Dust

Some of the most boring parts of the 90’s

78. Dust -Screaming Trees 10 tracks. I wanted to like this grunge-fest but I just couldn't get on with the Lanegan vocals. I quite liked some of the tracks, (vibing both U2 & Stereophonics), but just not his voice. It honestly sucked almost all of the enjoyment out of it. 2/5

Maybe this guy is a legend, but his music is boring, voice is very average, not sure why people are listening to him...

Predominately blah. Maybe you had to be there.

Meh. It's no wonder that this band never hit the grunge scene like others. Not much variety to their sound.

I only half listened to this one yesterday. My first impression was that the singer's voice was irritating and the music was painfully boring. I thought it would be polite to have a second listen but whenever I opened Spotify I would grunt and close it. I just couldn't convince myself to spend another 45 min. with these brothers.

This was a pretty ok album. For grunge it was better than average though and I prefer them to say Soundgarden or Pearl Garden, probably because they’re not as overplayed. Lousy cover art though.

Нормально

At times the singer’s voice annoyed me (Halo of Ashes). On other songs (Look At You, Traveler) it is OK. I don’t hear anything noteworthy on this album other than the sitar. I powered through, but next time I hear it I’m turning this album off.

eh

So much love for Lanegan, but the Trees fall flat for me...

Nothing special. Not bad, but I wouldn't put it in any albums to die for list.

Is alright, not ever gonna set the world on fire but pretty enjoyable

less then average 90s rock

I didn’t hate this as much as I thought I was going to. I guess that’s something. But this was still a dud. Didn’t get it at all.

Look... this album derailed my whole project... It took me 4 days to listen to because it's so painfully boring and there's no situation that called for this album. Walking, working, grocery shopping, I had to turn it off each time because it made every situation worse. This album probably doesn't deserve the hate I'm giving it, but I blame all the badness in my life over the last 4 days on this.

Not my favorite

I got excited when an album by the Screaming Trees popped up, because I do love the 90's, especially grunge era rock, and this is one I haven't heard before. Unfortunately, most of Dust is disappointingly bland. There are bands that can benefit from better quality production, but Screaming Trees is not one of them. It now appears Screaming Trees is actually to blame for the post-grunge trash that came out in the late 90's early 2000's, because Dust seems like patient zero. Uninspired songwriting and lyricism and passionless performance. Highlights: "Halo of Ashes" Having heard other Screaming Trees albums prior to this one, I can say this is their weakest so far. Incredibly lame and forgettable. Probably the most disappointing listen of this project. Feel free to leave it out of the next book.

Not my cup of tea

Very melodramatic. Reminiscent of queen which is to say its overproduced and nonsensical

a completely unremarkable album across virtually every metric beyond its baffling inclusion in this particular list. these vocals sound like gravel and broken glass. there is no standout track or notable distinction beyond the rest of the chaff in the 90s chasing the high of the seattle sound with seemingly zero innovation on the genre or creative expansion. it's firmly derivative and this might as well be white noise for 45 minutes. do i give points for baseline technical competency of playing an instrument? i don't think i do.

Tuning should not be optional

Gave me hope, but jesus fukken christ

Honestly just boring, and the music sucks generally. Couple moments where they break out of that confinement and play something more interesting but it's generally buried into a little of each song than having a single standout song. Hence, 1*.

🥱

I genuinely could not listen to this… the monotonous vocals drove me batty.

what is remarkable about this album? Nirvana’s popular but at least they actually sound grunge. “Dust” sounds like Screaming Trees shop for grunge clothing at Forever 21. their first track immediately lowered my expectations for the rest of the album. I did like their choice of percussion bookended within in the last track “Gospel Plow” - it provided a nice contrast to their own Seattle “grunge” sound and lyricism. the rest of the album remains blah.

Nope, don't like it. not really at all..

No bueno

1. halo - 1 2. knouu - 1 3. look - 1.5 4. dayz - 1 5. Mind - 1 6. Broken - 1.5 7. Witness - 0 8. Traveler - 1.5 9. Dime - 0 10. Gospel - 1

How does an album as generic and safe as this make this list?

Completely unremarkable. Not sure why this is on here?

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.

Someone liked their music.

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

Alternative/ rock? Not crazy about the music.

Nope

So like worse Incubus

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

Irrelevante

reminds me of U2 and im not a fan.

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

Uneventful, generic and boring. I can see some appeal but it left me wanting more. A few songs stand out for progressive instrumentation but still a feign attempt. Some songs even sound like a facsimilie of what else is on the album.

No

gradually gets boring

Noch so eine dieser austauschbaren Grunge-Bands.

ya solo por la portada next

Not my jam

Meh. This is pretty typical 90s alternative, without any real standout songs.

slabizna

ok - aber ich könnte auch ohne leben.

Not for me

Ziemlich weich gespült

Nicht wirklich cool und musikalisch

Horrible.

Bisschen cookie cutter nichts sticht besonders raus, Mix teilweise einfach ein Brei.

1.5 Schmerzhaft belanglos Will viel, liefert nicht

I just don’t understand the inclusion of this one. It’s a good representation of generic grunge but…it just doesn’t scratch any itch. I wanted it to be something that it wasn’t.

Meh, sounds like generic mid-90s rock

This album feels like a grunge ripoff

Wasn't really feelin' the vibes

The name made me think they might be a bit more punky, and I imagined them to be more of an 80s goth band. Didn't mind this too much but didn't really 'get' it either. Grungy inoffensive rock music. Nothing stood out much, save recognising Lanegan's voice from his later solo stuff (of which I am not really a fan either).

Solid but terribly outdated alt-rock from the 90‘s. Lame.

This is pretty un-interesting mid-90's rock. Like it's fine, but not exciting. Most of the tracks would work well over a montage of teenagers roller blading or some shit.

Not impressed at all.

C’est tellement générique. Complètement inintéressant. C’est comme du Stone Temple Pilot, mais ça sans tout ce qui fait que STP c’est bon.

Milloinkohan olisin kuullut näin unettavan levyn? Tämän bändin strategiana on luoda keskitempoista äänimassaa, joka vyöryy koukuttomasti eteenpäin, ja jonka mielenkiintoisuuden on tarkoitus syntyä soittimellisesta koristelusta. Vastustan tätä strategiaa väkivaltaisesti.

Iha paska! En saanu mitään irti tästä. Huonoo grungee… 1/5

More like whispering trees. Turned it off by the 5th song. Very disappointed in this one probably would never listen again.

If this is one of the 1001 best albums of all time, then I feel like the stuff I've recorded is solidly in the 2000s.

Didn't like. Droney. Samey. Boring

Not very interesting

pretty shit album honestly, only song I liked was Traveler, that song gets an 8/10 the rest of the album is 2/10

eh