Album
Black Love
1996 · Rock
13 collectors on Gatefold own this
Black Love is an Alt/Indie album by The Afghan Whigs, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
About
The Afhgan Whigs’ fifth album, 1996’s <i>Black Love</i>, as its title implies, is a dark look at matters of the heart. As much film-noir fantasy as serrated knife twist to the gut, <i>Black Love</i> contains atmospheric anthems that make the world seem an unsafe place at any speed. “Crime Scene Part One” begins things with a somber tonal build, singer-songwriter Greg Dulli mumbling his words at the onset only to explode at the three-minute mark into a declaration of sorts: “Tonight, tonight I say goodbye to everything that thrills me.” Dulli’s voice never stabilizes on a note but warbles in grief. However, it’s the ominous guitar weave between Dulli and Rick McCollum that brings these songs to life. “My Enemy” features stabbing chords. “Double Day” strokes gently behind a narcissistic rant. “Blame, Etc.” begins with funk and slinks into ambient while “Honky’s Ladder” twists with riffs that straddle between heavy metal and funk, as love becomes an action film rife with danger. <i>Black Love</i> is an album of anthemic tension where nothing is ever resolved and the struggle goes on forever.
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Tracklist
- 1Crime Scene Part One5:59
- 2My Enemy3:10
- 3Double Day4:40
- 4Blame, Etc.4:11
- 5Step Into The Light3:40
- 6Going To Town3:16
- 7Honky's Ladder4:15
- 8Night By Candlelight3:40
- 9Bulletproof6:37
- 10Summer's Kiss3:55
- 11Faded8:25
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- gritty
- intense
- urban
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Shot on location in Woodinville, WA at Bear Creek and in Edmonds, WA at Robert Lang's Studio, August/September 1995
Mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis TN, October 1995
Mastered at Gateway, Portland, ME
Harold Chichester appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Shawn Smith appears courtesy of Epic Records
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Greg DulliVOCALS, GUITAR DRUMS PERCUSSION
- John CurleyBASS BASS, GUITAR BASS, SYNTHESIZER
- Paul BuchignaniDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, CONGAS
- Rick McCollumGUITAR DULCIMER GUITAR, DULCIMER
- Barbara HunterCELLO
- Doug FalsettiPERCUSSION VOCALS
- Harold ChichesterCLAVINET, ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO KEYBOARDS
- Jeff PowellVOCALS
- Shawn SmithVOCALS
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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