Name: Uncle Anesthesia by Screaming Trees
Brand: Screaming Trees
SKU: 5099746730727
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

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.
© Eduardo Rivadavia /TiVo

1. Beyond This Horizon (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: L. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

2. Bed Of Roses (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Van Conner
Terry Date
Gary Lee Conner
Mark Pickerel; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: V. Conner
M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Lyricist: L. Conner
V. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Terry Date
Screaming Trees
Chris Cornell; Production

3. Uncle Anesthesia (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Chris Cornell
Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: Lee Conner
Van Conner
Mark Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: Mark Lanegan
Lee Conner
Van Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Terry Date
Screaming Trees
Chris Cornell; Production

4. Story Of Her Fate (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: L. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

5. Caught Between (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: V. Conner
M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Lyricist: L. Conner
V. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Terry Date
Screaming Trees
Chris Cornell; Production

6. Lay Your Head Down (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Chris Cornell
Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: L. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

7. Before We Arise (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Chris Cornell
Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: L. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

8. Something About Today (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: Mark Lanegan
Lee Conner; Composer
Lyricist: Lee Conner
Mark Lanegan; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

9. Alice Said (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Terry Date
Gary Lee Conner
Chris Cornell
Scott
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: Mark Lanegan
Lee Conner; Composer
Lyricist: Lee Conner
Mark Lanegan; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

10. Time For Light (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: L. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

11. Disappearing (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Van Conner
Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Trumpet: Jeff Mcgraph; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: Mark Lanegan
Lee Conner; Composer
Lyricist: Lee Conner
Mark Lanegan; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

12. Ocean Of Confusion (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: Mark Lanegan
Lee Conner; Composer
Lyricist: Lee Conner
Mark Lanegan; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

13. Closer (Album Version)

by Screaming Trees

Background Vocals: Gary Lee Conner
Van Conner; Performer
Primary Artist: Screaming Trees; Main Performer
Bass: Van Conner; Performer
Drums: Mark Pickerel; Performer
Guitar: Gary Lee Conner; Performer
Performer: Screaming Trees; Performer
Vocals: Mark Lanegan; Performer
Composer: L. Conner
M. Lanegan; Composer
Lyricist: M. Lanegan
L. Conner; Composer
Engineer: Terry Date; Production
Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt; Production
Producer: Chris Cornell
Terry Date
Screaming Trees; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

46 minutes and 58 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/13 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Adult Alternative, Psychedelic, Alternative, Indie Rock, Grunge, '90s Alternative, Space Rock

Label

Epic

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1990

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5099746730727

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Uncle Anesthesia

1. Beyond This Horizon (Album Version)

2. Bed Of Roses (Album Version)

3. Uncle Anesthesia (Album Version)

4. Story Of Her Fate (Album Version)

5. Caught Between (Album Version)

6. Lay Your Head Down (Album Version)

7. Before We Arise (Album Version)

8. Something About Today (Album Version)

9. Alice Said (Album Version)

10. Time For Light (Album Version)

11. Disappearing (Album Version)

12. Ocean Of Confusion (Album Version)

13. Closer (Album Version)

Technical Specifications

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Uncle Anesthesia

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1. Beyond This Horizon (Album Version)

2. Bed Of Roses (Album Version)

3. Uncle Anesthesia (Album Version)

4. Story Of Her Fate (Album Version)

5. Caught Between (Album Version)

6. Lay Your Head Down (Album Version)

7. Before We Arise (Album Version)

8. Something About Today (Album Version)

9. Alice Said (Album Version)

10. Time For Light (Album Version)

11. Disappearing (Album Version)

12. Ocean Of Confusion (Album Version)

13. Closer (Album Version)

Technical Specifications