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- Summary: The second full-length album for the Georgia-based rock band is its first with new guitarist Peter Adams.
- Record Label: Relapse
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Metal
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Alternative PressBlue Record truly depicts a band at the peak of their powers. [Nov 2009, p.106]
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This is a ferocious album that's not afraid to be genuinely beautiful. One of the best hard rock releases of 2009.
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Complex enough to reward repetitive listening and compact enough to encourage it, Blue Record is one of the year's most generous hours.
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MojoBaroness's second full-length somehow tops their powerhouse debut for riffs, songwriting and cohesiveness. [Feb 2010, p. 101]
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I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an overarching concept. It doesn’t matter one way or another. It’s a gallop from start to finish. Blue Record is going to be hard to top.
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Baroness simply lets the songs do their thing, never beating us over the head, never pandering, and in so doing, they’ve created a surprisingly adventurous album, further establishing their position as one of the finest, not to mention likeable bands in America these days.
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Here, as on Red Album, they keep finding new ways to make old Black Sabbath tricks seem fresh.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Jun 29, 2011
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CarterHNov 30, 2009
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GabrielCOct 19, 2009Masterpiece!
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JessDDec 1, 2009Beautiful, epic release from start to finish and start again.
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DustinCOct 16, 2009in so many words, this is Mastodon lite. Which is still pretty freaking fantastic.
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SteveMNov 19, 2009
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MikeCDec 4, 2009Poor song-writing damages what could have a been a fine album.
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