Blue Record

2009 studio album by Baroness

Blue Record

Studio album by

Baroness

Released

October 13, 2009

Recorded

May–June 2009

Studio

The Track Studio
Plano, Texas
Elmwood Studio
Dallas, Texas

Genre

Progressive metal
sludge metal

Length

44:30

Label

Relapse

Producer

John Congleton

Baroness chronology

Red Album
(2007)

Blue Record
(2009)

Yellow & Green
(2012)

Singles from Blue Record

"A Horse Called Golgotha"
Released: August 31, 2010

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 second studio album by American heavy metal band Baroness. It is considered the sister album to Baroness' previous full-length, Red Album.

Background

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

*Blue Record* 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"	1:00
11.	"The Gnashing"	4:18
12.	"Bullhead's Lament"	3:00

Japanese Edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Bikeage" (Descendents cover)	2:19

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks (*Live at 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
Pete Adams – lead guitar, backing vocals
Summer Welch – bass
Allen Blickle – drums

References

^ "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.