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Screaming Trees
Uncle Anesthesia
Release Date: 1991 01 zz
Running Time: 47:05
Label: Epic

After a long career with independent label SST, the Screaming Trees arrived at Epic Records with little fanfare (and would leave in much the same way) with 1991's Uncle Anesthesia. Produced by Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and metal specialist Terry Date, the album lurches to its feet on the military shuffle of "Beyond This Horizon." Despite offering a few glimpses of the group's punkier side -- "Story of Her Fate," "Alice Said," "Time for Light" -- most of the material emphasizes the Trees' mellower inclinations. As its title and disturbing, -Alice in Wonderland-inspired cover artwork would suggest, the album also finds the band delving deeper and deeper into their psychedelic tendencies. Gary Lee Conner's lysergic guitar textures gently frame Mark Lanegan's rough, whiskey-drenched vocals on such highlights as the title track, "Caught Between," and "Something About Today." And while "Bed of Roses" and "Lay Your Head Down" betray a strong R.E.M. influence, songs like "Before We Arise," "Closer," and "Disappearing" (with its Mexican funeral horn section) possess a sense of despair and hopelessness that only Lanegan's voice can convey. The last album to feature original drummer Mark Pickerel, Uncle Anesthesia also set the stage for the band's breakthrough, Sweet Oblivion. Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Beyond This Horizon	Lanegan, Conner	4:13
2	Bed of Roses	Lanegan, Conner, Conner	3:02
3	Uncle Anesthesia	Lanegan, Conner, Conner	3:52
4	Story of Her Fate	Lanegan, Conner	1:41
5	Caught Between	Lanegan, Conner	5:03
6	Lay Your Head Down	Lanegan, Conner	3:32
7	Before We Arise	Lanegan, Conner	2:26
8	Something About Today	Lanegan, Conner	3:02
9	Alice Said	Lanegan, Conner	4:11
10	Time for Light	Lanegan, Conner	3:50
11	Disappearing	Lanegan, Conner	3:12
12	Ocean of Confusion	Lanegan, Conner	3:05
13	Closer		5:48