Beautiful Girls, The Afghan Whigs(1)

Lately, I came to read the blog, Cassettes In The Mailbox. It is the blog of Brian Fallon, the frontman of The Gaslight Anthem.

http://cassettesinthemailbox.blogspot.com/2010/05/tell-your-mama-that-im-here-to-save.html

I was really impressed by the article of the bands and artists which he could never do without. Please check the following:

1. Tom Waits

2. The Clash

3. Greg Duli (Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers)

4. The Bouncing Souls

5. Bruce Springsteen

6. Chamberlain

7. Hot Water Music

8. Social Distortion

9. Bob Dylan

10. The Rolling Stones

Among the big names everyone knows, I found Greg Duli, The Afghan Whigs, who is one of my unforgettable names.

It was about 15 years ago that I knew his band, The Afghan Whigs. I had a test screening of Beautiful Girls, directed Ted Demme(he is a nephew of famous director, Jonathan Demme), starring Timothy Hutton, Natalie Portman, Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Mira Solvino and Uma Thurman.

This is the story of coming to  hometown for high school reunion. Willie(Hutton) is a pianist sometimes working on bars after leaving his hometown. He had a dream to be a piano player,  but it didn't work well. He had a beautiful and talented lawyer girl friend. His life was not so bad, but he felt emptiness. In his hometown, he met an eccentric, 13-years-old girl with peculiar charm , Marty(Portman).

That is my early days in my carrier. What I'd like to mention regarding this movie is soundtrack. I stepped during the  screening as the music went out.

	1. That's How Strong My Love Is	Roland Gift
	2. Be For Real	The Afghan Whigs
	3. Easy To Be Stupid	Howlin' Maggie
	4. Me And Mrs. Jones	Billy Paul
	5. Suffering	Satchel
	6. Graduation Day	Chris Isaak
	7. Beautiful Girl	Pete Droge & The Sinners
	8. I'll Miss You	Ween
	9. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe	The Afghan Whigs
	10. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love	The Spinners
	11. Beth	Kiss
	12. Groove Me	King Floyd
	13. The Stroll	The Diamonds
	14. Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond

This album was consisted of 3 types of songs: classic soul music or reconstruction of it(1,4,9,10,12,13), bitter love songs(2,3,5,6,7,8) and memorable "reunion" songs(11,14)

When I read Brian's blog, I was really sympathized his point of view. The Afghan Whigs admirably played Barry White's 70's classic, Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe with passion.

This video was promo reel of this movie, I remember. I look back on it with nostalgia, and I also really like it now.



I'll continue to talk about this movie next time.