Amber Headlights
by Greg Dulli
  • Record Label: Infernal
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2005
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10

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  1. BurtonG
    Dec 7, 2005
    7
    Yes, a transitional "bridge" between his late period Whigs work and the Twilight Singers, but that doesn't mean that aren't gems here. I, for one, am not put off by songs that later evolved to new, more polished one. As a longtime follower, I enjoyed tracing the progression. The album grows thinner as it goes but that can be said of most of his work. Greg Dulli is a Yes, a transitional "bridge" between his late period Whigs work and the Twilight Singers, but that doesn't mean that aren't gems here. I, for one, am not put off by songs that later evolved to new, more polished one. As a longtime follower, I enjoyed tracing the progression. The album grows thinner as it goes but that can be said of most of his work. Greg Dulli is a front-loader. A sure-fire pick up for fans but worth it too for the more casual listener.… Expand
  2. Steve
    Dec 10, 2005
    7
    For what it is, it is good. "Amber Headlights" are a couple of demos. It is not a finished article.
  3. BetteD
    Jan 18, 2006
    8
    Transitional. Unfinished. Rough. Admittedly full of potential and a great view into what it is Dulli does.

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Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Junkmedia
    80
    Amber Headlights has clear thematic and structural parallels to the Afghan Whigs' excellent 1996 rock opera Black Love.
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  2. Neumu.net
    70
    Amber Headlights fails, when it does, because it's trying to be two things at once: a personal reflection on life and death and a commercially acceptable rock record. But when the album ditches the tricks and conventions that define mainstream rock and focuses on Dulli's songs, it is very powerful indeed.
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  3. Pitchfork
    47
    Amber Headlights is a step backwards after the lush beats and subdued songs of the Twilight Singers' debut, 2000's Twilight, but it also seems weak following the harrowing Blackberry Belle and even the so-so covers album She Loves You.
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