Red Album (Baroness album)

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Red Album
Baroness - Red Album.jpg
Studio album by
Baroness
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2007[1]
RecordedMar 18, 2007 – May 2, 2007
GenreProgressive metal, sludge metal
Length56:31
LabelRelapse
ProducerPhillip Cope of Kylesa
Baroness chronology
A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk
(2006) 		Red Album
(2007) 		Blue Record
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
About.com4/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.4/10)[4]
PopMatters(8/10)[1]
Spin4/5 stars[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5 stars[6]
Imperiumi8.50/10 stars[7]

Red Album is the debut studio album released by American progressive metal band Baroness.

Background[]

Red Album was named Album of the Year by heavy metal magazine Revolver.[8]

The music video for "Wanderlust" debuted on December 8, 2007 on Headbangers Ball.[9]

In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Red Album as 83rd on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.'[10]

It is their only album to feature Brian Blickle on guitar.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by John Dyer Baizley; all music is composed by Baroness.

No.TitleLength
1."Rays on Pinion"7:35
2."The Birthing"5:03
3."Isak"4:22
4."Wailing Wintry Wind"5:54
5."Cockroach en Fleur"1:50
6."Wanderlust"4:29
7."Aleph"4:21
8."Teeth of a Cogwheel"2:16
9."O'Appalachia"2:36
10."Grad"5:54
11."Untitled"12:11
Notes
  • "Untitled" starts with 11:01 of silence. Only the last 1:10 make up the actual song.

Personnel[]

  • John Dyer Baizley – vocals, rhythm guitar, artwork
  • Allen Blickle – drums
  • Brian Blickle – lead guitar
  • Summer Welch – bass

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Begrand, Adrien (September 3, 2007). "Baroness: The Red Album". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Red Album – Baroness". Allmusic. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Baroness – The Red Album". About.com. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Currin, Grayson (September 20, 2007). "Baroness: Red Album". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Gross, Joe (November 2007). "Virginia is for lovers...of complex twin-ax riff patterns". Spin. 23 (11): 114. ISSN 0886-3032.
  6. ^ Harris, David (June 8, 2008). "Tiny Mix Tapes Reviews: Baroness - The Red Album". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. ^ Starbuck (2007). "Levyarviot: Baroness - Red Album". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  8. ^ Revolver. November 2007 issue.
  9. ^ "Video Premiere: Baroness Meander with 'Wanderlust'". Headbangersblog.mtv.com. MTV.com. December 6, 2007. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'". Theprp.com. June 21, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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