Gentlemen (studio album)
by The Afghan Whigs
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Gentlemen is ranked as the best album by The Afghan Whigs.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Gentlemen track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/14/2025 20:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,292 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 14:57 |  Kingturtle | 7,441 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2025 20:19 |  imimesis | 2,000 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2025 05:38 | Tuur | 947 | 67/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2025 16:58 | platus | 5,824 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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The breakup lyrics and song cycle are interesting, and I find the music very well done. Grunge meets soul, good stuff. Could have used some stronger songs, though.
One of my favourite albums of the first '90s
I like the rage and the strong emotionality that Greg Dully is able to convey.
Beautiful moments lived with this cd playing in the winter of '93, when I first met my wife...
One of my favourite albums of the first '90s
I like the rage and the strong emotionality that Greg Dully is able to convey.
Beautiful moments lived with this cd playing in the winter of '93, when I first met my wife...
Jboy56 03/02/2022 09:37 | #282143
Dime a dozen band. AS a whole, I Do not actively dislike anything here, did not grab my balls as it should have to make an impression. Perhaps I should take a short break from the 90's music and listen some blues
A couple of good songs, lyrics do not mean much to me as I do not understand English.
An underrated masterpiece. Afghan Whigs at their best. Marcy Mays of Scrawl guest on "my curse" makes my cry everytime.
HoldenM 06/17/2014 07:26 | #114615
Masterpiece.
meccalecca 05/04/2014 22:03 | #110810
In the rear view window, a seedy motel room, an empty pack of cigarettes, and the remnants of what once may have classified as love.
meccalecca 03/15/2013 15:22 | #68418
A seamless flow from song to song as Greg Dulli spills his guts with a cool sincerity. His honesty feels dangerous. His passion feels genuine.
One the meanest, rawest, most passionate breakup albums I've heard.
Luciano1962 12/02/2012 09:10 | #56468
Guitars scratching nerve. Restless and sometimes bad. We can not break away from these pits!!
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