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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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 the heavy metal band Baroness, released on October 13, 2009. It is considered the sister album to the previous album, Red Album. Blue Record debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,[7] and was named Decibel's number 1 record of 2009.[8] In 2013, Blue Record was named the 20th Greatest Metal Album in History by LA Weekly.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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"1:01
11."The Gnashing"4:18
12."Bullhead's Lament"2:59
Bonus CD (Deluxe Edition, Live from Roadburn Festival 2009)
No.TitleLength
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

  • John Dyer Baizley – vocals, guitar, piano, artwork
  • Allen Blickle – drums
  • Pete Adams – guitar, vocals
  • Summer Welch – bass

References

  1. ^ "Blue Record by Baroness". Metacritic. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Freeman, Phil (October 13, 2009). "Blue Record - Baroness". Allmusic. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Gardner, Noel (October 19, 2009). "Music - Review of Baroness - Blue Record". BBC. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  4. ^ Currin, Grayson (November 3, 2009). "Baroness: Blue Record | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  5. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (October 14, 2009). "Baroness - Blue Album | Reviews | Rock Sound". Rock Sound. Retrieved October 27, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Jukka Kolehmainen (January 16, 2010). "Levyarviot: Baroness - Blue Record". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "Blue Record - Baroness (2009)". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  8. ^ "Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2009". Stereogum. November 24, 2009. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  9. ^ "The 20 Greatest Metal Albums in History: The Complete List". Retrieved March 26, 2013.


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