3 lb. thrill

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3 lb. Thrill was the reincarnation of the popular, long-standing Atlanta band Uncle Green. Formed in Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 1980, the band consisted of Matt Brown (guitar and vocals), Jeff Jensen (guitar and vocals), Bill Decker (bass) and Pete McDade (drums). Brown and Jensen were the principal songwriters and vocalists for the group. After relocating to Atlanta, the band recorded two independent records before meeting producer Brendan O'Brien, with whom they recorded the albums "You" and "What An Experiment His Head Was" for DB Records. After establishing themselves as a well-known regional college-rock band, they signed a contract with Atlantic in the early 1990s and recorded "Book of Bad Thoughts", one of their strongest efforts. Subsequent tours supporting The Black Crowes, Matthew Sweet, Robyn Hitchcock and the Ben Folds Five increased their visibility.

Disappointed with their limited success, the band renamed themselves 3 lb. Thrill (the weight of the human brain) and recorded the harder-edged "Vulture" for O'Brien's vanity label, 57 Records. This spawned a minor radio hit, "Diana", which examined the uncomfortable subject of child molestation and suffered commercially as a result. A follow-up album, "Rycopa", was recorded in 1996 but has never been officially released. Matt Brown's solo album, "Medicine Show", suffered a similar fate in 1999.

Brown produced an album for indie-rock band Amphibian Skin in 2003.