Year In Review: The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia (2A)

Bee OK · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:39 am

Average Metacritic score is 80 (28 reviews):

The Gutter Twins
Saturnalia (Sub Pop)
US release date: March 4
Ranking: 80 (8)

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/gut ... saturnalia

by Ron Hart

Hey, for all you Gen-Xâ€™ers who were weaned on these guysâ€™ voices in the 1990s, chew on this notion for just a moment: the combination of these two gentlemen so intrepid in the background of our college heyday coming together to create a full-length album. We have Greg Dulli, the slovenly suave agent provocateur of alt-rockâ€™s noir side, whose penchant for old soul and modern R&B helped him transform a song like â€œCreepâ€

harry · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:36 am

I like this a lot, top ten for me. It started out pretty appealing and has just kept growing.

bort · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:24 am

i liked it as well, but more in a small doses way, not an album way.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:28 am

Top 5 for me. duh.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

I'm curious to hear people's thoughts on this record. I've avoided hearing it but am tempted. I'm a big fan of both Dulli and Lanegan when they are at their best. Its just been awhile since either of them have been close to their best and i'm tired of being disappointed by them.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:27 pm

I wish Lanegan would team up just once with someone who could sing.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:04 pm

Twilightkid Wrote:

Top 5 for me. duh.

me, too.

billy, get off it dude.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:34 pm

billy g Wrote:

I'm curious to hear people's thoughts on this record. I've avoided hearing it but am tempted. I'm a big fan of both Dulli and Lanegan when they are at their best. Its just been awhile since either of them have been close to their best and i'm tired of being disappointed by them.

Dude,
I have witnessed in person and via this board the vast volumes of music you consume...

if you were fans of these guys at any point, it is worth 50 minutes of your day to check it out....Is it the greatest thing either of them have done? not in my opinion.....but it certainly won't disappoint you if you are even a slight fan of either guy....

let me know if you want me to up it for you....

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:40 pm

I was pretty meh on this record, and after listening again, I'm still pretty meh on it.

oh well...

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:11 pm

i haven't heard this and don't think i plan to.

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:22 pm

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:35 pm

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

I'm not sure what this means.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:48 pm

i found this rock boring.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:56 am

FUCK!

Quote:

Lanegan and Dulli Tour, But Not as the Gutter Twins
They're more like Gutter Second Cousins for the time being
Lanegan and Dulli Tour, But Not as the Gutter Twins

Attention, Europe: What follows is not a list of Gutter Twins tour dates. Yes, Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan-- um, aka the Gutter Twins-- will appear at the spots listed below the jump on the dates in question to perform music. And yes, they are calling the intimate shows "Stripped Down in the Gutter". But these performances are different enough from your usual barnstorming Gutter Twins set to bear the name "An Evening With Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan".

The relatively unadorned gigs will find the duo and guitarist Dave Rosser utilizing unique instrumentation while rolling through both familiar favorites and tunes neither has performed in years, or, in some cases, ever. But not as the Gutter Twins, got it?

In fact, I wouldn't expect much action from the Twins for a little while yet. Once the tour wraps, Dulli-- who just issued a live album of his own-- has his eye on a follow up to 2006's Powder Burns from his Twilight Singers, while Lanegan plans to put in some work with Soulsavers and get busy on his first solo LP in half a decade.

Not the Gutter Twins:

01-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
01-16 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
01-17 Galway, Ireland - Roisin Dubh
01-19 London, England - Union Chapel
01-20 Hasselt, Belgium - Muziekodroom
01-21 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
01-22 Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
01-24 Berlin, Germany - Babylon
01-25 Vienna, Australia - WuK
01-26 Milan, Italy -La Salumeria Della Musica
01-27 Rome, italy - Auditorium Parco Della Musica
01-28 Florence, Italy - Auditorium Flog
01-30 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
01-31 Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzokia
02-02 Madrid, Spain - Joy Eslava
02-04 Athens, Greece - Gagarian 205

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Ok i gave it one listen. Curiousity satiated. not very good.

Mick · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:39 am

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

I'm not sure what this means.

Greg Dulli has an awful, awful voice. The kind of voice that should never have survived into the new millennium. Despite this shortcoming, Mark Lanegan saved what was left.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:56 pm

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

I'm not sure what this means.

Greg Dulli has an awful, awful voice.

So does Bob Dylan, but he's still hanging around.

Mick · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:13 pm

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

I'm not sure what this means.

Greg Dulli has an awful, awful voice.

So does Bob Dylan, but he's still hanging around.

yeah that's an apt comparison

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:22 pm

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

I'm not sure what this means.

Greg Dulli has an awful, awful voice.

So does Bob Dylan, but he's still hanging around.

yeah that's an apt comparison

No, what that is is the new winner of the "Dumbest fucking thing posted on Obner" award.

OPA! · **Posted:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:41 pm

Greg Dulli = Most Overrated Musician

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:06 am

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

I can't stand Greg Dulli's voice but I didn't mind this. I didn't listen to it a whole lot, either.

I'm not sure what this means.

Greg Dulli has an awful, awful voice.

So does Bob Dylan, but he's still hanging around.

yeah that's an apt comparison

No, what that is is the new winner of the "Dumbest fucking thing posted on Obner" award.

How is that? Both guys have voices that many would consider bad, but both are unique. Tell me you can't place either of these guys voices on record and you're lying. Just because Dylan seems to be universally worshipped on here doesn't change the facts.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:19 am

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

How is that? Both guys have voices that many would consider bad, but both are unique. Tell me you can't place either of these guys voices on record and you're lying. Just because Dylan seems to be universally worshipped on here doesn't change the facts.

So Obner is the only place Dylan is worshiped? Last I checked he was almost universally regarded as the greatest songwriter of the rock era. Whereas Greg Dulli has exactly 14 fans and has never written anything of substance. Ever.

I could see where this may have escaped you while you were worshiping the work of a washed up hack like Dulli.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:24 am

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Stop Breathin' On My Food Wrote:

How is that? Both guys have voices that many would consider bad, but both are unique. Tell me you can't place either of these guys voices on record and you're lying. Just because Dylan seems to be universally worshipped on here doesn't change the facts.

So Obner is the only place Dylan is worshiped? Last I checked he was almost universally regarded as the greatest songwriter of the rock era. Whereas Greg Dulli has exactly 14 fans and has never written anything of substance. Ever.

I could see where this may have escaped you while you were worshiping the work of a washed up hack like Dulli.

Now you're taking the argument in a completely different direction. We were talking about voice. Period. I'm pretty sure Dulli has a few more than 14 fans, too.

Ask Mick who's washed up. (Jagger, not the Stripper)

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:16 pm

harry Wrote:

I like this a lot, top ten for me.

Year In Review: The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia (2A)

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