Blue Record
Blue Record | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 13, 2009 | |||
Recorded | May–June 2009 | |||
Studio | The Track Studio Plano, Texas Elmwood Studio Dallas, Texas | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:30 | |||
Label | Relapse | |||
Producer | John Congleton | |||
Baroness chronology | ||||
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Singles from Blue Record | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 87/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
BBC | (favorable)[3] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[4] |
Rock Sound | (9/10)[5] |
Imperiumi | [6] |
Blue Record is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Baroness. It is considered the sister album to Baroness' previous full-length, Red Album.
Background
[edit]Blue Record is the first Baroness album to feature guitarist Pete Adams and the last to feature founding bassist Summer Welch. The Japanese bonus track "Bikeage" was later included as a b-side to the "A Horse Called Golgotha" single.
Blue Record debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart[7] and reached number 117 on the Billboard 200. It was named Decibel's number 1 record of 2009.[8] In 2013, the album was named the 20th Greatest Metal Album in History by LA Weekly.[9]
"Swollen and Halo" was included as part of the soundtrack to the 2010 video game MLB 10: The Show.[10]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bullhead's Psalm" | 1:20 |
2. | "The Sweetest Curse" | 4:31 |
3. | "Jake Leg" | 4:23 |
4. | "Steel That Sleeps the Eye" | 2:38 |
5. | "Swollen and Halo" | 6:35 |
6. | "Ogeechee Hymnal" | 2:36 |
7. | "A Horse Called Golgotha" | 5:21 |
8. | "O'er Hell and Hide" | 4:22 |
9. | "War, Wisdom and Rhyme" | 4:26 |
10. | "Blackpowder Orchard" | 1:00 |
11. | "The Gnashing" | 4:18 |
12. | "Bullhead's Lament" | 3:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Bikeage" (Descendents cover) | 2:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Birthing" (Live) | 8:56 |
2. | "Isak" (Live) | 4:22 |
3. | "Rays on Pinion" (Live) | 8:34 |
4. | "Wanderlust" (Live) | 5:14 |
5. | "Grad" (Live) | 7:22 |
Personnel
[edit]- John Dyer Baizley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, artwork
- Pete Adams – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Summer Welch – bass
- Allen Blickle – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Blue Record by Baroness". Metacritic. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ Freeman, Phil (October 13, 2009). "Blue Record - Baroness". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Gardner, Noel (October 19, 2009). "Music - Review of Baroness - Blue Record". BBC. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Currin, Grayson (November 3, 2009). "Baroness: Blue Record | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (October 14, 2009). "Baroness - Blue Album | Reviews | Rock Sound". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ Jukka Kolehmainen (January 16, 2010). "Levyarviot: Baroness - Blue Record". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Blue Record - Baroness (2009)". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
- ^ "Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2009". Stereogum. November 24, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "The 20 Greatest Metal Albums in History: The Complete List". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "MLB 10: The Show Soundtrack". blog.playstation.com. January 26, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Blue Record (Deluxe Version) at Bandcamp (streamed copy where licensed)
- Blue Record at Discogs (list of releases)