''The Quiet Table'' is the second studio album by the American

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. It was released on June 1, 1999 through Epic Records.

Overview

Three Fish is a musical collaboration between

Jeff Ament Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10, 1963) is an American musician and songwriter who is best known as the bassist of the American rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded alongside Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder. Prior to his w ...

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, Robbi Robb of Tribe After Tribe, and

Richard Stuverud Richard Allen Stuverud Jr. (born September 26, 1969) is an American drummer from Seattle, Washington. He lives in Oakland, California where he writes, arranges and produces songs. He plays drums in the Oakland based bands, REQ'D, Slow Phase and L ...

of the

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. The album's recording sessions took place from February 1997 to September 1997 at Horseback Court in Blue Mountain,

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, which is Ament's home studio. The band worked with producer Brett Eliason, who had previously worked with Ament as Pearl Jam's sound engineer. The album was mixed by Eliason. The album's cover art was photographed by Seattle graphic design firm Ames Bros. The album's songs continued the theme of the band's debut album, ''

'', of combining

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with mystical-style

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said that "while it can seem a little turgid at times, it's an ambitious project that often pays off in intriguing songs and evocative sonic textures." The band toured throughout 1999 in support of ''The Quiet Table''.

Track listing

LP Track listing

Personnel

;Three Fish *

–

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, keyboards,

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, 12-string bass guitar *Robbi Robb –

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, guitar,

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, vocals,

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– guitar, percussion, piano, drums,

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, vocals ;Additional musicians and production *Pat Aki, John Burton – assistance *Ames Bros –

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and art *Cary Ecklund – keyboards *Brett Eliason –

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, mixing *Joe Gastwirt – mastering *Three Fish – production

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quiet Table, The 1999 albums Epic Records albums Three Fish albums Albums produced by Jeff Ament