{"id":1297,"date":"2014-04-25T07:57:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T11:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2014-05-13T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T14:26:15","slug":"afghan-whigs-do-to-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/afghan-whigs-do-to-the-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Whigs <br>Do to the Beast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/afghan_whigs-do_the_beast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1298\" alt=\"Afghan Whigs, Do the Beast\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/afghan_whigs-do_the_beast.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/afghan_whigs-do_the_beast.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/afghan_whigs-do_the_beast-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>There\u2019s a time in many a young man\u2019s life when he comes into his own, when suddenly everything just clicks. Gone is the awkwardness of youth, while the challenges of aging have yet to come. As such, his confidence level is at its peak and things seem to come with ease. It is a moment that never lasts as long as one might hope, but while it does, life is golden.<\/p>\n<p>Think of the Afghan Whigs who released <i>Gentlemen<\/i> as that young man. Without even taking the album\u2019s overriding themes into consideration, the record seemed to come naturally as the product of someone at the height of his prowess. It was tainted by neither trend nor lack of originality, instead it was singular in its siphoning of the roar of the alterna age to meld with soulful undercurrents. When added to singer Greg Dulli\u2019s tapping of the male id, the record\u2019s gilded 11 tracks seemed to be the fruition of more than even just the glorious noise of the band\u2019s previous two long-players.<\/p>\n<p>But that was a long time ago\u2014two albums and a break-up ago, in fact. So, it\u2019s to be expected that the band isn\u2019t as svelte as it once was, and <i>Do to the Beast<\/i> (Sub Pop), the band\u2019s first new record in 16 years, doesn\u2019t have a chance in hell in living up to <i>Gentlemen<\/i>. But there\u2019s still something likeable here, certainly more than on <i>1965<\/i>, the band\u2019s supposed swan song from 1998. Putting aside the album\u2019s first two cuts, \u201cParked Outside\u201d and \u201cMatamoros,\u201d which sound canned, <i>Do to the Beast<\/i> feels lived in, a record born rather than made. The middle third of the record\u2014\u201cLost in the Wood,\u201d \u201cThe Lottery\u201d and \u201cCan Rova\u201d\u2014is both literally and figuratively the heart of the record, with Dulli eschewing the asshole caricature he\u2019s relied on too often in the past for some honest emotion. Original member Rick McCollum\u2019s guitar is missed, as his distinctive tone was as integral as Dulli\u2019s husky voice, but that hole has been filled sonic textures from contributors like Mark McGuire (Emeralds). With this album, the question of whether or not Dulli\u2019s still got it has been rendered moot, as he no longer needs whatever it was.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a time in many a young man\u2019s life when he comes into his own, when suddenly everything just clicks. 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