Gentlemen
by The Afghan Whigs

Album
Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs
Year: 1993
Release date: 1993-10-05
Overall rank: 1,290th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 276 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1993 (22nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (236th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,290th)

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Gentlemen is ranked as the best album by The Afghan Whigs.

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Gentlemen track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
If I Were Going
Average Rating: 82 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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Gentlemen
Average Rating: 86 (53 votes)Comments: View 0
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Be Sweet
Average Rating: 83 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
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Debonair
Average Rating: 86 (54 votes)Comments: View 0
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When We Two Parted
Average Rating: 82 (41 votes)Comments: View 0
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Fountain And Fairfax
Average Rating: 81 (38 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
What Jail Is Like
Average Rating: 84 (42 votes)Comments: View 2
8.
My Curse
Average Rating: 82 (40 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Now You Know
Average Rating: 80 (38 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
I Keep Coming Back
Average Rating: 81 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer
Average Rating: 80 (37 votes)Comments: View 0

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Gentlemen rankings

Gentlemen rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,290th | 1990s rank: 236th | 1993 rank: 22nd  Overall chart history
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Gentlemen ratings

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77/100 (from 276 votes)
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 !		08/21/2026 21:10 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  2,63369/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.


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Gentlemen forum mentions

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Gentlemen comments

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From 05/04/2014 22:03 | #110810 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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From 03/15/2013 15:22 | #68418 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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.
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From 03/01/2013 06:12 | #66524 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One the meanest, rawest, most passionate breakup albums I've heard.
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An underrated masterpiece. Afghan Whigs at their best. Marcy Mays of Scrawl guest on "my curse" makes my cry everytime.
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From 12/02/2012 09:10 | #56468 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Guitars scratching nerve. Restless and sometimes bad. We can not break away from these pits!!
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