They thought it described the sound of them - a hardcore band from the early 80's - very well. The band name came from the search for a unique name that wasn't an actual word in the dictionary. The Afghan Whigs discography; Studio albums: 9: Compilation albums: 2: Music videos: 12: EPs: 5: Singles: 14: This is the discography for The Afghan Whigs. They named them selves after a book one of them read called Arrow Smith but decided to change the first part to Aero. Guitarist Angus Young got it off the back of a sewing machine. One day Abas suggested that "Abas' Gory Wrath" be the band's name, but he had a strong accent and it sounded like he said "Abazagorath," so they used that. Double meaning.. they were from Orange County, California and AGENT ORANGE is a famous dioxin-based "defoilant" used by the US military in the Vietnam War. It's a merge of many words. He worked in music stores to support himself, but while he was there he discovered musicians and styles that he had never heard before. Project merchandise is grouped together). Its clear that these days the things that make him burn are a little more tame than they were in the 90s, but music and, I suspect, sex are possibly still top of the list. This is the real story. It cuts out the noise, the distractions and the hangovers, too. There are many stories surrounding how this name was suggested, but the one that seems most consistent and the one that appears in Bon Scott's biography as well as other books about AC/DC is that Malcolm and Angus Young's sister saw the "AC/DC" label on an appliance (usually a vaccuum, though some say it was an iron) and suggested that because not only was it simple, but Malcolm wanted something "electifying". from your alternator it is ac and then goes through a diode to change to direct current what your vehicle operates on. Rather than set the record up as a 90s throwback, Dulli used the opportunity to evolve the bands sound, adding touches of blues and gospel into his musical melting pot. The reason fans were told to write to Asking For It was because they wrote in to ask for free merchendise and information about the band. After a few weeks of getting the feel of the name and checking dictionaries in several languages, it was decided. The loneliness we all learned to live with during the pandemic is enshrined in this album it's it in tracks on the new album like the wistful slo-jam "Please, Baby, Please" - which Dulli cites as his favourite - and the voodoo blues of "JyJa" which features the darkly sonic backing vocals of long-term Whigs collaborator Van Hunt. He would just say colourful, poetic things. Seth was just trying to throw together names at random. "A Line Of Shots" from the forthcoming album How Do You Burn? [7], Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), John Curley (bass), and Steve Earle (drums) formed the band in Cincinnati late in 1986. A subsequent concert tour took the new Whigs to major venues in the United States and Europe, including a major spot at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. Nope thats not true, I never let the truth get in the way of a good story, says Dulli, mischievously. It helped me mature greatly. Elektra even agreed to finance a full-length feature film when and if Dulli ever found time to direct it. If anyone should be offended by Gentlemen, it is me. I read it in Smash Magazine back in '95 . The band comprised of Davey, Jade, Adam, and Hunter has always stood for "A Fire Inside". Encyclopedia.com. They heard a friend who worked at a morgue say the term "edema," and they liked the way it sounded, so they changed the spelling and made it their name. What's Happening. An overtly creative bunch, the Whigs will surely continue their slightly left of center brand of alternative rock music, perhaps eventually garnering the prestige critics call long overdue. By the early 1990s Sub Pop and the grunge scene were huge. Dunno where those other names came from. Kicking off a world tour that would span 2012 and 2013, the original lineup -- minus drummer Steve Earle -- returned with gusto. The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. Eventually, the pair formed the Afghan Whigs in 1986, along with McCollum and Earle. In a surprise announcement from British festival organizers All Tomorrow's Parties, it was revealed that the band would headline ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror festival at London's Alexandra Palace in May 2012. These names could have an Arabic or Islamic component or a regional connotation. Dulli resurrected the Afghan Whigs with bassist John Curley and guitarist Rick McCollum, both original members, in 2011 after a decade apart though by the time the group got down to recording. (Wellthats what i read anyway). . They were active from 1986 to 2001 and have since reformed as a band. 79 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The Afghan Whigs have returned from hiatus with powerful new single I'll Make You See God, which frontman Greg Dulli describes as "one of the hardest rock songs we've ever done." The group's first new song since the release of 2017's In Spades, I 'll Make You See God was "written and performed on sheer adrenalin" according to Dulli. I try and Although the book was not present, Perry suggested the name Aerosmith and it stuck. He was like Hey, I love your band. Congregation is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs, released on January 31, 1992, by Sub Pop.After touring for two years in support of their 1990 album Up in It, the band received a $15,000 advance from Sub Pop to record a follow-up album.It was primarily recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville and Buzz's Kitchen in Los Angeles during July to August . Curley would introduce Dulli to McCollum, a frequent jam partner who was famed on the local Cincinnati scene for his innovative use of effects pedals. Bush frontman Gavin Ross, Weezer The band 'A' chose the band name 'A' because they started a band but didn't have a band name to go with it so they all sat down (or stood up) together and tried to think of a band name, they were struggling. I mean, "High Voltage", "Livewire", "Powerage"? I got what I deserved.. AC/DC did indeed get their name from the back of a sewing machine. Originally Stig Anderson came up with the four names - Bjorn, Benny, Anna and Frida. The members are all Satan worshippers in the loose sense of the term and their music talks of hell, murder, chaos, destruction, sex, violence and more such evil. Soundgarden is one of several new heavy metal acts to emerge from the Seattle area since 1985. So, it feels fitting that it was an R&B artist who played a key role in bringing the Whigs back together for good in 2014. On June 23, 2009, an The Afghan Whigs tribute album was released, featuring contributions from Mark Lanegan, Joseph Arthur, and 11 other artists influenced by the band. When Gentlemen came out in 1994, the Whigs had made a major name for themselves. After one of the guitarists got kicked out of the band, their band pretty much ended. (and some bands intentionally tell different stories about picking their band name). In 1996 Gina Arnold of the San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle called the Afghan Whigs one of Americas best and most underrated bands. Many critics voiced the same opinion, considering the Afghan Whigs to be the best thing to come out of Seattles grunge movement. Available now in the following formats: DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ( Link to buy) DELUXE DIGIPAK CD ( Link to buy) The original name was AquaExotic for Exotic in water, possibly an astrology water sign reference. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. The band is from Norway, & they said that they wanted a name that meant the same in English as in Norwegian. The first name of an Afghan is basically a compound or double name such as Ahmad Khan, Ahmed Navid, or Bashir Bijan. THEY ARE NOT GAY! and the rest of them said "Yes". The band's name and the name of the singer Adam Ant was a play on the title of an old Hannah-Barbera cartoon, "The Atom Ant Show". A melodic power-pop trio in the same vein as Matthew Sweet, the Smithereens, and t, Afghanistan, Military Relations with, 19942001, https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/afghan-whigs. As he was so obsessed with stardom. Dumb stuff. It stands for A Fire Inside, which means that they are burning inside because of guilt and sadness. Weezer Feel free to let us know. In the summer of 1994, the band released the What Jail Is Like EP to coincide with their American tour. Up in It, their first Sub Pop album, was released in 1990. [46] Two months after Dulli's recovery, however, the group returned to the road. My research threw up a story about it being named after a Florida-based white Muslim motorbike club but Dulli says nope, he made that story up too. They stormed off stage and kept fighting in the dressing room, only to be told by the promoter they wouldnt get paid if they didnt finish the show. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). If you watched their behind the music special you know that Angus saw AC/DC on the back of his sisters sewing machine and knew that they were a powerful band, and they chose that power amount. Whig Party, in U.S. history, major political party active in the period 1834-54 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism. Big Top Halloween stirred the buzz that was already building in the underground around the bands live shows. Group formed in 1991 in Ukiah, CA; members include Hunter Burgan (born May 14, 1976), bass; Adam Carson (born February 5, 1975), drums, Velvet Crush the band looked on the bottom of the sewing machine and they saw ACDC with a lightning bolt in the middle. One day, he asked me: How do you burn?. Its all quite cerebral for a rock band but Dulli has never been a conformist. Tour THAT'S A WRAP FOR 2022. R, Soundgarden Trizzle: AFI : In high school before they even knew how to use their instruments, they came up with the name "ants farming indonesia" since they never thought they'd make it big. I heard this from Rusell Hitchcock while he was on stage at a concert. So they decided to sign with Elektra Records. https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/afghan-whigs, "Afghan Whigs Supply means plenty of. The group's name was chosen by producer and writer Tsunku to represent multiple emotions such as joy and sadness multi-lingually, and so the group's CDs would be alphabetically at the start in record stores (although most Hello! On KZOK they had a special in which AC/DC played Hells Bells(I believe) live, they also answered a few questions, one of which was about the name. ." They got their start in the grunge scene, but as that trend died out, they rose above the label, developing their own unique sound. Do to the Beast was slated for an April 2014 release, and featured a new lineup of the band. [CDATA[ Sources Going through a dictionary, the band laughed a lot at this one. "[10], In the wake of The Black Republicans' breakup Dulli had decamped to Arizona, where he composed half the material for what would become The Afghan Whigs' debut album Big Top Halloween (1988), self-released on the band's own Ultrasuede label. Bandwagonesque Acclaimed Congregation, however, saw the outfit emerging with a cohesive sound and vision of its own. Rolling Stones Michael Azerrad called Congregation superb. Jason Cohen wrote in Details, Congregation really saw them developing their own identity, equal parts gothic atmosphere, tearful melodrama, and sweeping stadium-rock throttle.. Fights on stage, sex with a stripper under a stage in Las Vegas during an Aerosmith gig, hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on cocaine - Dulli is in many ways the last of a dying breed of gonzo rockers. Named after the ghost boat in the novel "On the Road" from Jack Kerouac. [8] The Afghan Whigs had evolved out of Dulli's previous band, The Black Republicans, a band that Curley later joined. Songs. They also thought that KISS stood for Knights in Satan's Service. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. Almost right about A*Teens changing name from ABBA Teens to sing their own song, but just almost. (Info from an interview with Abazagorath in The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds, meaning that this is probably a joke, but here it is anyway). delete the ones that I know to be bogus, but I don't know the origins of every band name Together they started the Afghan Whigs, with Dulli on guitar and vocals, McCollum on lead guitar, Earle on drums, and Curley on bass. Instead of laying down a scratch vocal and recording over it later, Dulli says that working so closely with Thorn helped him piece together what he wanted to say there and then. Like the previous release, the song was made available as a free download from the band's website. Available now in the following formats:DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (Link to buy)DELUXE DIGIPAK CD (Link to buy)CLEAR VINYL 180g, SPECIAL PACKAGING (Link to buy)BABY PINK VINYL SPECIAL PACKAGING (Exclusive toIndie Retail)B&N CLEAR LP SIGNED (Exclusive toBarnes & Noble US and some Indie Retail stores. Despite Rosser's health problems, he appeared on 2017's In Spades, a studio album Dulli described as "spooky," going on to say, "To me it's about memory -- in particular, how quickly life and memory can blur together.". thought about sueing them, but changed their mind when a-ha sold more records in one week than they did in a year. We coddled him for a while and I just can't coddle a grown ass man who doesn't want to help himself, he sighs. ' out on the road in 2022. We kept getting pushed to tour but we didnt want to do any more gigs without new music. The Whigs was formed out of the ashes of Dullis earlier band, the provocatively titled Black Republicans. i didnt think AFI took the 'a fire inside' moniker till 97s 'a fire inside ep'. Interview: The Afghan Whigs. He arrived in the city to intern as a photographer at The Cincinnati Enquirer, which his father -- who published USA Today -- arranged for him; for the next few years, Curley continued to shoot pictures for the paper, quitting only when the band's schedule became too busy for him to work both jobs. Greg Dulli is a survivor. is an exclamation uttered at the realisation of something, and its meaning is universal. If you notice in their first video "Mamma Mia", it would say in one part ABBA Teen time (18:45, of course 6:45 PM). [76], Dulli's songs with The Afghan Whigs also betray a fascination with and sympathy for the anti-hero, which he attributed to an influential conversation with his grandfather during childhood: "I remember as a kid watching a cowboys-and-Indians movie and I was rooting for the cowboys My grandfather asked me why, and I said, `Because they're the good guys.' They were together and they fucking hated every minute of it, and they let us all watch. Dulli says it never got violent but that being close to such toxicity left him with scars. In the past, people might have said that 30 was too old to be a rockstar but there arent any rules in rock and roll. . The decision was made that McCollum, who returned in 2012 for the bands first reunion tour, wouldnt be part of this latest revival. San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle, March 10, 1996. he thought it was a good idea and has been wearing them ever since. I stop Dulli there in mid-reminisce. Originally, Pl had used the word 'a-ha' as the title of a song. Being odd man out prompted him to move to Arizona, which drew a line under the Black Republicans. The influence of The Afghan Whigs has been acknowledged by a number of musicians spanning genres and formats, including The National,[64][65] The Gaslight Anthem,[66] The Horrible Crowes,[67] Interpol,[68] The Hold Steady,[69] My Chemical Romance[70] and Jimmy Eat World. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page. Adema is a disease. I also heard that the reason why Angus plays in a schoolboy outfit was because whenever he came home from school he was so eager to play his guitar that he never changed, and I heard it was his sister that gave him the idea. Teenage Fanclub New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. The set received good word-of-mouth in underground music publications and college radio. Greg Dulli, the last in a long line of gonzo rockers, tells Serena Kutchinsky why he's still living life and making music on his own terms. Both are congenital zinc deficiency disorders with a lethal course if left untreated. So fast forward to a little after he had joined Joe Perry and Stevens band. They were active from 1986 to 2001 and have since reformed as a band. The Afghan Whigs were formed when the members -- vocalist/rhythm guitarist Greg Dulli, bassist John Curley, lead guitarist Rick McCollum, and drummer Steve Earle -- were attending the University of Cincinnati. Male: Afghan-Aabdar: Juicy. A popular myth is that the name came from a respelling of the title of the Sinclair Lewis noval Arrowsmith. The band started writing demos in March 1995; the recording took place in both Seattle and Memphis-based studios featuring new drummer Paul Buchignani, who had replaced Steve Earle. Largely recorded by Nirvana producer Jack Endino and featuring the college-radio hit "Retarded," Up in It received a favorable reception with music critics upon release.[13]. This info can be found in Antbox, in an interview with Adam himself, so this is the real story. I dont feel the need to defend anything I've written, he says, with a hint of defiance. Ive been writing and recording music since I was a teenager. The sewing machine is true, antichrist/devil'schildren is total bunk. Just think - 1 trashed hotel room and it could have all benn different! [53][54] Dulli clarified in interviews that playing The Afghan Whigs with Curley on a 2010 solo tour and meeting with McCollum anew during that period directly led to plans of reforming for live performance.[7]. And I'm not paying attention to him, until I'm suitably impressed with myself and ready to share my goods. Steve Earle left the group in the spring of 1995; he was replaced by Paul Buchignani, just before the band entered the studio to record their fifth album. Were in the Bible it says that all men were created in God's image. The A*Teens started out as the ABBA Teens due to the fact the started as a cover band for ABBA. He guested on a pair of albums by his close friend and frequent collaborator Mark Lanegan -- 2019's Somebody's Knocking and 2020's Straight Songs of Sorrow -- and cut a solo album in 2020, Random Desire. Adam Ant was trying to find a new name for himself in the late 70s. Overnight Teen Idols [11] "We were running through what were the first songs I'd ever written to do some demos, so we were playing really loose," Dulli recalls. He cant really remember where it came from but thinks it was a clumsy stab at provocation - a nod to the USs intervention in Russias war with Afghan guerrilla groups (1979-1989). I was told that this group are Aussies, mate, and "air supply" is an Australian term. Basically, this song sums up the entire "Gentlemen" album. 2 months ago. In 1988 the Whigs self-released their first LP. I own five bars which pay me a lot more money than rock n roll, Dulli asserts. Curley, who apparently had standout facial hair back then, kept turning up to their gigs, leading Dulli and his cohorts to label him "Bearded Dude". The acting went nowhere, so in the late 1980s Dulli moved back to Cincinnati where he hooked up with college chums McCollum, Steve Earle, and their new friend Curley. Abba was originally named because of their four member's names (Anni-Frid, Bjorn, Benny and Agnetha). The Whigs first album in 16 years, Do To The Beast, was released that same year. Rick is a complicated guy. lead guitarist for the band, Angus Young, had a sister who sewed. He knew he wanted to play guitar when he heard the band Dream Syndicate. Gentlemen, the group's major-label debut, was released to considerable critical acclaim in the fall of 1993. Its like, either be productive and helpful or get the fuck out of the way. Earle is the songwriter, lead singer, and rhythm guitarist of Earle Grey. As the first non-Seattle based band to sign to the famous indie label Sub Pop, the Whigs quickly made a name for themselves as more than just an alternative rock band. Nothing Too Satanic "[33] The album opener, "Crime Scene Part One", was allegedly influenced by the story of then-unproduced screenplay for the film The Million Dollar Hotel. The Afghan Whigs tour dates. The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. . Theyd just completed their successful reunion tour but there was no suggestion that would lead to recording new material. 24 Feb. 2023