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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Aggregate scores | |
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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. Released on October 13, 2009, it is considered the sister album to Baroness' previous album, Red Album.
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 released as the b-side of the "A Horse Called Golgotha" single.
Blue Record debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart,[7] was named Decibel's number 1 record of 2009,[8] and in 2013, was named the 20th Greatest Metal Album in History by LA Weekly.[9]
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) | 2:13 |
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 |