Three Men and a Baby (album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
Recorded1999 at Louder Studios in San Francisco, CA
February 2015 at Sound of Sirens in Los Angeles, CA
GenreSludge metal, noise rock, powerviolence
Length36:55
LabelSub Pop
Melvins chronology
Hold It In
(2014)
Three Men and a Baby
(2016)
Basses Loaded
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[3]
PopMatters(7/10)[4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Mike Kunka and the Melvins except where noted.

No.TitleWriterLength
1."Chicken 'n' Dump" 3:35
2."Limited Teeth" 3:48
3."Bummer Conversation" 3:33
4."Annalisa"Lydon / Public Image Ltd3:47
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

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Production
  • Tim Green – engineer
  • Toshi Kasai – engineer, mixing
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Mackie Osborne – art

References

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  1. ^ "Three Men and a Baby - Mike & the Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Mike & the Melvins: Three Men and a Baby". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (March 30, 2016). "Mike and the Melvins: Three Men and a Baby". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Paul, John (April 7, 2016). "Mike and the Melvins: Three Men and a Baby". PopMatters. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Three Men and a Baby by Mike & The Melvins on Sub Pop Records". Retrieved March 17, 2016.