Attn Soup.....
http://pitchfork.com/news/44833-the-afghan-whigs-to-reunite-for-atp/ (http://pitchfork.com/news/44833-the-afghan-whigs-to-reunite-for-atp/)
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttt???? Excellent news!!!!! That's a crazy coincidence as all I have been listening to today are all things Dulli!!!!
For those that will be able to make this, LUCKY
Quote from: mjk73 on Dec 07, 2011, 01:48 PM
For those that will be able to make this, LUCKY
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And in NJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks MJK, great find!
and the photo??? Danny Clinch!
Nothing will stop be from this. Nothing. Maybe the Jacket will attend too??? JJ has mentioned them before - guitarist Rick McCollum is from Kentucky...
Quote from: bowl of soup on Dec 07, 2011, 03:31 PM
Nothing will stop be from this. Nothing. Maybe the Jacket will attend too??? JJ has mentioned them before - guitarist Rick McCollum is from Kentucky...
I figured you would be on this like flys on a ribroast. If Jacket attend, do we need to have a defib machine on standby?
We allready need a defib machine. I'll be glad to help with any booking questions or concerns that Mr. Dulli may have. The Pixies refuse to stop touring, so they're a natural. How about all-reunion, 80's, 90's era bands. The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, Husker Du, Replacements, REM (quickest reunion ever), Screaming Trees, original Smashing Pumpkins...
this is exciting! Love AW and Twilight Singers..
Think smaller/more obscure. ATP ain't that kind of party.
I refuse to have my dreams be bogged down by reality. I can envision Michael Stipe and Bob Mould doing a country speed metal version of Number Nine, "I'M GONNA MAKE YOU BLIEIEIEIEIENDDDDDD!!!!!"
Morrissey and Mark Lannegan getting into a fistfight...
Jim James growing up to be a Debaser..Debaser.....
If he can finagle a Husker Du reunion, I'd be impressed ;)
Quote from: ALady on Dec 07, 2011, 04:29 PM
If he can finagle a Husker Du reunion, I'd be impressed ;)
And I would soil myself.
Back in '94 in college stuck in a shitty relationship that was ruining me. This
afghan whigs - when we two parted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg7sWNKxu9I#)
back in 2000 when i got married - this was my wedding song - the old folks were not very amused :)
Afghan Whigs Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe Live on MTV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5cY7YduMlU#)
Quote from: mjk73 on Dec 07, 2011, 09:20 PM
Back in '94 in college stuck in a shitty relationship that was ruining me. This
afghan whigs - when we two parted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg7sWNKxu9I#)
yes, me too. over and over and over. the "if i inflict the pain" part....
sheeesh, i wish there was a forum like this back then :) LOVE it!
Quote from: tdb810 on Dec 07, 2011, 09:36 PM
Quote from: mjk73 on Dec 07, 2011, 09:20 PM
Back in '94 in college stuck in a shitty relationship that was ruining me. This
afghan whigs - when we two parted (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg7sWNKxu9I#)
yes, me too. over and over and over. the "if i inflict the pain" part....
sheeesh, i wish there was a forum like this back then :) LOVE it!
Well, there was: It was called the trash can across the street from school where the dark wearing kids smoked cigarettes and my friend Shannon and I discussed the merits of an alternative music, sports bar - a concept that is still yet to catch on. He did however tell me that I should give this cd called Up In It a try - they had me from, "Today the retard speeks to me, and now I have it all..."
Maybe I missed something, but it appears they're playing more shows this summer (in Europe at least):
http://theafghanwhigs.com/ (http://theafghanwhigs.com/)
Let's hope for more! Saw Greg Dulli for the first time some months ago with The Twilight Singers, and that was one of the best shows of the year :)
I figured they would hit a couple fests after it was announced the reunion for ATP. A full reunion tour NEEDS to happen.
As much as I'd love a full and proper reunion, I really, really doubt it. It was an absolute SHOCK that they're even playing together at all. Dulli had always totally shit on the idea when asked about it even though he and John Curley were never on bad terms, and Curley even played on some Twilight Singers songs. I always had the feeling that Dulli and McCollum might have had some issues (Dulli even compared McCollum's Moon Mann stuff to Wang Chung), which is a shame, because I always thought that McCollum's playing had almost as much to do with the Whig's sound as Dulli.
All of the shows that they have booked are Euro-fests with the exception of ATP in New Jersey, an Ameri-fest. Even that Soungarden date is some kind of mini-fest as far as I can tell (I can't read Italian, but there's at least 4 bands playing).
That being said, I bet they book some more Ameri-fests. Their last Euro-fest date is June 9 and they don't play Jersey until September 22. Just seems strange to take a 3 month-plus break between playing shows. Especially when the Twilight Singers just finished touring behind Dynamite Steps and we usually have to wait multiple years for new TS releases.
There's been at least a 2-week delay in announcing the ATP Jersey line-up if that means anything. Forecastle seems very logical.
Quote from: mjk73 on Feb 15, 2012, 09:18 AM
I figured they would hit a couple fests after it was announced the reunion for ATP. A full reunion tour NEEDS to happen.
OH MAN!!!!
Quote from: bowl of soup on Feb 15, 2012, 09:43 AM
As much as I'd love a full and proper reunion, I really, really doubt it. It was an absolute SHOCK that they're even playing together at all. Dulli had always totally shit on the idea when asked about it even though he and John Curley were never on bad terms, and Curley even played on some Twilight Singers songs. I always had the feeling that Dulli and McCollum might have had some issues (Dulli even compared McCollum's Moon Mann stuff to Wang Chung), which is a shame, because I always thought that McCollum's playing had almost as much to do with the Whig's sound as Dulli.
All of the shows that they have booked are Euro-fests with the exception of ATP in New Jersey, an Ameri-fest. Even that Soungarden date is some kind of mini-fest as far as I can tell (I can't read Italian, but there's at least 4 bands playing).
That being said, I bet they book some more Ameri-fests. Their last Euro-fest date is June 9 and they don't play Jersey until September 22. Just seems strange to take a 3 month-plus break between playing shows. Especially when the Twilight Singers just finished touring behind Dynamite Steps and we usually have to wait multiple years for new TS releases.
There's been at least a 2-week delay in announcing the ATP Jersey line-up if that means anything. Forecastle seems very logical.
We can hope and dream about it right?
I have had this singular hope and dream since the late 90's. The other side of my incoherent ramble is that 3 plus months is the perfect amount of time to tour the states (hitting St. Louis and Tampa along the way) with a triumphant finale in Jersey at the fest that they are curating.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Ia6FGEtp4#%5B/url)
Quote from: bowl of soup on Feb 15, 2012, 10:33 AM
I have had this singular hope and dream since the late 90's. The other side of my incoherent ramble is that 3 plus months is the perfect amount of time to tour the states (hitting St. Louis and Tampa along the way) with a triumphant finale in Jersey at the fest that they are curating.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Ia6FGEtp4#%5B/url)
3 months is more then enough time. Hell they could hit several key spots twice. I'm not above bribery to make things happen.
I feel like they'll add a bunch more dates. Money is very persuasive. ;)
Well, no dates yet, but a full and proper tour is coming. See www.theafghanwhigs.com (http://www.theafghanwhigs.com) for all of the good news.
I wasn't sure where to post this. Never been a big Whigs/Dulli guy but I was a Screaming Trees fan and listened to some Soulsavas and other Lanegan. My buddy gave me a copy of the Gutter Twins album a few weeks ago and was kinda blown away. Maybe I'm just a late bloomer.
That's a great record.
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 27, 2012, 04:39 PM
I wasn't sure where to post this. Never been a big Whigs/Dulli guy but I was a Screaming Trees fan and listened to some Soulsavas and other Lanegan. My buddy gave me a copy of the Gutter Twins album a few weeks ago and was kinda blown away. Maybe I'm just a late bloomer.
That Gutter Twins album was hands down one of my favorite records of the Aughts. The combination of Dulli and Lanegan is amazing. In my opinion "I was in Love with You" is one of the sexiest songs ever.
I do believe I will through on some Gutter Twins tonight.
Quote from: Ruckus on Feb 27, 2012, 04:39 PM
I wasn't sure where to post this. Never been a big Whigs/Dulli guy but I was a Screaming Trees fan and listened to some Soulsavas and other Lanegan. My buddy gave me a copy of the Gutter Twins album a few weeks ago and was kinda blown away. Maybe I'm just a late bloomer.
As a lover of both the Trees (and Lanegan) and anything Dulli - the Gutter Twins was some sort of landmark collaboration. Funny thing, I didn't love it at first and found myself wishing that Dulli would've just sung all of the songs himself. My opinion has changed greatly and I think Saturnalia is right up there with my beloved Blackberry Belle and Gentlemen. Speaking of Blackberru Belle, it contains the greatest Dulli/Lanegan combo ever:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18TwXVZjXaA#%5B/url)
Seems like Afghan Whigs will play in Amsterdam on June 12! :D Not placed on their own website yet though
http://www.paradiso.nl/web/Agenda-Item/The-Afghan-Whigs.htm (http://www.paradiso.nl/web/Agenda-Item/The-Afghan-Whigs.htm)
Its on the site now. All Europe so far with the exception of Jersey in September. The window is shrinking - they're in Israel in early June and in Germany in early August. Am I really going to have to go to Jersey?
anyone else coming to this show?
http://www.terminal5nyc.com/event/115957 (http://www.terminal5nyc.com/event/115957)
October 5 at Terminal 5. Got my tickets back in May!
Quote from: tdb810 on Sep 11, 2012, 01:22 PM
anyone else coming to this show?
http://www.terminal5nyc.com/event/115957 (http://www.terminal5nyc.com/event/115957)
October 5 at Terminal 5. Got my tickets back in May!
I'm hitting the Electric Factory show next Thursday... can't wait! Then the following day taking a trip down to Dogfish Head Brewery for a tour and samples, ending the weekend with an Octoberfest at Stoudt's brewery in Adamstown PA... Gonna be a great weekend!! :beer:
Ok, so looks like we are not going to make it for the 10/5 show at T5. If anyone is interested in the tickets, I would be happy to sell them for face ($45). Thanks!
Once the sound issues were cleaned up the Afghan Whigs show was really fun. The odd part of the show was the lack of an encore, not sure if it was the bad sound or lack of enthusiasm from the crowd. We were all standing there wait for the band to come out and the stage hands started packing up equipment, very strange. The set itself was great, a lot of the songs I wanted to hear. I just wish they would have played the Union Transfer, much better acoustics in that building!!
Another strange thing the band did was that they never had a spotlight on the stage, it was completely back-lit the whole time. I don't know if this is to keep people from taking photos and video or just the style of the show. It was effective though, I never saw a moment to get a photo from the balcony in the back. Although it did not stop people from trying to light up the stage with their phone flash from the back of the venue... When will people learn their flash is not bright enough to get a good photo, it's just an irritant to the band and those around them!