Congregation

• Artist: The Afghan Whigs
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1991 08
• Total Time: 39:23
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

The grunge era's most overlooked masterpiece, Congregation was the Afghan Whigs' breakthrough album, an incendiary and insidious set which bridges the gap between the noisy aggression of the band's early releases and the soulful swagger of their later work. Slipping with ominous ease into the sinister, self-obsessed Lothario guise which would serve him so well from here on out, Greg Dulli announces his arrival as a truly magnetic presence -- by turns predator ("Tonight") and prey ("I'm Her Slave"), he's the guy your parents always warned you about, delivering each syllable of his remarkable lyrics with equal measures of innuendo and venom. Equally startling is the Whigs' musical growth -- while still unmistakably a member of the Sub Pop stable, there's a greater maturity and depth to their sinewy sound, with a newfound grasp of mood and nuance on tracks like the opening "Her Against Me" and "Let Me Lie to You" -- the wah-wah guitar which dominates "Turn On the Water," meanwhile, offers the first taste of the funk ambitions to follow. It was hardly a surprise when the Whigs jumped to Elektra soon after -- Congregation was clearly their ticket to the big leagues. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Her Against Me (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(:47)
I'm Her Slave (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(2:59)
Turn On The Water (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli, John Curley	The Afghan Whigs	(4:18)
Conjure Me (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli, John Curley	The Afghan Whigs	(4:03)
Kiss the Floor (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(4:00)
Congregation (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(4:27)
This Is My Confession (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(3:13)
Dedicate It (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(3:22)
The Temple	Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Afghan Whigs	(4:06)
Let Me Lie to You (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(4:36)
Tonight (Lyrics)	Greg Dulli	The Afghan Whigs	(3:41)
[Untitled Track]		The Afghan Whigs	(5:06)

Credits

John Curley (Musician), Shecky Stein (Piano), Lance (Piano), Steve Earle (Drums), Caroline DeVita (Design), Chris Cuffaro (Photography), Rick McCollum (Vocals), Rick McCollum (Guitar), Jack Skinner (Mastering), Miss Ruby Belle (Vocals), John Curley (Vocals), Larry Brewer (Second Engineer), Greg Dulli (Vocals), Ross Ian Stein (Engineer), Larry Brewer (Engineer), Ross Ian Stein (Engineer), Shawn Smith (Vocals (Background)), Greg Dulli (Musician), Rick & Bubba (Vocals), Greg Dulli (Producer), Ross Ian Stein (Producer), Shawn Smith (Vocals), Ross Ian Stein (Producer), John Curley (Photography), Lance (Vocals)

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