Three Men and a Baby is a collaborative studio album by Mike Kunka and American rock band Melvins, released on April 1, 2016 through Sub Pop. The album was mostly recorded in 1999 by Tim Green, but further production was delayed for over a decade. It was finished in 2015 with longtime Melvins associate Toshi Kasai engineering and mixing.[5]
| Three Men and a Baby | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at Louder Studios in San Francisco, CA February 2015 at Sound of Sirens in Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal, noise rock, powerviolence | |||
| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (66/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[3] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[4] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Mike Kunka and the Melvins except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chicken 'n' Dump" | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Limited Teeth" | 3:48 | |
| 3. | "Bummer Conversation" | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Annalisa" | Lydon / Public Image Ltd | 3:47 |
| 5. | "A Dead Pile of Worthless Junk" | 2:51 | |
| 6. | "Read the Label (It's Chili)" | 4:40 | |
| 7. | "Dead Canaries" | 2:37 | |
| 8. | "Pound the Giants" | 3:23 | |
| 9. | "A Friend in Need Is a Friend You Don't Need" | 2:25 | |
| 10. | "Lifestyle Hammer" | 1:47 | |
| 11. | "Gravel" | 2:09 | |
| 12. | "Art School Fight Song" | 2:11 |
Personnel
edit- Dale Crover – drums, vocals; photos
- Buzz Osborne – guitar, bass, vocals; photos
- Kevin Rutmanis – bass, vocals
- Mike Kunka – bass, vocals
- Production
- Tim Green – engineer
- Toshi Kasai – engineer, mixing
- John Golden – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – art
References
edit- ^ "Three Men and a Baby - Mike & the Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Mike & the Melvins: Three Men and a Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (March 30, 2016). "Mike and the Melvins: Three Men and a Baby". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ Paul, John (April 7, 2016). "Mike and the Melvins: Three Men and a Baby". PopMatters. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Three Men and a Baby by Mike & The Melvins on Sub Pop Records". Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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