Uncle Anesthesia

{{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Something About Today1990Anthology: SST Years 1985-19891991AlbumUncle AnesthesiaScreaming Trees Uncle Anesthesia.jpgOriginal album artwork by Mark RydenScreaming TreesJanuary 29, 1991<ref name=OS/>June 1990London Bridge, Seattle, WashingtonPsychedelic rock47:05EpicTerry Date, Chris Cornellx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Uncle Anesthesia is the fifth studio album by the American band Screaming Trees.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> It was released in 1991 via Epic Records.<ref name=OS>Template:Cite news</ref> It includes three of the four tracks from the band's previous Epic release, Something About Today.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

"Bed of Roses" was released as a single and peaked at No. 23 on the Modern Rock charts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Production

Recorded at London Bridge Studio, Uncle Anesthesia was produced primarily by Terry Date and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=LA/> Unlike in the past, the band rehearsed for a couple of weeks before recording.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The album took six and a half weeks to record.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Uncle Anesthesia was the last to feature drumming by original member Mark Pickerel, who left on amicable terms in 1991.<ref name="LA">Template:Cite news</ref> He was replaced by Barrett Martin.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Critical reception

Template:Album ratings The Calgary Herald noted the "strong rockin' guitars with psychedelic undercurrents and the occasional pause for the pensive cause."<ref name=CH/> The St. Petersburg Times wrote that "vocalist Mark Lanegan croons fairy tale lyrics that melt through a sonic wall of guitars and percussion."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Province opined that "Gary Lee Conner resurrects the guitar sound of Syd Barrett and takes the band toward Interstellar Overdrive."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

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