Three Men and a Baby (album)

2016 studio album by Mike & the Melvins

Three Men and a Baby

Studio album by Mike & the Melvins

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

Melvins chronology

Hold It In
(2014)

Three Men and a Baby
(2016)

Basses Loaded
(2016)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(66/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10)
PopMatters	(7/10)

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.

Track listing

All 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

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

"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.

v t e Melvins
Buzz Osborne Dale Crover Steven Shane McDonald Lori "Lorax" Black Mark Deutrom Mike Dillard Trevor Dunn Matt Lukin Jeff Pinkus Joe Preston Kevin Rutmanis Jared Warren Coady Willis
Studio albums	Gluey Porch Treatments Ozma Bullhead Lysol Houdini Prick Stoner Witch Stag Honky The Maggot The Bootlicker The Crybaby Electroretard Hostile Ambient Takeover (A) Senile Animal Nude with Boots The Bride Screamed Murder Freak Puke (Melvins Lite) Everybody Loves Sausages Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983) Hold It In Basses Loaded A Walk with Love & Death Pinkus Abortion Technician Working with God (Melvins 1983) Five Legged Dog Bad Mood Rising Tarantula Heart
Collaborations	Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord) Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra) Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra) Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)
EPs	Six Songs Eggnog King Buzzo Dale Crover Joe Preston Tora Tora Tora The Bulls & the Bees
Live albums	Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12 Alive at the Fucker Club Colossus of Destiny Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas) Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust Melvins vs. Minneapolis Sugar Daddy Live
Compilations	Singles 1–12 The Trilogy Vinyl Electroretard 26 Songs Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996 Neither Here nor There Mangled Demos from 1983 The Making Love Demos Chicken Switch
Video releases	Salad of a Thousand Delights Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
Singles/songs	"Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" "Love Canal/Someday" "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands" "Boris" "Venus in Furs" "Honey Bucket" "See How Pretty, See How Smart"
Related articles	Discography We Reach: The Music of the Melvins Big Business Mackie Osborne

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