Three Fish (album)

Three Fish is a musical collaboration between Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, Robbi Robb of Tribe After Tribe, and Richard Stuverud of the Fastbacks. The album's recording sessions took place from August 1994 to January 1996 at John & Stu's Place and Avast Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington. The band worked with producer John Goodmanson, who also mixed the album. The album's cover art was illustrated by Ames Design. The album's songs combine rock music with mystical-style Eastern music.

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The album received critical recognition.Ankeny, Jason. "[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p195086|pure_url=yes}} Three Fish]". AllMusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009. David Fricke of Rolling Stone said, "The whole thing is a weird mix – folky self-obsession, crackling pop, heavy, metallic sighing – but Three Fish is definitely worth, in the words of one song, 'a lovely meander.'" Music videos were made for the songs "Laced" and "Song for a Dead Girl". The Los Angeles Times wrote: "An earthy, organic trio that eschews most traces of Pearl Jam's carefully constructed, hard-driving riff-rock, the band leans on a no-holds-barred sound that rings with the emotive, loose-limbed flow of Middle Eastern music."{{cite news |last1=Scribner |first1=Sara |title=Three Fish Helps Put Life Into Proper Scale for Pearl Jam Bassist |work=Los Angeles Times |date=7 June 1996 |page=F1}}

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| headline =

| all_writing = Jeff Ament and Robbi Robb

| title1 = Solitude

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Song for a Dead Girl

| length2 = 4:28

| title3 = Silence at the Bottom

| length3 = 4:03

| title4 = The Intelligent Fish

| length4 = 2:44

| title5 = Zagreb

| length5 = 3:20

| title6 = All Messed Up

| length6 = 5:34

| title7 = Here in the Darkness

| length7 = 4:23

| title8 = The Half Intelligent Fish

| length8 = 2:40

| title9 = Strangers in My Head

| length9 = 4:44

| title10 = A Lovely Meander

| length10 = 3:50

| title11 = Build

| length11 = 1:33

| title12 = Stupid Fish

| length12 = 1:53

| title13 = Secret Place

| length13 = 3:55

| title14 = Elusive Ones

| length14 = 6:51

| title15 = Laced

| length15 = 3:17

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{{track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| all_writing = Ament and Robbi Robb

| title1 = Solitude

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Song for a Dead Girl

| length2 = 4:28

| title3 = Silence at the Bottom

| length3 = 4:03

| title4 = The Intelligent Fish

| length4 = 2:44

| title5 = Zagreb

| length5 = 3:20

| title6 = All Messed Up

| length6 = 5:34

| title7 = Here in the Darkness

| length7 = 4:23

| title8 = If Miles Were Alive...

| length8 = 1:17

| title9 = The Half Intelligent Fish

| length9 = 2:40

| title10 = Strangers in My Head

| length10 = 4:44

| title11 = A Lovely Meander

| length11 = 3:50

| title12 = Elusive Ones

| length12 = 6:51

| title13 = Build

| length13 = 1:33

| title14 = Stupid Fish

| length14 = 1:53

| title15 = Can I Come Along?

| length15 = 3:27

| title16 = The Easy Way

| length16 = 4:51

| title17 = Secret Place

| length17 = 3:55

| title18 = Laced

| length18 = 3:17

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;Three Fish

• Jeff Ament – organ, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, electric guitar, background vocals, 12-string guitar, djembe, fretless bass, photography
• Robbi Robb – acoustic guitar, guitar, percussion, electric guitar, sitar, vocals, background vocals, 12-string guitar
• Richard Stuverud – drums, background vocals, steel drums

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;Additional musicians and production

• Barry Ament, Chris McGann – woodcuts
• Ames Design – artwork
• Cary Ecklund – guitar, keyboards, background vocals, mellotron
• John Goodmanson – production, recording, mixing, engineering
• Stone Gossard – keyboards on "Strangers in My Head"
• Stuart Hallerman – recording
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Three Fish – production, photography

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