Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-76415
Style: Jazz Rock, Instrumental, Progressive Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 49:07
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 307 Mb
After a couple of really well-working Brand X releases, the band went on a bit different path than before with "Masques". This album can be seen as a tighter, quirkier and harder release but still with the usual Brand X playfulness and the amazingly solid instrumentation. Phil Collins was too busy with Genesis at the time for this release that he got replaced by Chuck Burgi, a superb drummer who does a mind-boggling performance here, up to pair with Collins I would say. Collins returned after this release.
This might be the most complex Brand X album, stuffed with odd time signatures. The songs are well composed and structured with a great sense of melody too, in Brand X' usual quirky style, of course! There are no really weak tracks here, with the possible exception of the minimalistic noodling title track. Otherwise, "Masques" reminds on of their best releases in their discography!
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3476) My rating: 4.5/5, rounded up to 5 for being so underrated. Review by Bj-1. March 19, 2005
01. The Poke (05:11)
02. Masques (03:16)
03. Black Moon (04:49)
04. Deadly Nightshade (11:21)
05. Earth Dance (06:09)
06. Access To Data (08:02)
07. The Ghost Of Mayfield Lodge (10:16)
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