I came across the Afghan whigs while I was searching for interviews with Jeff Powell [from Artisthousemusic.org]Jeff Powell is a recording engineer and producer based in Memphis, TN. He has worked on sessions for artists from Stevie Ray Vaughn to the Twilight Singers, and has produced more than half a dozen Grammy-nominated or –winning albums for artists like Travis Tritt, BB King and Luther Allison.
as it turns out Jeff worked as their recording and mixing engineer over at Ardent Studios for the album Gentlemen
Gentlemen (1993) is a tricky album, the first time I heard it I didn't think much, in fact I thought it lacked that "sound" any great band has...however, this was because to me it sounded very typical 90's (I will be the first to admit I don't know what that means, I have no fucking clue what to attribute it to but I hear something that is there for Blind Melon, 4 Non Blondes, Cranberries, Blur etc. perhaps a certain reverb used or a mixing technique popular back then, or just the cultural time stamp. If you DO know and are NOT just writting bullshit in a blog please mail me)
Anyway, just a couple of days ago Gentlemen came up in my playlist again and this time the overflowing voice, deep-set basslines and an incredible guitar sound punched me straight in the pucker. Gentlemen is a sentimental Album and, while nothing new is written, the lyrics and the lively execution give it and hold its substance. Apart from the music itself I thought the album sounded a little too compressed but perhaps that's what they were going for.
the line up for the recording is Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), John Curley (bass), and Steve Earle (drums).
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