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| Released | June 25, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
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| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | George Drakoulias | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| NME | 9/10 [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
| Spin | 7/10 [12] |
Dust is the seventh studio album by Screaming Trees, released on June 25, 1996.
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.
Kerrang! 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.
All songs written by Van Conner, Gary Lee Conner, Mark Lanegan except as indicated.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| 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 |
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Ocean of Confusion is the third 'best of' album by the Screaming Trees. The album chronicles their career from the time they signed to Epic Records until their final album, Dust. The band's years on SST Records are represented on a separate, earlier-released compilation, Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989. The tracks on Ocean of Confusion were personally chosen by the band's lead vocalist, Mark Lanegan, and all other aspects of the compilation were overseen by Lanegan, as well.
Beat Happening/Screaming Trees is an EP and a one-off collaboration between Beat Happening and Screaming Trees. The 12-inch EP was originally released on Homestead Records in 1988, and it was later reissued as part of Beat Happening's box set Crashing Through in 2002. The journal of Kurt Cobain contains a draft of a letter sent to Mark Lanegan, in which he described "Polly Pereguinn" as his favorite pop song of the 1980s.
The discography of Screaming Trees, an Ellensburg, Washington-based rock band, consists of eight studio albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays (EP), and six singles, though this does not include any solo material recorded by the individual members of Screaming Trees.
"Sworn and Broken" is a song by the American alternative-rock group Screaming Trees. It is the second single released in support of their seventh album, Dust.
Last Words: The Final Recordings is the eighth and final studio album by the American rock band the Screaming Trees. The album itself was recorded two years after their album Dust. Shortly after Dust was released, Epic Records decided to drop the band. However, in the years of 1998 and 1999, the band recorded the album in Pearl Jam's guitarist Stone Gossard's studio. Due to the band's break-up in 2000, and Mark Lanegan's refusal to perform with the band, the album wasn't released for twelve years until drummer Barrett Martin released it on his own label, Sunyata Records. The album received mixed reviews.
"Dollar Bill" is a song by the American alternative rock group Screaming Trees. It is the second single released in support of their sixth album, Sweet Oblivion.
"All I Know" is a song by the American alternative rock group Screaming Trees. It is the first single released in support of their seventh album, Dust. The opening echoes "I Am The Walrus" while the guitar solo lifts from "Do You Feel Like We Do".
"Dying Days" is a song by the American alternative rock group Screaming Trees. It is the fourth track on their seventh album Dust, released on June 25, 1996. Guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam performed the guitar solo on the song. By this time, McCready had worked with Mark Lanegan in the band Mad Season. The lyrics of the song deal with the numerous deaths that occurred in Seattle's music community during that time.
