Up in It is the second album by the Afghan Whigs, released in 1990 via Sub Pop.[7][8] It marked the first time Sub Pop had released an album by a band hailing from outside the northwestern United States.[9]
| Up in It | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1990 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 45:38 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop[2] | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
| The Afghan Whigs chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 4/10[6] |
Production
editThe album was produced by Jack Endino.[1]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press wrote: "Typically gauzy Jack Endino production instantly brands Up in It as a Sub Pop issue. While the increased volume follows suit, the Whigs still wax more lyrical than their thrash’n’burn label contemporaries."[10] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "thudding production hides the band's latent smarts in sludge."[5] The Dallas Observer deemed the album "the first indication grunge could be created in a vacuum (i.e., Cincinnati) by four isolated 20-year-olds just as potently as if it were manufactured by a whole slew of Mark Arms."[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Greg Dulli except where noted.
- "Retarded" (Dulli, McCollum) – 3:25
- "White Trash Party" – 3:05
- "Hated" – 3:37
- "Southpaw" – 3:20
- "Amphetamines and Coffee" (Kopasz) – 1:55
- "Now We Can Begin" - 2.43 [LP/Cassette version] OR "Hey Cuz" – 3:49 [CD version]
- "You My Flower" – 3:48
- "Son of the South" – 4:12
- "I Know Your Little Secret" – 4:22
- "Big Top Halloween" (Dulli, Curley) – 3:31 [CD version only]
- "Sammy" (Dulli, Curley) – 3:15 [CD version only]
- "In My Town" (Dulli, Curley) – 2:59 [CD version only]
- "I Am the Sticks" – 4:19 [CD version only]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Miller, Judy (1999). "The Afghan Whigs". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 12–13.
- ^ "Up In It". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ "Up in It - The Afghan Whigs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 69.
- ^ a b The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 9.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 9.
- ^ "The Afghan Whigs | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (March 1, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Afghan Whigs: "We stayed true to ourselves; always walked our own line" | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ "Afghan Whigs". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Arnold, Gina (May 16, 1996). "He stole the soul". Dallas Observer.
External links
edit- Album LP/Cassette track listing on the Summer's Kiss website Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Album CD track listing on the Summer's Kiss website Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine