Author: Twilight Singers

Release Date: 18-05-2006

Details: Product description The Twilight Singers ~ Twilight As Played By The Twili Amazon.ca Recorded in 1997 with a rotating band of New Orleans musicians, Twilight as Played by the Twilight Singers is essentially the first solo release from Greg Dulli, lead singer for Ohio's whiskey-bar Motown rockers, the Afghan Whigs. That this ever made it to the pressing plant is a surprise. Shortly after recording ended, Whigs severed ties with Elektra and the master tapes were left to collect cobwebs for the better part of three years. In 2000, Dulli took the tapes to England and mixed them with the help of the British outfit Fila Brazillia. Twilight, then, exhibits none of the unpolished, earthy soul of the Whigs. The opening "The Twilite Kid" is bolstered by a glossy drum loop and "Annie May" comes with a breakbeat-laden backdrop of stuttering electronics. But slick sequencing adds nothing to these tales of simmering jealousy and torn romanticism; Dulli's raw emotive thrust is diluted to the point of sterility. If you're unacquainted with the Afghan Whigs, search out Dulli's masterpiece, 1993's gentlemen. This is for Obsessive Whigs only. --Louis Pattison

UPC: 074646382523

EAN: 0074646382523

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood