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It is also considered to be a defining album of the "now wave" genre, a term that Skin Graft coined to refer to "a loose collective of angular-punk experimentalists based in Chicago" that carried on the legacy of no wave.

Long Hair in Three Stages has been characterized as a noise rock, experimental rock, math rock and post-rock album with strong similarities to no wave and post-punk. It was O'Rourke's first legitimate recording session with a rock band, and he would later go on, in Johnson's words, to become "an esteemed and highly sought after producer for many bands." The band decided that the B-side of "Stuck", "When a Man Says "Ow!"", would reappear on the album. They hired Jim O'Rourke to produce the album and it was recorded late 1995 at Solid Sound Studios in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a studio much closer to the band's home than Easley McCain Recording. Very shortly afterwards, the band began work on their first album, which they named Long Hair in Three Stages. Doug Easley, who founded and owned the studio, manned the production boards for the session. Their first release was the seven-inch single "Stuck" with the B-side "When a Man Says "Ow!"", with both tracks recorded in September 1995 at the Easley McCain Recording recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

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After the breakup of the two bands, the members met to see how they could "deconstruct rock, only to leave its most basic elements." Music journalist Andrew Earles said that the band was formed when "four members from two different bands met on a Chicago street corner and began discussing how to "erase rock and roll from their collective minds,"" with the band then setting out "to devise a working method for reorganizing the rock and rock, keeping what we feel are its most important core elements." Chicago independent record label Skin Graft Records quickly took notice of the band and signed them in the fall of that year.

Maple formed as a math rock quartet in early 1995 from the ashes of two different bands at DeKalb's Northern Illinois University lead singer Al Johnson and "high" guitarist Mark Shippy were in Shorty, while drummer Pat Samson and "low" guitarist Todd Rittman spent their time with the Mercury Players. Long Hair in Three Stages was produced by Jim O'Rourke. The album continued to be critically acclaimed in later times, and is often said to have established the band's "chaotic vibe." In 1999, Alternative Press ranked the album at number 85 in its list of "The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s," whilst in 2014, music journalist Andrew Earles included the album in his book Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996, and About Entertainment ranked the album at number 4 in their list of the "Top 10 Math-Rock Albums." Todd Lamb of SF Weekly called it a "noisy classic." Alternative Press said the album "reaffirms an ideal: that there's still more to be done with electric guitars," whilst Peter Margasask of The Chicago Reader called the album "a stunning debut" which proves "that noise can be more than just a racket." The band toured in promotion of the album in Europe for six-weeks across twelve countries in 1996. The album received unanimously positive reviews from music critics, who praised its unique math rock sound that was often compared to Captain Beefheart.

Although no singles were released from the LP, the band made one promotional clip for the song "State is Bad". The album was quickly released in October 1995 by Skin Graft Records on CD and a limited edition aluminium-sleeve LP. The album is often said to "deconstruct" rock music, and in the words of Allmusic, contains "angular guitar attacks, odd skronks, jazzy tones, and a generally deconstructive approach to music into a sound of unparalleled idiosyncrasy." It is also characterized by the unique set up of Todd Rittmann's "low" guitar complimenting Mark Shippy's "high" guitar. It was O'Rourke's first recording session with a rock band. The band formed in early 1995, seeking to "deconstruct rock, only to erase rock and roll entirely from collective minds" and "then set out to devise a working method for reorganizing the rock and rock, keeping what we feel are its most important core elements." After recording a debut single, they recorded the album in late 1995 at the Solid Sound Studios in Illinois with producer Jim O'Rourke. Long Hair In Three Stages is the debut studio album by the Chicago-based experimental rock quartet U.S.