''Invisible Lantern'' is the third studio album by
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
Screaming Trees
Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bass player Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel had been replaced by Barrett Martin by the tim ...
, released in
1988
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on
SST Records
SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was formed in 1966 by Ginn at age 12 as Solid State Tuners, a small business through which he sold electronics equipm ...
.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
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'' wrote that "the Trees’ pop streak matures with 'Smokerings' and especially the marvelous 'Night Comes Creeping'."
The ''
Spin Alternative Record Guide
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'' called the album the band's SST peak.
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Track listing
Personnel
;Screaming Trees
*Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the St ...
– lead vocals
*Gary Lee Conner
Gary Lee Conner (born Lee Gary Conner, August 22, 1962) is an American rock musician, best known as the guitarist and primary songwriter for Screaming Trees.
Career
Originally from Ellensburg, Washington, Conner formed the band Explosive Gene ...
– guitar, backing vocals, organ
*Van Conner
Van Conner (born March 17, 1967) is an American rock musician, best known as the bassist for Screaming Trees.
Career
As a bass player in high school, Conner formed the band Explosive Generation with his brother Gary Lee Conner and Mark Picke ...
– bass, backing vocals
*Mark Pickerel
Mark Pickerel is an American musician best known as the original drummer for the alternative rock band Screaming Trees. He is also an active session musician and has released several solo albums as a singer/guitarist.
Biography
Originally from ...
– drums, percussion
;Additional personnel
*Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk is an American, Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. As a musician, he has been in bands such as the instrumental alternative/indie rock band Pell Mell and the electronic band Pigeonhed. He has long been as ...
– producer, piano on "Grey Diamond Desert"
*Rod Doak – engineering
*Daniel Herron – front cover artwork
*Jenna Scott – photographs and lettering
In other media
While recording Invisible Lantern, Mark Lanegan, Mark Pickerel, and Van Conner appeared in the independent film 'Fertilichrone Cheerleader Massacre' along with producer Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk is an American, Washington-based audio engineer, record producer and musician. As a musician, he has been in bands such as the instrumental alternative/indie rock band Pell Mell and the electronic band Pigeonhed. He has long been as ...
, which was shot in Ellensburg by Shawn O'Neill. The film was most recently released in 2012.
References
Screaming Trees albums
1988 albums
SST Records albums
Albums produced by Steve Fisk
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