AFGHAN WHIGS Gentlemen LP SUB POP ELEKTRA 1993 GER orig 7559-61501-1 GREG DULLI
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THE AFGHAN WHIGS
Acclaimed Cincinnati rockers, led by the hedonistic Greg Dulli, who laced grungy indie rock with soul and blues. Evolving from a garage punk band in the vein of the Replacements, Dinosaur Jr., and Mudhoney to a literate, moody, soul-inflected post-punk quartet, the Afghan Whigs were one of the most critically acclaimed alternative bands of the early '90s. Although the band never broke into the mainstream, it developed a dedicated cult following, primarily because of lead singer/songwriter Greg Dulli's tortured, angst-ridden tales of broken relationships and self-loathing. The Afghan Whigs were one of the few alternative bands around in the late '90s to acknowledge R&B, attempting to create a fusion of soul and post-punk.
"GENTLEMEN"
Produced by Greg Dulli
1990 LP SUB POP/ELEKTRA RECORDS 7559-61501-1
MADE IN GERMANY for EUROPEAN MARKET ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 7559-61501-1 8
Label Code: LC 0192
LABEL: SUB POP/ELEKTRA - CREAM LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: 7559-61501-1 Catalog on labels: 7559-61501-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): WMME Alsdorf 755 961501-1-A Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): WMME Alsdorf 755 961501-1-B
On labels: rim text reads "All rights..........prohibited" GEMA/BIEM (boxed) Produced by Greg Dulli All songs © 1993............©1970 Copyright Control
On Back Cover: Sub Pop logo (bottom left) Wea logo (W embossed, bottom right) ? 1993 Sub Pop P.O. Box......... Made in Germany....... LC 0192(circled)
tracklisting
Side A: IF I WERE GOING - GENTLEMEN - BE SWEET - DEBONAIR WHEN WE TWO PARTED - FOUNTAIN AND FAIRFAX
Side B: WHAT JAIL IS LIKE - MY CURSE - NOW YOU KNOW I KEEP COMING BACK - BROTHER WOODROW/CLOSING PRAYER
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Afghan Whigs' sound was growing larger by the release during the days on Sub Pop, so the fact that Gentlemen turned out the way it did wasn't all that surprising as a result ("cinematic" was certainly the word the band was aiming for, what with credits describing the recording process as being "shot on location" at Ardent Studios). While Gentlemen is no monolith, it is very much of a piece at the start. While "If I Were Going" opens things on a slightly moodier tip, it's the crunch of "Gentlemen," "Be Sweet," and "Debonair" that really stands out, each of which features a tightly wound R&B punch that rocks out as much as it grooves, if not more so. Greg Dulli's lyrics immediately set about the task of emotional self-evisceration at the same time, with lines like "Ladies, let me tell you about myself -- I got a dick for a brain" being among the calmer points. The album truly comes into its own with "When We Two Parted," though, as sad countryish guitars chime over a slow crawling rhythm and Dulli's quiet-then-anguished detailing of an exploding relationship. From there on in, things surge from strength to greater strength, sometimes due to the subtlest of touches -- the string arrangement on "Fountain and Fairfax" or the unexpected, resigned lead vocal from Scrawl's Marcy Mays on "My Curse," for instance. Other times, it's all the much more upfront, as "What Jail Is Like," with its heartbroken-and-fierce combination of piano, feedback, and drive building to an explosive chorus. Dulli's blend of utter abnegation and masculine swagger may be a crutch, but when everything connects, as it does more often than not on Gentlemen, both he and his band are unstoppable...(AllMusic)
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