signed a major label contract

In 1990 the band signed a major label contract with Epic Records . The band released their fifth full-length album the following year, and first for a major label, Uncle Anesthesia . The album was produced by Terry Date and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell and included the single ” Bed of Roses “, which gained considerable airtime on alternative rock radio stations and peaked at No. 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart . The single was the first Screaming Trees release to chart. Although Uncle Anesthesia sold better than their previous efforts, the band remained a cult act.