Afghan Whigs - Going to Town on Letterman

4/26/96

[@krandy3199]

Love this performance. John Curley owned a recording studio in Cincinnati (Ultrasuede). My band recorded our CD there and the Whigs were there at the same time using the other studio to rehearse songs from this yet unreleased album. In between takes, we would chill with them on the couches there. Great guys. One of my favorite bands and a great memory of mine.

[@joeseymour4073]

Awesome! Good times. 👍🏻

[@davidtaylor6663]

You guys were based in Cinncy? Did you guys ever finish an album at Ultrasuede?

[@krandy3199]

Yes we did. Our CD " What's Happened to Fred ?" was recorded there. Band was Speakboy. @@davidtaylor6663

[@brettmajors69karaoke]

The best band and most underated band... EVER.

[@Prosch23]

no argument from ME here on this...I have not found any band better

[@joeyunger6460]

This band was absolutely amazing. 1996 was a hell of a time to see The Afghan Whigs

[@danielstoddart]

Saw them at the 9:30 club in DC right after "Black Love" came out. Great show. One of the best I'd heard at that venue.

[@jonathanaman6573]

I saw the Afghan Whigs last weekend. If that’s the last show I ever see, then I’m okay with that.

[@plev10]

Shit that's great. Saw them a couple times and Twilight Singers. Never disappointed me. Dulli's one serious badass.

[@davidtaylor6663]

yep..been telling my Gen Z nephew same thing..they wont ever see this

[@6828Lu]

"Bands that the kids just love ... " Ha! I was 38 when this album came out and it blew me away. Their sound just got better and better from when they first blew me away at dive bars in Cincinnati in the late 80s.

[@user-jn6lk2kx6q]

I was 16 I think

[@johndorcic4488]

The amount of power and passion in their live performances is unequaled. They are amazing.

[@thwipp89]

'black love' is in my top 5 or 10 albums, all-time. love the tension, friction, intensity and passion.

[@prestwickpioneer3474]

Its in my top 1!

[@plev10]

I played the shit out of this album and this song was at the top of the mountain.

[@loreranfagni3772]

I love you guys!. Always will!. Gentlemen and Black Love will always be the best rock albums of the 90's

[@SS71Simon]

Love and support Forever. From Italy 🇮🇹

[@GrogMindwhip]

Great video title: "Afghan Whigs going to town on Letterman." - poor Dave.

[@davidmolnar9745]

One of the greatest rock songs ever recorded!

[@melanielherbier7552]

I love them so hard, still

[@hippeebigbuckle]

Best Band, Gred Dulli Rocks!!! Love the groove of this song, the percussion is amazing and that Steve Wonder spice. Miss the long gone Bear Creek days with Pam and Simone.

[@josielopez-redmond5618]

This is my ringtone. 🦋🎸🎼🎤

[@stephansong]

Great taste.

[@Nickname1234]

Listening to this band is too intense for me sometimes. I'm perfectly happy right now in my life after some shitty years and still I'm crying to this video because of the sheer beauty and pain I feel in their music.

[@jamesamorello8162]

Been sober for years and this song makes me experience the emotions related to a relapse. Art doesn’t get much more intense than that.

[@bibsma3401]

I feel the same way. No other band makes me feel the pull of evil, so I don't listen often anymore.

[@gzig61]

crazy sick groove

[@jakedibiase7404]

Greg Dulli is like Evil Elvis

[@stephansong]

Such a epic album. They drip with rhythm n sexuality.

[@johneee-mc]

Fuck me. How extraodrinarily brilliant is that.

[@afghanwhigs01]

Saw them open for Neil at MSG this year.

[@jez9951]

Masterpiece.

[@manuelscarponi6282]

LOVE them ....

[@SuperSoulsaver]

fuckin hell what a groove

[@pclifford1577]

God love Happy Chichester.

[@frankeckert4901]

Even brought the babe on electric cello, thats class. Tops on live shows, Whigs fukin rule

[@HornBeamHoller]

this is 'one' of those 'moments' everyone has 'one'

[@TigerDriver66]

This is so fucking righteous.

[@davidmiller2126]

Soooooooooo tight! F'in snaggly.

[@barneez1]

Awesome chorus. Whigs rule

[@renzoespinoza3679]

Qué banda, carajo!

[@coltranecave5503]

This is the best cover of "Superstition" anyone has ever done.

[@seanoneil277]

John Curley keeps it bouncy!

[@doctordave]

good god damn

[@IndexFossilchannel]

FUCKING AMAZING!

[@Romany1111]

You guys kick ass. Now go get rich. you worked for it.

[@OberynTheRedViper]

Black Love is their best album overall, narrowly beating out Gentlemen for me, but Black Love was just a masterpiece from the first track to the last.

[@herb3171]

Is that Doug Falsetti on percussions and backing vocals?

[@xtroxtro1]

is that Robin Ophelia Quivers in the beginning of this segment??

[@Oldmanlearnguitar]

Absolutely!!! She looked soo hot!!

[@paddlefaster]

Greg and mark landegan together were the dark Simon and Garfunkel

[@DecentFellowsPress]

Greg Dulli is GOD!

[@wijtzeheinvanderveen]

Letterman sounds like me on today’s bands.

[@hamupinhere]

Seems The Afghan Whigs missed their golden opportunity to go to town on the very self-lubricating Robin Quivers. "Black Love", indeed.

[@gusananas9069]

Rachel Hunter is very good

[@izaakdaviddiggs]

Wasn't the keyboardist on Big Bang Theory?

[@mr.zzyzzx]

Just think what Steve Earle could've done with this rhythm...

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

robin quivers?

[@Oldmanlearnguitar]

First of all great performance by the Whigs…second of all a Baba Booey to you all!!!

[@ianredgate4031]

no wonder Letterman quit after all those fellas going to town on him

[@stewarttaggart7764]

Ooft

[@Jamesp1972]

Like an interesting version of 'Superstition'

[@julcenarc4335]

The keyboard riffs are totally Stevie Wonder inspired.

[@kylevaldes3974]

i love the whigs. reminds me of the smithereens.

[@davidkirchner8622]

10,000 leagues beyond the Smithereens

[@stephansong]

True!!°. Better looking.

[@stephansong]

Way better too. Sorry. Smithereens had one song. These guys are so funk n they cast a wide net.

[@nrg359]

that is the ABSOLUTE WORST AND MOST WRONG thing ever said about the Afghan Whigs. You just lost all your Greg Dulli privileges. Please destroy all the recordings you possess of the Whigs, The Twilight Singers, and the Gutter Twins immediately.

[@garybeltrand5802]

@@nrg359 His comment and yours made me laugh pretty hard. The Smithereens... lmao. Hopefully he was joking.

[@edmundau-yeung9598]

Bullshit Dave the Afghan Whigs are for adults

[@unionprounion6356]

"superstitious" anyone

[@laudeline5663]

Well, a little, but never mind. That red suit!

[@wilburpan]

I saw Afghan Whigs on the “Black Love” tour back in the day. They played a bit of “Superstition” and segued into “Going To Town”. So awesome. To this day, it was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.

[@xedasxedas]

Kinda normal rock.

[@Brewnoe]

kids

[@passifleure]

Pffffff

[@gedc1347]

Uck me this holds up xx

[@moonlightt413]

Are they Afghans or wutt? L o L

[@mr.zzyzzx]

It's a political reference. Dulli's college band was the Black Republicans. Look that up.

[@pigglesy]

total imposter