Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II explained

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II
Type:EP
Artist:Baroness
Cover:File:Baroness - Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II.webp
Released:November 27, 2020[1]
Recorded:September 27, 2019
Studio:Maida Vale Studios
Maida Vale, West London
Genre:
Length:22:28
Label:Abraxan Hymns
Producer:Simon Askew[2]
Prev Title:Gold & Grey
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Stone
Next Year:2023

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II is the second live extended play[3] by American heavy metal band Baroness. It was released on Record Store Day through the band's own record label, Abraxan Hymns, in November 2020.

Background

During a European tour in support of Baroness' fifth studio album Gold & Grey[4] (which had released several months earlier), the band performed songs from the record live in Maida Vale Studios[5] for BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter. This session resulted in Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II, a follow-up EP to the group's original Live at Maida Vale release from 2013.

Release

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II was released through Baroness' Abraxan Hymns label as part of a Record Store Day Black Friday event.[6] It received a limited-edition one-off pressing of 3500 copies on 12" vinyl.[7] Like the original Liva at Maida Vale release, the A-side of the record contains all of the music while the B-side includes an etching of John Baizley's cover artwork. A week after the physical release, the EP was made available for streaming services and it was released as a digital download.[8] [9]

Reception

In a review for the German online music magazine HeavyPop, Oliver Gutbrunner praised the production of Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II as sounding better than that of Gold & Grey. He gave the EP a 6/10 rating, saying "If you absolve the band of their sludge heritage and classify it as consumer-friendly alternative/stoner rock, the performance has bite, even if the melodies and hooks remain interchangeable."[10]

Track listing

All music is composed by Baroness.

Personnel

Baroness
Technical personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ‘Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II’ Limited Vinyl Out November 27 . yourbaroness.com . October 7, 2020 . September 16, 2024.
  2. Web site: BARONESS To Release Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II on Record Store Day . Kennelty . Greg . . October 9, 2020 . September 16, 2024.
  3. Web site: Baroness announce Live At Maida Vale – Vol. II . treblezine.com . October 7, 2020 . September 16, 2024.
  4. Web site: BARONESS Release Limited Edition "Live At Maida Vale BBC - Vol. II" For Record Store Friday's Black Friday . sonicperspectives.com . October 10, 2020 . September 16, 2024.
  5. Web site: Baroness play fan-picked favorites on their first tour since the pandemic . Kendrick . Monica . chicagoreader.com . November 25, 2021 . September 16, 2024.
  6. Web site: Baroness to Release “Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II” for Record Store Day Black Friday . ghostcultmag.com . October 7, 2020. September 16, 2024.
  7. Web site: Baroness - Live at Maida Vaile BBC Vol II . recordstoreday.com . September 16, 2024.
  8. Web site: Baroness Stream Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II EP . metalsucks.net . December 6, 2020 . September 16, 2024.
  9. Web site: ‘LIVE AT MAIDA VALE BBC – VOL. II’ OUT NOW . yourbaroness.com . December 4, 2020 . September 16, 2024.
  10. Web site: Baroness – Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II . heavypop.at . Oliver . Gutbrunner . December 11, 2020 . September 15, 2024.

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