Screaming Trees is known as one of the "Godfathers of Grunge" along with the Melvins, U-Men, Skin Yard, Soundgarden, Green River, and Malfunkshun. Screaming Trees rose to fame as part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s, along with bands such as Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden and was one of the most successful underground music acts of the 1990s. The band achieved one top ten single on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. Screaming Trees had been plagued by extended inactivity due to their problems with making a follow up to Dust. This led to their official breakup in 2000. "Even If And Especially When" is the second full length album by the Seattle band Screaming Trees released in 1987. It was their first album released on the SST label. By essentially "repeating the language of the land and the sky," the Screaming Trees accurately portray the organic spirit of the Pacific Northwest. On tracks such as "Cold Rain" and "In the Forest" their narrative landscapes are not only expressed by the seasoned voice of Mark Lanegan but also by the rich complexity of their song structures. While drummer Mark Pickerel and guitarists Gary Lee and Van Conner provide the energy of a classic garage band, producer Steve Fisk molds their groundwork and pop sensibilities into the realms of proto-grunge. Along with fellow SST labelmates Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr., the Screaming Trees served as true pioneers of the burgeoning genre. With distorted guitars and meaningful poetics becoming the norm of the late '80s, Even If and Especially When stands as a commendable album and a telling preview of what was to later come from the Seattle scene.
Track List:
01. "Transfiguration" - 3:53
02. "Straight Out to Any Place" - 2:00
03. "World Painted" - 2:59
04. "Don't Look Down" - 2:53
05. "Girl Behind the Mask" - 2:33
06. "Flying" - 3:14
07. "Cold Rain" - 3:34
08. "Other Days and Different Planets" - 3:12
09. "The Pathway" - 3:25
10. "You Know Where It's At" - 2:29
11. "Back Together" - 2:08
12. "In the Forest" - 4:04
Released: 1987
Recorded: Velvetone Records, Ellensburg, WA, 1986
Genre: Grunge, Neo-Psychedelia
Length: 36:24
Label: SST Records
Personnel:
Mark Lanegan (vocals)
Gary Lee Conner (guitar, organ)
Van Conner (bass guitar)
Mark Pickerel (drums)
Rod Doak (background vocals)
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