{"product_id":"gentlemen","title":"Gentlemen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Afghan Whigs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e 61501\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 12-10-1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e GENTLEMEN is a rare thing in rock music, a \"concept album\" so personal and painful that listening to it gives the impression of being privy to something that should never have been made public. Greg Dulli's lyrics about male inadequacies and overcompensation ring with uncontainable self-hatred and loathing. The shifting of emotions--from the brittle and internal to the brutal and external--forms the basis for the stagnancy and decay of the male\/female relationships describedhere. Opening with a claustrophobic swirl, \"If I Were Going\" sets the mood, a warm bassline picking at the scabs of Dulli's cracked intonation (\"It's all a lie, it's nearly dead, it's in our hope, baby, it's in our bed\"). Taking cues from blues, soul, and rock, the Whigs crank out a hybrid 'alternative' sound borne on the scorching guitars of Rick McCollum.After the summation of \"Bit into a rotten one now, didn't you?\" (\"Now You Know\") and \"I Keep Coming Back,\" a cover of the Tyrone Davies soul classic, the instrumental \"Brother Woodrow\/Closing Prayer\" adds violin and piano to the mix, finally offering a reprieve from the Whigs' poisonous psychic exorcism. Though not a record to listen to often, GENTLEMEN is a stunning achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 075596150125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0075596150125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e Gentlemen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ID Shop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459646751017,"sku":"IG-IZN2-GQ6N","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/6225\/6681\/files\/51IHEOH944L.jpg?v=1762030672","url":"https:\/\/konnichiwa.ca\/fr\/products\/gentlemen","provider":"こんにちはマート | KON NICHIWA MART","version":"1.0","type":"link"}