Another Time, Another Place
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Album Summary
Released in 1968 on Mainstream Records, "Another Time, Another Place" stands as Fever Tree's second studio album — a deep, hypnotic journey into the heart of late-sixties American psychedelic rock. The Houston, Texas outfit brought a brooding, blues-soaked intensity to the studio, crafting a record that pushed further into experimental territory than many of their contemporaries dared to go. With swirling production textures and a sound that felt like the midnight hour stretched into infinity, this album captured a band fully inhabiting the psychedelic moment, channeling the spiritual restlessness and sonic daring that made 1968 one of the most electric years in rock and roll history.
Reception
- The album found its most devoted audience through underground and progressive FM radio stations, where DJs championed its heavy, atmospheric sound to listeners hungry for something beyond the pop mainstream.
- Commercial success was modest by mainstream standards, but within the growing psychedelic and heavy rock underground, Fever Tree earned genuine respect and a loyal following with this release.
Significance
- "Another Time, Another Place" holds a rightful place in the canon of late-sixties American psychedelic rock, representing one of the more adventurous sonic statements to come out of the Southern rock underground during that fertile era.
- Tracks like "Jokes Are For Sad People" and "Death Is The Dancer" demonstrate Fever Tree's willingness to push past conventional song structures, planting early seeds for the heavier, more progressive rock forms that would bloom in the early 1970s.
- The album stands as a testament to the regional diversity of the psychedelic movement, proving that the revolution in sound was not confined to San Francisco or New York but was burning just as bright deep in the heart of Texas.
Tracklist
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A1 Man Who Paints The Pictures -- Part II 147
6:51
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A2 What Time Did You Say It Is In Salt Lake City? 78
3:16
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A3 Don't Come Crying To Me Girl 104
2:35
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A4 Fever 112
3:43
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A5 Grand Candy Young Sweet 122
1:53
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B1 Jokes Are For Sad People 104
7:17
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B2 I've Never Seen Evergreen 104
3:26
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B3 Peace Of Mind 98
3:14
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B4 Death Is The Dancer 145
3:56
Artist Details
Fever Tree was a psychedelic rock band that came together in Houston, Texas around 1966, cooking up a heady brew of swirling organ, fuzz guitar, and baroque pop arrangements that put them right in the thick of the late-60s psychedelic movement alongside the best of the San Francisco scene. Their 1968 self-titled debut on Uni Records gave the world "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)," a haunting, strings-drenched gem that captured the era's restless, dreaming spirit and earned them a devoted underground following even if mainstream stardom kept slipping just out of reach. Fever Tree stands as one of those beautiful, underappreciated treasures of the psychedelic era, a band that burned bright and creative before dissolving in the early 70s, leaving behind a catalog that serious collectors and true believers have been rediscovering with joy ever since.
