these interludes are very This Mortal Coil so far!
― Simon H., Monday, June 10, 2019 8:07 AM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wow they're all sick as hell
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 10 June 2019 15:20 (four years ago) link
i never get to say "the songs on this record are wonderful but man, the interludes!"
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 10 June 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link
this dreamy middle section just goes and goes!
― Simon H., Monday, 10 June 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
I really love this band but the production is so terrible it holds me at arm's length
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 10 June 2019 15:34 (four years ago) link
anyone own any of these on vinyl? curious how those pressings sound
I have Purple on LP and I like how it sounds, but I'm far from an audiophile so maybe not the best reference point?
― Simon H., Monday, 10 June 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link
it's not really audiophile issues to me it's just this thin, compressed flat aspect that bums me out on a lot of commercial modern hard rock stuff
sometimes the vinyl is better because it's mastered differently and you can't push the format as hard
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 10 June 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
I liked my first playthrough of this but I'd really like to see them synthesize their experimental/prog and rawk tendencies more on the next one, rather than keeping them mostly shunted over to the interludes and such
― Simon H., Monday, 10 June 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
That's all well and good but if they can manage to write a hit while tying together those aspects of the band with some accessibility, I'm all for it.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Monday, 10 June 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
that's sort of what I was trying to say!
― Simon H., Monday, 10 June 2019 17:00 (four years ago) link
Where are you guys listening to this?
― Mule, Monday, 10 June 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
NPR link a lil upthread
― Simon H., Monday, 10 June 2019 17:10 (four years ago) link
Ah, thanks!
― Mule, Monday, 10 June 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
Jesus, don’t know how I missed that
Half of this album sounds like Baizley singing while playing the instrumental tracks back through a flip phone. I like it, but holy shit is it blown-out sounding.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Wednesday, 12 June 2019 22:29 (four years ago) link
I fell in love with Blue Record hard when it came out. Nothing since has really clicked until this. Similar to what Mastodon has been getting at in recent albums, they've hit a really fun balance of accessible hard rock and proggy elements. I think I love it. "Tourniquet" is one of my favorite tracks they've ever put out. The production is blown out sounding but it's consistent so didn't really bother me.
― gman59, Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
The love for Blue Record has always confused me. I always think of it as a noticeable step down from Red (and I listened to it on Tuesday, so it's not like these are foggy memories). As of today, I'd rank 'em like this:
Red > Yellow & Green > Gold & Grey > Purple > Blue >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First & Second
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:51 (four years ago) link
i cannot remember everything on blue but "jake leg" is a dope song
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
Wow. That's shocking to me. i definitely need to go back and give Red another play. Blue was where I heard about them and to this day I love it start to finish. Got me into that whole scene at the time too of Kylesa, Black Tusk etc. I do think my interest was fading pretty hard by the time Purple came out but this has definitely been clicking. Loving the addition of Gina Gleason too. The guitar interplay on this thing is great. Blue>Gold & Grey>Red>Yellow & Green>Purple
― gman59, Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:04 (four years ago) link
I loved Purple but hated the production on that the same way it sounds like I'm going to hate the production on this one. I'd love to hear Purple engineered by Steve Albini or someone influenced by him.
― beard papa, Thursday, 13 June 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
“I’m already gone” sounds like a country song
― calstars, Saturday, 15 June 2019 03:10 (four years ago) link
this is already sounding better/more assured on repeat listens. "Tourniquet" is massive, sort of a vintage Pumpkins vibe.
― Simon H., Saturday, 15 June 2019 05:16 (four years ago) link
also I just noticed that it's being released on LP with an etched side, which is wonderful because despite the title it's clearly delineated in thirds
― Simon H., Saturday, 15 June 2019 05:38 (four years ago) link
i gotta spend more time with the new one but i think my ranking of the records is reverse-chronological
― american bradass (BradNelson), Saturday, 15 June 2019 14:35 (four years ago) link
After only one listen, the bass playing really stood out to me. The production didn’t actually bother me that much.
― beard papa, Saturday, 15 June 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I've listened to the album about four times now and the production actually serves the music really well. It's only blown out to, like, Guitar Wolf levels on one or two tracks, and the shifts in sound really complement the music, which is also the most wide-ranging they've ever made. It's really, really good.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 15 June 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
LP just arrived
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Saturday, 15 June 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
I interviewed John and Seb for Invisible Oranges and the bulk of the conversation was about the new album so maybe some in the thread might get something out of it.
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/baroness-interview-2019
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 15 June 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
great interview, loved the insights into the bass playing on the various records
― Simon H., Saturday, 15 June 2019 20:20 (four years ago) link
Well, the interludes are quite good. I'm not sold on the songs themselves, which come off as underpowered, but that may change once I listen to it again.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:36 (four years ago) link
There was some stuff on this album that really took me by surprise, and other stuff that was cheesy as all get out. It was all pretty cool, though, and the bass playing is awesome.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:40 (four years ago) link
I really love "Pale Sun," what a cool closer
― Simon H., Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link
Occasional ILM poster Kim Kelly's Pitchfork review does a good job of pointing out the many positive things about the album.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/baroness-gold-and-grey/
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:54 (four years ago) link
2015’s Grammy-nominated Purple presented a band who had quite literally been through hell
I liked the review, but wish this line dropped "quite literally."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
Heathen.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:05 (four years ago) link
I was literally just thinking that
― calstars, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
I love this record, unreservedly. It helps that a) I braced myself for much worse production, and b) I've been going through some real life shit that helps me relate to some of the lyrics way more than I'd like to right now.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
what editor would let that "quite literally" thing publish?
― alpine static, Thursday, 27 June 2019 00:47 (four years ago) link
Right? Fucking puzzling
― calstars, Thursday, 27 June 2019 00:47 (four years ago) link
You think Pitchfork editors would even understand why that’s bad until the third time you explained it to them?
It’s not a very well written review in general. KK’s heart is in her political writing/reporting now (and good for her; she’s sharp as hell and I’d rather read her on labor issues than metal any day).
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Thursday, 27 June 2019 02:17 (four years ago) link
this record took a while to reach me bc there are so many ideas per song but "throw me an anchor" is so fucking badass
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 11:43 (four years ago) link
― Simon H., Monday, June 10, 2019 9:24 AM (three months ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is otm, and maybe why i don't like this quite as much as purple but still think it rules. it feels like it's still forming. which is totally fine, it's awesome to hear the forming
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 11:44 (four years ago) link
It might help if Baizley kept the same dang lineup for another cycle.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 September 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
They released a livestreamed concert last night through http://nugs.tv; I've never seen them live and love this album/this incarnation of the band, so I dropped the $15. I'm about halfway through and it's really good. It's the new album in full, plus some additional songs at the end (it's 75 minutes all together). My rental fee lets me watch it all weekend.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 11 September 2020 13:09 (three years ago) link
picked this up earlier this week.tis a great album, and a perfect addition to their 'colours' catalogue.however, this is not a good headphone album for those of us who enjoy the cd format.
― mark e, Thursday, 9 March 2023 22:46 (one year ago) link
Agreed on both points. Content wise, it is a fantastic album and, were the production better, it might just be my favorite one of theirs overall - but that production was so disappointing.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 March 2023 19:17 (one year ago) link