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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyond This HorizonLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Bed of RosesLee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Uncle AnesthesiaLee Conner, Van Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Story of Her FateLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 01:40 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 5 | Caught BetweenLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Lay Your Head DownLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Before We AriseLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 8 | Something About TodayLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Alice SaidLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Time for LightLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | DisappearingLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | Ocean of ConfusionLee Conner, Mark Lanegan | Screaming Trees | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 13 | Closer | Screaming Trees | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 47 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 303 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coleman | Art Direction |
| 2 | Gary Lee Conner | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Lee Conner | Composer |
| 4 | Van Conner | Bass, Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Chris Cornell | Guest Artist, Producer, Recorder, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Terry Date | Engineer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Mark Lanegan | Composer, Vocals |
| 8 | Karen Mason | Photography |
| 9 | Jeff McGraph | Trumpet |
| 10 | Scott Miller | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Mark Pickerel | Drums, Percussion |
| 12 | Terry Pickerel | Percussion |
| 13 | Mark Ryden | Artwork |
| 14 | Screaming Trees | Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |