Summer's Kiss: A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs

Various Artists (Artist), Afghan Whigs (Artist), Mark Lanegan (Artist), Joseph Arthur (Artist), Sounds Like Violence (Artist), My Jerusalem (Artist), Matthew Ryan (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 23, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Summerskiss Records
• ASIN: B002C5GACS
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,587 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sammy - Sounds Like Violence

2. Retarded - Wussy

3. Be Sweet - The Gin Riots

4. Step Into the Light - Joseph Arthur

5. Debonair - The Domani International

6. When We Two Parted - Chess Club

7. Going to Town - Susan Marshall

8. 66 - My Jerusalem

9. Somethin' Hot - Mighty Fine

10. Uptown Again - Sonny Oaks

11. The Slide Song - Matthew Ryan

12. Tonight - Mark Lanegan

13. Miles Iz Ded - Zykos

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Whigs songs great--Lanegan does best cover, August 31, 2009

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Richard Haigh "music fan" (Kingston Ontario CAN) - See all my reviews
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All of the songs on this CD are great--the Whigs had some of the best songs ever. However, the cover done by Mark Lanegan really stands out as the best of a great lot--his rendition seems to cut through to the true meaning of the song. Might have something to do with his long time partnership with Greg Dulli, or maybe because virtually anything he does is truly superb and heartfelt.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 54-MINUTE SOUL KISS BETWEEN DIRTY SHEETS, June 23, 2009

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D. M. Simpson - See all my reviews
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Lee Heidel's Summerskiss.com has long been friend to the Afghan Whigs fan. A compendium of all things Greg Dulli (plus his extended musical family) this treasure's now birthed the indie imprint Summerskiss Records which has, in turn, breathed life into an ambitious tribute to those suave Cincinnati swagger barons the Afghan Whigs. A couple of years in the making, it turns out the hateful wait has been more than worth it. If Sam Holden's winking cover nod to their classic album, Gentlemen, doesn't make you smile you'll surely find a grin in the spin of this love letter to the most underrated band of our time. Up In It, Congregation, Gentlemen, Black Love, 1965 - they're all represented here. Selections from each are interpreted by an eclectic and talented lot. Some names will be familiar, such as Mark Lanegan, whose smoky turn on "Tonight" will bewitch you. Others may be new to you. Sweden's Sounds Like Violence is a revelation. "Sammy" is an open hand smeared with a ragged, dirty smily face right upside your head. Twice. Put on your dancing shoes for Jeff Klein's My Jerusalem, Gin Riots and Mighty Fine. Susan Marshall's got somethin' to whisper in your ear, Matthew Ryan's gonna break your heart, Joseph Arthur will catch you and lift you. Zykos will exhort you, don't forget the alcohol. And don't forget Wussy, The Domani International, Sonny Oaks and Chess Club. Press "repeat all" and fall into this one, 'cause summer's kiss ain't over, baby, it's right here and it is joy, pure joy. Do you know the words? Sing along with me ...

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing cover cd., October 17, 2011

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This review is from: Summer's Kiss: A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs (Audio CD)

This is easily the best cover cd I have ever heard. All of the groups chosen are not only excellent vocalists, but chose songs suited to their respective styles. The versions of the songs are very recognizable, but not so close to the originals that they are simply clones. This is one of the few cds that I enjoy listening to straight-through, rather than just as components in an MP3 mix.