Gentlemen

Love this. Been a fan of this album since it came out.

As shallow as the cover. Forgettable 90s songs with “edgy” themes that end up sounding washed out and juvenile

++: When We Two Parted, Fountain and Fairfax, Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer +: If I Were Going, Gentlemen +-: Be Sweet, Debonair, Now You Know -: What Jail Is Like, My Curse, I Keep Coming Back 4,6/10

I don’t know why this album was made let alone on this list. Lyrics are atrocious and the music isn’t anything special.

It was ok, but the singer's voice bothers me.

Another reviewer here said that this band is sort of the link between grunge and MTV rock bands like Bush. Musically, the band is pretty tight. The sound is right down the middle of the road. Good enough for 90s frat boys. Would be much better as an instrumental.

Greg Dulli has a really excellent grasp of classic R&B with an emphasis on the R. A really great album of R&B that reminds at times of the stones. Songs are strong and punchy, but the production is a little muddy which lends to the down and dirty vibe. I can't think of another band in the indie/alternative scene that sounds quite like this except maybe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. 4 stars

I've heard of The Afghan Whigs before, but I don't think I've ever heard any of their music before, and I certainly couldn't tell you what they sound like. I tend to enjoy rock music from this era though, so I have moderately high expectations for this album. Let's jump into it! This album snagged my attention from the first song, and never let go of it over the course of its eleven songs. I really loved the guitar playing on every song, and the band's sound was really unique. This album sounded like nothing else I've ever listened to from this era. I'm usually big on hooks and melodies in the music that I listen to, but I enjoyed this album despite its lack of reliance on those elements to construct its sound. The guitar playing and other instruments did a great job of crafting a dark mood that matched the lyrical tone. Speaking of other instruments, I really enjoyed the piano and mellotron arrangements utilized on this album as well; they really added a lot of depth to the sound. The cello playing on "Fountain and Fairfax" was amazing as well, and I'd have to rank this song as my favorite on the whole album. As much as I enjoyed "Fountain and Fairfax" though, the whole album was really strong from start to finish, and there wasn't a single song I didn't enjoy. I thought the songwriting was really strong on this album too. These lyrics were certainly full of heartbreak, rage, and dead-end despair, but I thought they captured those feelings in a meaningful way. This album really caught me surprise today, and I can see why it has a reputation as one of the best rock albums of the nineties.

ok rock

very dark 90s

Generic early 90’s alt-rock. Nothing at all novel or exciting about this one. It’s not musically bad, but the vocals certainly don’t do anything for me. It’s like if U2 and the Smashing Pumpkins had a baby. Not an album I enjoyed nor will I listen to it again.

This sounds like an improv act doing a skit of a really cringy emo-ish band every actor is just prompting the others to escalate their cringe comedy. I did kinda like the closing track but it was too little too late. 4/10

I liked it

Quite enjoyed this, never heard of them before... decent indie grunge

Ein gutes Album. Gradlinig, solide und weniger grunge als befürchtet.

Another album I enjoyed but not sure I would ever revisit. Drone, noise, angst; high school me may have stanned for it.

Too sad for me

I did not enjoy it all that much. It felt kind of boring. I see the appeal for listening to in a playlist, but not so much on its own. I liked Fountain and Fairfax more than the rest of the album. The album definitely comes off as angsty and post-heartbreak. The instrumentals themselves are pretty good.

A lovely godfather to grunge effort.

[7/10]

It was different and I respect that, but it's not my scene

Not my style.

If you told me this was early to mid 90s I’d believe you. Oh, wait. I misread as 1983 and was going to say this sounds ahead of its time. Alright I guess.

Between a one and a two. I can’t get past the vocals 🥴

Decent background music and a guy with a slightly annoying voice. Very 90s and reminded me a few other bands that I cannot name of the top of head. 5/10

Lyrics and vocalist are awful, including the female. Doesn’t match the music at all. Shame because I like it otherwise, but I think there are other bands out there that are better overall. I have to give 3 because I like the drums and the backing, but ideally it would be 2.5.

Big perla sarà che era una giornata tostang Forse a tratti non mi è piaciuto il cantante ma nel complesso bella scoperta

I want to give this album a 5 but the first half is better than the second. If it kept the energy it had for the first half it would be a 5. Otherwise a great album

A lot of alt rock is hit or miss for me. This one was a miss. Some songs were enjoyable. But overall the album was dull

Decent grunge rock vibes.

It always excites me to find some 90s alt-rock that I wasn't already familiar with. It also always bums me out when it ends up being pretty uninteresting to listen to.

Seemed like a pretty average 90s alt rock band. Not my fav at all from the genre

Bastante aburrido en general, pese a tener cositas en algunas canciones no me ha hecho especial gracia. Canción destacada: Gentlemen

Not mind-blowing, but a consistently good shoegaze-style album that was a very nice experience to listen to!

It wasn’t anything special - 90s rock.

wow this was a lot sadder than i was expecting it to be

Nice album but nothing crazy tbh

exceptional in every way, the most obviously underrated band of the 90s

Not my favorite but I was completely unaware of The Afghan Whigs and that’s a problem that’s now resolved. Tight band. I like the active percussion parts. Singer is not my favorite throughout but there are great moments

This is a band I’ve always been interested in as they’ve been a big influence on some of my favorites (The National for example), but this is the first Afghan Whigs album I recall listening to. Really great sound and the kind of album that rewards multiple listens. Good, raw lyrics like in Be Sweet. This makes me want to deep dive into their catalog.

This was like a 2.5, mayyyyybe 3?Pretty good instrumentation at points, lyrics and vocals not quite landing for me. I would've put some other 2nd wave emo into this slot. Leaning on the low end on first pass, it's not something I see going back to much if ever.

So so

Wow. Melancholy and bitter, this is an amazing breakup album, I could’ve used this at points in my life haha.

Honestly, didn't finish it. I don't know what mood I'll have to be in to finish it, but i honestly don't really care to anyway.

awful. I heard better bands in college at the local dive bar.

I had a decent time with this album. There's a lot of really good fundamentals in the instrumentals on here but there's an amateurish quality. It feels like the emotions spill into the sound and gives it a garage band raw kind of feeling. The songs weren't very memorable but I appreciate this American style over the UK detached style that is very present on this list. I think these guys were making music true to them and that's pretty cool even if the final product doesn't hold up to their influences.

Musically this is somewhere between the 90's and the mid-2000's, which is pretty impressive for an album written in 1993. It's different enough from grunge that it's unique but not so far removed that it misses that aggression, deliberate sloppiness, and volume that makes grunge so great. Lyrically this was written by a teenage boy, very fitting for the time and I imagine the demographic they were involved in. The less aggressive songs ("When We Two Parted") remind me so much of another band. This is going to sound insane but they sound like the less angry and male fronted version of Hole on these songs. The singer's vocal style is a lot like Courtney Love's - for better or worse. I didn't mind this, but it didn't really grab me in a particular way. I think it was ahead of it's time for sure, but not in the way that it's visionary, because what came after it in the future that was/is similar to it isn't so great that I consider it invaluable. Not a bad listen, not a great one.

90's grunge have been favorites our group but this one falls flat for me. I'd never heard of them or these songs before. Is it nostalgia alone that is propping up the others? The songs didn't stick with me and I found the vocal quality pretty bad. I think they may have been trying to emulate the sound of the time rather than being a part of it.

This one wasn't for me. Kinda glad I didn't listen to the lyrics, based on the reviews I would've rated it even lower had I.

What you get when you mix whiskey, red bull, & misogyny in an angry & maybe not-so-nice “bro”? This gets a 2 (“Did not need to hear this but I got all the way through”). There are a few good grooves, and some interesting lyrics. And the album clearly inspired a decade+ of imitators. But, most of the tracks sound similar — guitars layered over a sinister bass drone (which never achieves the dark vibe of, say, Deep Purple) with gravelly-voiced dude belting out his anger/pain/wounding. They do a good job doing what they do— i can understand why this is an influential album — but it’s overwrought, humorless, and repetitive.

Greg Dulli, blessed with one of the most punchable faces in rock, couldn't find a melody if its location was programmed into a fucking GPS. The vocal performances ping-pong back and forth between two modes: faux-sinister whispering and tuneless scream-shouting, in a failed attempt to emote their way past the total lack of lyrical substance. And it's made all the worse by the way this album radiates pretentiousness. I'm down with 90s indie and alt-rock, but this is some awful shit. Ruined a beautiful morning walk.

It’s OK.

Afghan Whigs are really good.

Meh... not really my jam.

I got a dick for a brain

First time hearing about these guys. It's an alright album.

A great grungy album that I had a real pleasure to listen to, but one day later, I already forgot everything. Well, next!

I'd have been into this if I heard it at the time, might come back to it

This is a tense sound, doesn't necessarily pay of all the time though.

Aggressively 90s in a derogatory way.

Kinda hard to make it when your lead singer can't sing; I imagine these guys SUCK live. 4/10.

Just so boring and lame and annoying. Terrible lyrics. Whiney.... I'm not a fan

Didn't know this at all before. I generally quite liked it. Had some nice guitar parts. Was a bit samey throughout but not bad.

The music is ok but the vocals are so annoying

Honestly, it had some good parts but they were unfortunately overcast by dogshit parts like the unvaried music and ass vocals. Overall okay though.

1/5. Maybe just not for me, but wasn't feeling the hype this album was getting according to critics. It's in a similar vein of smashing pumpkins which are also a little more difficult to get into for me. There just seems to many songs with similar guitar riffs and walls of sound. I also found it kind it hard to hear the R&B in it, just felt like badly sung ballads. I want to say I'll come back to this but I don't think I will. Oh well, can't all be bangers. Best Song: Gentlemen, If I Were Going, My Curse

oh brother this guy STINKS. Background music deserved to go to someone else. Get a new not evil lyricist and this is good. Realistically a 2.5. 1. my curse 2. gentlemen 3. when we two parted

Started off feeling like I was enjoying this album but around the 3rd/4th song it really started to grate on me for some reason.

I didn't even make it through the whole album, this was pretty bad. Lead vocals were terrible.

I somehow forgot to give this one a rating, but for me it’s a 3. Disturbing album cover, though.

Not the biggest fan. but still enojoyed a bit.

No va Aburrido

I love the grunge era but never listened to this band before now. Groovy and emotionally raw to the point of being a little uncomfortable. Will listen again and again.

Got into the Whigs about 5 years ago. was aware of them via John peel but that was in their grunge days. fell off my radar. This album is the start of their great period. Some achingly heartfelt tracks on this and some absolute bangers. five fucking stars.

I have a weird blind spot when it comes to The Afghan Whigs. They weren’t really on my radar in the ‘90s and I discovered them later through Greg Dulli’s work with Mark Lanegan. I own Congregation and several Twilight Singers albums but rarely listen to them. I’ve seen Dulli and Lanegan live as The Gutter Twins and love the album. And I really like this. I’ve probably heard it before. I should probably listen more frequently.

Rock. Ok first time ever listening, will be last

4.2 4x Bill Harris introduced me to this album in mid 20s. good stuff

The cover is really gross. The music is not good to meh. I could tell the album was over when a much better Pixies song came on. 1.

This was fine. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5

middle ground between grunge and corny 90s bands

Not entirely to my taste

24/12/24 I have never heard of this band and I like what they offer.

God what a slog. Instrumentally good but fuck that boring ass vocalist

Hard to listen to

never listened to them tbh. seems like a loud, frazzled forerunner of Grunge mixed in with a dose of Iggy and The Stooges, a pinch of Mc5 and a dollop of early Aerosmith. if you like that kind of thing...

Hell yeah

This was ok though Brother Woodward was really good!

Much enjoy. Subtle grungyness, but with some panache and some super enjoyable softer elements, that draw the listener in to the emotions. Wish I would've met this album much earlier than I have.

Nice

kind of mid

That was so hard to get through, I’m only giving it an extra star for the instrumental track and one with the female vocals

1.5

There’s some really good stuff on here and then there’s some really not good stuff, very mixed bag

I liked the instrumentation a lot more than I usually do with grunge. The vocals do turn me off of it but I didn't notice them that much the first half of the record. I still like the first few songs but didn't like any of the rest enough to return to. Rating: 3.4

the guy's voice is a lot. second half-ish of the album was more interesting. thought the album cover was a laugh at first (see: nan and brian in bed), but it provides context for one of the album's themes: just kids dealing with some grown-ass business.

Thought this was decent.

6/10 Highlights: Brother Woodrow Debonair My Curse

this is like... horny teen boy angst in a bottle?

I was about 5 years too young for this at the time, which is a shame. 90s US alt-rock, from a point in time where the UK was just about to fall out of love with American artists for a while.

After the first track, this was a perfect album. Somehow getting better and better with each song. So much emotion packed into every single note. What a fucking gem

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

I became a fan this year (2024) when I saw them play as a dual headliner with The Church. This album exemplifies why I liked them live.

Quite good.

1. going - 0 2. gentleman - 0 3. zuueet - 1 4. debonair - 0 5. parted - 0 6. fountain - 1 7. jail - 0 8. curze - 1 9. knouu - 1.5 10. coming - 1 11. brother - 2

I'll give it a 2.5- it is grunge but in the way Jeff Buckley's Grace is grunge. Will listen again

This is a long time staple in my listening. As a result it is hard to be fair when ranking. Having said that my best shot at fair would be a four out of five.

Pretty good, had a sufficiently unique sound to hold my attention.

Mostly good. A few eh songs. 3.5

Started off great, second half was meh. 3.5

Great 90s alt grunge rock

I thought this band would have had something to do with smashing pumpkins but apparently there is no connection. I've even thought for the longest time that debonair was a pumpkins song

ive heard time and time again that the album list has a strong british bias so when i saw that this unknown, british-sounding band was actually american i kinda got goosebumps other than that its cool

Life is too short to listen to this album. This sucks hard.

Fart music for loud bois

I didn’t really like this on the first listen. I gave it a couple of days and now I like it more. Particularly the bass is really cool on a lot of the songs.

Hope I never have to listen to this album again.

4/5

As a concept the album works. The lyrics are ugly in places, but then so are breakup in toxic relationships.

Quando a junção de camadas sonoras carregadas de guitarras demonstram que a busca por conexão se transforma em um jogo de manipulação e desilusão, desafiando as convenções e revelando a essência crua da condição humana.

I remembered and still like the title song: Gentlemen. Pretty good beat/energy there. I also kind of like Debonair (which interestingly has even more plays). But the rest of the album is kind of "meh".

Just felt like second teir Grunge, and left me wondering wondering "why is this on the list?" despite my affection for the genre.

Finds that line between disaffected, grungey angst, and annoying, entitled whininess, and falls into whiny just about every time. As a bonus, 'Be Sweet' is particularly juvenile, and 'When We Two Parted' makes me glad 'Drain You' by Nirvana and 'Hey' by the Pixies exist. Much better takes on toxic relationships.

OK

some good stuff in the instrumental part but by god that voice and those lyrics........ he's like trent reznor if he was an incel who can't really sing

I get tired of it quite fast. It might be the lyrics that are almost obnoxious - same with the vocals

It was alright think it was a bit of an album of two halves, reminded us of something we couldn't put our finger on. Maybe Nirvana.

alternative to a fault. I know it seems a bit of an oxymoron to call something like alternative rock as generic, but thats the best I got. not for me, but probably for someone.

That was definitely some alt rock!

A 90s blindspot for me - might have resonated more with an angstier listener back then - but, alas, lyrics like "Be Sweet" are a bit too 90s to take. I guess it's supposed to be self-abasing and not based on personal experience, but the "I behave like a d#%k, but I'm like so complicated and deep," schtick really hasn't aged well. It's not all that bad, but: "Oh baby, I realise I treated you wrong But I'm so sorry, let me come back were I belong You see I'm your fool, I lost my cool." Just isn't the the type of lyrical genius I'm in the market for. The music is fine, very much of its time, but the vocalist's extremely limited range and lack of melody gets to be quite grating after a few songs.

This is one of those albums I wish I’d known about back in the early and mid-‘90s. It’s a mix of alternative and rock with a raw, gritty sound that adds texture and emphasizes the underground indie rock feel. I love the rhythm guitar, which has such a strong drive that grounds the songs and sets their tone and direction. The production is also raw and gritty but still meticulous, giving each instrument its own space to stand out and shine.

shite

not terrible, but no really my cup of tea

Pound shop smashing pumpkins

Matched my mood and vibe today. I loved it!

Gentlemen Debonair My Curse

I honestly don't know if I've ever heard a more annoying and whiny album. The music is utterly predictable, throwing every well-worn post-punk trick at the wall. The guitars, bass, and drums do exactly what you expect (slow-builds, 2-note riffs, etc.) and never surprise or create interesting melodies. On top of this, the vocals are horrendous. The vocalist spends the whole album accidentally drifting out of key, which would seem to be almost impossible given that the vocal melodies are also incredibly unimaginative. Every note is the most predictable (and whiny) note available to choose – and he still struggles to belt it out correctly. Definitely an album to skip.

I was expecting/hoping to dig this a bit more on relisten, but I’m still not fully into this one. I dig the overall sound and ~vibe~ (I hate using that word), but the melodies/songs themselves leave a bit to be desired. I definitely don’t think this is on the same level as a lot of their 1993 “alternative rock” contemporaries, but I’ll remain optimistic that it will grow on me yet. 3.5/5

There were definitely some things to like about this album, the final instrumental track in particular. I feel as though if I spent more time with it I might actually like it more. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much to make me want to hit “play” again just yet.

Breakup themed. This was surprisingly interesting music.

It was okay.

Really on the fence about 3 vs 4 stars. Songwriting and musicianship are definitely 4, but the singing is a bit grating at times. A band worth further exploration into their catalog, though.

One of my favorite albums of the 90’s

Leaving the music to one side for a moment because it’s not worth talking about at all, The Afghan Whigs is a very interesting name for a band. The Whigs were a political party from the 1600’s who were the forerunners to the UK Conservative (Tory) party. If I were to think of a more polar opposite to pair Whig with I doubt I would come up with Afghan. If this was the intention of the band then I applaud them come coming up with such a dichotomous name. The last time I checked Afghanistan was ruled by the Taliban and were even a thing in the 1990’s when this album was released. The Whigs and Taliban are very strange bedfellows which brings me to my second point. Are those images on the album cover young children in bed? In this day and age I’m a little surprised the album cover still appears in its original form. Might be me but this was the first thing I thought of when I saw the cover. I gather the cover is based on a photo entitled Nan and Brian in bed which does have sexual connotation’s. That in itself is enough for me to boycott this album and I have no interest whatsoever in the music. 1/5 31/10/24

Angry man rejected by lady.

i guess this must have been cool at the time and i do like some of the sounds here but like who couldn't make this album? snooze fest lyrically

I enjoyed this one. I've never heard any of their stuff and really the only time I've heard the name was recently bc Patrick Keeler is currently playing with Jack White. There were a couple tracks here I would probably skip the second time around but certainly saved a couple. When We Two Parted stuck out to me (pattern developing of me favoring any slow emo song) good soup

I think I need to listen a few more times, but I am not writing it off...generally enjoyed it, especially the amount of instrumental-ish sections where the vocals aren't in your face.

I can imagine there’s a girl who’s 18 in 1993 and she’s checking out a show at a basement bar off-campus that serves up both vegan sandwiches and punk rock and this band is playing. She hits it off with a guy wearing a wallet chain and a hoodie under a jean jacket covered in Black Flag patches and they date for like 5 minutes. He’s 24 and lives way off campus and thinks Eddie Vedder can suck it. His room is painted jet black and he smokes unfiltered Marlboro reds in bed and drinks coffee all day and all night when he’s not drinking PBR tall boys. He’s aloof, slightly alcoholic and doesn’t return calls and he’s all she can think about. He ghosts her. She goes to the record store and gets this CD so she can wallow in her heartbreak. She listens to “I keep coming back” on repeat until the CD starts to skip. She walks around in a state of depression with “Brother Woodrow” playing through her walkman headphones. This album will get her through that painful first breakup. Sadly this wasn’t my first breakup album, but it should’ve been. If only I’d been born earlier I could see where this would’ve seeped into my psyche. I can also see how it can feel anachronistic to listen to it in 2024 when the angst-ridden patina of the 90’s seemed to wear off long ago. I still happen to love the jangly guitars, off-key vocals and weird indie cult mythology of this era so I'll likely listen again when I want to reminisce about my old love -- the 90s.

Really enjoyed this initially, but another listen may change which direction it goes in. 3.5/5

Totaal niet boeiend of relevant. Het is niet slecht of onluisterbaar, maar ook totaal niet interessant. Next.

First of all, I really dislike the album art. That's got nothing to do with the music, but I'm just throwing that criticism out there, because it looks like... well, you know what it looks like. Don't play dumb. As far as the music goes, I guess it's good? It sounds just like a million other acts, so I guess that's acceptable? I'm glad a lot of people like this, though; just keep it away from me. Especially that cringe-ass off-key ballad singing they do.

- Considering how often I have listened to this over the last week, I should probably give it top marks. - Never heard of the Afghan Wings (besides maybe an occasional mention). Very entranced with the overall sound; not quite as hard-hitting as some other bands of the period, but still highly engaging. - Adore "Be Sweet." Also find "My Curse" to be solid, though I do not know ow the singer. - The biggest hang-up I have is the lead vocals. Usually pretty strong, but not strong enough to truly set this band apart.

This band have been at the periphery of my music listening life for over 30 years. I just never got around to listening to them but I figured they must be indie/alternative legends because their name was always there, persistently gnawing away at my consciousness to actually give them a listen. Bad lyrics, bad vocals, ok music. Probably the worst album I've listened to on here and there's been some BAD ones.

mi sembra di averne già sentiti altri mille così, sarò io che parto prevenuta? chissà. niente di offensivo nè particolarmente rivoluzionario.

Another band that I wish I'd got into sooner. Quite grungey, but subtler and more varied.

Solid rock album. I hadn't really listened to them before but I'll throw this on sometimes.

Pretty good sound.

Straight up did not enjoy. What is this whiny bullshit?

Really catchy riffs, and from the delightful vein of self-hatred that was so cool in the 90’s but now just sort of gets you therapist recommendations.

The Afghan Whigs are cool and have been cool for a long time. They've got such a unique sound and style to them. They are definite genre-benders. I dug this album. I had only heard their later stuff prior to this but then spent most of the day listening to their 90's catalog.

Not a huge fan of the vocals, but I really liked the rest of the band’s sound.

Meh.

Never heard of this band before, my life is now worse because of it. Terrible noise. Someone wrote "this is music for guys that yell at their girlfriends in public" and I could not have put it better. I liked the first 4 seconds of the first track and then the guy started "singing". Only downhill from there.

Almost gave this a 2 due to some decent music here and there. But this really deserved the 1

Serious loser energy.

Ugh. Hated everything about this but also was bored, which is quite a trick. I am kind of curious how the ratings break down by gender.

boh

Influenced a lot of music that I like

Pretty good. Never heard before. Might give it another spin.

Nä, det här var ju inte så kul.

meh

Grata sorpresa, no es el mejor disco del estilo pero está molongui

Some cool songs. Standout songs: Debonair Fountain and Fairfax My Curse

Bring me some better music.

3.5

Sounded like a shit pub band. Poorly recorded alt rock wank. Sorry but that was fucking shit. 1001 albums to make you hate Robert Dimery

Decent but not spectacular. The lyrics are dumb and hurt the overall product. I'm a sucker for 90s grunge like sound so this appealed to me musically. Probably made me nostalgic for the days when I was young and immature. Those were the days.

Любовь - штука злая , и если с ней все плохо - и музыка такая же злая получается

Pretty boring and formulaic. Maybe it didn't connect with me because I haven't gone through a breakup in a very long time, but I just found myself waiting for each song to be over. I think it's particularly damning when the songs I enjoyed the most were the songs that did not feature the lead singer, because his grating and whiny voice really drags down what is otherwise a generic alternative album. Top tracks: My Curse

Svårröstat. Gillar det egentligen men det känns lite som att dom vill vara så jävla svåra det bara går. Men det är gött sound osv. Lite post punk på något sätt

Passable album that started strong, but I feel never quite reached its maximum potential

what a build up, just 30 minutes of pure fury to then uncover what’s behind. On my first listen I thought it was immaturity but once you listen to it once more you realise it’s just deciet.

4.3 - I'm not sure how sold I am on the voice, but I think it was really authentic. Musically I loved the tone of this, right up my street. I think will revisit.

This was quite stressful in a good way. Fave Track: Gentlemen 3.5/5

pior que a guitarrada do álbum é boa, mas no geral achei bem genérico. as letras são mto boas se tiverem sido escritas por um jovem de 18 anos que acabou de lidar com um término bem bosta e tem tendências incel fortíssimas (homem de 18 anos médio)

tem umas guitarrada bacana, mas pô, falta algo. mas é bom? não achei não. achei bem meia boca na verdade

Listened to these years ago and sort of forgot about them.

Did nothing for me. Flat start to finish

Ei kovin kummousta kovin Afhaania soittelua tässä albumissa enemmännin dumb western idiot westenr type kinda beat..

Good. Very nice

Meh. There are better examples of languishing alt rock from the era.

This is a cross between Smashing Pumpkins and any band that played at The Bronze in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It's OK, but it hangs around far too long.

Not for me

There are 20 90s alternative bands I'd rather listen too than this

Enjoyed it

This one is really up my alley, a solid 4. Reminded me of a lot of other artists i like

Sounds like Smashing Pumpkins but meh

Not that bad, but I wouldn’t say I really liked it.

was not feeling charitable today

It's not bad, but probably won't seek it out again.

This was a pleasant discovery of good old-fashioned rock in the exact tense I enjoy listening to. Maybe it's a bit generic, but who cares? I'll forget it next mont, so I don't care at all, it was a nice session.

90s era rock is such a nostalgic sound for me. I've listened to Afghan Whigs casually but I don't think I've ever sat down and played an album straight through. I really dug it. The soulful elements really add a unique dimension.

Enjoyed. Had energy and artistic interest.

Really liked the songs “When we two parted” and “What jail is like”. The rest was fine

Much better than I expected. Good screams and growls over odd music. Not bad.

I don't think this is a bad album. But what is great about it? Maybe because I'm not a musician. It was fine. I'll never think of it again.

To'd and Fro'd on this one a lot, it's either a high 3 or low 4. Debonair still sounds great all these years later, dark and funky, with a great growl along chorus. I Keep Coming Back is gorgeous and chilled, a song I never knew until Zaph Mann used it for his extra bit on his radio show/pod. Stuff I discovered I liked on this listen, When we two Parted is another in a similar chilled vibe, and Fountain and Fairfax probably the best of the rest of the rockers. What holds me back from loving it is it's a little samey in places and his wailing style does get a little testing over the course of the record. Decent, though.

A lot better than I expected. Really dug the vibe and style.

90's noise

Was a 3

Great AW album, just like Congregation and 1965, but Gentlemen might be their best. Mainly listened to their music in the 90s, but it might be time to check out their more recent albums. my vote in 1993: 10/10 and in 2024: 10/10.

Intense alternative guitar rock. Very impressive.

Intense music with dark themes, great songwriting and instantly recognizable vocals.

Tegelijkertijd zeiknummers en geschreeuw, is niet echt wat.

Really good sound even if there isn't a standout song

Atmospheric and soulful.

Good Lord what's singing this? A drunken vampire?

Good but prefer Congregation. Brings back memories. One of my favorite bands at the time.

Not for me

Beautifully heartbreaking

Hård rock, ikke ligefrem muntert, lidt glembart

Reaaaaally not special. I think they're shoving in these post-2000 American bands that are not original in any way shape or form to bolster up the numbers. It's sad if you consider this one of the greatest albums ever made.

Bad, whiny but out of tune whining. Apparently bit incel-like but tbh I wasn't listening to the lyrics and if I was I probably couldn't have made them out anyway

I'd heard of this band before, but never listened to them until now. Musically I really like this, and the lyrics do very well at representing the point of view of a very unsavoury character. But the vocal delivery is pretty grating. I appreciate what they were trying to do, and get the significance of the album. But don't think I'll be listening to this one again.

Ok I guess. 🤔

Great rock album. Feels adjacent to Alice In Chains. Themes of abuse, manipulation, and the fallout of a romantic relationship. The vibe is spot on. Love whatever they’re doing with the instrumentals. The singer’s cadence didn’t feel quite right to me, but it did make for some unnerving moments. Album twisted the expected, kept me on my toes. Some transitions and leitmotif. Standouts: Gentlemen, Be Sweet, Debonair, When We Two Parted, Fountain and Fairfax, My Curse, and Brother Woodrow.

Allt í lagi, en grípur ekkert sérstaklega.

This was pretty cool. Another pleasant surprise I'd never heard of. I really like their style of angular, post punk instrumentation and playing. It's pretty similar to how I play guitar. I wasnt wild about the vocals most of the time, but the guitar/overall feeling won out. It's more of a 3.7, but I rounded up. Album cover: B+/A-. Super 90s

I didn't love the opening song, but it's growing on me. This album was pretty mid, I didn't love it. I don't have a ton to say, I don't think I'd listen to it again? I don't like the vocals, but I did like a fair bit of the instrumentals. 4/10

I was surprised I hadn't heard of this band or album since it should have been in my wheelhouse. Then again, discoverability wasn't stellar before the internet. I can hear a lot of other bands' inspirations in this, both forward and backward in time, giving this album a bit of a timeless and nostalgic feel for me, though I'm not sure what it does for others.

Nogle enkelte kreative numre på, men ikke nok til at få den over “meh” for mig. Sangeren fungerede ok på numrene med meget energi, men så snart tempoet faldt lød det decideret falsk :/ det instrumentale nummer til sidst var fedt nok

Fed! Ja stemmen var lidt rough, men et interessant take på 90er-grunge.

Første observation: Top 10 irriterende stemmer.. Musikken er god! Teksterne er fandme dumme. Jeg brækkede mig næsten over hans stemme i "balladen" - I Keep Coming Back.. 😫

What's with this cover? It clearly is a meant to look like an after-sex movie shot but with children. Sorry, no can do. Won't listen. Nope.

Wildly inconsistent musically and woeful lyrically.

kinda dark-ish punk rock with a mild pop sound. if there's one thing that sticks out compared to all the others i've heard it's the guitar riffs, probably the nicest sounding i've ever heard in my life. i don't care as much for the slower tracks as usual... while not every song hits for me, it's a well-crafted, almost classy punk pop album. if you like maroon 5 and/or grateful dead, it's a good pick for you. once again, wish i had more to say...

No no no no no

Having somehow never heard of the album or the band, I really enjoyed this but didn’t have a chance to listen all the way through due to attending the Glasgow 2024 WorldCon. From what I’ve heard it’s a 3.5 which could become a 4 on relistening so I’ve rounded up this time.

I did not like this. There were a couple of good moments, but otherwise its a pass

This is awful. Like some shitty, watered down Nine Inch Nails. Whatever influences came from soul are completely lost.

For as cool of a genre as grunge was, there was bound to be some duds. That is the case with any era of popular music. There are some that do it right and become synonymous with that time, and others who fail to capture the same buzz. I wouldn’t say that this group really falls into that last category. They definitely made some name for themself. But they are no Nirvana or Pearl Jam. Supposedly this particular record follows a toxic relationship, and its eventual end. I don’t know how anyone could ever regard this as “one of the best breakup albums ever”. Although that’s not a category of music I delve into that much, I know damn well this isn’t up there. But with that slightly more mature theming, comes music with a bit more of an edge to it. This is easily one of the more dark and gritty grunge records I’ve heard. Sometimes the guitars make them sound more like a post-hardcore band. The production style too. Except the production on this kind of sucks. I’ve heard other albums that sound similarly, but they have more going on that sort of help me move past it. As much as I like the unique approach they take, this just isn’t all that good. I’ll just put it bluntly. The lead vocalist can’t sing. Even when he sort of sounds like he’s trying to make it listenable, it’s not great. At its worst, it’s downright embarrassing. And I can’t really engage myself with the story they are attempting to tell, because of the lyrics. Not only are they not that good to begin with, but they are also incredibly juvenile and sexually charged. And in the worst way possible. Maybe I would have found this more enjoyable when I was 11-years old, but not now. When this album is at its best, I don’t think it’s doing anything more interesting than the loads of other alt-rock albums from the 90s that sound similar. Rating: 5/10

This was a bit more my speed, enjoyable grungey indie.

I truly believe that the singer ruined any chance of this album being good. I couldn’t focus on anything other than his awful vocals and it was disappointing because I would have liked to determine how much I liked the rest of it but it was too hard.

Rock vocalists suck. Didn't take me long to remember why I hated these guys at the time; to say I'm not a big fan of this singer - Greg Dulli - is an understatement. The music was worthy of better. Even instrumental would have been better (which the final song is, thankfully) since we wouldn't have to listen to these lyrics either, which were written by Greg Dulli. Annnd it got progressively worse as it went on - by the time I got to track 5 "When We Two Parted" I was ready to rage listening to these vocals - by Greg Dulli - which sounded like he was being disemboweled. For a minute I felt bad thinking of giving this a 1 considering some of the music is really not bad but all I can unfortunately focus on while listening to this is Greg Dulli. The vocalist's name is Greg Dulli, to spare you from looking that up. Pass. Due to Greg Dulli of course. 3/10 1 star.

Nah.

7/10. It isn't anything particularly remarkable, nor does it really belong on a list of 1001 must-listen albums, but I like its style. :)

Meh. Didn't vibe with this.

Meh generic rock of it's time, nothing special

Not bad, fairly classic early '90s sound. More Sonic Youth than Soundgarden. 3/5

Terrible name but half decent. 3.5

Quite enjoyed this

I thought this was very good. Enjoyed the album and listening to other related music after it ended, will definitely listen to more.

Nothing really special on here. Gave me smashing pumpkin vibes

Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. If I ever go through a breakup again I’ll have to add this to the circulation.

I had never heard of the Afgan Whigs before. I liked the music. I will definitely listen to the album again, even if it won't be one of my favorites. 4/5

Wasn’t really feeling this one.

I just got back to back albums with grating vocals, but good instrumentals (Meat Puppets was the other one). The lyrics are questionable... I wasn't paying close attention until someone mentioned it in the reviews and now I can't stop cringing. The album is supposed to be about a toxic relationship but still comes off very problematic.

The music is decent but ooof, those lyrics 😅

Some interesting moments.

50/50 Вокал вроде не плохой, манера исполнения нравится, но песни не заходят

Have vaguely known this band but never listened. Think I would have liked them more in the 90's, it now sounds dated. Still interesting though, good guitar and angsty delivery.

Ok album, I’ve had a long like not love thing with Afghan Whigs. Like a lot of the melodies of the songs, the singing sometimes detracts. 3/5!

It was good! I agree with the reviews that the music is great but i am not a fan of the lead singer's voice at all. The one song with a female singer is the best lol

Uninspired. Not at all interesting. 2 stars.

Good drums and guitar riffs.

This just didn't do it for me.

Very good album. Couldn't stop listening and got better the second time through. Will add this one to the rotation!

poison

Not too bad but the lyrics are a bit Edgelord.

Certainly something intersting going on here and worth further exploration. Passionate, vulnerable, honest. Faves: What Jail Is Like, Brother Woodrom

Hmmmm, these guys feel like two familiar bands mushed together, but I can't for the life of me pin down which two bands - it's on the tip of my brain. A bit of Trail of Dead, maybe? I feel like there's a slowcore influence in the mix. 🤔 I gotta say, some of the lyrics are just feckin awful - this definitely won't be getting a 5 no matter how much I dig the music. "Be Sweet", for example - great music, but _horrible_ lyrics. Annoying! This coulda been one of my top discoveries from the list with a different songwriter at the helm... Fave tracks - "Debonair", "Brother Woodrow / Closing Prayer"

This album contains cool 90s rock music themed around a breakup. I found the songs to be rather enjoyable.

Not very good. Didn’t like the music, vocals or arrangement.

Hey everybody! 😎😎😎It's the feel-bad album of the summer!🌞🌞🌞🤩🤩🤩 It's an artistic statement like Type-O Negative doing Summer Breeze. It surprises me whenever ideas like this get the careful, even superb execution that they do. Maybe they just sat down and said: "Let's write an album that will be critically acclaimed™," and that was the only parameter. It's really pretty bad. The concept is derivative if not ill-conceived. The playing is fine, but I feel like they're pushing my face into something I simply don't want (and never asked ) to look at. The singing, while true to whatever disturbed and unlikable character this is supposed to be, is obnoxious with no real redeeming quality. I'm not sure where this type of music comes from, just exploring the darkest places. It's just that there's no hope, it never let's up. It's not even like metal, where you get actual visceral anger. It's just the soundtrack of people being assholes to themselves and each other. Pretty lame. The effort that went into making this surprises me, because what do you think about yourself or your audience when you do something like this? I guess it's just going hard on your complaints, really really hard. Narcissistic. It's (again, this turns up a lot in the Critically Acclaimed® albums) like bad high-school poetry.

Very suspect lyrics but still bangs

I didn’t know what to put. I was torn whether I loved it or hated it. 3 stars!

Really wanted to like this.

Good angst 90s rock album I don’t rly hear the soul thing people say about this at all 7/10

Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it

Never heard of them before, so that makes the review more interesting. Opening music and vocals - very interesting Gentlemen - great drums, technique, guitars and vocals. Loved it 😎 Fountain and the Fairfax - another great track 😉 ... excellent album from a talented band. It sounds brilliantly "unique". Worth 4 stars

embarrassing

Musically, right up my alley. Lyrically, not as much. Overall: not bad, not great.

Average

Severa very good, subtle and slow-burning cuts, but not a ton of the hookiness or anthemic-ness that would have made them obvious candidates for mass appaeal in the days of grunge and very early ALT rock. Best cuts are "Be Sweet," "What Jail is Like," "When We Two Parted," and the closer, which achieves a kind of gritty transcendence – one's always been a sucker the brooding, instrumental aspect of hard rock. Safe to say they deserve more and are well worth knowing beyond just this one record.

2-3 stars.

Musically, I love this. Classic '90s alt with a tinge of grunge is always a win. Lyrically, it's questionable. Obviously this isn't the first (or last) album to have unfortunate lyrics, and I get the bitter heartache, toxic relationship approach they're going for. But listening to some of these lyrics in 2024 makes me feel like this dude is not one I'd want to associate with. Anyway, standouts are Gentlemen, Be Sweet, and I Keep Coming Back - just need to ignore the lyrics for some of these.

Een nieuwe dag, een nieuw standaard rock album. Dit word echt een beetje genant. De afgelopen week zou als je het mij vraagt allemaal in 1 album passen. Het is allemaal nietszeggende rock. Ik denk dat The Afghan Whigs best wel eens heel erg pech kunnen hebben, want na 4 albums die vrijwel hetzelfde klinken ben ik er ook wel goed klaar mee. We snappen het: Rock is een belangrijk genre. Houden we dan nu alsjeblieft op met elke scheet van een rock band in deze lijst te zetten? Alsjeblieft? FAVO:

i like "Gentleman" too but jesus christ, enough with the singers who don't really try to be on key

Never heard of these guys before, is this EMO? I LIKE this moody sound a LOT, nothing I don't like about this so far. 3 stars. ANOTHER RAD BAND FROM OHIO, make that 4 STARS

sick tunes 4.2/5

The same song 11 times

Absolutely unhinged lyrics. I cut it off after Be Sweet.

Ey

One of my favorite albums ever.

Some bangers for the zen playlist oh yeah oh yeah

Yuck

I didn't really f with this

5/5 the emotional delivery won me over. i can hear dulli going through life events as he sings. the fact that the best song My Curse isnt sung by him speaks to the quality of the songs themselves and the band performance. i can almost hear the producer yelling notes to the band as they play only to be ignored.

Il y avait des passages musicaux vraiment intéressant à certains moments. Du rock typique 90s mais vraiment bien exécuté. Par contre à d'autres moments, ça devenait vraiment ininspiré et cliché. Mais le plus gros problème de cet album est la partie chant. Autant la voix que le contenu des paroles. Je ne pense pas que le chanteur a une voix si terrible que ça, c'est plus comment il l'utilise que ça fait tellement énnervant à tout le temps chialer. Aussi comme plusieurs ont mentionné, les paroles sont vraiment problématiques, le chanteur passe pour quelqu'un de toxique. 4/10

En verdad está bueno, los instrumentales están increíbles pero más allá de eso no me llevo más del álbum