Do To The Beast
Sub Pop
2014
Rating: 6.5 dull pens out of 10
For months I've put off listening to this new record by the Afghan Whigs. I'm not entirely sure why - Greg Dulli has made plenty of great music since the Whigs' broke-up via the Twilight Singers. They were also fantastic live on their reunion tour in the fall of 2012. Then again Frank Black did plenty of great solo work and were great on their (first) reunion tour, and look where we are with them now...
Anyways, "Do To The Beast"....it's good. Pretty good. Not great. Not an embarrassment to their catalog and legacy, but not likely to get the top ranking on any "greatest Afghan Whigs' records" list. The best song for my money is "Royal Cream," but further listens may change that. And I definitely want to listen to it more, which I suppose is the best indication that it's an enjoyable record - there is just too much out there to waste your time listening to junk.
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