I'd like to add to this thread but it's all been said. Take all the positive comments about this album and put them next to my name. I love Masques and feel it sits proudly alongside Moroccan Roll and Unorthodox Behaviour.
I'd like to add to this thread but it's all been said. Take all the positive comments about this album and put them next to my name. I love Masques and feel it sits proudly alongside Moroccan Roll and Unorthodox Behaviour.
The name of almost every Brand X album has been invoked in here so far, but let me say, DON'T MISS Missing Period.
If you need to add one more vote for Masques just take mine: my favorite BX album by far.
I own Masques and I'm not sure how I rate it. What I really need to do, based on comments here, it go back and listen again.
TBH, for me , the only BX I deem worthy of keeping are UB, MR and the Live one (and the Missing Period archives)...
I can do without the rest.... including this one - though it's the best of the rest.
Last edited by Trane; 07-15-2016 at 03:45 AM.
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
I haven't heard their music in a long while. Masques registers fond memories and I do remember playing Deadly Nightshade on my show at our college radio station. I loved all of their records and probably played the live album the least. Maybe that's the one I'll play first when I get my turntable running again...
Deadly Nightshade may be their finest moment imo.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
I see Masques as more of their "fusion by numbers" album. They definitely toned down the trippiness while ramping up the polish. The sound is all around tighter and more cohesive thanks to the arrangements and in large part to Burgi's drumming which has that American/fusion precision. As someone said earlier it features some of the band's most blazing playing especially from Goodsall on Deadly Nightshade. Which is great, but it is also missing some of the inspiration, originality and insanity of the first couple of albums. I've grown to like the album a lot, but for me it doesn't have the depth that made the first albums special.
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