Recommend A CD: Screaming Trees

[GAS PANIC]

Recently came across this band from the grunge period and have really enjoyed their music which shares some similar sounds to some of its Seattle contemporaries while offering something distinctly different. Wondering if anyone could recommend me a couple of their better songs and/or records.

 

[moistie]

The lead singer of the Screaming Trees played rhythm guitar with Queens of the Stone Age on Songs For the Deaf. He wrote Hangin' Tree.

 

[ringo200]

All I Know is probably my favourite Screaming Trees song. I'd strongly recommend some of Mark Lanegans more recent stuff though. Bubblegum is a very good album, he did a good cover of Dylan's 'Man in the Long Black Coat' for that film soundtrack (think it was called 'Im Not There' or something like that) and also was in the Queens of the Stone Age for a while. 'Song for the Dead' was probably the best Queens song he sang on.

 

[Roos4eva]

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Pure bliss.

 

[IanG]

The best Screaming Trees album is 'Sweet Oblivion' without question. Great melodies, great guitars and Lanegan's fantastic voice. His solo stuff is great too but if you want a Screaming Trees album thats the one to get.

 

[Mr Sensitive]

agree with IanG. Sweet Oblivion is the Screaming Trees album to get your hands on. Terrific record.

If you're a fan of Mark Lanegan's voice, you should check out his solo material. Bubblegum is my favourite Lanegan solo record. More recently he's started a new project with Greg Dulli from Afghan Wigs called The Gutter Twins; really dark, moody stuff. Can't recommend it highly enough. That album is called Saturnalia.

Basically Lanegan has a midas touch. He floats around from project to project and everything he works on inevitably turns to gold.

 

[mansize rooster]

check out the last trees album dust. ****in great driving album.
hommee was with the trees for dust

here is the opening cut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pbAWz44-g8

 

[GAS PANIC]

Thanks for the help. Does anyone know any place in Melbourne that has any of their catalogue cause i tried 3 Jb-Hi Fi's and found nothing and was told if i was to order dust or sweet oblivion it would cost $30 plus.

 

[omit]

your best bet is probably missing link records on burke st

 

[dirtyratz]

your best bet is probably missing link records on burke st

Love this shop, always visit when I come over to Melb. The dude who works there looks like Jim Bower from DOWN,CORROSION OF CONFORMITY,EYEHATEGOD etc.

....oh yeah DUST is my fav

 

[krusden]

i like lanegan's song "the river rise" from the HYPE! soundtrack the best for solo. makes me , but a phenomenal song

 

[mansize rooster]

new soulsavers album called broken
mark is all over it. really nice album

 

[IAMDASH]

Got hold of Mark Lanegan's new album, Blues Funeral, over the weekend.

It's a top listen and will be in a lot of top-10 album lists come the end of the year.

 

[mansize rooster]

yeah its ****in fantastic. def the best album of 2012 (so far)
production and songwriting is first class. his whole solo stuff is really. i actually prefer it to the screaming trees.

he will be in the country next month.
if you get a chance, see him.
that voice is something else

 

[evo]

' nearly lost you' is a balltearer of a song.

 

[IAMDASH]

' nearly lost you' is a balltearer of a song.

Possibly the best song out of that whole Seattle era.

 

[alfy!]

The lead singer of the Screaming Trees played rhythm guitar with Queens of the Stone Age on Songs For the Deaf. He wrote Hangin' Tree.

did anyone else lol at this first response?

 

[evo]

Possibly the best song out of that whole Seattle era.

first time i heard it was in the 'Singles' movie. It's a great soundtrack too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singles_(soundtrack)

And Bridget Fonda is damn hot in that movie

 

[blackshadow]

yeah its ****in fantastic. def the best album of 2012 (so far)
production and songwriting is first class. his whole solo stuff is really. i actually prefer it to the screaming trees.

he will be in the country next month.
if you get a chance, see him.
that voice is something else

I'm really looking forward to grabbing a copy and seeing him out here.

 

[IAMDASH]

yeah its ****in fantastic. def the best album of 2012 (so far)
production and songwriting is first class. his whole solo stuff is really. i actually prefer it to the screaming trees.

he will be in the country next month.
if you get a chance, see him.
that voice is something else

How does this compare to Bubblegum?

 

[mansize rooster]

Bubblegum is also great.
more varied than Blues Funeral is it's sound.

my fav is still whiskey for the holy ghost though.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

' nearly lost you' is a balltearer of a song.

Yep. I rate it a close to perfect a rock song as I've ever heard.

 

[pjcrows]

Looking forward to seeing Lanegan and band next month. Blues Funeral is a belter.

 

[ftmch]

' nearly lost you' is a balltearer of a song.

Amen to that

 

[IAMDASH]

Bubblegum is also great.
more varied than Blues Funeral is it's sound.

my fav is still whiskey for the holy ghost though.

Just listened to Bubblegum for the first time and it's a fantastic album.

Onto WFTHG tomorrow.

I am definitely going to see this guy at The Forum.