Dust

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Day472 - i think screaming trees should have been bigger than they were

The most underrated band of the Seattle scene. Solid llsten. These guys should have been bigger. RIP Mark Lanegan.

Definition of meh, won't turn it off if it comes on the radio, but I'll never put it on.

I’m not sure how missed this one back in the day, but I wish I hadn’t. It actually lives up to the hype.

Not my style of rock. It’s okay and certainly the first track peaked my interest for its atypical sound but otherwise mwa

Like eh, wasn’t bad but there wasn’t too much that felt groundbreaking or spectacular. 2.6/5 Fav song: All I know

Solid listen. Heard influence from Beatles and Aerosmith. Just didn't have time to be super thorough

Oh grunge, you are not my favorite, but this isn't the worst offender in the genre.

This was really good. Have heard of Screaming Trees before but never really listened to them. It was just a bit too long to get the full 5 from me.

This was mostly forgettable and not forgettable in the same way a lot of these rock albums are. You can see the talent, but doesn't really stand out. Will listen to again though!

I had never heard screaming trees before, beyond hearing their name a couple times. This was good but it definitely didn't elevate to the level of the best 90s groups. Lack an edge a little bit, almost like it toed on grunge but didn't jump in

Meh. It's fine but doesn't stand out from music of its time.

Solid album. Seemed to be a little more mellow grunge.

I liked this more than I thought I would. I kind of like his voice and their sound.

Decent

Ah, I'm more familiar with Mark Lanegan's solo work than Screaming Trees. I thought this album was OK, made a bit better by Lanegan's vocals. Not an essential album by any standard.

Radiohead-ish, but alright

Completely unremarkable. Not sure why this is on here?

Rock and roll confirmed.

This album is odd to me. I like it from an instrumental standpoint, it’s got this cool light grunge-esque feel throughout. Simple drums, lots of crunchy powerchords, very basic root-note basslines, and it all works very well. My issue with this album is the vocal style doesn’t match the music to me at all. The lead singer sounds disinterested and bored, and not at all in a good way. It sounds like a dad-rock band playing covers at the local bar, from a vocal standpoint, and I just can’t get over that feeling. We’re on a real run of uninspiring albums lately, but this one takes the cake strictly thanks to those terrible vocals. I won’t listen to this again.

This album was... good... it was fine... but I feel like there are so many better and more significant examples of the genre that I don't really feel it needed to be included, especially considering it was released in 1996. I liked some of the drum breaks in "All I Know" and I liked the percussion intro and outro of "Gospel Plow", which was probably? my favorite track overall as well. Whatever, man. Sure.

It was fine. I don't think I appreciate it as much as others seem to. I liked "Look At You" as a standout track.

OK.

If you like Queens of the Stone age then you’ll like this. That being said theres nothing that makes it worthy to be added in this list.

3/5 smooth easy listening. Never heard of this artist but I enjoyed the album.

I've heard more about the Screaming Trees than I've actually heard the screaming trees. This was okay, but forgettable. I don't think this would have been novel by 1996. It's certainly not bad by any measure. Just kind of meh.

Unfortunately, I've never even heard of these guys. What a pleasant surprise! A collection of really thoughtful, well-written, well-played and engaging tunes. Sometimes psychedelic, grunge, and hard rock played to perfection.

I liked it. I had only heard the song from Singles by them before. I would be interested in hearing more of them. Definitely underrated as far as grunge goes.

Listens: 1 Stand out tracks: Vaguely Christian or at least religious. Mention of halos, angels, the lord, miracles, gospel and other religious influences. Not particularly interested in Christian or pseudo-Christian rock. The psychedelic influences however, are interesting. They elevate the quality of the music, distinguishing the band from otherwise being another typical grunge rock band of the 90s. The use of... I'm not sure if there's an organ, harpsichord or a sitar involved, as well as hand cymbals evoke other influences like the Beatles later work or the early Dead.

Average grunge that feels like an imitation of the original.

Dust (to dust.) Lots of broken things, lots of loneliness, and a bit too religious for me - though not a bad effort . I do remember All I Know from when it came out, but Dime Western is the best cut on the album. (2.6*s)

Pretty nonchalant grunge album. Fits in with the 90s scene but def not a standout like other acts but were certainly influenced by them (i.e., Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam). Overall sounded pretty generic other than the finisher "Gospel Plow" which was top track. Not a complete flyover album but if it were in my vinyl collection, I would "Dust" it off every once in a while for a spin. The band name is a bit lame too...2.08.

Surprised I had never heard of Screaming Trees. They seem like a second tier 90's grunge rock band which isn't a bad thing. Dust is a pretty solid album with some relatively melodic grunge sounds. I imagine these guys didn't get much airplay just because of how much grunge competition there was at the time but I would have liked to have been exposed to the sooner. Enjoyable background listen. 2.93 stars

Alternative rock. It was fine, but not really anything more than that. It was reminding me of another band that I can’t place, and it’s still irritating me that I can’t think of it.

3.5?

Didn’t grab me but I remember it being popular amongst the ‘trees’ crowd.

Surprised this isn’t more popular and that I have never heard of them. Has all the tidings of a successful 90s band. Not quite my style but I can still appreciate it. 6/10

Ah, 1996. Quelle année étrange pour être derrière un comptoir de disquaire indépendant. Entre les clients qui demandaient du Oasis en boucle et ceux qui cherchaient désespérément le nouveau souffle après l'implosion du grunge, l'ambiance était au flottement. C'est dans ce contexte de gueule de bois collective que déboule Dust, le septième et ultime effort des Screaming Trees. À l'époque, j'avais déjà passé quelques années dans une radio associative à diffuser du Joy Division, du Current 93 ou du Nick Cave, alors forcément, le rock de Seattle commençait sérieusement à me pomper l'air. Pourtant, il y avait ce type, Mark Lanegan. Une voix qui semblait avoir été macérée dans le goudron et le bourbon de contrebande pendant trente ans. Liam Gallagher, avec son élégance légendaire et sa finesse de bulldozer, s'amusait à les appeler les "Barking Branches" ou "Crazy Conkers" pendant leur tournée commune. Un vrai génie, ce Liam. Mais bon, derrière les blagues de vestiaire, les Screaming Trees étaient surtout un groupe au bord de l'implosion totale. Ils venaient de passer quatre ans à se battre avec des démos foireuses après Sweet Oblivion avant que George Drakoulias ne vienne essayer de mettre de l'ordre dans ce bordel. Et le résultat, c'est ce fameux Dust. Un disque qui, bizarrement, sonne aujourd'hui beaucoup plus "mature" que les gesticulations de ses contemporains. Le livre des "1001 Albums" le qualifie d'inspiré, et c'est vrai qu'il y a quelque chose de majestueux là-dedans. On est loin du son crasseux des débuts. Là, on tape dans le blues hanté, la psychédélie et même des touches folk-rock. Dès l'ouverture, "Halo of Ashes", tu prends un sitar en pleine face et le mellotron de Benmont Tench. Oui, le mec de chez Tom Petty. Alors autant dire qu'on n'est plus chez les ados boutonneux de Seattle qui pleurent sur leurs chemises en flanelle. On est dans une autre dimension, plus riche, plus texturée. En 1996, entendre des arrangements de cordes et des percussions exotiques chez un groupe étiqueté "grunge", ça en a surpris plus d'un. Mais la voix de Lanegan, c'est cette "abrasive beauty" qui met tout le monde d'accord. Elle survole le disque comme un corbeau au-dessus d'un champ de ruines. Prenons "Dying Days", c'est un morceau qui pue la fin d'une époque. Mike McCready de Pearl Jam vient y coller un solo de guitare qui déchire le ciel. C'est l'hommage aux disparus, au Seattle qui s'éteint. Il y a une tristesse latente, un deuil qui ne dit pas son nom. "Gotta get away before I lose my mind", grogne Lanegan sur "All I Know". On sent qu'il est déjà ailleurs. C'est d'ailleurs tout le paradoxe de ce disque. C'est l'album le plus abouti du groupe, mais c'est aussi celui qui annonce clairement la carrière solo de Lanegan. Les Trees n'étaient déjà plus qu'un véhicule pour sa noirceur à lui. Les arrangements sont complexes, on sent une attention particulière à la production, mais l'âme, elle est déjà dans les bars sombres et les disques acoustiques. Sur "Sworn and Broken", on touche au sublime. C’est mélancolique, c’est hanté par les addictions de Mark, mais c'est produit avec une clarté presque dérangeante. On est loin de l'Indie rock pur et dur, on est dans une sorte de cabaret rock crépusculaire qui me rappelle parfois les moments les plus calmes de Nick Cave. Alors pourquoi un 3 sur 5 ? Parce que malgré toute sa qualité, Dust reste un objet de transition. C'est un disque de "fin de règne" qui a le cul entre deux chaises : le rock à guitares qui veut encore remplir des stades et l'exploration folk/psyché qui veut se barrer dans le désert. Pour moi, le côté "rock traditionnel" de certains arrangements me paraissait déjà un peu daté, même en 1996. Mais c’est un disque qui a vieilli avec une grâce infinie, contrairement à beaucoup de bouses de cette période. Le groupe finira par se séparer en 2000, après avoir "magnifiquement rempli sa promesse" avec ce dernier jet. En tant que disquaire, c’était le genre d'album que je conseillais à ceux qui voulaient du rock mais avec un peu de cervelle. Pas juste des riffs pour sauter dans la boue. Dust est un adieu poli (enfin, aussi poli qu'un Lanegan peut l'être) à une scène qui l'étouffait. C’est riche, c'est dense, mais ça manque peut-être un poil de cette déviance noise ou post-punk que je chéris tant. N’empêche, quand tu poses le diamant sur "Gospel Plow", la fin du disque avec ses percussions et l’orgue de Tench, tu te dis que les Trees ont eu une sortie de scène bien plus digne que la plupart de leurs collègues de Washington. C'est un disque complexe, un blues hanté qui se déguste mieux avec le recul. Si tu cherches du grunge, passe ton chemin. Si tu cherches de la musique qui a du vécu, qui saigne et qui cherche la lumière à travers la poussière, alors tu es au bon endroit. Bref, un bon 3/5. Un disque indispensable pour comprendre comment Mark Lanegan est devenu ce monolithe de la musique sombre. C'est l'histoire d'un groupe qui s'est autodétruit en livrant son meilleur travail. C'est tragique, c'est beau, c'est du rock. Et c’est exactement pour ça qu'il traîne dans cette liste des 1001 albums. Parce qu’il capture cet instant précis où le grunge a arrêté de crier pour commencer à réfléchir à son héritage. Voilà, c’est ça Dust. Une majesté abrasive qui te reste dans la gorge comme une vieille clope. Un album à découvrir, surtout si tu veux sortir des sentiers battus du rock alternatif de base. Mais ne t'attends pas à une partie de plaisir : ici, on creuse la terre, on ne danse pas dessus.

Grunge with psychedelic breaks? The grunge parts are kinda boring but as soon as they start incorporating the psych stuff, it gets significantly more interesting. Unfortunately there aren't very many psych breaks which makes this overall kinda boring and forgettable.

This was really cool alt rock / grunge. I loved the classic rock and psych elements. I loved this kind of music as a teenager. Punk but rock but grunge but guitar solos! It's the kind of music that almost every song gets me stoked, but every 3 is a banger and then there are few that a skippable. The problem with grunge is that by the mid 90s, we had heard every trick and every which way it'd be sliced. But the early stuff is where the gold is.

I was surprised to learn of the grunge roots of this band. To me, they were sound more straight rock and roll to me with a toe or two in the alt category. Musically fun and even complex at times, the album sounds really good. However, there was something about the vocals/vocalist that just didn't seem to match the music. It felt almost like the Connells lead singer had joined up with a harder rock band. Worth the listen, for sure, but this album didn't make me want to hear more.

eh

Love Narks voice. Some nice stuff here

I really should like this more than I do. It falls into my music taste so well; I love 90s grunge-adjacent alternative bands like this. I think it's just missing the spark that makes the albums in this genre that I DO like so special. This one feels a bit generic in comparison, even when looking at it next to Copper Blue by Sugar, which is probably the album most similar to this one that I've heard on the list so far. Listening back, Copper Blue has the oomph that this album lacks. Maybe this album suffers more from Similar Song Syndrome so I can't evaluate each song individually as much, which makes it less interesting as a whole. I think the unthreatening production coupled with the fact that each song feels too sonically aligned with all the others kind of makes the album fade into background-music status.

Grungegaze Inject all the 90s rock right into my veins. I don’t care how mid it is, just the fact that it came from the 90s makes it COOL and AWESOME anyway. There’s a certain veneer to these albums from this time period that scratches an itch in my brain. Ty Kurt Cobain for saving us from hair metal and synth-pop and carving out space for bands like Screaming Trees and Sponge and Sugar

Nice surprise! I didn't know this band; they seemed boring when I read about them. But this had some pretty good quality grunge, kind of like your favourite grunge band's favourite grunge band vibe. I can't give it 5 because they didn't change the genre or do anything super unique, but this is a good, engaging album. Much better than Soundgarden.

this album is legitimately EXACTLY what I was looking for when I started this project. Words cannot express how satisfying it was to drive off the airfield listening to All I Know.

It’s not bad, it’s not good, it’s just bland. Favourite track: Dying Days. Other than that I was quite bored

The riff in All I Know is straight-up classic rock. It gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling, thinking back to times when the Venn diagram between good music and popular music was nearly a perfect circle. It's such a darn good track, with subtle synths underlying a thickly layered guitar-bass arrangement. Plenty of distortion, a solid chord progression, good singing, active, driving drums... what more could you want from a track? Dying Days has a nifty acoustic-to-electric transition that's reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's Over The Hills And Far Away. I'm almost positive it was intentional. Regardless, another rock-solid track, with some great layered guitars and drums giving a heck of a lot of energy to the sound. This isn't the only time Screaming Trees tries out this idea of acoustic-electric contrast between two different sections. There are at least two other tracks on the album with this kind of transition. And it’s cool every time (though it starts to become predictable by the lengthy closing track, Gospel Plow). I noticed a Mellotron in several tracks, including the beautiful Traveler and country-spy-esque Dime Western. Reminds me of 60s and early 70s rock, as well as some other 90s material that was released partly as a 60s nostalgia trip. (Mellotron was featured heavily in Radiohead's OK Computer, for example.) Lots of nods to psychedelia, blues, classic rock, and retro country throughout the album, which is a fresh take on the grunge movement I don’t think I’ve seen before. And yet I do kind of understand why critics place this record below some of its contemporaries – including Pearl Jam and Nirvana. It isn’t fresh-sounding for its time, even if it is technically a fresh combination of genres. And many of the tracks sound similar to each other. A feel-good record, not unlike the Eagles (or whatever the grunge equivalent may be). But in the 90s, most audiences were looking for something more cutting-edge. 4/5 Key tracks: All I Know, Dying Days, Traveler

I had heard of Screaming Trees before, but I don't think I know any of their songs. I really loved the sound of this album and was grooving along the entire time. The psychedelic sound mixed with grunge was great, with lots of variation from track to track, but just a really well-written and well-recorded sound throughout. I listened to it twice, five stars.

2/5 this has half decent songs, but it honestly lacks some substance, variation, or a good level of cohesion (both within and between tracks). It feels like the same song repeated for the duration with an enjoyable but kinda “full of nothing” rhythm. Also I feel like each song is trying to subvert my expectations of where it’s going next.

Das war überraschend gut. Diese Gitarren haben mir echt gefallen.

Don’t think this should’ve been on here. Interesting album but a forgettable album

This was a nice surprise. I enjoyed it a lot!

A bit battle of the bands

I know of this band, not sure I've heard anything of theirs before today though. They kind of sound like a sonically cleaner (or blander, however you look at it) version of Dinosaur Jr., with some psychedelic influences. In fact, this album cover looks very similar to that of Dino Jr's "You're Living All Over Me". Alright at the end of the day, not super memorable though.

A good album, I like Halo of Ashes the most.

Knew a couple songs by Screaming Trees back in the 90's when I was a teenager, but didn't expect such a great album.

Rip Mark Lanegan

It was better than I expected. Good album.

another boring and poorly represented grunge era album. can't see myself listening to this again

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I’m a huge Mark Lanegan fan. This record you can start to hear where he would end up post the Trees. I enjoy this but have always preferred the previous record.

2.8

Bland grunge-lite. Sounded more like adult contemporary music that happened to use fuzzed out guitars because of the era. Nothing offensive about it, just boring.

Not heard the music of this band before. It was okay, but nothing outstanding.

Try as I might (and I'm not trying that hard), I can't think of much to say about Dust. For all its energy and pleasing organ sounds, for however many variations on She Said She Said, it isn't a patch on K by Kula Shaker. 2 For all the time and effort that clearly went into making it there isn’t much to say about this album. It is eager to please its listeners but irritatingly so, like an overattentive waiter. Amid the smug smorgasbord of sitar solo, harmonised organ solo, mellotron riff, celebrity guest spot, cello, arch electric piano break, oversweet backing vocals etc… is an overwhelming sense that the band is smiling all the time. That may be the crux of why this is a thoroughly mediocre record - it is all light and no darkness. Everything carefully worked out and nothing felt. Everything offered and nothing risked. The melodies are pleasant and the lyrics about nothing much. No instrument is played (or recorded) with any character or distinction. The mix is oppressively benign. Another notable album of carefully wrought blues rock was released a couple of months after Dust - TOOL’s ‘Aenima’. It is an album I thought of several times while listening to Dust and the comparison elicited only pity for the Screaming Trees’ album. Kula Shaker’s ‘K’ came out in between them. It’s better than this too. 2/5

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I have two concurrent “projects” on this site and have already heard this album. I gave it a 4, and I uphold that rating. I didn’t review it however. It’s a good grunge album, vocals aren’t bad, musically decent. Some good tracks I can listen to again. Enjoyed it for the second time.

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While Lanegan is a great songwriter, and has an instantly identifiable voice, this album walks a line between good and okay. It's lacking a big hook song, but none of the songs are bad. I like the way some of it feels like a reinterpretation of 1960s psychadelia through a grunge lens.

Bra solid grungey shoegazey album, med vissa lite left fiel tracks.

Was distracted while this was on bit what I was digging what I heard.

2,5

This is a good melodic rock album which makes a pleasant listening experience. However, it very rarely is a really good album, like in Sworn and Broken and Witness. Therefore 3 solid stars, wouldn’t mind revisiting it later on

Someone liked their music.

Yea, I don't get this inclusion on the list. They sound a little like a lot of bands from the time but don't do any of it very memorably. 3/5

Mom can we have 90s Seattle music? We have 90s Seattle music at home This just feels like watered down Pearl Jam/temple of the dog/green river/soundgarden

I remember trying to like this band back in the day. Teenager logic- Soundgarden or Alice in Chains are from the Pacific Northwest and they fucking rule so therefore every band from the Pacific Northwest must also rule. But, I just couldn't get into 'em. Only later in life did I become a fan of Mark Lanegan thanks to his stint in Queens of the Stone Age... So I'm glad this album came up in the rotation. Still not sure I would call myself Screaming Trees fan, but I'm glad I gave it another listen.

Overall good album avoids the cliche grunge sound. Would like to listen again.

yo lowkey i liked this one. i give this a high 3, but it could maybe get a four on the relisten

Pre-listening thoughts: there is MORE 90s grunge on this list??? How is that actually possible I stg we’ve gotten every single 90s grunge album ever made in the past few weeks. This is torture for me atp. Also the album cover is UGLY. I really really don’t want to listen to this. But we must march on, no matter how terrible this looks! Onwards! Post/during listening thoughts: This is shockingly good (my expectations were in the gutter). There's actual singing here, it's balanced decently, there's nice variation between songs, and I don't want to rip my ears out because someone is either tuning their guitar in the middle of a song or yelling for no apparent reason! It definitely loses steam in the second half. Look what happens when you judge an album by its cover and then proceed to listen to it anyways, kids. Maybe you'll enjoy it, at least enough to give it a 5.5/10. DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: All I Know, Look At You, Make My Mind, Sworn and Broken (synth break goes crazyyyy) Least fav tracks: Witness, Dime Western, Gospel Plow

Who? Meh! The album is OK, but nothing special, and nothing that doesn't seem to have been done better by other bands.

Interesting. Didn't hate, didn't love.

I like this more than a lot of other grunge, like Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Mudhoney. I could see another listen or two turning me around on this, but for now, it's just okay.

Singles only. This sounds like 1000 other 90s bands. Would be a good local band but is entirely non essential.

You can tell they're stretching, extending their abilities to their utmost, yet the album falls short of being compelling. Whether from the lack of conceptual cohesion, a bad mix, or maybe we can speculate the Screaming Trees were just tired, the album doesn't land. I wanted to love it, but I merely like it.

Really enjoyable album. Nothing mindblowing but still a very happy experience

It grew on me. First listen a 2, second listen a 3

Great album. Mark Lanegan was one of the great voices of the Seattle scene. Also love the inventive guitar work of Gary Lee Conner. This band should have been bigger than they were.

Not bad. Pretty standard 90s alternative rock record, but has its own unique touch to it. Has some interesting instrumentation and sounds to it to add some character and flavor. Has never heard of this band before, so it’s nice to hear something new.

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Poor mans Pearl Jam

grungy & great

One whole extra star for "Gospel Plow". Beautiful tabla and synth

3.5

Yeah mate alright pretty grungy, young Mark Lanegan doing well I see

Album 667 of 1001 Screaming Trees - Dust (1996) Rating : 4 / 5 Good album. I like the jangly guitars. A nice blend of hard rock, psychedelic rock, and grunge. Will certainly listen again.

Enjoyable enough but middle section leans towards being a little too generic mid dad-rock a la stereophonic etc. Some good tracks though - opening trio and closer esp. Sick keys solo track 6.

Not my cup of tea

This is pretty cool. I think my favourite was Sworn and Broken.

I did not like this at all thanks

I like this album better than the other albums I've heard from Screaming Trees. Not sure I'd say it needs to be heard, but I'm glad it's on the list so I could hear it. Favorite song: "Traveler"

Some good guitar and 90s grunge sound. Mostly monotone. Enjoyed it but probably won’t add it.

There’s that fucking sitar again! Shankar!!!!! I don’t think I need anymore straightforward rock/grunge. There may have been more of an appetite for this in 1996, but I’m good. They mixed it up a bit on the second half. Cool reading up on the band and their other projects. Heard a little Queens of the Stone Age and turns out one of these guys, Lanegan, was in the band for 15 years. Also collaborated with… PJ Harvey.

My ears are still ringing like an hour after listening to this in my car because I just couldn’t turn it down. I see this classified as grunge, and from reading it seems like these guys were part of that scene. But to me this felt a lot more energetic, less morose, more like an extension of American hard rock, a la Iggy pop. Full and heavy but not weighed down? Really good music to drive to. Maybe unremarkable technically, but sometimes I just want to rock my dick off on the drive home. Maybe going out on a limb here, but can o my go with my heart…

The only thing I can say that was good about this album was that it sounded grungy. I like grunge, but this just didnt have any appeal to me. No songs stood out. The entire listening experience felt really dragged out

I’m a pretty bad judge of this lane of grunge, but this felt unremarkable.

The first half of this album was not my cup of tea as it sounded like generic (albeit skillful) grunge, but starting with "Sworn and Broken," the remaining songs stood out more with varying tempos, melodies, and instrumentation. My other favorites were "Witness" and "Gospel Plow."

A really good listen. It's very "of it's time" with its mid 90's rock sound, which is not a bad thing. They nailed the vibe. Adding to my collection.

Alternative/ rock? Not crazy about the music.

Not sure what to think

Screaming Trees sound like someone tried to mash up Nirvana with U2. It's a noble effort that falls short of both. There are loads of nods to classic rock mixed in, with elements of The Beatles and Pink Floyd evident. It's not a bad album at all. But if this is being classified as grunge, then it's grunge that trying very hard to find a wider audience and a far cry from the authencity of Nirvana. That said, it's enjoyable enough.

The name and art put me off but actually it wasn't all that bad.

A great rock album — nothing more, nothing less but its enough!

Fine. My friend John liked this band a lot. I wonder how he's doing these days.

I really enjoyed this. It has aged much better than some of its contemporaries and doesn't feel as dated as some grunge bands of the era. I think it's down to the melodies and clarity of the vocals, which are surprising and pair well with the messy and swirling music. Great guitar work and solos. Got a swagger and doesn't get lost in dirt and murk. Quite Pearl Jam in places.

Great listen

I like Mark Lanegan's voice a lot, but the record by this band to put on this list is Sweet Oblivion. This one was a bit monotone. Still pretty good

Def not a genre I’m super familiar with but screaming trees seems to be great st capturing the essence of grunge The moody lyrics raw instrumentals fill a soundscape . The vocals are ok imo and the instrumentals don’t dazzle

Kinda folky grunge, i vibe with it heavy

A pleasant listen

Had a good time with this!

This felt really slow and didnt have anything that really stood out, kind of reminded me of bad radiohead.

A new discovery from me, it's a great late 90s grunge mixed with psychedelic rock. There are no hits but it doesn't matter if the album flows together well and it's well written. The first part was more grunge-y, the second part more psych rock which I liked a lot, the albums was closed with a nice traditional spiritual song as a closing track.

Never could get into Screaming Trees. I've tried several times, but they just don't appeal.

A great album of the era that I honestly didn’t realize was as good as it is

I listened to a song by their singer's solo band a lot during the year Dennis lived with us. This felt very similar but didn't hit the same. In general I liked the sound of this band/album, but the songs never quite got there for me. Good recipe, medium execution? Solid but nothing special. Album cover (B) Its arresting.

This album is shredding pretty hard. "Dying Days" is my favorite song. I liked it a lot. There's enough variety to keep me interested the whole way. 7/10

It's fine

It’s ok 90’s grunge/rock. Not sure why I’d need to listen to it before dying though.

This was pretty bland. At times some of the instrumental work was interesting and a few times I was enjoying the vocals a bit but it never really added up into anything that told me it was a necessary listen and should be on the list. I doubt I'll listen to it again.

This is very 1990s The stereo mixing is pretty good. I like the vocals for the most part. Sworn and Broken had a kind of cool touch of a country sound and then a section kind of like The Who. Overall I find it pretty bland and probably won't think of it again.

Smooth, even, accomplished…okay, but who in the hell needs accomplished grunge? Super dull, and totally missing the point. Sounds like a pretty good band saw a lot of their compatriots making a ton of money, and somebody convinced them this was how they were gonna do that too.

I was honestly surprised to see Screaming Trees of all bands pop up today. I wouldn’t call myself a fan, but I’m familiar with them. Really more so through Mark Lanegan’s contributions to Queens of the Stone Age. But it’s nice to see a band like this on here. The grunge movement was huge. But the amount of groups active during that time that probably didn’t the recognition they deserved is numerous. Especially from the Seattle area, where many of the most well known grunge bands originated. They aren’t from Seattle, but they did originate in Washington. And a big question I see thrown around is why this band wasn’t bigger? Not many people know of them, and they don’t have too many hits, so the general consensus seems to be confusion as to why they were even included on the list in the first place. The answer is a mix between the band members not really striking the iron while it’s hot and also Mark’s unfortunate heroin addiction. I think that’s why I’m glad they are included here. Mark is sadly no longer with us, and this is a group that should have had their moment in the spotlight. This album is a very solid piece of alternative rock. It doesn’t have the noisy punk aspect of Nirvana, or the sludge metal infused sound of Soundgarden or Alice in Chains. They actually more acoustic, potentially even country rock, approach to the grunge sound. There is also some psychedelic stuff mixed in. So it’s probably closer to Stone Temple Pilots than anything. But they definitely form their own identity. I’ve only heard Mark’s voice in a much heavier and more intense context, so hearing it here, I realized he’s got quite a nice voice. Plus this is for sure the only grunge I know who ever used a sitar. Cool stuff. I’m only scoring this the way I am because some songs feel a little more generic in comparison to the highlights. But any self-proclaimed fan of grunge should really give this band a shot. Rating: 6/10

3.3 2x catchup 12/26/24

Really fun and catchy post grunge

pretty good actually

Proggy grunge? It got kind of boring towards the middle but was still enjoyable

A few nice melodies, but such a grungy and dingy sound. I kinda want to like this, but not much memorable here unfortunately. Best song: All I Know

Classic 90's grunge, but with a twist. There are layers of 60's psychedelia and even melodic, love-letter ballads like "Look at You." If you like the genre, this will be your jam. If not, will not differentiate from their cohorts of the day.

it was fine

Very fascinated that this is the only Screaming Trees album on here (Sweet Oblivion is bigger, and better, though not as fascinating), but not mad about it. It's still a great album, and Lanegan sounds as good on it as he ever did.

it's kind of funny that two of the biggest indie rock trends among younger bands right now are grunge revival and shoegaze revival because basically no one combines those pivotal 90s rock sounds to sound like this (I'm sure someone will point out 800 regional bands that do but on a national level imo only julie comes close and sounds nothing like this, basically). I only bring up the fact that few, if any, bands sound like this because I think maybe more bands should try for this sound! What do they have to lose?

“Mum, mum - can we have Pearl Jam?” “We’ve got Pearl Jam at home.”

My line between 2 and 3 has blurred so heavily. Idt I liked this album but I enjoyed parts of it. I felt like their lyrics were purposefully repetitive, which is fine for a song or two but when it’s throughout the album it loses some luster. Like it’s meant to convey a deep emotion or thought that’s resonating but if in the course of 12 songs you have that several times it kind of diminishes the power of it. I enjoyed the music behind the lyrics more than the lyrics themselves though. Glad I listened but likely won’t return.

nothing special to me. this kind of reminded me of a bit of Nirvana, a smidge of Radiohead, and some pure 90's sound. I think my favorite track was Sworn and Broken, the slower acoustic song. I think that one really allowed their artistry to show, instead of warping it through a generic psychedelic sound. Wouldn't be mad if more Screaming Trees came up... but this album doesn't really make me want to search through their discography.

I actually had multiple songs that I liked in terms of the melodies and rifts. The biggest thing holding this band back is the lead singer. The voice was whiny, but not in the endearing Tom Delonge way, more so friendly uncle with a sinus infection type way.

Pretty generic 90s alternative rock, but right up my alley so I didn’t mind. I only knew Dying Days coming in and that’s pretty much what the rest of the album sounds like. Kinda like a mixture of Collective Soul and Eels. No big hits and left a little to be desired but wasn’t bad at all, so I don’t feel wrong going middle of the road here.

I liked this! I'm not sure why it's on this list, but I liked it. This feels like an album that a kid would find at a flee market, listen to over and over, fall in love with, and then have no one to talk about it with.

Prima niet bijzonder. Ben dit vorige week al weer vergeten

Love Mark.

I wasn't sure about this album when I pulled it up on my app but I was surprised. I enjoyed it and had to go back to my history if I had listened to Screaming Trees in the past but didn't remember. I'll check out some of their other stuff.

Nothing to add, kind regards.

This was awesome. Lots of catchy tracks that were fun to rock out to

Nope

Liked it more than I thought

Meh

A seriously under-rated Seattle grunge band. This is their second best album, but still quite good even if they never reached the heights of the big 4.

Must listen again

Bastante poquito, es como un grunge con soda, medio pop qsy. Bastante verga.

Not a bad album at all, but also not great. It's just OK, and in no way belongs on a list of albums you must hear before you die. 3/5

This album is awesome, just the sort of thing I was hoping to find with this list.

Finally getting around this one after owning the album, it's less the sound of grunge I expected and more general 90s rock with some western esque sounds? This album manages to sound pretty big without working too hard for it and its great. I might need more time listening to some of these songs but other than that its pretty cool, of the better "grunge" things

boring af

Von wegen eine schreiende Band, von wegen death Metal, auch wenn das Cover so wirkt. Melodisch, exotische Anklänge, virtuose Gitarrenkunst. Applaus

So like worse Incubus

Other than seeing Mark Lanegan open for Nick Cave once, I had nothing more than a passing familiarity with this band. I thought this album was great. Trippy and energetic songs either real pathos in the lyrics. I’ll listen to more from this band for sure.

Very nineties. Not a bad song in there, but lacks a little oomph. Singer is maybe too laid back. Still quite listenable. 3.4

More variety and depth than I expected from a band I had written off as yet another grunge outfit.

Not a bad grunge album but nothing really popped out or stuck with me as I went through and listened.

Really fun 90s Alt Rock. Approved.

Nah

Eh, paar losse nummers zijn prima, maar als geheel album blinkt het niet uit. Mark Lanegan was wel een big deal in verschillende bands, maar naast Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam en Chris Cornell vond ik hem qua frontman in Screaming Trees nooit zo merkwaardig. 3 sterren omdat ik het wel betere 90s meuk vind dan dat album van The Verve, maar not by much.

Pretty decent, psychy grungey shit. Als ik een kroeg binnenloop en ze spelen dit dan ben ik wel blij, maar weet niet of ik het memorable genoeg vind om zelf nog een keer te draaien

Hadn't heard anything by these guys before. It's a well-produced album and I'm surprised that it came out in 1996. It's instrumentally more diverse and mellow than the grunge music my parents liked, and sounds a lot like what I was listening to in the 2000s. Really liked that little baroque bit in 'Sworn and Broken' and then how that song moves onto something harder with 'Witness'. Good vocals.

Favorite tracks: Halo of Ashes, Look At You, Make My Mind, Gospel Plow. I like music like this. It doesn't necessarily stand out among similar albums of the era, but it's clear to me that this was a talented group. If I heard one of these songs on the radio, I'd make a note of it, y'know? 4 stars. (On a streak of 4 stars lately!)

Interessant. Kann man sich anhören.

Not bad. Feels like just another album, and I don't understand why it's so special.

I should like Screaming Trees more than I do because I love their genre, plus they're local to me, but I've never loved their music. It's fine, definitely not bad, but not my favorite. "Sworn and Broken" is such an amazing song, but the rest of the album is just okay.

I liked this album a lot, very good guitar and lyrics. Drums were good too. Some spots were a little lacking but it’s ok

This is fine... I guess. Just not for me. The album cover is how I looked when listening to this.

This one was alright. Nothing offensive, but nothing that really grabbed me and shook me. I guess it played it safe, and because of that I wouldn’t really seek it out again.

I quite liked it. Nothing to dislike

Look at You is the best song on the album. Mark Lanegan's vocals make the band. Screaming Tree's were always on the cusp of the next big grunge band but lacked the hook that helped other Seattle bands.

It’s ok.

Surprisingly a good wave from the tsunami of grunge and alt rock from the '90s.

I enjoyed this album. Not a 5 but better then a 4

Totally unmemorable

Forgettable

Nice one

Forgettable. Boring. Generic. So many albums that sound just like this on this list.

For a long time, I thought this was what Phish sounded like – grunge-flavored psychedelic rock. And I definitely like this more than Phish. What Screaming Trees actually is, though, at least on Dust – grunge-flavored ‘90s U2. And I like this less than ‘90s U2. Not by a lot, but its verboseness and genre-blending does insist upon itself a lot more forcefully. It’s fine while it’s on, until it keeps going, and then it’s not fine at all. And the most obnoxious parts are very obnoxious. But mostly, Dust is forgettable.

Album, das ein wenig einen Cocktail aus allem darstellt, was Mitte der 90er angesagt was. Etwas Grunge gemixt mit Hardrock Elementen dazu ein wenig Wave Würze und das alles in the Rock. Der Cocktail ist gut gelungen aber er wir nie eines der Geschmäcker der Komponenten übertreffen. „All I know“ ist gelungen ebenso wie „Sworn is broken“ und „ Witness“ lässt auch die Härte Seit der Band durchblicken. Ich denke diesen Cocktail sollte ich nochmal ta(e)sten.

Kinda surprised to find this album on here. No real hits; I guess All I Know is the most famous song on this one, but does not compare to Nearly Lost You (far and away their most well-known track). It's not a bad album, but there's nothing remarkable about it either. To me, it's just another of the dozens of bands that put Led Zeppelin through a Nirvana filter. 2.5⭐️

90s mellow grunge - very enjoyable, although nothing particularly stood out

A little bit like Tool.

First time listening, I actually like this? I don't know how to describe...is decent a good term? I don't want to use the word average because there are some diversities and a couple of "oh that's kind of cool" moments at least...plus it's close to the music I enjoy and listen everyday...so Around 4/5?

I can't remember a thing about this now but I think I didn't hate it

3 out of 5. It's a good middle of the road album.

Very 90s. Pretty good tracks. Just missing a little something. Hard to tell but you can understand why they weren't as popular. It seems like everything they did well, someone else did better

This album sounds somewhere between grunge and Britpop, with a little bit of U2’s soaring drama. Which is really just a roundabout way of saying these guys rock! Strong album.

Screaming Trees are great, and I really hope their album "Sweet Oblivion" is on this list as well. Mark Lanegan was such a cool person and singer and I've always found to be like a more approachable Tom Waits. His voice sounds really spectacular on this record- it's clean, it's distorted, it's emotive, and it fits the band so well. I also really love his work on the Mad Season record "Above" (featuring Layne Staley of Alice in Chains). It's always been a staple in my grunge/alt collection and it really highlights Mark / Screaming Trees as being a seriously solid and underrated part of the 90s Seattle grunge scene. This isn't their best album but it's got some nice tracks on it. Solid 3/5.

Not familiar with Mark Lanegan and yet this is the 3rd album I’ve heard with him (after QotSA’s Rated R and Songs for the Deaf) Also, reading the Wiki made me realize he moved to Ireland around the same time I did (though my visa was temporary), and passed away not long after I moved back to Canada. RIP I suspect I didn’t get all this record has to offer today. Lanegan’s voice is good, the record overall sounds more like southern rock than grunge to me. The jangly riffs and harmonies make the record surprisingly smooth to listen to, but at the same time it doesn’t change much, volume or tempo-wise, between its 10 tracks. The Eastern flair in the first and last tracks made me think of Soundgarden and the Tea Party. Tasteful use of the mellotron! HL: “Halo of Ashes”, “Make My Mind”, “Sworn and Broken”, “Dime Western” 3.5, maybe more tomorrow October 27, 2024

The least weird, most radio friendly Trees. ‘Traveler’ is a banger! Solo Lanegan gets so much better. R. I. P.

Pretty classic 90s album.

Only up from here for Lanegan

Such promising titles and cover art, what a disappointment it's such mediocre sounding music, oh well . . .2 stars

Besser als nach einem Blick aufs Cover erwartet, aber irgendwie ohne besonderen Wiedererkennungswert!

great album enjoyed it a lot

Really nice opening track but we then decline into some quite standard fare rock music. A nice experience, but not one I'll remember in 2 hours.

3.5/5

Liked it, reminded me of music from when I was younger. Very of that era

This album I listened to a few times and there isn’t much a can pin point about it. I just liked the overall sound and would definitely keep this in rotation 4/5

Nice enough, although not really groundbreaking. Reminded me a lot of Kingston Wall's "II" and Dog Society's "Test Your Own Eyes".

This is noise rock in my opinion. Typical for the sound in the world at that time. I actually thought that annoying bitch from Queens of the Stone Age was in this band so I hated it at the start. These guys, at times, sound like Spacehog but aren’t as good. All in all, the vocals can be slightly drowned out but the music flows, every song seems to almost be at that breakthrough point where it could have been a radio hit but they just lack one more undefinable ingredient. I don’t hate this, I don’t love it but I do appreciate it. Choice cut: Look at You

Not for me

This wasn’t bad but it didn’t do much for me.

a pretty cool combination of psychedelic rock and grunge. sometimes it works really well and sometimes it's a little towards middling. i still appreciated its ability to thread between the loud and the ornate. not my favorite in terms of execution, but overall a neat sound concept that i really enjoyed at points.

J’ai été vraiment surpris d’aimer ça, considérant que ça sonne borderline comme du rock alternatif générique qui jouerait sur le CHOM 97.7 MONTREAL SPIRIT OF ROCK

holy smokes.. what an album! i take back my comment about nirvana being the only good grunge band…

A fantastic album from a legendary band. RIP Mark Lanegan.

It's like a watered down version of Radiohead. So very meh.

I didn't mind this. I like grunge but wasn't super into the other influences on this album. Overall, I found this kind of forgettable and am already struggling to remember what it sounded like a day after listening.

2.5 < x < 3

Poppy Alice In Chains / Soundgarden. I barely remember hearing much Screaming Trees so this was the first time I've heard 'All I Know' in about 25 years, so this album being a 'must listen' is a little puzzling but its a good representation of the genre and period for a band not named Nirvana. 3/5

Despite my skepticism, and the fact that I couldn't come up with a list of 1001 albums that were better, I'll concede that this one deserves a spot on the list. Somewhere in the anonymous middle of the curve, but a spot nonetheless.

A good album and not at all what I was expecting given the title

Irrelevante

10/1/24. I already have a favorable bias toward 90s rock and grunge, so really enjoyed this album. I have to describe this as Screaming Trees doing their best Zeppelin impression, as well as including all their favorite influences. But the results are fantastic.

Not a bad album, but not a particularly interesting one either, the lead singers voice is too monotonous to really create a diversity that allows you to pick out a particular track, it’s perfectly listenable but only once and for this list.

I often only listen to my album of the day once. If I listen to it twice, that's a good sign, typically means I haven't heard it before and I find it interesting. I gave this three listens. Really cool stuff overall. I don't know if I've ever heard anything from this band, though I've heard their name here and there.

This thing surprised me because I did not expect to like it. It's a grunge garage album done extremely well. It's well produced, the guitarist takes a page from the psychedelic and progressive rock of the 70s and 80s and meshes it making this really polished grunge sound. I also like that it's clean enough it never feels too cringe, it gets its nasty and evil messaging not from extreme imagery or over the top scary sounds. It's rooted in reality, the darkness of spirituality and the world. All I know is great, Witness is the best song to me and probably one of the best songs this list has brought me, the grunge mixed with the psychey guitar is so sick. Gospel Plow really ends the album strongly, the percussion is creative and the song progresses in a fun way. This whole thing is a lot of fun and it really feels like a cool kind of rebellion that was really making interesting music. A real answer to the punk music coming from the UK. This is the kind of adventurous music kids can aspire to make.

Pefectly cromulent 90s

Another 90s as hell album but I am not complaining at all. Screaming Trees is a band I knew about mostly through their various members (Josh Homme, Mark Lannegan) and that one minor hit they had “Nearly Lost You”. I’m glad this came up because I’ve been wanting to check them out forever and this is a perfect reason. Turns out I’ve been missing out. This album hits all my old nostalgia buttons. Basic guitar-bass-drums-singer composition, great solos, aggressive sometimes but plenty of feeling, lots of key switches and riffs, etc. It’s a proto grunge album that somehow got written during the peak of grunge. I can’t say I disliked any of the songs. The whole album is great. It makes me want to go to the train station to buy cigarettes to hide from my parents. To make mixtapes for a girl I have a crush on. To bang out shit covers of songs we liked with my unreliable garage band. To sleep until 2pm on a Saturday and stay out all night bullshitting with my schoolmates and throwing rocks off a bridge in to a river. Yeesh.

Another undeniably 90's band. This is almost "post grunge" and I don't really know how to classify it. I don't find it angsty enough to fit alongside the likes of Soundgarden and Nirvana but it has a catchy appeal to it none-the-less. I might check out earlier albums to see if they appeal more to my suburban upbringing.

I was kinda bored by it.

Really enjoyed this album. I don’t think I was overly aware of them at the time. Reminder me a lot of soundgarden.

Fine. Last song was the best. 3.5

Decently enjoyable

Never heard of this band, but really enjoyed the album. Saved for listening again.

2 not great

Bangin!

Mehh

I quite liked this it was nice and chilled. Good vocals and the guitars were pretty nice to listen to

Despite not having the biggest range in the world, Lanegan is such an expressive singer, and he fits this band so well. This is such a musically adventurous album. Room for this one to keep growing on me. 4/5

I loved this - specially in the context of 90s music this is absolutely incredible

ganz ok aber nix besonderes

I have been aware of Screaming Trees as just the band that Mark Lanegan was in his younger days, but had never listened to them. This record was great, a snapshot of music in Seattle in the 90s. Perfectly enjoyable.

Like anything Screaming Trees or Mark Lanegan, it's extremely solid and quite good, but for me there is also something about it that is kind of forgettable. Still a cool listen! Don't think I have ever heard this whole album before.

reminds me of U2 and im not a fan.

Very impressive.

fine

Lekkere muziek, maar ook niet echt vernieuwend, of spannend.

I’m an old guy that gravitates toward classic 70’s and late 60’s rock, so I didn’t have high hopes for this one. But for the most part I found that I enjoyed it. Not sure it belongs on a list of 1001, but liked it nonetheless. I had never listened to this band before, so I appreciate the introduction.

As a very occasional listener of grunge music, I came into this completely unfamiliar with Screaming Trees’ music. I didn’t really know what to expect with “Dust”, but I didn’t have particularly high hopes. It was actually the band’s seventh album, coming some four years after their most successful one (“Sweet Oblivion”). It didn’t perform anywhere near as well, and led to the band’s break-up in the early 2000’s. All that said, I’ve been pleasantly surprised: this is a solid album, and almost a revelation. Screaming Trees may well be grunge pioneers, but the classic rock purist in me was kept happy with a healthy dose of 70’s influence throughout. Acoustic guitars are all over this album, adding a nice crisp touch of definition. “Traveler” is introduced with a Mellotron, opener “Halo of Ashes” comes bursting in with a psychedelic sitar riff, and the main solo in “Sworn and Broken” is delivered on a gloriously hammy synth organ. The harder riffs rarely descend into noise unless for effect, and singer Mark Lanegan doesn’t howl, or roar: his vocals are fairly soft, always sung, often melodic, and very often harmonised- what a joy! In one hand, this is all a big positive: I’ve always found the harder edge of grunge unpalatable, so it was nice to have something to latch onto. But, on the other hand, the lack of hard edges or abrasion mean the album feels fairly safe. I can see why grunge “purists” may dismiss it as staid, or dull, or diluted. And indeed, my biggest disappointment here is the final track, “Gospel Plow”. It begins in really promising fashion, with a mantra-like refrain over a long pedal note. I was expecting a slow burn into chaos, so it’s a bit of a shame it gets fumbled with an abrupt swing into just another guitar-rock song. Still, there are enough highs here to save it: in terms of my choice cuts, “All I Know” and “Make My Mind” are both absolute stompers, while the ballad “Sworn and Broken” is a definite stand-out. Pearl Jam’s Mike McReady is drafted in to deliver a blistering solo in “Dying Days”. It’s a 7/10 rounded up to 4 stars, simply for being a grunge album that surprised me.

meh

A lot more restrained than their name would have you suggest 3.5/5

wow. another virgin listen.. (never heard of them). I found it surprisingly good! gave a second listen. "Make My Mind\" had me doing a couple of listens.

Actually really good

Mark Lanegan sounds incredible as always. He has one of those voices that’s instantly recognizable, road worn and soulful. If you love his voice then no need to worry he has a seemingly endless amount of solo projects and repeated features for bands like Mad Season and Queens of the Stone Age, and almost all of them are great. But as far as Screaming Trees goes Sweet Oblivion is my favorite with Dust not far behind.

Another standard 90's rock album. There are some elements of Soundgarden on that first song. I didn't hear anything spectacular on this one, but I enjoyed the album. Traveler stood out to me as a favorite. Solid 3.

Dust by the Screaming Trees shows a bit of range within a soft rock genre. The opener is an eastern-tinged goth rock à la The Church, and they switch to more of a Cracker psych-rock sound on the single "All I Know." It's decent soft rock, but remains a peer amongst lesser bands at the time, like Soul Asylum, the Wallflowers, or Dogstar. Every song is trying for a single, using common chord progressions, easy melodies, and slick production. They would do well to play more instrumental parts outside of just strumming a wall of chords. It's too middle-of-the-road and predictable for me. "Sworn and Broken" is a good example of how they can do straight forward rock correctly; the melodies and harmonies are better, and they move the solo to an organ to add more variety to their sound. "Traveler" is my favorite here. More lush, and finally breaking from the standard chord progressions and arpeggios.

Even though I kind of hate the cover, I liked this more than I was expecting to for not knowing much about them other than that song from the Singles soundtrack. I kept finding myself doing that raised-eyebrow cocked-head nod as if to say, "Not bad, not bad at all." I grew up on grunge in the early days of me forming my own independent musical taste, and I embraced the scene with the ardent fervor of a cult convert. I mostly embraced it from a distance since I was too young (and apparently too female) to really go to concerts or be exposed to more underground figures. But it all was so integral to my nascent self-identity at the time. And like a cult that builds in intensity before its leader self-destructs in some horrible, dramatic way, the Seattle music scene itself seemed to explode in ubiquity before exploding in a shotgun blast that fragmented it, never to feel quite the same again. The spell was broken, and it was honestly kind of emotionally painful for me to really engage with that music with the same intensity I had before. I was twelve in April '94, a baby. I thought of all of this as I listened to this album. How much music from that era have I never heard? Screaming Trees was a Washington band through and through, right in the middle of the grunge phenomenon, and yet I'm mostly ignorant of them. Yet I think that early exposure to music of that era sort of primed me to find this music comfortable and accessible. Yet there was enough interesting stuff, like the Indian elements, to keep it from sounding horribly stale to me. It seemed to have an air of maturity. Or maybe it's just that I'm more mature now.

I was never really into Screaming Trees back in the 90s. To me this album has sort of a generic straight forward, it's ok type of rock sound. I was familiar with All I Know. Nothing on this album particularly jumped out at me as amazing and I did wonder why it was on the list. It's not a bad album but nothing on it really blew me away.

Устал за 44 минуты. Не вижу ни одной причины, почему этот альбом включен в список, к сожалению. Идейно звучит понятно: вместо панковой подложки, гранж на базе блюз-рока. На деле же выходит очень ровная и даже плоская музыка, по моему скромному мнению. Слушать в целом можно, и даже головой потрясти чуть-чуть. Но не более того. Лучшая песня - Halo of Ashes.

New to me! I wasn't expecting much going into this as I've never heard of these guys. Although not the best music I've ever listened to, I found this to be enjoyable compared to many other albums on this cursed list. I liked the elements of grunge and psych that are mixed in.

The Tom Petty influence I get from this is pretty strong. It's like someone took some southern rock, and added a little grunge and psychedelia. It's a dope record. "Gospel Plow" has a little bit of what I'd love about Queens Of the Stone Age in it, as well. Favorite tracks: "Sworn And Broken", "Dying Days", "Traveler", "Gospel Plow"

Heck yeah. I smiled when this album came up. This one's a familiar friend. I threw Nearly Lost You on plenty of mix tapes back in the day. I've listened to these guys off and on over the last 30 years. It wasn't until Lanegan passed and I revisited their catalog that I really connected. This album is brilliant. It hits the nostalgia trip to a much younger me. This will be on all day.

I enjoyed this and it's a perfectly good rock record but it's not something I'd be that interested in properly immersing myself in.

It feels heavily dated unfortunately but still pretty solid

With all the talk about the “Big 3” of grunge (Pearl Jam, Nirvana, & Soundgarden), I always felt Screaming Trees belonged in the conversation as leaders in the genre. . Although I liked their Sweet Oblivion album better, this is a great selection for this list as well.

Good representation of 90s rock. The upper side of 3.5 and worth listening to again.

Not sure how I missed this one in the 90's. I liked it, overall. 3.5*, could see it going to 4* with repeated listens.

Pleasantly surprised. Never heard of them, and was really expecting some ... screaming. But it wasn't like that at all. Not sure I'll come back to this, but ya never know ...

This one disappointed me. I've always read about Mark Lanegan as this underrated alternative icon, so I was eager to listen to more Screaming Trees music. Unfortunately, I found this album very boring.

I've heard a number of Screaming Trees songs over the years but I don't think I've ever heard one of their albums in full. Pretty great listen though.

This was a grand pile of mediocrity delicately sprinkled with a hardy dose of meh.

Meh.

6/10 - прям база

Ok

I went into this with little expectations having not really heard a screaming trees song before. I found it to be mediocre grunge. There is nothing good or stand out on this album Favourite song: All I know Least favourite everything was a little bit bland Album artwork: nuts cover, not one you would hang up at home

Oh Screaming Trees! I know I know some of their music. But I can't remember right now which ones for the life of me lol. So yeah I have not listened to an entire album before.

3/5

Surprisingly good alternative rock. Hell yea.

Melikey

Not bad, enjoyable listening

I very much respect Mark Lanegan, and I do like is voice in many ways, but I've never really gotten attached to Screaming Trees or his work. The album I listen to the most with him on it is when he was in Queens of the Stone Age. Overall, "Dust" is a very good album, but it isn't that memorable to me besides a couple of the singles/catchier tracks. It is solid music, though. So, while I may give it a 3.5, I'm going to round up to 4.

This album is GREAT! I never listened to Screaming Trees as I always lumped them into that grunge also-ran category of downtuned grumblings, which I am not a fan of most of, but this album is tuneful, even poppy at times. Catchy and very fun to listen to. I'm a fan.

I'm not sure why this is consider one of the albums to listen to before you die. It is very average. Nothing bad about it, but nothing special either.

A bit lighter take on grunge, not mind blowing but solid all the way through

A little over 10% through this, and this is one of my favorite album covers that I hadn't seen prior, so far. Another case where I'm familiar with the name but not the music. Not in the same cul-de-sac as The Cure, but in the same town enough that it's that powerful rock delivery. I don't know what Gospel Plow is about, but it kinda diverts the flow of the album. Makes sense since it's the last track. Nevermind.

Solid '90s alterno/grunge rock with a 70's psych influence. It's not something the gets me super jazzed, but I do like it. Music rocks at times, but a lot of it is mid-tempo jams that blend with the melodic vocals into something that causes me to lose focus easily. I do feel like it would probably grow on me with repeated listens.

Nice, but it's not enough for me. I expect a bit more from rock musicians. Kinda mid.

I find it interesting that they picked Dust over Sweet Oblivion on this list. But, at least it made me listen to Dust more closely again. This album isn’t bad. It’s arguably the most interesting Screaming Trees album I’ve heard, but doesn’t quite pack the punch of some of their more grungey stuff.

平庸的摇滚乐

Kinda just passed by a little, wasn't too into it but seemed ok. Will I listen to again: 5%

This was done, but forgettable. I don’t see how this merits inclusion on the list as it had virtually no influence on its genre.

Lacks the promised screaming.