Big Top Halloween
| Big Top Halloween | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Ultrasuede | |||
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Big Top Halloween is the first album by the band the Afghan Whigs.[1][2] It was released in 1988 via Ultrasuede.[3][4]
Two thousand copies of the record were pressed.[5]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Trouser Press wrote that "there's a surprising amount of subtlety—sophistication, even—rustling beneath the boozy, gutter-rat surface of the quartet's self-released debut ... an altogether terrific debut."[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Greg Dulli and John Curley.
- "Here Comes Jesus"
- "In My Town"
- "Priscilla's Wedding"
- "Push"
- "Scream"
- "But Listen"
- "Big Top Halloween"
- "Life in a Day"
- "Sammy"
- "Doughball"
- "Back o' the Line"
- "Greek Is Extra"
References
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (May 4, 2017). "Rank Your Records: Greg Dulli Orders the Afghan Whigs' Seven Records". Vice.
- ^ "Meet: The Afghan Wigs". Friday. The Plain Dealer. November 19, 1993. p. 35.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey. "The Afghan Whigs emerge closer than ever". The Washington Post.
- ^ "The Afghan Whigs". All Tomorrow's Parties.
- ^ "A look back at the discography of the Afghan Whigs". Detroit Metro Times.
- ^ "Big Top Halloween The Afghan Whigs". AllMusic.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 20, 2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ "Afghan Whigs". Trouser Press.
External links
- Album track listing on the Summer's Kiss website Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine