1965 (The Afghan Whigs album)

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(neither)[2]
CMJfavorable[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
NME9/10[5]
Q[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Sputnikmusic4/5[8]
Stylus Magazinefavorable[9]
Yahoo! Musicfavorable[10]

1965 is the sixth and final studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs, released October 27, 1998, on Columbia Records. It was recorded primarily at Daniel Lanois' Kingsway Studios in New Orleans,[11] with other recording locations at Ocean Way and Larrabee North in Los Angeles, The American Sector in New Orleans, and London Bridge in Seattle.[12] The album was produced entirely by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Greg Dulli, who also wrote most of the songs.[12]

Composition

The album incorporates jazz,[8] R&B, and soul music influences in its mainly rock sound,[3] while its songs feature erotic narratives and lyrics that brazenly celebrate sexuality.[4][5] Music journalist David Stubbs writes that the album's subject matter "reconciles lust for women with respect for women", eschewing the "ironic self-loathing" of Gentlemen (1993) and the "down in the dumps" lyrics of Black Love (1996).[5] He dubs 1965 "a triumph against the grain of post-grunge",[5] while Jason Ankeny of Allmusic calls it "the gritty soul record just always out of [The Afghan Whigs'] reach — seamlessly integrating the R&B aspirations which have textured the band's sound since the beginning".[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Greg Dulli except where noted.[12]

  1. "Somethin' Hot" – 2:58
  2. "Crazy" – 4:04
  3. "Uptown Again" – 3:11
  4. "Sweet Son of a Bitch" – 0:23
  5. "66" – 3:23
  6. "Citi Soleil" – 5:06
  7. "John the Baptist" – 5:34
  8. "The Slide Song" (Dulli, McCollum) – 3:54
  9. "Neglekted" (Dulli, McCollum) – 4:01
  10. "Omertà" (Dulli, McCollum) – 5:40
  11. "The Vampire Lanois" (Dulli, McCollum, Horrigan, Curley) – 3:21

Personnel

Credits for 1965 adapted from liner notes.[12]

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[13] 38
US Billboard 200[14] 176

References

  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "1965 - The Afghan Whigs". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Village Voice Media. Retrieved 2012-08-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b Helms, Chris (1998). "Review: 1965". CMJ. College Media: 19. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b Diehl, Matt (November 6, 1998). "1965 Review". Entertainment Weekly (457). Time Inc.: 88. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  5. ^ a b c d Stubbs, David (September 22, 1998). "NME Album Reviews - 1965". NME. London: IPC Media. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  6. ^ "Review: 1965". Q. EMAP: 114. 1998. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (November 2, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 9–10. ISBN 0743201698. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  8. ^ a b Jackson, Chris (September 27, 2005). "The Afghan Whigs - 1965 (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  9. ^ McGarvey, Evan (May 10, 2005). "Afghan Whigs - 1965". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  10. ^ Stegall, Tim. "The Afghan Whigs Reviews". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  11. ^ Hughes, Kim (November 5, 1998). "Afghan Whigs discover their soul in N'Awlins". NOW. Toronto: Now Communications. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  12. ^ a b c d 1965 (CD liner). Columbia Records. 1998. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
  13. ^ "The Afghan Whigs - 1965". ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  14. ^ "1965 - The Afghan Whigs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-08-06.

External links

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