''Up in It'' is the second album by

the Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. They were active from 1986 to 2001 and have since reformed as a band. The group – with core members Greg Dulli (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick McCollum (lead guitar), and John Cur ...

, released in 1990 via

Sub Pop Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often ...

. It marked the first time Sub Pop had released an album by a band hailing from outside the northwestern United States.

Production

The album was produced by

Jack Endino Jack Endino (born Michael M. Giacondino; 1964) is an American producer and musician based in Seattle, Washington. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands including Mudhon ...

Critical reception

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...

'' wrote: "Typically gauzy Jack Endino production instantly brands ''Up in It'' as a Sub Pop issue. While the increased volume follows suit, the Whigs still wax more lyrical than their thrash’n’burn label contemporaries." ''

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'' wrote that "thudding production hides the band's latent smarts in sludge." The ''

Dallas Observer ''Dallas Observer'' is a free digital and print publication based in Dallas, Texas. The ''Observer'' publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music, and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue circ ...

'' deemed the album "the first indication grunge could be created in a vacuum (i.e., Cincinnati) by four isolated 20-year-olds just as potently as if it were manufactured by a whole slew of Mark Arms."

Track listing

All tracks written by

Greg Dulli Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is an American musician from Hamilton, Ohio. Debuting as a member of the rock band the Afghan Whigs in 1986, Dulli has been a member of the Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, and in 2020 released his debut solo albu ...

except where noted. #" Retarded" (Dulli, McCollum) – 3:25 #"White Trash Party" – 3:05 #"Hated" – 3:37 #"Southpaw" – 3:20 #"Amphetamines and Coffee" (Kopasz) – 1:55 #"Now We Can Begin" - 2.43 P/Cassette versionOR "Hey Cuz" – 3:49 D version#"You My Flower" – 3:48 #"Son of the South" – 4:12 #"I Know Your Little Secret" – 4:22 #"Big Top Halloween" (Dulli, Curley) – 3:31 D version only#"Sammy" (Dulli, Curley) – 3:15 D version only#"In My Town" (Dulli, Curley) – 2:59 D version only#"I Am the Sticks" – 4:19 D version only

References

External links

Album LP/Cassette track listing on the Summer's Kiss websiteAlbum CD track listing on the Summer's Kiss website
{{Authority control The Afghan Whigs albums 1990 albums Sub Pop albums