Gentlemen

I enjoyed it.

Hmmm, interesting one. Between a 2 and a 3 but going to go with 2 because none of the songs really grabbed my attention.

When this album came up I thought to myself "This is a band I always saw the name of but I can't think of one song they do." I was excited to fill out a cultural gap, as they were right in the zone of what I listened to when they were popular. When I heard the album, I understood the Wikipedia comment that they were always "almost famous". I wanted to like them, but angsty vocals, muddy playing between the guitar and bass, generally lacked the hooks of a good pop song, they were close, but just not quite there. Sort of like what AI would produce if prompted to create a guitar oriented power pop band from the 90s. It just lacked a soul.

Good rock album.

3.25

Viva Afghan

"Got a dick for a brain" -6/10

Listened to this earlier but kept losing interest, then listened to this all the way through in the car. Seems like a lot of emotions went into the songs. Some of the lyrics didn’t really hit though. There was a female singer at one point? Middle of the road 3. Edit -- this wasn't that great bumping down to 2.

enjoyed this! it was quite a fun listen, feel like I was engaged and didn't wanna skip anything which is more than I can say for most albums. I dont know that id listen to any of these songs often but as an overall album pretty damn good. 8/10

Really enjoyed this! My Curse was especially good. This isn’t the kind of music I usually listen to but it was excellent background as I read The Four Loves. 8/10

4/10 - I was not a huge fan of the singing most of the time. It was kind of unsettling. The last song wasn’t so bad and neither was the third song. But overall not great

Eh

Probably a 3.5 for me. First time listening, but enjoyed it. A bit chaotic in places but a nice dip into a full Afghan Whigs album.

Enjoyed, 4/5

I enjoyed this. Will probably revisit again at some point. Was not at all what I was expecting

It was ok - very 90s

Utterly forgettable. Here's a band name I knew, but could not name nor identify one song. Listening to this album did not change this. Not awful, but just....blah.

Saving this for when Jacque dumps me

I added “Be Sweet” to a playlist??!

Not bad although I do not remember a single thing about the album

Kinda good for the 90s grunge music. Would like to revisit this again in the future.

Hell yes.

Grungey goodness.

I never heard this, which surprises me given when it came out. Pretty good.

3/5 at best. didn’t really connect with it.

I had never heard of this band or this album. It's sort of a concept album about the dysfunctional end of a relationship. They have a grungy, alternative rock sound with varying levels of heaviness that reminds me a bit of Smashing Pumpkins, with a little Minus the Bear thrown in there. I thought this was a perfectly serviceable 90s rock album.

Kind of mid. To me it started out okay, but by the end it was a chore. I won't come back to this. It was all kind of too similar.

Wasn’t really a fan of them

It's okay.

Nontemarkable

twas ok

Not bad. 3/5

Album with ups and downs.

Pretty ok

Sure.

Another album of angsty, 90s alternative, if you've heard one, etc etc.

Þetta fannst mér nú ekki neitt sérlega merkilegt band og skil ekki af hverju það er á þessum lista. Þetta er ekki beint leiðinlegt og textarnir stundum skemmtilegir en mér fannst þeir heldur ekki góðir. Væbið sem ég fékk var að þetta væri svona bílskúrspabbaband sem verður aldrei meira en það.

Muy normalito...

Rating: 6/10 Started off great with the first few songs then became pretty derivative. The first few songs have an alternative rock feel which resembles much of the 90s but the band put their own spin on it at least. After this nothing of note really happens, it's listenable but nothing special. Favorite songs: If I Were Going, Gentlemen, Be Sweet, Debonair. Worst songs: What Jail Is Like, Brother Woodrow.

Good stuff. Pretty raw and seedy rock. I prefer the later albums with twilight singers, I think he perfected his style on those albums.

one of the best-written breakup albums of all time? have they not heard of Fleetwood Mac or, actually, countless other artists? I waited for the joke, It never did arrive sums up this album perfectly

I've heard of the Afghan Whigs but never listened until today. Sort of a post-hardcore / Alt rock combination. I had to warm up to the vocals, but eventually came around. Cool vibe and interesting arrangements.

Yuck

siii re 7,5/10

01) If I Were Going - 6,0 02) Gentlemen - 6,0 03) Be Sweet - 6,0 04) Debonair - 6,0 05) When We Two Parted - 5,5 06) Fountain and Fairfax - 5,0 07) What Jail Is Like - 5,5 08) My Curse - 6,0 09) Now You Know - 5,0 10) I Keep Coming Back - 6,0 11) Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer - 6,0 TOTAL: 5,73 (57/100) Here's another band I never heard of. Looking through their discography I can see they had literally no album or singles chart success. They sound just like any other rock band of the era so I don't really get it what is it that is so worthy to be included on this list? Lyrics like "I got a dick for brain" are really groundbreaking.

Great music - not always a fan of the lyrics, but it's definitely a great '90s sound!

No está mal. Tiene una vibra grunge alternativa, algo entre Pixies, Bush y Soul Asylum. La mayoría de los temas son oscuros y pausados, con buena dinámica, lo que los hace entretenidos para mi gusto. En la primera escucha no encontré algún tema sobresaliente, aunque eso no quita mérito al álbum como uno que se puede escuchar facilmente de principio a fin.

Very impactful, emotional, etc. But drags on a bit and feels the same thing the whole time: either moody, slow, and loud or moody, slow, and quiet.

I started to listen to this album as background music when doing household chores. As, at first, it sounded more like a background album type. After a couple of songs, I had to turn it off. Couldn't listen more...

I had all but forgotten about this band, and I actually saw them open for Aerosmith in 99 as one of my first concerts. As young as I was at the time, I didn't pay much attention to them as it was primarily there for Aerosmith. 25 years later rediscovering this band, they aren't that bad, but I feel they aren't all that memorable either. I listened to most of this on my way home a few hours ago and don't really recall much about it. I didn't really feel the need to skip songs, but for a 90s alternative band, I'd expect to be a lot more excited to discover the rest of their catalog. Meh Favorite track "Fountain and Fairfax" 2.5/5

Fun and brash alt band, pretty cool vocals and I like the lead!. 3.3

Has its moments but sounds dated.

Enjoyed this one a bit, there is a pained and soulful yearning to it. Favorite track: "Fountain and Fairfax."

OK but not great, I'd say

Sounds like No Vacancy from School of Rock, but more cringe

This was pretty solid

I appreciate many of the reviewers reacting with disgust to the notes of misogyny that perfume this record; it gives me a bit of hope for society, I guess. So maybe I'm a bad feminist for giving the benefit of the doubt here. Albums written from a place of pain, or a desire to explore toxic relationships, doesn't mean they're strictly autobiographical. So yeah, these lyrics are hyper-masculine and not always empathetic to the woman on the receiving end, but there are moments of (what appears to be) regret and desire for understanding. "Tonight I go to hell/for what I've done to you." Then we hear a woman's voice on "My Curse," like getting the other side of the story, which is the real saving grace on this record for me. As for the rest of the album, the sound and production reminds me of the 2010s emo revival, particularly in the Midwest. It's a nostalgic sound for me; I could've bumped this at 16 alongside bands like Title Fight or Joyce Manor. But many of these songs are paced the same, and the lead singer oscillates between sounding urgent and sounding strained. I'm curious about revisiting and spending more time with this record. Maybe it's just been awhile since my last bad breakup. Highlights: Be Sweet, Debonair, Fountain and Fairfax, What Jail Is Like, My Curse

Fourth studio album! LOL. Didn't really understand this much. Songs 5,6, and 8 were meh at best.

This is surprising compelling. The pain and torment is clear with music that matches it well. Alt rock vibe that gets appropriately noisy when it needs. Really enjoyed it and plan to explore it more soon.

This album was just there, only a day after listening I can’t really remember anything about it, nothing about it was memorable. It wasn’t a bad album, but it also wasn’t good enough to be remembered.

3.5/5

I liked it, it was chill and a nice thing to have on while doing something else.

Will be adding this one to the rotation pretty instantly. 4/5

An non autobiographical alt-rock break up album by The Afghan Whigs. Perfectly fine yet a little on the slower side for me, but was an immersion in the methods of warfare in the battle of the sexes - a dark, dramatic wallow in lust, shame, guilt, despair, deceit and obsession that's framed in dense rock. Best: Gentlemen Worst: Brother Woodrow

This album was ok. I like the instrumental but I think they need someone else to sing. Except when the woman sings in ‘My curse’. I like her voice a lot.

4/10. Not my thing but it got more palatable as it went on. Some instrumental pieces I did like in the middle and the album felt well connected song to song which was cool.

Never again

Decent music, but the lyrics are plain awful

This is my first time listening to this. Never had much exposure to this band back in the 90s. To be fair, I listened to it twice. I really enjoyed it the second time around and think it is deserving of the acclaim. It takes you on an emotional journey with some dark undertones and a Velvet Underground feel.

ну чё-то опять ни вокал ни музыка не вдохновили

boring post-grunge midtempo 90s alt rock that never made it to the radio. Imagine a really muddy recording of stone temple pilots' filler tracks with the hooks taken out. A real dirge. Some good guitar parts here and there, and when the vocals veer into screamo territory it's more compelling, same when it slows down and spaces out into a more shoegaze sound. Favorites: be sweet, when we two parted

Devin and Angela will hate this! Too angsty. I like it, but have never gone all-in on the Whigs.

Fine. It definitely sounds like an album from 1993.

Afghan Whigs are a band whose name I’ve heard a lot, but never really checked them out. After this listen, I think I’m good. Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with the music, but it really doesn’t move me. They sound like pretty much all the other 90s alt-rock bands. Nothing objectionable but nothing inspiring either.

Ooof. Like a lot of the reviews on here, this band has always been on my periphery, but I’ve never checked them out. It wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting a band that I’ve always thought I’d like if I checked them out. I got a whiney guy that didn’t sound fun.

It rocks. Timeless sound that could have been made any time the last thirty years. Great voice also. But I have no interest in listening to this self professed asshole no matter how self aware.

Some great stuff. Slow burn. Enjoyed

I remember hearing about the Afghan Whigs. Now I know I wasn't missing anything.

from midwest. alt/grunge. ‘Debonair’ from this album. nothing seems very remarkable to me.

Rating: 6/10

Really good stuff

An above average grunge record featuring a characteristic distraught vocalist (that reminds me of Trent Reznor) and an anthemic hard rock sound that's both gritty and accessible with plenty of pop hooks, instrumental choices (e.g. acoustics), and song structure that mimic their tamer contemporaries in alt rock and alt country. The tracks were fine. Very little jumped out to me, and it did fall back on too many pop cliches. A few tracks like "Now You Know" sounded like filler, not offering anything substantial besides venting break-up steam. But there's diversity, started with stronger tracks, ending with an appropriate closer, and was a sufficient length. But most importantly, it sounds genuine although a bit derivative. Although I didn't care for it much, there's more style and completeness than many grunge and alt rock contemporaries at the time. Favorites: Gentlemen, Debonair, My Curse

Heavy, slightly dark, very nice

I didn’t have time to listen to the full thing. Will listen tomorrow

3.5 stars. Dark lyrically (good break-up album) and less grungy than other 90's alt rock. Has some duds including "What Jail is Like" and "My Curse". But it's mostly a good listen and standouts are "Gentlemen" and "Debonair".

Interesting subject matter marred by a lack of tunes...

On this album, I primarily like the energetic vocals. It was nearly something I was very excited about, but fell just a bit short on creativity.

The Whigs were first a party opposed to an absolute Catholic monarchy in England in the late 1600s. Later, the Whigs were a party opposed to an overpowered executive in 1800s America. Still later, the Afghan Whigs were a party opposed to the dominance of Persian hair pieces. Or were they a party opposed to the centralized power of the communist government in Afghanistan in the late 1980s? Alas, these Afghan Whigs were just an American alternative rock band fond of unnecessary h’s. But they’re more fun to listen to than anyone describing the history of various Whig political parties. It was Rick McCollum’s guitar and John Curley’s bass that carried “Gentlemen,” but Greg Dulli’s vocals actually grew on me over the course of the album and a second listen. Similarly, I first thought the guest vocals by Marcy Mays on “My Curse” brought things to a screeching halt, but those too got a little better as the emotion and intensity built. I loved the haunting atmosphere of the closing track “Brother Woodrow,” and found myself not wanting it to end despite its over five minute length. It was a fitting coda on an album that felt very much like an album - a cohesive collection of songs carefully crafted to be listened to together, apparently inspired by Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” in the use of recurring melodic riffs and lyrical imagery.

There is an erraticism here. The Afghan Whigs alter between chaotic noise and a tight sound. Unfortunately this is all fronted by subpar vocals.

Not a big fan of the vocals on this.

Too loud; did not enjoy.

Inte lyssnat mycket på Afghan Wigs. Kanske borde ha gjort det på 90-talet. Det är ok och ganska meningslöst. Inget fastnar. Teflonrock. Fountain and Fairfax är hygglig.

Upp och ned. Vissa låtar är bra andra sisådär. Texterna är råtöntiga. Men man är för gammal. Det är ett "breakup"-album och thats a young mans game.

Bortser man från de pubertala delarna så var denna helt okej. Lite svajig bitvis och sången är inte alltid klockren, men instrumentellt gillar jag det överlag. Stabil trea.

Poor man’s Nirvana or Foo Fighters. Didn’t enjoy it

2.5 stars

Not good. The vocals were really bad on this one.

Not a big fan of the AFghan Whigs. This solidifies that fact.

Great Great moments all over. Couldn't completely catch everything on first time but I should listen more. Emotional. Some really high moments and overall good album experience Final song phenomenal.

It's a highly regarded album, (In 2008, writer Bob Gendron published a critical and scholarly exploration of Gentlemen) but I dunno, I just couldn't get excited by it. Maybe it's a lyrical album, but I'm sure I care enough to explore further. Good guitar sounds, mind you

Bitter break up man songs full of entitled indie angst.

Decent enough, and some great guitar sounds, yet at the same time strangely somehow not enough to be very memorable.

The thing about dub is getting lost in its bouncy, offbeat rhythm and going along for the ride. The cutting of sounds and samples gives a homemade quality. The deep base groove is like a relaxing heartbeat. The sway of reggae takes me away and the electro wooshing on old synths is like a sprinkling of hundreds and thousands. What a shame this isn't dub.

I'd heard of Afghan Whigs, (and keep reading it as "Afghan Wings", I dunno, dyslexia), but never listened to anything by them. The album is decent enough, I enjoyed the guitars and bass riffs, but still all quite forgettable.

Tienen personalidad pero no me emocionan. 3/5.

It was a good album kinda grunge-y

I quite liked this album, but would have liked it more if it weren't so depressing. My favourite track was "Fountain and Fairfax".

Atmospheric link between the beautiful melodic of the 80s and the angsty poetic of the 90s

5.5/10

It starts with noise. That threw me off and I like. The song gentlemen has a great groove. Really digging this record. Great grooves. Great song writing

Could see myself coming back to this one. Didn't blow me away, but it's very solid. Closer to a 4 than a 3.

Mid. Sad boy alt rock. Honesty the lyrics were funny sometimes. But really just feels like a heart broken dude singing some BS with some good instruments behind him

This wasn't the worst thing we've gotten but it was bad. Loud and annoying. Really not sure there were any redeeming qualities here.

The vocals really ruined this for me. A “holy shit” breakup album. This was intense, lyrically. And it’s musically very different than the other Sub Pop grunge bands of the era. But I couldn’t get past the voice.

Bro what.

Didn’t really like it. Maybe it’s just the guys voice, but not for your boy.

I never need to hear that again lol

Reminded me of The Wallflowers in a way but also kind of boring

Grungey, boring, kind of dissonant. guy's delivery sounded a bit like nine inch nails?

not for me

So good

Despite being a fan of later album 1965, I'd never really dived into the Afgham Whigs catalogue so I was excited to give Gentlemen a whirl. There's something honest in the way the band go about their business - a standard four piece with piano/organ adding some depth and minimal production tweaks; you imagine the band might sound like this live. Honest, too, in the confessional song writing of Dulli, somewhat tormented and driven by libido, struggling to maintain relationships - I'm not sure I would want to hang out with him. A decent record, from a decent band making interesting music.

lots of catchy riffs that made this v enjoyable. excited to re-listen at somepoint.

Another band that I have heard of, but have never listened to. Honestly didn't actively listen to this, but I did listen in the background. It was decent and I liked some of the songs on there, but there was nothing that really jumped off the page at me. Again, that's probably my fault for not listening intently.

Here lies an album that sits in the grunge genre but with oddly funky elements

This has not aged well. Musically fine, but the lyrics were rough

Okay, but not something I'd listen to again.

# Playlist track - Gentlemen # Notes - I had that cover SO much. - Enjoyable album, but doesn't hold itself all the way. The final songs are not very interesting. - I had high hopes for this, because I really like their album "[[The Afghan Whigs, Do The Beast|Do the beast]]" from 2014. That's on me, I guess.

I've heard it several times, I like it.

Great album, really enjoyed the sound and the concept.

ok

Ermmm, it was kinda good? I think? Some parts were good and others sounded like a demo. I think this one is a two but the good bits alone could be a 3

Musically and melodically this album may be worth 3 stars, its pretty solid in that regard. But the singer is HORRIBLE. Just an annoying tone, shitty lyrics, pretty much everything about the singer is like a caricature of shitty 90's alt rock. It seems unfair to rate this 1 star when the band is decent, but I just can't get over the front-man being so shit.

Gnaz gut eigentlich

Interesting to hear this band, having known of the name for a long time. 'Gentlemen' was my favourite track.

Nope.

A decent rock album, but didn’t leave any impression on me.

I like it, I swear I've heard this group's name before but I can't say I'm familiar with their work. This is just some solid rock music, not much at all to distinguish it for me but the riffs and melodies are strong. Some solid bangers in here. Not everything has to be remarkable to be good, and that's what this album is: good rock. Favorite tracks: If I Were Going, Be Sweet, What Jail Is Like, I Keep Coming Back. Album art: Yellow/sepia style photo of a boy and a girl. Why does this seem like a fighting couple? They both look so weary. For some odd reason, the art on Apple Music is animated - not sure why exactly they picked this album to do that, but then again we just had Doggystyle and that one was animated on there too, to a much more extreme variation. Decent cover though. 3.5/5

Honestly, I really really liked it

Feel like this albums gone under the radar - some great tracks, but in a nutshell you take one look at that album cover and band name and instantly skip Maybe these were the inspiration behind esteemed British Rapper Afghan Dan...

Instrumentals are fairly good but that front man is a tosser. Rather listen to afghan dan. 2/5

Not for me

2.5/5 Annoying voice and mixed like shit

def gave off the 90s vibes. wouldn't skip it if it came on randomly, but also wouldn't go out of my way to listen to the whole album again.

weird album, especially the vocals, but not super bad, on the edge between 3 and 4

ehhh some of the music itself was fun but I could not stand the lyrics or the vocals. I ended up ending it a couple songs early sorry not sorry 🙈

Decent but much better out there with this style

It goes hard but the singer needs autotune.

A bit downbeat for my tastes

This album was a scuzzy revelation when I first heard it and I loved it for that.

Not bad

No convence, grunge? indie?. Flojo

4.5/10 Mid grungy alt rock. Starting to think that the author of this list is really basic with a huge bias towards bland, competent guitar rock Musically fine but the rhythm (especially drums) are just “there” not really doing much beyond chugging basics Works better as a consistent album than individual songs Not a fan of the male vocals nor the lyrics, feels like a spurned guy formed a band with his friends and now play pubs Best: My Curse

I didn't get to give this album as much focus as I would have liked, but I really enjoyed it when I was listening. I love the style of the guitar. I love the vocals, the messiness of it all I think this could be something that grows on me

too rock-y

alternative rock and grunge of this genre is quite competitive for me and this is not the best. maybe i just personally don't like the grungy sound mixed with the soul influence this clearly has, i feel it removes a little bit of the angsty sound while keep the angsty lyrics. also the vocalist was not my favourite. still a decent listen though.

I just could not stand this one. The vocals were not good at all, and the music was very blah

New music that I liked!

A progressive grungy alternative record strait from the pit of toxic relationship despair. The Afghan Whigs use heavy breakdowns, punchy picked bass, screaming fuzzed-out guitars, gritty and grinding organs, and unpolished angsty vocals to paint the very image of a broken romance. Topics swing wildly from regretful musing of hurt, defiant pushes against entrenched relationships, and confused confessions of romantic addiction. In the end, it feels like we started exactly where we began. This was my first introduction to the Afghan Whigs, and I really liked what I heard. Stand out tracks include: When We Two Parted, What Jail Is Like, My Curse, and I Keep Coming Back.

While "Gentlemen" doesn't tap into my personal brand of angst, it does capture familiar emotions and interpersonal struggles. As an album the songs feel less like a few singles taped together with some b-sides and more like a deliberately written tribute to waning relationships, and what's left in their wake. I would have preferred to hear more female vocals in the album. The choice of a female lead in "My Curse" and supporting female backup vocals in "Now You Know" were a welcome / needed change to the onslaught of Greg Dulli. Even after channeling my (thankfully) distant disappointment and pain vis-a-vis romance, I still only find myself sympathizing for the imagined subjects of the songs, never quite reaching the point of empathy. Finishing this album left me with a nagging desire to go listen to some blown-out Mitsky songs.

Meh

This was a bit disappointing. The first time I heard the Afghan Whigs was a snippet of a song I don’t remember the name of, and it made me interested in their music, although I never really checked them out. This album just kind of felt like background alt-rock music. I’d still give it a 3, and I feel like a lot of the albums I’m listening to recently have felt like they’re seeping into the background, so it might just be my attention.

Really cool and some great songs. Intrigued by this band

Better than I remember Afghan Wings, but still for this list probably a 3.5

I understand it. I see its place in the canon. I appreciate the sort of “we dumped in some of all the ingredients in the cabinets but we worked on it to make it palatable but also new” style. And.. for me? It’s just okay. It feels like I should just go listen to the Replacements.

The instrumentation, the vocals(mostly), the riffs, the bass, it’s all great for the most part. But, the lyrics.. they can be unbearable at parts. This one is one I MAY come back to but not for the song writing.

One of those albums that is very American rock, and another one that doesn't hold much on interest to me, with not US Rock tastes. The lyrics, as others have said, are rather trite but the music is trite too. Nothing interesting, nothing discovered. It hardly sold even in the US, and there might just be a reason for that.

Irresistibly heavy, heady and at times hedonistic, Gentlemen is presented by Afghan Whigs approaching ascendancy. It's almost hard to find a flaw with this record, apart from it being not long enough. But it is best that things are this way. It gives off a feeling of warmth and comfort, oddly enough. Appropriate choice of color palette for the album cover, too.

Very angry. Some dark lyrics and broody songs.

Very different and I think I quite like it! A bit wailing in places, but there’s some great Melodie’s in there as well.

It’s not really my style

I was listening to a lot of music in the 90's. I did not listen to this. Now I have and I understand why. Average 90s rock, shitty vocals, no thanks. The only song that stood out for me was My Curse (no surprise, alternate lead singer).

Not a great listen. I’ve never heard of the band and will likely never listen to them again. I’m going to reserve scoring a 1 for albums I can’t face listening to the whole way through. But this isn’t far off.

No idea who the artist was, sounded very 90s. Generally found it to pretty meh and left feeling there was a reason I hadn’t heard of them if this is a key album.

Amazing

3.75

Hm, da gibt's mMn deutlich bessere Alternative-Bands aus der Zeit.

a little too grungy for my tastes, but still a great album - 8/10

Definitely not a "must-listen" album by any definition. A few okay guitar hooks, but awful, nails-on-chalkboard vocals.

This was decent. It had parts that I enjoyed, but I didn't quite get into it like I would have liked.

Mostly fine, except for I keep coming back which grated my soul like nails on a chalk board. Bruh needed a vocal coach or something

Boring

I didn't find much in this beyond middle of the road early indie.

Never heard this band before but still makes me feel the 90's nostalgia feeling creeping in. This was a good record and still sounds good 30 years later. Album cover is a little bit creepy, reminiscent of another album I discovered from this list, Throbbing Gristle's D.O.A.

This was on track to be a solid 4-star album. Solid jams, great energy, lots of attitude... But it quickly outstayed its welcome. By track 4, the intentionally atonal wailing that was such a vibe in the early-to-mid-90s had blown past "nostalgic" and was well into the "shut the hell up already" zone. Shame. It had a lot of promise.

I feel like I would have really loved this record circa 1996 as a 14 year old. As a 41 year old I was not into it. It wasn’t bad per se - but not something I’d want to return to.

Davhteberst das is nix für mich aber war tatsächlich gut

I hate my girlfriend

Yeah, loved it - such a great sound and Dulli is a fantastic vocalist. listened to a few of their other albums back in the day (had 1965 on tape!) but never this one

No. 73/1001 If I Were Going 4/5 Gentlemen 3/5 Be Sweet 3/5 Debonair 4/5 When We Two Parted 4/5 Fountain And Fairfax 3/5 What Jail Is Like 3/5 My Curse 3/5 Now You Know 4/5 I Keep Coming Back 3/5 Brother Woodrow 3/5 Average: 3,36 Musically I liked this, the singers voice really showed some weaknesses on some songs.

Debonair is a high point. Otherwise this is the epitome of an early 90s, grunge-adjacent, rock album. And I say that, as a fan of early 90s rock music, in the least nostalgic/complementary way possible. It's just kind of boring. The singer isn't great. It kind of reminds me of The Lemonheads or Paul Westerberg. Not really heavy enough to be grunge, but with some of the same affectations. A grunge-ish paint-by-numbers album, if you will. Not terrible, I guess. Would give a 2.5 if I could.

Great album cover. Songs are decent.

More than 4, great!

Ehhh... didn't really like it. Not a fan of that 90s sound on this album. Plus the lyrics are ughhh which brings it down 2.5/5

Laulajalla häiritsevä ääni. Itse biisien sanoitukset on kyllä jotenkin korneja... Kaippa ne liittyy tähän ironiseen levyn nimeen? Ei tämäkään ole mun juttu. Musa itsessään ois ehkä kolmosen arvoinen, laulu tiputtaa kakkoseen.

2.5 Ok. Couple of decent tracks. Sounds like a Trent Reznor impersonator backed by the Ataris playing 90s rock covers

Didn't do anything for me, not bad necessarily

Varsin viihdyttävä. Viikonlopun aikana pyörähti useamman kerran läpi.

Uusi tuttavuus. Ihan hauska ja solidi levy.

way better than i expected, i enjoyed a decent amount of this. 3.7-3.8

Typical whiny '90s shite

Run of the mill, unspectacular American rock zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Eerste indruk is goed, album begint spannend Gentlemen echt meega lekker nummer damn Debonair ook top Erg goed album, kende deze band ook nog niet dus leuk om te leren kennen! Sommige nummers zijn wel een beetje vals ofzo haha en ergens heeft vet wel wat puurs maar ook beetje vreemd Zou sommige nummers zeker vaker luisteren, dus would buy maar komt niet op m'n wishlist.

Some tunes ok, not keen on the vocals.

Al lijken een paar nummers goed op elkaar, toch heb ik van dit album genoten

2.9/5 - Nothing fancy, and ona first listen i assumed they were like every other late 80s - mid 90's grunge band. i felt i was missing something. A second listen and their uniqueness came to me. It sjus tnot always prevalent, or front and center. But it's got some enjoyable songs on it.

This is not for me. Songs I’ve listened to were samey and kind of boring. Not memorable at all.

the music is okay but the lyrics and whiney singing is representative of a man in a hard place. we've all been there, some of us crywank whilst binge watching peep show, others release this album

If this is considered their best album I'd hate to hear their worst

Started strong, liked the first couple of songs, then took a turn for the worse

Not my style.

Melody and pitch are optional, but a lot of mid-90s aggro. 3.5

Felt weirdly uncomfortable listening to this for some reason? I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it, would need to listen to it again

I really enjoyed this but I'm not sure why. I didn't like any of the songs but I really enjoyed this. Really enjoyed this, for some reason 🤷‍♀️

Dripping with drama, angst, and a fucking unrelenting rhythm section, this album really doesn’t let up. Dulli’s distinct vocal style really resonates here in a way that virtually no other artists in the 80s-90s were capturing. There are a lot of great tracks on their own, but I think the record works better as a whole, slow burn piece. The miserable cycle of a break up digs a bit deeper as you get more into the album. The more you sit it in, the more it sits in you.

Take a dive down into the dark, debaucherous depths of Dulli and The Whigs’s most well-known—and most malignant—masterpiece; fucked up as it might seem, it’s one of my favorite places to be.

Middling

Never really dove into the Afghan Whigs discography, so this is my first foray into really listening to their music. This album started off very strong and then the last 3-4 songs became a bit of a drone and were too lengthy for me. Overall, I enjoyed this album and would listen to it again. It deserves a place on this list, if only because it's an album that serves as a midpoint between grunge and post-alternative music. It does have a timeless sound.

Musicality: 4 - decent melodies, solid layering Production & Sound: 5 - sounds very good Artistic Expression: 4 - emotional, angry Performance: 4 - all very good, vocalist does well Engagement & Enjoyment: 4 - some songs I enjoyed a lot, kept me listening Decent album overall

Interesting Indy

I love the Afghan Whigs and I really liked re-listening to this album. This album kind of shows the group figuring out the right mix of ingredients for their sound, which I think gets better and better with each release. If you listen to this and "1965"--which is chock full of hits--you will be very confused why they didn't have a bunch of number 1 hit singles and make it into the big time.

I really wanted to like this but I just couldn't form any sort of emotional connection to the music. I feel like its more my own fault that I couldn't appreciate it though, I don't have an objective issue with it. Just so at odds with the styles and general chord movements that I grew up on that the listening experience felt like a chore, so maybe its an exposure thing.

I’ve never heard of this group and was skeptical at first but this won me over by the end. Good lyrics and not too soft. When We Two Parted was the first track to make me perk up. Dug the strings in Fountain and Fairfax. My Curse was my favorite - excellent song. There is something almost post-emo about this even though it came out in the 90s and that makes no sense.

The music on this was just okay. But there was more raw emotion on here than we usually hear on a record. Almost confessional. A touch cringe but still powerful

I know they aren't a Seattle band, but this album definitely had some of the grungy feel of the time. Rocks hard with biting lyrics. Kind of surprising this band never really broke into the big time.

A great find for me! The vocals were much weaker than the instrumentation on this albums though the lyrics were decent and the vocals did grow on me as I listened. Since I didn’t know anything about this band the second vocalist was a fun surprise (and she was great on My Curse). The guitars reminded me a lot of Ash from a few days ago. “Debonair” had a funky intro and the solo on “My Curse” was my playing style so that was fun. The album sounds like a hybrid between Pearl Jam and Drive By Truckers. Would do a 4.5 if possible but I think this would keep growing on me if I listened more so I’ll give it a 5.

Not a fan. Couldn’t even finish this album.

Echt een bagger stem na twee nummers kon ik het niet meer aan

Nice

I mean it’s not something I’d throw on everyday but it’s not awful background noise.

I remember being disappointed in this record initially because it wasn't as tough as Congregation which itself wasn't as gritty as Up in It. I had so desperately wanted a "return to form" and did not get it. All the biases of youth and wanting a band or recording artist to regularly deliver the thing I first picked them up for. I didn't want growth back then, I didn't want experimentation. Just give me the loud and the fast and never take our foot of the gas. It didn't take too long for this album to grow on me just like Congregation had. It's not my favorite AW but it turns out this is a pretty good record.

holy hell this guy down baaaddddd. Lyrics are too sobby which drags it down, but musically it's not too bad it has a garage rock feel to it. Last track the guitar + cello sound great together to get an ominous but big sound.

3/5 interesting but no.

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

It started too sad for me but hen developed into Aspen very cool alternative rock. Nice to listen to once in a while

Big like, wild shortly listen again.

I enjoyed it quite a lot, especially the instrumentals.

Not a ton to say about this one... very 90s guitar sounds that I fojnd pretty enjoyable on a few tracks, but all around the lyrics made this a pretty tough listen..

Woah woah! Honestly not much to say about this album. I loved the guitar parts! But I did not particularly enjoy this approach to the vocal production. I feel like it left me wanting more. The songs, the tones, even the lyrical content was all pretty enjoyable though.

Angsty, muddy and kind of dull

Another entry for vocalists ho can't carry a tune. The reviews are bad on this and I'm shocked to see the artist on this list...but you know what? I loved it.

What a find! Only heard of them before but never listened. It's not perfect but good album.

Wow, veldig uinspirerende. "I got a dick for a brain", ok takk for info. Rent instrumentalt er det helt ålreit grungy 90-tallsrock. Vokalen er ikke min smak. Tekstene er dølle. Hvorfor vil man høre på dette når man heller kan høre på Nirvana?

interesting. Rough. Not 'catchy' exactly. I should prob give more listens.

I don't completely trust anyone who likes The Afghan Whigs. This band just does absolutely nothing for me. And this isn't for a lack of effort either. I was sold on them for being "the new Replacements", or Replacement influenced or some such shit. But I never get very far, and I believe I've finally figure out why: Lead Vocalist Greg Dulli. It's never a good sign when your lead singer's vocals get in the way, but that's always what they do. No wonder that woman he wrote this album about dumped him. He sounds like the type who would be stalking her for years after breaking up. This band was perpetrated as "the next big thing" as I was coming of age. It never really happened like it did for other similar bands, proving once again that I'm not the problem here. I knew better.

A decent grunge / post-hardcore album from an artist I wasn't particularly familiar with. I felt positively about the first half, but ended up let down as the rest of the album trailed off. Excellent writing and instrumentation throughout gives this one some interesting tones.

Also no

Sad bastard music meets whiny rage music. Overall: 1/10

Not what I was expecting. Did the job as background music. Not sure I'd listen to it again but was ok.

Familiarity: 1/10 I know of this band but can't recall every hearing any of their music. Reminds me of a mix of Hardcore and early Emo. I'd listen to it again.

Good. Wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again tho.

Melancholy MOR. Meh.

Hard to rate... Really left no lasting impression for me. 90s grunge influences, but too whiny for my taste. The music is actually quite good, but the singing/voice/lyrics are just… existent.

Ну вообще нет.

I had been meaning to check in on Afghan Whigs as they were the subject of Bandsplain this week and I had never heard them. This is one of the most intense records I’ve heard and it absolutely rips. May not be a repeater for me unless I’m really in the mood but goddamn this is excellent

Not something I'd heard before, but right up my street.

Great album, good rock

This album feels like hiding in a locked room from a man that wants to hit me

Not really my thing. Too punchy

Still waiting for them to change chords and tempo. Songs are thankfully short. Cheap tunes for bad poetry. Nothing revelatory.

Can’t really remember this album,what I can remember is that it was not very good,slow and boring with mediocore lyrics.

This sounds like a Nine Inch Nails album if you took out everything that makes NIN interesting. Not a fan of the singer and that one song with female vocals was the highlight by a long shot. Just really forgettable. Not much to say.

not my style

Some decent moody rock. Didn't land for me. Felt longer than it was. Guy sounds like he's trying to do a rock star impression.

This is not terrible, but terribly unremarkable. I'm not a fan of the vocal delivery. Kind of a bad mix of Soul Asylum and Jane's Addiction.

Shouldve been called "The Afghan Whines" instead. Man, I can only take so much moaning about everything.

Why does this name sound so familiar? I can't think of any songs by them but I must have heard them before because it sounds so familiar. Let's check it out! I'm liking it. Giving me The Cure vibes somehow. I like the slow tempo. I'll give it 3 stars.

3.5 if i could. Good experimental post-punk / 90s alternative album, just not terribly original. Derivative at times. High highs and low lows

Not for me, kind of sad I listened to it, I ended up skipping a bunch about halfway through. Just very uninspired alt rock

Everything sounds decent I guess, but the whole thing is a little forgettable. This is one where I’m surprised how regarded it is, to me it’s a dime a dozen.

Parts of this album (particularly lyrically) haven’t aged well, but for the most part this is an exceptionally great record. Fantastic guitar lines and tone, as well as full commitment by the vocalist. Ideas flow smoothly from track to track, and I feel it all comes to a very satisfying climax at the end with some fantastic instrumentals. Again, parts are certainly very of-the-time, but nothing dealbreaking. To me this feels in the spirit of when Emo and Grunge were melding together with bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, and that’s a sound that very much gels with me.

Generic 90s. Not bad, but I don’t think I have a desire to relisten

A bit on the rough side of vocals for mine. Not adding this to my library.

Another group I've never heard of, I enjoyed this as it glided by. Got me in the mood for my end-of-term 1993 dress-up tomorrow (30th anniversary of my school).

Blocked

Not a 5/5 but can't give it 4/5. 93/100 would be fair. Brilliant album.

Dumpf klingender Alternative Rock.

This album is boring, and the main singer sucks at his job. His voice isn't bad in an interesting way, it's just straight up bad, and it doesn't help that his voice is so bad it distracts from pretty decent guitar playing, with a few good riffs, and when the album featured an actually good singer for one song, I could see an alternate reality where I liked this a lot more. The last song having no words was a godsend that saved my my mental state and this album from getting the lowest of low scores. Still not good.

Nothing wrong with this. 3.5 starts, but the Whigs - eternally half-way up the main stage bill at Reading in the early 90s - are not really a Champions League level act are they?

Beaucoup aimé /Fountain and Fairfax/, /My Curse/ et /Brother Woodrow/. Les 5 premières sont un peu faiblardes mais le reste de l'album est sympa.

Pas mal ma came, encore un truc que je ne connaissais pas, mais que je garde pour plus tard.

Nope.

There are many memorable albums from 1993. This isn't one of them.

I enjoyed the overall vibe of the album. I've even added When We Parted and Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayers to one of my playlists.

hard to pick, feel like on the whole a 2 but some were like 4

3,5

First time I've heard this band. Pleasant enough.

Lyrically some what questionable, its slight off putting and I'm not a huge lover of his vocals, but overall I think I did enjoy this,

Not exactly what I expected! I thought these guys were more collage/indie rock but it feels like proto-deftones. Interesting!

Wow, you know how sometimes you just immediately click with a band or a singer? This was the exact opposite of that. The opening riff of the album was cool, and I was starting to get excited, and then this dude started singing, and I just hated it immediately. I don't even know what it is. Yes, I do, it's everything. I hate his voice, I hate the way he chooses to use his voice, and I hate the words that he is singing. It just feels so weirdly generic. Blech. Weirdly, I kinda like the music 2/5, though

Instrumentals ok Lyrics fragwürdig

Kimuranttia Jon Bon Jovi meininkiä. Mun mielikuva tästä bändistä oli jotain eteerista hönkimistä, mutta täähän on tällästä jotenkin grungehtavaa rokettia. Täytyy ehkä tutustua tarkemmin, joskaan ei tämäkään liikaa koukuuttanut. 2/5

Argh tää on aina ollut turhauttava levy (tai bändi), koska taustat, riffit ja muut on loistavaa settiä, mutta solisti lyriikoineen on aika ärsyttävä tapaus. Liian aggressiivinen. Mutta jos tätä soittaa taustamusana, niin toimii ihan hyvin ja sanotaan 3/5.

Oma suhtautuminen bändiin on ollut aina että meneehän tuo, mutta harvoin tulee kuunneltua erikseen. Ihan jees kyllä, 3/5

The band was super tight, and I like the music but I just couldn’t handle the singing.

It was okay

Shockingly bad.

I never wanted to listen to this because the album cover is gross; bear in mind that I listen to a lot of death metal in my free time and those never bother me. Anyway, this was overall an okay listen.

Dull

this was ok. not great, not terrible. just ok.