Dust (Screaming Trees album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 at Capitol Studios and Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood and The Hit Factory, New York | |||
| Genre | Hard rock,[1] Heavy metal,[1] Folk[1] | |||
| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | George Drakoulias | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| NME | 9/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Record Collector | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
| Spin | 7/10[11] |
Dust is the seventh and final studio album by Screaming Trees, released on June 25, 1996.
After an aborted attempt at recording a followup to Sweet Oblivion with producer Don Fleming, the band hired producer George Drakoulias to man the controls for what eventually turned out to be their last album. In contrast to the group's previous recordings that were more influenced by psychedelic rock and punk rock, Dust contains music that is equally influenced by folk and blues, while still retaining a harder-edged sound. "All I Know" was released as a single from the album and became a success on rock radio. "Dying Days", a song that was also released as a single to some minor success, features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.
Kerrang! Magazine selected Dust as the best album of 1996 in their year-end awards.[12] The band toured behind Dust for nearly two years (with former Kyuss and future Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme serving as a touring guitarist), and afterwards went on an extended hiatus, eventually disbanding officially in 2000.
Track listing
All songs written by Van Conner, Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan except as indicated.
- "Halo of Ashes" (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Barrett Martin) – 4:04
- "All I Know" – 3:55
- "Look at You" – 4:42
- "Dying Days" – 4:51
- "Make My Mind" – 4:11
- "Sworn and Broken" – 3:34
- "Witness" – 3:39
- "Traveler" – 5:22
- "Dime Western" (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Martin) – 3:39
- "Gospel Plow" (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Martin) – 6:17
Credits
Personnel
- Gary Lee Conner - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, sitar
- Van Conner - bass, backing vocals, guitar
- Mark Lanegan - lead vocals, guitar
- Barrett Martin - percussion, cello, drums, conga, harmonium, tabla, djembe
Additional personnel
- George Drakoulias - percussion, producer
- Chris Goss - backing vocals
- Brian Jenkins - backing vocals on "Traveler"
- Mike McCready - guitar solo on "Dying Days"
- Jeff Nolan - guitar on "Dime Western"
- Benmont Tench - organ, electric piano, mellotron, piano
- 21st Street Singers - backing vocals on "Dying Days"
- Mark Danielson - front cover artwork
- Danny Clinch - photography
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Heatseekers | 5 |
| The Billboard 200 | 134 |
Album - UK Album Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK Album Charts | 32 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "All I Know" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 9 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
References
- ^ a b c Dust, Allmusic
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dust – Screaming Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Kot, Greg (June 27, 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Romero, Michele (July 12, 1996). "Dust". Entertainment Weekly: 58. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 12, 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust (Epic)". The Guardian.
- ^ Cameron, Keith (July 6, 1996). "Screaming Trees – Dust". NME: 36. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ "Screaming Trees: Dust". Q (119): 127. August 1996.
- ^ Davenport, Rich (August 2017). "Screaming Trees – Dust". Record Collector (469). Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ O'Connor, Rob (July 11, 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Screaming Trees". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 721. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Powers, Ann (August 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust". Spin. 12 (5): 96. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Yearly albums charts - Best of 1996
External links
- Dust (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
- Dust (Adobe Flash) at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)