Even If and Especially When is the second studio album by the Seattle band Screaming Trees, released in 1987.[6][7] It was their first album released on SST.[8][9]
| Even If and Especially When | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 28, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Velvetone Studio, Ellensburg, WA | |||
| Genre | Grunge, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 36:24 | |||
| Label | SST (132)[1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk, Screaming Trees[2] | |||
| Screaming Trees chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock | [2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[5] |
Critical reception
editThe Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Even If and Especially When "the best of three strong albums for SST."[4] Trouser Press wrote: "Dropping the baby fat (well, some of it) without compromising the trademark garagey roar, the band hit on a sound it would gradually refine on each successive release."[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Transfiguration" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Straight Out to Any Place" | 2:00 |
| 3. | "World Painted" | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Don't Look Down" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Girl Behind the Mask" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Flying" | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Cold Rain" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Other Days and Different Planets" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "The Pathway" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "You Know Where It's At" | 2:29 |
| 11. | "Back Together" | 2:08 |
| 12. | "In the Forest" | 4:04 |
Personnel
edit- Screaming Trees
- Mark Lanegan – vocals
- Gary Lee Conner – guitar, backing vocals, electric organ
- Van Conner – bass, backing vocals
- Mark Pickerel – percussion, drums
- Additional personnel
- Rod Doak – backing vocals on "Cold Rain"
- Steve Fisk – producer
- Diane Szukovathy – cover design
References
edit- ^ "Screaming Trees - Even If & Especially When - CD". SST Superstore.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 989.
- ^ "Even If and Especially When - Screaming Trees | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 317.
- ^ Azzerad, Michael (1995). "Screaming Trees". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 343–344. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "Screaming Trees | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. December 31, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (August 10, 2011). Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822350101 – via Google Books.
- ^ "SCREAMING TREES biography". The Great Rock Bible.
- ^ "Screaming Trees". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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