I believe this is the only time I saw the Afghan Whigs at the State Theater. It was right around this time that they were having some success and it felt odd to see them at such a large venue (even though the Phoenix is bigger than the State, outside is just different).
I get this feeling, kind of a high, when I see live music performed by bands that I actually like. I could be having the worst day, be sick as a dog or more depressed than I ever thought possible and I leave feeling like everything is perfect, that I have enough energy to stay up for hours and that life has just a little bit of meaning. Maybe that's an exaggeration but not much. At that time the Afghan Whigs were the epitome of this feeling. There was/is something about Greg Dulli on stage...no matter how much older he gets or if he gains a little weight, he just has this swagger or something. I can close my eyes and picture myself at 18 standing as close to the stage as possible, yelling every word and never taking my eyes off him.
They announced two reunion shows next year and I'm prepared to pay a lot of money to see at least one of them. I've gotten so used to the Twilight Singers, a band I absolutely adore, that it will be weird, in the best way possible, to see a full on Whigs reunion.
I get this feeling, kind of a high, when I see live music performed by bands that I actually like. I could be having the worst day, be sick as a dog or more depressed than I ever thought possible and I leave feeling like everything is perfect, that I have enough energy to stay up for hours and that life has just a little bit of meaning. Maybe that's an exaggeration but not much. At that time the Afghan Whigs were the epitome of this feeling. There was/is something about Greg Dulli on stage...no matter how much older he gets or if he gains a little weight, he just has this swagger or something. I can close my eyes and picture myself at 18 standing as close to the stage as possible, yelling every word and never taking my eyes off him.
They announced two reunion shows next year and I'm prepared to pay a lot of money to see at least one of them. I've gotten so used to the Twilight Singers, a band I absolutely adore, that it will be weird, in the best way possible, to see a full on Whigs reunion.
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