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Screaming Trees "Watchpocket Blues"

Drop1The0LeashDrop1The0Leash Posts: 954
edited May 2009 in Other Music
This is my favorite Screaming Trees song! I've been listening to this song over and over again for the past week and a half. Never see any talk about these guys but I love them and Mark Lanegan. Especially love his work with QOTSA. Just wondering how evervone else feels about this song or band.
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  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    I hear you dude, BIG Screaming Trees and Lanegan fan here. Watchpocket Blues is an awesome tune too, very 70s-ish. IMO, the Trees are the most underrated band of the 90s. They're right up there with Pearl Jam and Soundgarden to me in terms of talent. It's a shame they never got the recognition they deserved, at least from my perspective. Although I'm glad Lanegan still continues to put out excellent quality music. Everything he touches seems to turn to gold....
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    I agree, Screaming Trees are very overlooked and underrated. I personally love 'Dust' as an album. Lanegan's solo stuff is great, along with everything else he gets his hands into..
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    I hear you dude, BIG Screaming Trees and Lanegan fan here. Watchpocket Blues is an awesome tune too, very 70s-ish. IMO, the Trees are the most underrated band of the 90s. They're right up there with Pearl Jam and Soundgarden to me in terms of talent. It's a shame they never got the recognition they deserved, at least from my perspective. Although I'm glad Lanegan still continues to put out excellent quality music. Everything he touches seems to turn to gold....

    I'll second that. I only recently caught on to Lanegan, but the two Screaming Trees albums I have are the best "grunge" albums I've heard outside Pearl Jam. They even top AIC for me.
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    I'm a huge Trees fan but I pretty much love anything Lanegan does. His solo stuff, GT, all the other collaborations..... There is just something about him. He can turn a simple song into the most chilling thing you have ever heard and sing something else that is absolutly beautiful. The man will never get the recognition he deserves.
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    love the beat in this song

    you're right, it is kinda 70s-ish
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  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    I'm a huge Trees fan but I pretty much love anything Lanegan does. His solo stuff, GT, all the other collaborations..... There is just something about him. He can turn a simple song into the most chilling thing you have ever heard and sing something else that is absolutly beautiful. The man will never get the recognition he deserves.

    Totally agree, your thoughts sum mine up exactly. His upper register is particularly chilling. Resurrection Song is a perfect example of taking a simple song and making it brilliant with utterly soulful vocals. He's without a doubt one of my all-time favorite singers.

    I can't wait to hear what he does on the new Soulsavers album. I think I have just about everything the Trees ever did in the studio...speaking of which, Lanegan covered his own song, Kingdom of Rain, on the last Soulsavers album. If he were to do another cover of his own on the new Soulsavers album, I'd LOVE to hear him redo 'Grey Diamond Desert' by the Trees. That is one of the first songs where he really displayed his raw talent - great, great jam.

    EDIT: Wow what a coincidence; just got some new Soulsavers info (just a little taste). The new album is apparently title "Broken" and will be released on August 17th.

    http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse ... =489781513
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    I'm a huge Trees fan but I pretty much love anything Lanegan does. His solo stuff, GT, all the other collaborations..... There is just something about him. He can turn a simple song into the most chilling thing you have ever heard and sing something else that is absolutly beautiful. The man will never get the recognition he deserves.

    Totally agree, your thoughts sum mine up exactly. His upper register is particularly chilling. Resurrection Song is a perfect example of taking a simple song and making it brilliant with utterly soulful vocals. He's without a doubt one of my all-time favorite singers.

    I can't wait to hear what he does on the new Soulsavers album. I think I have just about everything the Trees ever did in the studio...speaking of which, Lanegan covered his own song, Kingdom of Rain, on the last Soulsavers album. If he were to do another cover of his own on the new Soulsavers album, I'd LOVE to hear him redo 'Grey Diamond Desert' by the Trees. That is one of the first songs where he really displayed his raw talent - great, great jam.

    Not to take anything away from his solo work, but that version from the Soulsavers album blows the original away. So good.
  • OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    soulsinging wrote:
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    I'm a huge Trees fan but I pretty much love anything Lanegan does. His solo stuff, GT, all the other collaborations..... There is just something about him. He can turn a simple song into the most chilling thing you have ever heard and sing something else that is absolutly beautiful. The man will never get the recognition he deserves.

    Totally agree, your thoughts sum mine up exactly. His upper register is particularly chilling. Resurrection Song is a perfect example of taking a simple song and making it brilliant with utterly soulful vocals. He's without a doubt one of my all-time favorite singers.

    I can't wait to hear what he does on the new Soulsavers album. I think I have just about everything the Trees ever did in the studio...speaking of which, Lanegan covered his own song, Kingdom of Rain, on the last Soulsavers album. If he were to do another cover of his own on the new Soulsavers album, I'd LOVE to hear him redo 'Grey Diamond Desert' by the Trees. That is one of the first songs where he really displayed his raw talent - great, great jam.

    Not to take anything away from his solo work, but that version from the Soulsavers album blows the original away. So good.

    I agree. I'm not usually a fan of artists covering their own songs but he did indeed to a phenomenal job with that one.
  • not for me?not for me? Posts: 501
    The Screaming Trees are simply amazing. All there albums are solid and all bring out a piece of the band. Lanegan is probably my favorite singer, and the man knows how to write songs. I can't wait for a new Gutter Twins album.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    soulsinging wrote:
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    PJGARDEN wrote:
    I'm a huge Trees fan but I pretty much love anything Lanegan does. His solo stuff, GT, all the other collaborations..... There is just something about him. He can turn a simple song into the most chilling thing you have ever heard and sing something else that is absolutly beautiful. The man will never get the recognition he deserves.

    Totally agree, your thoughts sum mine up exactly. His upper register is particularly chilling. Resurrection Song is a perfect example of taking a simple song and making it brilliant with utterly soulful vocals. He's without a doubt one of my all-time favorite singers.

    I can't wait to hear what he does on the new Soulsavers album. I think I have just about everything the Trees ever did in the studio...speaking of which, Lanegan covered his own song, Kingdom of Rain, on the last Soulsavers album. If he were to do another cover of his own on the new Soulsavers album, I'd LOVE to hear him redo 'Grey Diamond Desert' by the Trees. That is one of the first songs where he really displayed his raw talent - great, great jam.

    Not to take anything away from his solo work, but that version from the Soulsavers album blows the original away. So good.

    It's weird but that was always the song, the only song, on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost I ever skipped over. When I heard it on the Soulsavers album it blew me away. It's probably one of my favorite songs now. From the interviews I have read, that was not Lanegan's idea to cover it. The rest of the band are really the ones that wanted to do it.
  • philthehipphilthehip Posts: 2,084
    Screaming Trees are one of my fave bands. Uncle Anesthesia is my fave album. Alice Said simply blows me away

    Again its my sisters fault. she was listening to Other Worlds in line 1986, (I was 5 lol) she gave me the vinyl when I about 8 lol, its perfect still, not a scratch. I know its crazy. I was highly musicced as a kid
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