The Strings And Percussion On "Blame, Etc.," And The Hip-Hop-Influenced Percussion On "Going To Town" Serving As Key Signifiers. While The Band Was In Great Form On Black Love, Greg Dulli's Songwriting Wasn't As Impressive; Black Love Lacks The Thematic Unity And Power Of Gentlemen, The Melodies Just Aren't As Compelling, And While Songs Like "My Enemy," "Honky's Ladder," And "Night By Candlelight" Are Striking And Well Crafted, Their Strength Points To The Fact Many Of The Other Songs Don't Quite Click. And As A Lyricist, Here Dulli Was Reworking The Themes He'd Explored In Depth On Gentlemen And Congregation, And By This Time He'd Just About Run Out Of Juice. The Afghan Whigs Were Just Too Good A Band To Make An Album That Wasn't Worth Hearing, And The Musicians Blaze Hard On Black Love, But The Closer One Scrutinizes The Work, The More This Record Feels Like A Misstep After The Excellence Of Gentlemen And Congregation." AMG Review By Mark Deming.

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  • Artist: Afghan Whigs
  • Genre: Rock
  • Type: New Import
  • Label: Mute
  • Catalog ID: XLSTUMM143
  • Condition:
    Vinyl:
    Mint (M)
    Sleeve:
    Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Country ID: UK
  • SKU: 169426

Track List

Original Album
Demos
A1 Crime Scene Part One
A2 My Enemy
A3 Double Day
B1 Blame, Etc.
B2 Step Into The Light
B3 Going To Town
C1 Honky's Ladder
C2 Night By Candlelight
C3 Bulletproof
D1 Summer's Kiss
D2 Faded
E1 Go To Town (Acoustic Version/Mix)
E2 Leaving Town Mix 1.0
E3 Faded – Demo
E4 Regret
E5 Crime Scene Part II Mix 1.1 (With Scratch Vocals)
F1 Mick Taylor Jam
F2 Wynton Kelly Jam
F3 I Often Think Of You
F4 Staring Across The Water

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