• Artist: The Afghan Whigs
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
• Track Picks: "I'm Her Slave," "Tonight," "Turn On The Water"
• Similar Albums: Live in Toronto, Here No Evil: A Tribute to the Monkees, Pubic Fruit, Fook, Dirty, Seven, Ferment, The Nymphs, Eggnog, The Way to Salvation, Gold Mother, Fossils

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

Credits

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

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