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Uncle Anesthesia
1991 studio album by Screaming Trees From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Uncle Anesthesia is the fifth studio album by the American band Screaming Trees.[2][3] It was released in 1991 via Epic Records.[1] It includes three of the four tracks from the band's previous Epic release, Something About Today.[4]
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"Bed of Roses" was released as a single and peaked at No. 23 on the Modern Rock charts.[5] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Nirvana and Das Damen; Dan Peters played drums on much of the tour.[6][7][8]
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Production
Recorded at London Bridge Studio, Uncle Anesthesia was produced primarily by Terry Date and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell.[9][10] Unlike in the past, the band rehearsed for a couple of weeks before recording.[11] The album took six and a half weeks to record.[12]
Uncle Anesthesia was the last to feature drumming by original member Mark Pickerel, who left on amicable terms in 1991.[10] He was replaced by Barrett Martin.[13]
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Critical reception
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The Calgary Herald noted the "strong rockin' guitars with psychedelic undercurrents and the occasional pause for the pensive cause."[15] The St. Petersburg Times wrote that "vocalist Mark Lanegan croons fairy tale lyrics that melt through a sonic wall of guitars and percussion."[18] The Dayton Daily News concluded that "if Jim Morrison had joined a garage band instead of the jazz-trained Doors, it might have sounding something like Screaming Trees."[19]
The Province opined that "Gary Lee Conner resurrects the guitar sound of Syd Barrett and takes the band toward Interstellar Overdrive."[20] The Washington Post determined that "Gary Lee Conner can tear off a screeching lead or stomp a wah-wah pedal like any halfway-initiated Black Sabbath disciple, but he's not merely a piledriver; his atmospheric playing on tracks like 'Bed of Roses' give them unexpected delicacy."[21] The San Diego Union-Tribune stated that "Lanegan's spooky, back-from-the-crypt vocals and Gary Lee Conner's luminous guitars give this album an otherworldly glow."[22]
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Lanegan and Gary Lee Conner, except where noted.
Personnel
- Screaming Trees
- Mark Lanegan – vocals
- Gary Lee Conner – guitar, backing vocals
- Van Conner – bass, backing vocals
- Mark Pickerel – percussion, drums
- Additional musicians
- 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
- Additional personnel
- David Coleman – art direction
- Karen Mason – photography
- Mark Ryden – artwork
- Screaming Trees – producer
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Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
References
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