3-Way Tie (For Last)

3-Way Tie (For Last) is the fourth and final full-length album recorded by the American punk band Minutemen. It is particularly notable for featuring several covers of songs by bands such as the Urinals, Meat Puppets, Blue Öyster Cult, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Roky Erickson.[4] The last song, a cover of Erickson's "Bermuda," was sung over the phone by Mike Watt.[5]

3-Way Tie (For Last)
Studio album by
Minutemen
ReleasedDecember 1985 (1985-12)
RecordedAugust–September 1985
GenreAlternative rock, post-punk
Length36:11
LabelSST (058)
ProducerMike Watt, D. Boon, Ethan James
Minutemen chronology
Project: Mersh
(1985)		 3-Way Tie (For Last)
(1985)		 Minuteflag
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]
Rolling Stonefavorable[3]

The album was released very shortly before the death of D. Boon, who also painted the cover. Watt collaborated with Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler on four tracks ("Political Nightmare", "No One", "Stories", and "What Is It?").[4] Around the time that the album was recorded, Watt and Roessler formed Dos.

The album included ballots for listeners to vote on the track list for what would become Ballot Result.[6]

Track listing
Side D.
  1. "Price of Paradise" – 3:38 (Boon)
  2. "Lost" – 2:33 (Kirkwood)
  3. "The Big Stick" – 2:34 (Boon)
  4. "Political Nightmare" – 3:56 (Roessler, Watt)
  5. "Courage" – 2:35 (Boon)
  6. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" – 2:30 (Fogerty)
Side Mike
  1. "The Red and the Black" – 4:09 (Bloom, Bouchard, Pearlman)
  2. "Spoken Word Piece" – 1:07 (Watt)
  3. "No One" – 3:29 (Roessler, Watt)
  4. "Stories" – 1:36 (Roessler, Watt)
  5. "What Is It?" – 1:51 (Roessler, Watt)
  6. "Ack Ack Ack" – 0:27 (Johansen, Jones, Talley)
  7. "Just Another Soldier" – 1:58 (Boon)
  8. "Situations at Hand" – 1:23 (Watt)
  9. "Hittin' the Bong" – 0:41 (Watt)
  10. "Bermuda" – 1:41 (Erickson)

Personnel
  • D. Boon – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, piano
  • Mike Watt – bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • George Hurley – drums
  • Joe Baiza – guitar ("Situations At Hand")
  • Ethan James – Linn drum ("What Is It?"), Vietnam War battlefield tape ("Spoken Word Piece")

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[7] 7

References
  1. Dougan, John. 3-Way Tie at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2006.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Minutemen > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. Coleman, Mark (April 10, 1986). "Minutemen 3-Way Tie (For Last) > Album Review". Rolling Stone (471). Retrieved 10 September 2007.
  4. Azerrad, Michael (2002). Our Band Could Be Your Life. Back Bay Books. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-0-316-78753-6.
  5. Watt, Mike (June 1, 2019). "Bermuda". Twitter. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. Hillburn, Robert (February 7, 1987). "A Votive 'Ballot' For D. Boon". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  7. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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