Kansas - Masque (Exp)
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Artist: KansasEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-02-01
Music Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Soundtracks:
- It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man) [*]
- Two Cents Worth
- Icarus--Borne on Wings of Steel
- All the World
- Child of Innocence
- It's You
- Mysteries and Mayhem
- The Pinnacle
- Child of Innocence [Rehearsal Recording][#][Demo Version]
- It's You [#][*][Demo Version]
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Music Review: 4.5 stars - the progressive metal prototype
Rating: 5 Stars
Originally released in 1975, Masque was the third album from progressive rock legends Kansas. I've wanted to take this album on for a long time, but reviewing an album of this caliber always seemed like too daunting a task. I love progressive metal, and for me this album is the prototype for the entire genre.
Of course, when you pop this disc into the player and hear the barroom boogie of "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)" and "Two Cents Worth," progressive metal is the last thing that comes to mind. Aside from those two songs, and later, "It's You," Masque has some extremely epic, very dramatic songs that serve as the blueprint for the progressive metal bands that followed. In particular, look at the songs "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" and "The Pinnacle." The technical musicianship on these songs is matched with a sense of grandeur and majesty (not to mention overall heaviness) that was truly groundbreaking. As much as I love Symphony X's Odyssey, that album's 23-minute title track is clearly based on what Kansas did nearly 30 years earlier with "The Pinnacle." Even the shorter "Child of Innocence" and "Mysteries and Mayhem" feel like epic compositions.
The combination of hard rock, progressive technicality and fantastic, conceptual subject matter evident on Masque is reflected years later in the works of Dream Theater, Vanden Plas and Symphony X. Beyond that, Masque is just an incredible album. The schizophrenic shift between boogie rock and epic prog is a bit too jarring for this to be considered a perfect album, but it definitely has its share of transcendent moments. "The Pinnacle" in particular is a song that every fan of progressive metal needs to hear. I still get chills when that song starts.
I still don't feel like I've done the album justice, but I'm glad I finally managed to pay my respect to this influential release. It may not be as highly regarded as Leftoverture or Point Of Know Return, but Masque will always be my favorite Kansas album.
Edition Notes: Masque was finally remastered in 2001. In addition to the digital remastering, the reissue features demo versions of "Child of Innocence" and "It's You." The bonus tracks are completely forgettable, and you'll never need to hear them twice, but the remastering is well worth the price of the reissue.
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