Uncle Anesthesia

Uncle Anesthesia is the Screaming Trees' fifth studio album and first full-length album on Epic Records. It was released on January 29, 1991. It includes two of the four tracks from the band's previous Epic release, Something About Today EP (1990). The album, recorded throughout June 1990, was the last to feature drumming by original member Mark Pickerel, who left on amicable terms in 1991 to work in a variety of projects. He was replaced by Barrett Martin.

Uncle Anesthesia
Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Studio album by
Screaming Trees
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1991
RecordedJune 1990
GenreGrunge, neo-psychedelia
Length47:05
LabelEpic
ProducerScreaming Trees, Terry Date, Chris Cornell
Screaming Trees chronology
Something About Today
(1990)		 Uncle Anesthesia
(1991)		 Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Uncle Anesthesia was produced by heavy metal specialist Terry Date and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell.[3] Despite the major label backing, the album failed to expand the Trees' audience. "Bed of Roses" was released as a single and became a minor hit on the Modern Rock charts.

Track listing
# Song Length
01 "Beyond This Horizon"
4:13
02 "Bed of Roses"
3:02
03 "Uncle Anesthesia"
3:52
04 "Story of Her Fate"
1:41
05 "Caught Between"
5:03
06 "Lay Your Head Down"
3:32
07 "Before We Arise"
2:26
08 "Something About Today"
3:02
09 "Alice Said"
4:11
10 "Time for Light"
3:50
11 "Disappearing"
3:12
12 "Ocean of Confusion"
3:05
13 "Closer"
5:48

All songs credited to Mark Lanegan and Gary Lee Conner. Tracks 2, 3 and 5 also credited to Van Conner.

Personnel
  • Mark Lanegan - Vocals
  • Gary Lee Conner - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Van Conner - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Mark Pickerel - Percussion, Drums
  • Chris Cornell - Producer, Recorder ("Lay Your Head Down"), Backing Vocals ("Alice Said", "Uncle Anesthesia", "Before We Arise")
  • Terry Date - Backing Vocals, Producer, Engineer
  • Scott Miller - Backing Vocals
  • Terry Pickerel - Percussion
  • Jeff McGraph - Trumpet
  • David Coleman - Art Direction
  • Karen Mason - Photography
  • Mark Ryden - Artwork
  • Screaming Trees - Producer

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Bed of Roses" Modern Rock Tracks 23

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "allmusic ((( Uncle Anesthesia > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. Brackett, Nathan. "Screaming Trees". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 721, cited March 17, 2010
  3. "Screaming Trees: Uncle Anesthesia". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
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