Dust (Official Thread)

[Nololob]

Listened to these guys earlier this morning and they are (or were) amazing!

Dust is an angst-fueled hard rock power trio from New York. They had some early punk spirit while standing firm in what was to become metal. Self titled 1st lp released 1971. 2nd album “Hard Attack” released 1972. Bassist Kenny Aaronson went on to play with Rick Derringer and Blue Oyster Cult. Drummer Marc Bell eventually became Marky Ramone, the second drummer for The Ramones. Guitarist/producer Richie Wise went on to co-produce the first two KISS albums.

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[Mr. T]

Re: Dust

Another fan here Nololob! Have both original LPs still. Kenny also played on the one off HSAS album. Very good cult stuff!

 

[Nololob]

Re: Dust

Fantastic!
I have both albums in 1 CD, but you have 2 LPs, that makes me very jealous.

 

[LOU/REALM]

Re: Dust

Cool stuff ! DUST were a band I pencilled in as one of my faves in DKW/Joes impressive obscure Proto metal thread . I like their style, cant say Ive ever seen any of their albums over the years...guess they are pretty rare on vinyl ?

 

[hawk11]

Re: Dust

Both Dust and Hard Attack are underrated classics IMO. And it's a shame that they didn't put out more albums along with not getting enough recognition. Would say that they are just as good as Sir Lord Baltimore if not better.

BTW it's nice to see you checking out the more obscure American bands .

 

[Nololob]

Re: Dust

^^ I think I ran out of Brit heavy obscures, so it is time for America.
I love the distorted bass solo on Suicide. Maybe I'm wrong here, but sounds a bit like Geddy Lee.

Cool stuff ! DUST were a band I pencilled in as one of my faves in DKW/Joes impressive obscure Proto metal thread . I like their style, cant say Ive ever seen any of their albums over the years...guess they are pretty rare on vinyl ?

Probably yes. I'm not even hoping to see their vinyls in here, even CDs remasters are rare.

 

[hawk11]

Re: Dust

^^ I think I ran out of Brit heavy obscures, so it is time for America.
I love the distorted bass solo on Suicide. Maybe I'm wrong here, but sounds a bit like Geddy Lee.

You might want to check out Sir Lord Baltimore (if you haven't already), "Kingdom Come" is another underrated hard rock gem.

I'd have to listen to Suicide again (still haven't got my sound card fixed).

I picked up both Dust and Hard attack on amazon.com. Dust comes in a miniature LP jacket.

Strangely enough a few mornings ago, "Learning To Die" was playing in my head when I first woke up............not a good sign I suppose .

 

[DaKillerWolf]

Re: Dust

Both Dust and Hard Attack are underrated classics IMO. And it's a shame that they didn't put out more albums along with not getting enough recognition.

Couldn't agree more w/ Hawks statement. Awesome band , one of favorites of the more obscure heavy 70's bands.

 

[Nololob]

Re: Dust

You might want to check out Sir Lord Baltimore (if you haven't already), "Kingdom Come" is another underrated hard rock gem.

Yes, I know Sir Lord Baltimore!
They're pretty heavy, but the vocals sounds a bit weird. Not my favourite, but still I like them.

 

[hawk11]

Re: Dust

Yes, I know Sir Lord Baltimore!
They're pretty heavy, but the vocals sounds a bit weird. Not my favourite, but still I like them.

Yeah SLB does sort of have a campy Spinal Tapsque sound about them, though I still like them a lot. Not to mention that they are fellow Brooklynites which is always a plus .

Though thinking about it I would say that Dust was better being both their albums were gems. SLB's second album wasn't quite as good as the first IMO.