''Three'' is the third studio album by

Blue Man Group Blue Man Group is an American performance art company formed in New York City in 1987. It is known for its stage productions that incorporate many kinds of music and art, both popular and obscure. Its performers, known as Blue Men, have their ...

, released on April 22, 2016 by

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Reception

Reviews were generally positive. Allan Raible said "it may not be for everyone but as on their other two studio offerings the Blue Men show themselves to be gifted musicians." David Seigler said "It has an interesting, mostly rhythmic sound that is identifiably their own." Simon Sweetmas said "I think ''Three'' is easily Blue Man Group’s best set of recordings, and best showcase for the dynamic maximalism the troupe offers" Cristine Struble praised the use of traditional wooden instruments with modern plastic ones.

Promotion

They performed "Vortex" and "The Forge" at a

Tiny Desk Concert ''Tiny Desk Concerts'' is a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of former '' All Songs Considered'' host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C. The first ''Tiny Desk Concert'' came about in 2008 after Boilen and NPR Music ed ...

in September 2016.

Track listing

Personnel

*Vince Verderame, Corky Gainsford – drums *Todd Perlmutter – drums, percussion programming *Todd Waetzig, Jordan Cohen, Jeff Tortora – drums *Chris Dyas –

baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a guitar with a longer scale length, typically a larger body, and heavier internal bracing, so it can be tuned to a lower pitch. Gretsch, Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, ESP Guitars, PRS Guitars, Music Man, Danelectro, Sche ...

, guitar,

zither Zither (; , from the Greek ''cithara'') is a class of stringed instruments. The modern instrument has many strings stretched across a thin, flat body. Zithers are typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers or a ...

*Jeff Turlik – guitar, synths,

berimbau The berimbau (, borrowed from Kimbundu ''mbirimbau'') is a traditional Angolan musical bow that is commonly used in Brazil. It is also known as ''sekitulege'' among the Baganda and Busoga. It consists of a single-stringed bow attached to a gourd ...

, bass *Chris Bowen – tubulum *Byron Estep – chapman stick *Brian Scott – cimbalom *Doug Baldinger – drums *Bill Swartz – drums *Richard Phillis - drums *Steve Ballstadt – shaker,

udu The ''kim-kim'' or Udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo people, Igbo of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, ''ùdù'' means 'vessel' or 'pot'. This is a hand percussion instrument and it is one of the mos ...

*Marivaldo Dos Santos –

timbau The timbau or Brazilian timbal is a membranophone instrument derived from the caxambu drum, usually played with both hands. Slightly conical and of varying sizes, it is usually light in weight and made of lacquered wood or metal (usually aluminu ...

, triangle *Yusuke Yamamoto –

vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...

*Jeff Quay – bongo, caxixi *Matt Ramsey – PCV *

Rob Swift Rob Swift (born Robert Aguilar; May 14, 1972) is an American hip hop DJ and turntablist. He was an original member of the turntablist group The X-Ecutioners until 2004. Over his career, he has released numerous solo albums and collaborated w ...

– samples *Mike Relm – turntables *Mark Frankel – drums, spider drums, phoenix drums, logs *Dave Steele – zither, guitar *Josh Matthews – mandeldrums *Phil Stanton – cimbalom, piano smasher *Dorothy McMillan – voice *Geoff Gersh – zither *Larry Heinemann –

lap steel The lap steel guitar, also known as a Hawaiian guitar or lap slide guitar, is a type of steel guitar without pedals that is typically played with the instrument in a horizontal position across the performer's lap. Unlike the usual manner of play ...

, programming *Clement J Waldman III – drums *Super Natsuki Tamura – didjeridoo

References

External links

''Three''
at BlueMan.com * * {{Authority control 2016 albums Blue Man Group albums Rhino Entertainment albums