Dust (Screaming Trees album)

Dust
Studio album by
Screaming Trees
ReleasedJune 25, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
Studio
Genre
Length44:14
LabelEpic
ProducerGeorge Drakoulias
Screaming Trees chronology
Winter Songs Tour Tracks
(1992) 		Dust
(1996) 		Nearly Lost You
(2001)
Singles from Dust
  1. "All I Know"
    Released: June 1996
  2. "Sworn and Broken"
    Released: November 23, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME9/10[7]
Q[8]
Record Collector[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Spin7/10[12]

Dust is the seventh studio album by Screaming Trees, released on June 25, 1996.

Background

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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 released during the group's lifetime. 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" features Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.

Reception

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Kerrang! Magazine selected Dust as the best album of 1996 in their year-end awards.[13] 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

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All songs written by Van Conner, Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan except as indicated.

  1. "Halo of Ashes"  (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Barrett Martin) – 4:04
  2. "All I Know" – 3:55
  3. "Look at You" – 4:42
  4. "Dying Days" – 4:51
  5. "Make My Mind" – 4:11
  6. "Sworn and Broken" – 3:34
  7. "Witness" – 3:39
  8. "Traveler" – 5:22
  9. "Dime Western"  (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Martin) – 3:39
  10. "Gospel Plow"  (V. Conner, G. Conner, Lanegan, Martin) – 6:17

Personnel

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Screaming Trees
Additional musicians
Additional personnel
  • Mark Danielson – front cover artwork
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Dust
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 75
Canadian Albums (RPM)[15] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 32
US Billboard 200[17] 134
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dust – Screaming Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 36. CMJ Network, Inc. August 1996. p. 44. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top 30 Grunge Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. October 11, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (June 27, 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Romero, Michele (July 12, 1996). "Dust". Entertainment Weekly: 58. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 12, 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust (Epic)". The Guardian.
  7. ^ Cameron, Keith (July 6, 1996). "Screaming Trees – Dust". NME: 36. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Screaming Trees: Dust". Q (119): 127. August 1996.
  9. ^ Davenport, Rich (August 2017). "Screaming Trees – Dust". Record Collector (469). Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  10. ^ O'Connor, Rob (July 11, 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Powers, Ann (August 1996). "Screaming Trees: Dust". Spin. 12 (5): 96. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  13. ^ Kerrang!'s Albums Of 1996 by Kerrang!
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 245.
  15. ^ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 63, no. 22. July 15, 1996. p. 11. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Screaming Trees | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Screaming Trees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Screaming Trees Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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