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Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II
EP by
Baroness
ReleasedNovember 27, 2020[1]
RecordedSeptember 27, 2019
StudioMaida Vale Studios
Maida Vale, West London
Genre
Length22:28
LabelAbraxan Hymns
ProducerSimon Askew[2]
Baroness chronology
Gold & Grey
(2019) 		Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II
(2020) 		Stone
(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

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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.[2] 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

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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.[1] 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

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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's. 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

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All music is composed by Baroness.

Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Throw Me an Anchor"3:31
2."Borderlines"6:15
3."I'm Already Gone"4:24
4."Tourniquet/Can Oscura"8:18
Total length:22:28

Personnel

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Baroness
Technical personnel
  • Simon Askew – production, engineering
  • Clive Painter – engineering
  • Adam Boose – mastering

References

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