Blue Record

Blue Record is the second studio album by the heavy metal band Baroness, released on 13 October 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]

Blue Record
Studio album by Baroness
Released	October 13, 2009
Recorded	The Track Studio
Genre	Progressive metal, sludge metal
Length	44:30
Label	Relapse
Producer	John Congleton
Baroness chronology
Red Album (2007) Blue Record (2009) Yellow & Green (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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 first Baroness album to feature Pete Adams.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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 – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, artwork
• Allen Blickle – drums
• Pete Adams – lead guitar, backing 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 March 30, 2018.
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.
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". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.