3rd (The Baseball Project album)

3rd is the third album by American indie rock supergroup the Baseball Project. It was released on March 25, 2014, on Yep Roc Records.

3rd
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)
RecordedType Foundry Studio, Portland, Oregon, United States
GenreIndie rock
Length61:33
LabelYep Roc Records
ProducerThe Baseball Project and Adam Selzer
The Baseball Project chronology
The Broadside Ballads
(2011)
3rd
(2014)
Grand Salami Time
(2023)

Reviews

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77%[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
Lincoln Journal StarB [5]
PopMatters8/10[3]

3rd has received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator site Metacritic has given it a 77%, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

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  1. "Stats" (Wynn) – 1:39
  2. "From Nails to Thumbtacks" (McCaughey) – 2:56
  3. "¡Hola America!" (Wynn) – 3:56
  4. "13" (Wynn) – 4:08
  5. "The Day Dock Went Hunting Heads" (McCaughey) – 4:35
  6. "To the Veterans Committee" (Mills) – 2:19
  7. "Monument Park" (Wynn) – 4:28
  8. "Box Scores" (McCaughey) – 4:05
  9. "They Don't Know Henry" (McCaughey) – 3:30
  10. "The Babe" (McCaughey) – 3:38
  11. "They Are the Oakland A's" (McCaughey) – 3:14
  12. "Pascual on the Perimeter" (Wynn) – 3:33
  13. "The Baseball Card Song" (Wynn) – 3:18
  14. "Extra Inning of Love" (McCaughey) – 4:17
  15. "Larry Yount" (Wynn) – 3:42
  16. "A Boy Named Cy" (Wynn) – 2:27
  17. "They Played Baseball" (McCaughey) – 4:53
  18. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (Norworth/Von Tilzer, public domain, arr. McCaughey/Wynn/Pitmon) – 1:04
Bonus tracks from YepRoc.com
  1. "C'mon Prince (Stay in Milwaukee)" – 2:52
  2. "I Shan't Be Back" – 2:36
  3. "Spring Training in New Orleans" – 3:32
  4. "Why Melky Why" – 2:19

Personnel

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The Baseball Project

Guests

  • Josh Kantor – piano and organ (7); Panda organ
  • Alex Gonzalez (Escoba) – trumpet (3, 4)

Production Produced by The Baseball Project and Adam Selzer.
Recorded by Adam Selzer at Type Foundry, Portland OR.
Additional recording by:

  • Scott McCaughey (Dungeon Of Horror, Portland)
  • John Keane (John Keane Studios, Athens GA)
  • David Barbe (Chase Transduction, Athens)
  • David Westner (Woolly Mammoth, Waltham MA)
  • Gabriel Lopez at T-Vox Records (Mexico City, Mexico)

Mixed by:

  • Mitch Easter (Fidelitorium Studios, Kernersville, NC)
  • Sam Bell (Large Portions, L.A.)
  • Scott McCaughey (Dungeon Of Horror, Portland)

Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC

References

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  1. ^ "3rd Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "3rd Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ Koch, Jeff (23 April 2014). "The Baseball Project: 3rd". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (24 October 2014). "Baseball Project / Hamell on Trial / Richmond Fontaine / Delines /Stick Against Stone /Ry Cooder / Modern Baseball". Medium. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. ^ Wolgamott, L. Kent (31 March 2014). "Review: '3rd,' The Baseball Project". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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