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Dust by Screaming Trees is a masterpiece

facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
edited July 2008 in Other Music
Fucking love that record, Mark Lanegan's vocals are AMAZING!

Any fans?
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    I'm with you....fuckin love this record
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    I reckon it's better than Sweet Oblivion.

    Fuck the nay-sayers :)


    Haven't listened for about a year. Should give it a spin soon. Sworn & Broken was always one of my favourite songs.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    I whole-heartedly agree.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    The Screaming Trees are a masterpiece in general. I love the Trees and pretty much anything Lanegan touches. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Met him earlier this year :)
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    The Screaming Trees are a masterpiece in general. I love the Trees and pretty much anything Lanegan touches. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Met him earlier this year :)


    Somebody list the three album names or band names or whatver that I have to hear involving Lanegan outside of the Trees and QOTSA. I need to hear some new, or even older Lanegan that I haven't heard. I picked up Whiskey for the Holy Ghost once and I found I could nod off faster listening to that than if I was doing H. with Mark himself.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I reckon it's better than Sweet Oblivion.

    Fuck the nay-sayers :)


    Haven't listened for about a year. Should give it a spin soon. Sworn & Broken was always one of my favourite songs.

    I totally agree that it's better than Sweet Oblivion (although that is a great record too), and I was just playing along to Sworn and Broken, probably my favourite on the record.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Somebody list the three album names or band names or whatver that I have to hear involving Lanegan outside of the Trees and QOTSA. I need to hear some new, or even older Lanegan that I haven't heard. I picked up Whiskey for the Holy Ghost once and I found I could nod off faster listening to that than if I was doing H. with Mark himself.

    Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
    Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall...
    Solo - Bubblegum
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
    Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall...
    Solo - Bubblegum


    Thank you!
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Also: Dust rocks buttons. Halo of Ashes kicks my ass every single time, and Sworn and Broken is my favourite too. :D But to be fair, there aren't many Lanegan records where his vocals aren't amazing. ;)
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  • prodacakeprodacake Posts: 319
    facepollution wrote:
    Fucking love that record, Mark Lanegan's vocals are AMAZING!

    Any fans?

    i am with you on this one look at you and sworn & broken are my favourites
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    prodacake wrote:
    i am with you on this one look at you and sworn & broken are my favourites

    Yeah Look at You is my other favourite - although it's pretty hard to pick favourites on an album that good.
  • LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
    Dust is above mediocre, slightly.. It's a 6.

    Maybe if Mark Lanegan didn't feel the need to say the 2 most cliche lyrics in any song that could be written - "deep inside" on the album to the extent he does, it would be a 7.
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  • prodacakeprodacake Posts: 319
    facepollution wrote:
    Yeah Look at You is my other favourite - although it's pretty hard to pick favourites on an album that good.

    i know i am gonna listen to dust on my ipod now traveler is another classic
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    Dust is above mediocre, slightly.. It's a 6.

    Maybe if Mark Lanegan didn't feel the need to say the 2 most cliche lyrics in any song that could be written - "deep inside" on the album to the extent he does, it would be a 7.
    That's your opinion. Of course, your opinion carries somewhat less weight than it might have had you not introduced yourself to the board in a blaze of idiocy.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    That's your opinion. Of course, your opinion carries somewhat less weight than it might have had you not introduced yourself to the board in a blaze of idiocy.

    I want Young Guns III to be made, just so Blaze of Idiocy could be its theme song. :D








    And also so that Emilio Estevez could get some work. I miss that guy.
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I want Young Guns III to be made, just so Blaze of Idiocy could be its theme song. :D



    And also so that Emilio Estevez could get some work. I miss that guy.
    :D


    hang on... wouldn't that mean more Jon Bon Jovi? Because I do NOT endorse that.

    As for Emilio Estevez, eschewing his father and brother's stage name isn't looking like such an admirable move any more is it? :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    :D


    hang on... wouldn't that mean more Jon Bon Jovi? Because I do NOT endorse that.

    As for Emilio Estevez, eschewing his father and brother's stage name isn't looking like such an admirable move any more is it? :p

    It'd mean more Jon Bon Jovi, but he'd be singing some poxy power ballad about being an idiot. How can you not endorse that? :D

    Interesting fact: the guitar solo on Blaze of Glory was played by Mr. Jeff Beck. :eek:
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
    Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall...
    Solo - Bubblegum

    I totally agree with this. If you were to pick one to start with I would say Saturnalia. It's a little more upbeat than the others if that's what your looking for.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    It'd mean more Jon Bon Jovi, but he'd be singing some poxy power ballad about being an idiot. How can you not endorse that? :D

    Interesting fact: the guitar solo on Blaze of Glory was played by Mr. Jeff Beck. :eek:
    Haha, true. Seeing the Jonbon singing about being an idiot would cushion some of the blow of having to hear him sing at all.


    Oh, and my respect for Mr Beck just slipped a bit :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Haha, true. Seeing the Jonbon singing about being an idiot would cushion some of the blow of having to hear him sing at all.


    Oh, and my respect for Mr Beck just slipped a bit :p

    I always said Sambora was the real talent of that group. And look at him now: drunk-driving his kids around while Jonbon smooches up with LeAnn Rimes in some godawful country schmaltz-athon. I was right all along. :D

    Meanwhile... Dust is good. :) [/integrity]
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  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    Gospel Plow is fucking incredible, Dust is an awesome record, just last week I made a two disc lanegan and related best of as I have been on a massive Lanegan kick this last year or two.:)
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  • elmerelmer Posts: 1,683
    Dust was my first Lanegan album, got me started with him. Haven't listened to it in yonks though, Witness was the song I played the most.
  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    The Screaming Trees are a masterpiece in general. I love the Trees and pretty much anything Lanegan touches. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Met him earlier this year :)

    Totally agree with this post. The Trees, his solo work, collaborations......anything this man touches turns to gold and I just love him. I wish he'd do another solo album already.

    And yea in response to this post, Dust IS a masterpiece. This, No Code, and Down on the Upside in one year, what a year that was!

    Who couldn't love Dying Days?! That McCready solo is killer!
  • LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    That's your opinion. Of course, your opinion carries somewhat less weight than it might have had you not introduced yourself to the board in a blaze of idiocy.

    Don't worry, I don't give a shit. Really, there are too many better albums than Dust in the history of music for it to even be worthy of a mention. The only reason you're all talking about Dust now is because you don't know that.
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:
    Don't worry, I don't give a shit. Really, there are too many better albums than Dust in the history of music for it to even be worthy of a mention. The only reason you're all talking about Dust now is because you don't know that.

    OK name some of these albums.
  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    Haha...I went on the Screaming Trees wiki page and it's been vandalized by some Avril Lavigne fan.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    muppet wrote:
    Haha...I went on the Screaming Trees wiki page and it's been vandalized by some Avril Lavigne fan.

    I heard they can't even give away tickets to Avril Lavigne's concerts these days!
  • strummersstrummers Posts: 2,611
    The Screaming Trees were awesome and Lanegan is amazing in just about everything he does. Can't go wrong with any gig featuring Mr L!
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    The Screaming Trees are a masterpiece in general. I love the Trees and pretty much anything Lanegan touches. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Met him earlier this year :)

    That's cool, what was he like? Had the chance to meet him in a pub before a gig around 3 - 4 years ago, but he was eating so didn't want to disturb him. Sometimes regret that decision, but don't think I would have felt comfortable doing the whole fan thing when he was in the middle of a bowl of pasta ;) !!
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    strummers wrote:
    That's cool, what was he like? Had the chance to meet him in a pub before a gig around 3 - 4 years ago, but he was eating so didn't want to disturb him. Sometimes regret that decision, but don't think I would have felt comfortable doing the whole fan thing when he was in the middle of a bowl of pasta ;) !!

    He was actually really nice. He didn't say too much but was really courteous and I got a picture with him. He seems to genuinely appreciate his fans but I don't think I would have talked to him if he was eating either.
  • LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
    facepollution wrote:
    OK name some of these albums.

    Name SOME of these albums? That's it? Just some? Out of the hundreds & possibly thousands of albums in existance better than Dust?

    Where to begin? Well known albums? Lesser known albums? So many albums better than Dust... I'll just look at my album collection & randomly choose them.

    Coltrane - Love Supreme
    Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
    Charlie Christian - The Genius of Electric Guitar
    Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
    My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
    The Cure - The Head on the Door
    The Velvet Underground - Loaded
    Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
    John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
    The Doors - Morrison Hotel
    Neutral Milk Hotel - Avery Island
    Neil Young - On The Beach
    Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign


    Should I just keep going on forever? Because I really could. All those albums above + hundreds or thousands more are better than 'Dust', yet here you all are, talking about what a "masterpiece" it is - please, Pearl Jam fans, step out of your "grunge" circumference & comfort zone.
    Dust is slighty above a decent album, too full of cliches for it to even be pretty good.

    If it's such a masterpiece, how come hardly anyone gives a shit about Dust? Because it's not - you all just like the sound 'cus it fits in with the Pj type sound of the 90s.
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