Post by funkdiggity on Jul 18, 2009 0:58:49 GMT -5
As a Cincinnati native I am required by law to love this band, along with anything else with Greg Dulli's name on it (which would include his post Whigs band the Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins, his collaboration with Mark Lanegan, of Screaming Trees/Queens of the Stone Age).
Most people will tell you the Whigs hit their peak early on with Gentlemen. Most people are stupid and need to stop believing everything music critics say. The Whigs best release is 1965. This is the band at their best, and pretty much everything that makes me love them is on display here: the motown influences, the guitars that manage to go back and forth from noisy to waka-chi-waka without sounding forced or played out at all, Greg Dulli's raspy ugly voice that somehow still sounds awesome and soulful, Dulli's lyrics about drinkin and sexin, and that kick ass piano playing. This band isn't for everybody, and I think a lot of the reason I love them so much is the time and place I discovered them, but this album is still one of all time my favorites regardless, and I'd play the shit out of it on rock band ;D
Unfortunately finding clips on youtube of 1965 era Whigs material that isn't just some crappy live footage, or Dulli's current band playing some Whigs songs is pretty tough. There's one official video, but I hate it, and its for my least favorite song on the cd. So, you'll just have to take my word for it that this cd is nearly perfect.
Most people will tell you the Whigs hit their peak early on with Gentlemen. Most people are stupid and need to stop believing everything music critics say. The Whigs best release is 1965. This is the band at their best, and pretty much everything that makes me love them is on display here: the motown influences, the guitars that manage to go back and forth from noisy to waka-chi-waka without sounding forced or played out at all, Greg Dulli's raspy ugly voice that somehow still sounds awesome and soulful, Dulli's lyrics about drinkin and sexin, and that kick ass piano playing. This band isn't for everybody, and I think a lot of the reason I love them so much is the time and place I discovered them, but this album is still one of all time my favorites regardless, and I'd play the shit out of it on rock band ;D
Unfortunately finding clips on youtube of 1965 era Whigs material that isn't just some crappy live footage, or Dulli's current band playing some Whigs songs is pretty tough. There's one official video, but I hate it, and its for my least favorite song on the cd. So, you'll just have to take my word for it that this cd is nearly perfect.
