afghan whigs

The Band’s Classic Album Has Been Remastered And Expanded with Nine Previously Unreleased tracks - a pivot and a full public display of the growth and maturity of Greg Dulli’s songwriting.

Released in the spring of 1996, Black Love was the Afghan Whigs’ fifth studio album overall. The music was inspired by lead singer Greg Dulli’s idea to make a film noir movie. Although the film was never made, it did help inform the album’s dark tone and fuel songs like the singles ‘Honky’s Ladder’ and ‘Going To Town.’ The album opener was inspired by the screenplay for ‘The Million Dollar Hotel,’ while ‘Blame, Etc.’ reflected on the troubled life of Temptations singer David Ruffin. Among the standouts of the hitherto unreleased material are acoustic versions of ‘Going To Town’ and ‘Crime Scene Part Two.’ Also included is a demo for ‘Faded,’ which closed the original album, as well as a solo piano cover of the New Order classic ‘Regret.’ The unreleased material also highlights the band’s creative process with a couple of ace jams. “Moody and magnificent, still” 9/10 - uncut “Two decades on, its dark glamour remains undimmed.”4/5 – classic rock