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I'm a gentle man

In the early 90's, the Afghan Whigs was (one of) THE band(s) for me. They had the punk rock at ti tude, the soul pimp swagger I never knew I admired, and their lyrics read like therapy session transcripts. True to form, the small notoriety achieved thus went to foreman Greg Dulli's head (sais I, anyhoo) and they fizzled like a humid leftover Alkaseltzer tab.

I see they're back now, but I haven't heard their new thang. Good luck to 'em! This is when I knew them best, loved them best, and whence they rocked my puny lil teenage world. Check out the Sally Mann-esque cover, too.

Enjoy. Oh, and check out John Rasmussen's much better-informed take on this disc.

THE AFGHAN WHIGS: GENTLEMEN

		1.	If I Were Going
		2.	Gentlemen
		3.	Be Sweet
		4.	Debonair
		5.	When We Two Parted
		6.	Fountain And Fairfax
		7.	What Jail Is Like
		8.	My Curse
		9.	Now You Know
		10.	I Keep Coming Back
		11.	Brother Woodrow / Closing Prayer

GENTLEMEN

DEBONAIR

Cuban Doowop

Talk about globalization! Way back in the 60's, this Habana group mixed Cuban music with doo wop stylings and a touch of samba. I first heard them because of WFMU's Beware of the Blog, one of my favorite haunts. Here it is, in all its glory, with a couple a youtubes to show you what's what.

Enjoy.

LOS ZAFIROS

1. Bossa Cubana 2:35
2. La Luna en tu Mirada 2:35
3. Mirame Fijo 2:34
4. Dichoso Mar 2:55
5. Por no Comprenderte 3:09
6. Y Sabes Bien 2:33
7. Cancion de Orfeo 3:51
8. Mi Amor, Perdoname 2:55
9. Cuando yo la Conoci 2:08
La Caminadora 2:32
11. He Venido 3:15
12. Puchunguita, Ven 2:32
13. Herido de Sombras 2:12
14. Si Corazon 2:29
15. Mi Oracion 2:38
16. Un Nombre de Mujer 2:21
17. Canta lo Sentimental 2:30

SABES BIEN:

HISTORIA DE LOS ZAFIROS 1 (spanish):

Darkness and Doubt

This is a record from 1985, by a bunch of friends from Leeds. Foreshadowing alt country by a decade, this was their 3rd album, and a comeback of sorts, having briefly disbanded after their 2nd, not very good album, recorded for Virgin records.

They are currently on their 30th anniversary tour in the UK, Spain and the U.S., so catch them if you can (because I can't!!).

Ridiculously deep, and deeply silly, these are The Mekons!!: