Greg Dulli Finds Religion

To Chris Ryan: Don't let these people who skimmed your article and then went off on it as though it was a personal crisis bother you. I thought this was great. Never can understand why people get so angry and mean about this kind of thing- yeah, mean. bradley and john r and joseph, what in your everyday life makes you feel as though you want to sign in and completely attack someone just for putting their thoughts down on paper. He's not reviewing the new album so much as putting it into context. If you don't want to read that or think his style confusing (?) or clipped, go somewhere else. But instead you insult and act like little teenage internet trolls. What's the matter, so ineffectual in your real lives you have to put strangers down to make yourself feel better?SADI enjoyed the article, and while I hope you are wrong and Dulli didn't 'find religion', either way the man is a genius and after seeing them perform live last night I can say whatever he has found, its working, because he never looked or sounded better. Thanks for the read sir, and to quote HST, "take no guff from these swine" - Shawn C. Baker

How can anyone dwell on the Afghan Wigs and not mention Cincinnati? Cincinnati's role in American arts peaked in the 1890's. Dulli hailing from the wrong side of Cincinnati adds a less-probable dimension to his oeuvre and he fits the pattern of musicians finding their careers after they leave. The National provide a most notable example from the prior decade.

I'm trying to figure out if all these whiners actually read the review. Yes, the Whigs are discussed at length, but it seems that the point is to contextualize the characters and storytelling in this latest release. The album is treated not as an isolated release, but heard via a larger narrative featured in Dulli's records. If you want basic description then go to Amazon for a review instead of reading an alternative newspaper that seeks to participate in a larger conversation about cultural production and consumption.

this was a struggle to read. having seen the whigs and twilight singers live (thank God, now i can die peacefully) i say that i can't wait for the official release. i'd stream it online but this is an album i will BUY. and on record if i can get it. so i can crank it LOUD. one think kids forget these days is MP3's just don't do justice to music like this.

I'm confused. Which album are you reviewing? Twilight? Blackberry Belle? Powder Burns? Hey I heard the Twilgiht Singers have a NEW album out called Dynamite Steps, and it's really good! Maybe you should write an article focused on that?

That may have been the worst review of anything (music, movie, product, etc..) I have ever read. The review lacked focus, and wasted ½ the article on the Afghan Whigs. Yes, I understand that every article about Greg Dulli from 1998 to the present will have to mention the Afghan Whigs, but hopefully not through the entire article. Also, here is what is missed: This is an amazing record. The last track, Dynamite Steps, is one of the best songs Dulli has ever written. The first ½ of the song is a build-up to what is basically a separate song that will blow you away. Anyway, go see these guys live, they are amazing.

It's a little redundant to complain about a poorly written Village Voice review since they all read like the labored prose of an undergrad. But good god -- how many years have to go by before reviewers stop wasting half the space talking about a band that disbanded 12 years ago? We get it. Dude was in the Whigs. But things change, life goes on, and the Twilight Singers have an incredible catalog of their own now. When reviewers rely so heavily on the work of a young man -- music from the last century -- they miss the fact that this a bad boy in middle age. You think those demons are about women and escapades? You're fucking nuts. You hit your mid 40s and all that shit seems like playing house. The laziest reviewers will bring up the dick for a brain quote. Anyone with any sense or perspective will know that's a concern of the past.

To write an article about Greg Dulli and religion while focusing solely on the Afghan Whigs and Twilight Singers work, while totally missing his Gutter Twins work smacks of someone who doesn't do his homework. Even a cursory review of song titles on Saturnalia would have told the author that perhaps there was something in there worth investigating, given the subject and crux of the article. If the point of the article was to discuss the new album, then discuss it. If the point of the article is a profile piece on Greg Dullli, then at least get the basic facts and bio down first.

that might be the poorly written review i've ever read. either find another line of work or set yourself on fire.