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Screaming Trees - Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989 Audio CD

A fair review of the Screaming Trees "Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Screaming Trees reviews here, or go back to the Screaming Trees tabs.

Screaming Trees Band: Screaming Trees
Title: Anthology: SST Years 1985-1989
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Release Date: 1991-07-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Barriers 2: Turning 3: Other Worlds 4: Transfiguration 5: Don't Look Down 6: Cold Rain 7: In the Forest 8: Back Together 9: Other Days and Different Planets 10: Walk Through to This Side 11: Smoke Rings 12: Ivy 13: Grey Diamond Desert 14: Night Comes Creeping 15: Invisible Lantern 16: Subtle Poison 17: Windows 18: Black Sun Morning 19: Flower Web 20: End of the Universe 21: Where the Twain Shall Meet

An essential disc for all Screaming Trees fans...
While the Screaming Trees' best efforts were their final three discs (Uncle Anesthesia, Sweet Oblivion, and Dust), Anthology:SST Years provides an excellent overview of the band prior to changing labels.
This disc is an absolute must-have for Screaming Trees fans who can't get their hands on earlier albums (Clairvoyance, Even if and Especially When, Invisible Lantern, and Buzz Factory). This disc is chock full of excellent tunes - all which perfectly blend '60s psychedelia, '70s rock, and '80s punk.

While the list of solid songs on here is too long to mention, I can say with confidence that it's worth the price just for "Cold Rain" and "Black Morning Sun". Everything else is icing.


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Despite the truth in that, in no way does it detract from the likeability of the songs. On much of this compilation, Mark Lanegan sounds like he is about 18 years old. In fact, there are only a few tunes here that I don't care for. It's a solid collection and admittedly, I find myself really grooving with the earlier material. The guys may not have perfected their fluidity like in "Sweet Oblivion" and "Dust", but you can definitely get a feel for why the Trees eventually went "famous". Catchy and genuinely fun, not unlike the Monkees on LSD. It's also not difficult to associate this music with a small but personal venue, where it would be appropriately played and appreciated.

If you're thinking of exploring earlier Trees material, this is probably the best place to start.


thanks sst!
all the old s. thank god. trees hits compiled. 'transfiguration', 'walk through to this side' and the wah wah overload is just too much! by the time the screaming trees novice gets to the 'buzz factory' stuff on this cd they won't believe that it's the same guy singing (reminds me of the difference 'tween "closing time" and "small change" from good ol' uncle tom when i listen to the cd start to finish {does mark lanegan smoke camel unfiltered?}). that said, i sure can't think of a better way to spend bucks.


Pseudo Psychedelia at its finest
Checkout there hilarious comments about the Seattle scene in the movie Hype! These guys would be real fun to party with!. This anthology sounds so Sixties Trippy I sometimes have flashbacks when I'm listening to it.


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