Yellow & Green - Baroness
User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28

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  1. Jul 17, 2012
    9
    I love Red album and Blue record. New stuff is different, but as good as older records. Best songs: Take my bones away, Psalms Alive, The Line Between
  2. Jul 17, 2012
    10
    I am absurdly pleased with this album. The songs flow together beautifully and balance the dynamics of heavy and melodic to perfection. Only a fool would pigeon hole this band as metal after the metamorphosis that was Red and Blue. They are musicians that are evolving as they learn about themselves, the world, and what it means to grow. They are far from stale and have not gone soft. They have simply taken the next step too many musicians these days are afraid to make. Expand
  3. Jul 22, 2012
    10
    This album took me a few listens, because I was expecting some more of the same Baroness that I know and love. Overall, it is a very mellow record for them. Baizley has certainly cleaned up the vocals, and the backing vocals stand out a lot more. There are some very nice instrumental moments, some great heavy moments, but overall it is a very enjoyable listen. In a year where I've been let down by a lot of albums that I've been looking forward to, this does not disappoint. Just buy it, crank it up, and enjoy the ride. Expand
  4. Jul 17, 2012
    9
    At first listen, Yellow & Green seems to have the essence of a slightly muddled and anomalous experimental creation when compared to the previous servings of Baroness, and it will be a flavour that some diehards won't like or expect. Some experimental sounds just stay experimental no matter how many times you listen, Storm Corrosion as one classic example. But gradually, the more you listen to Yellow & Green, experimental actually gives way to invention, artistry and purpose, and suddenly it becomes a ripened sound that gives the impression that Baroness have blended and bottled all of their previous work, and stored it away in a dark cellar, and just waited for it to age, mellow and mature before opening it. Yellow & Green is a full bodied, rich and flavoursome album that gives the listener an audible delicacy, that leaves behind a lingering bittersweet aftertaste that definitely has you coming back for another swig. Yellow & Green. Best served with time. Collapse
Metascore

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Aug 16, 2012
    70
    Yellow & Green is an ambitious sprawl of music from a band willing to reinvent themselves with each album.
  2. 90
    The band resorts to an 18-set record simply because everything is indisputably necessary and furthermore, solid gold.
  3. Aug 9, 2012
    80
    You can't deny how interesting some of these dynamic post-rock explorations are.