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# Masque

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Most Kansas fans consider Masque to be the best album Kansas have ever made, Masque is based on mythology and has a allegorical theme. Originally released on vinyl in 1975, in 2001 Kansas re-mastered the album and released it with 2 bonus tracks on CD. This album hasn&apos;t been available for a while now but we think Masque is a progressive rock album you HAVE to have! This re-mastered version is crispy clear, and contains brilliant recordings. Kerry Livgren, Robby Steinhardt and Steve Walsh&apos;s vocals (especially combined) are epic. &quot;It Takes A Woman&apos;s Love (To Make A Man)&quot; being the album single up to the Kansas&apos; anthem &quot;The Pinnacle&quot;, the bonus tracks added on the CD are proof of how good and skillful Kansas was as a live band. Masque will take you on a musical journey and sweep you off your feet. This album is timeless; the energy, tempos and emotions will make you want hit the repeat button!

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## Customer Reviews

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    Great album with some filler
  

*by D***X on Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2015*

It is true that this album has some not so great filler tunes, mostly the ones written by Steve Walsh. Really they were just attempting to be somewhat commercial, due to record company pressure. The rest of the tunes are epic pieces of prog rock that can rival Yes and King Crimson. "Icarus", "Mysteries and Mayhem", "Child of Innocence" and "The Pinnacle" are among the best Kansas tunes ever written. "All the World" also is a good song, some people might find it sappy, but listen to the words, this is what the world really needs right now.The first four Kansas albums are the best in my opinion. After "Leftoverture" I kind of lost interest in the band, but I still listen to "Song for America" and "Masque". Kansas was in a league of their own, probably the best American prog rock band ever.

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    A great, yet transitional work
  

*by J***K on Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2007*

This transitional 1975 album was released virtually on the heels of their prog rock opus Song for America (also 1975).  In contrast with Song for America, Masque featured a greater proportion of shorter pieces, and at least a few tracks that were apparently targeted towards a less prog-oriented audience - the "boogie" and hard rock influences are still present on this album.  On the flip side of the coin however, is the brilliant Kerry Livgren penned prog rock track The Pinnacle; a masterwork that I would place alongside Apercu (Kansas, 1974); Song for America, Lamplight Symphony, and Incomudro-Hymn to the Atman (all from Song for America, 1975).  Overall, Masque is a transitional work that finds the band sandwiched between the earlier prog epics and the mature sound they presented on Leftoverture (1976).The lineup on this album included multi-instrumentalist Kerry Livgren (lead and rhythm electric guitar; acoustic guitar; piano; clavinet; mini-moog synthesizer and ARP synthesizers); Phil Ehart (drums; "moog" drum; and percussion); Robby Steinhardt (violin and vocals); Steve Walsh (Hammond organ; clavinet; mini moog synthesizer; congas; and vocals); Rich Williams (lead and rhythm electric guitar) and Dave Hope (electric bass).  These guys are all fantastic musicians and the ensemble work is of a very high quality.  My understanding is that Phil Ehart was very much influenced by English progressive rock (along with Kerry) and really wanted to be part of that scene.  I guess it is no surprise then that he turned up on former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's solo album Please Don't Touch (1978).The eight tunes on this album range in length from 3'09" to 9'34" and consist of a mixture of rock/boogie pieces with tiny bits of prog (It's You; Child of Innocence; It takes a Woman's Love; and Two Cents Worth) and several tracks that would be of great interest to most prog fans (Icarus; Mysteries and Mayhem>The Pinnacle).  All the World is one track that is right in the middle and is somewhat indicative of future trends.  This is a seven minute piece that nicely blends the hard rock/pop and the proggier tendencies of the band - of course, the most seamless blending of rock/boogie and prog would be brought to perfection on Leftoverture (1976).  As a hardcore prog fan, my favorite tracks include Icarus; All the World; and the Mysteries and Mayhem>The Pinnacle suite, which is simply a fantastic composition and my favorite track on Masque.  All of the hallmarks of progressive rock are (especially) in place on The Pinnacle: dense ensemble work; fantastic melodies; sophisticated counterpoint etc.  This is another one of my favorite Kerry Livgren/Kansas compositions.This remastered album by Epic/Legacy is very, very good and features excellent sound quality, loads of liner notes and pictures of the band.  The bonus tracks are just OK and simply consist of demos and rehearsal recordings.All in all, this album is highly recommended to those folks that are interested in the heavier side of 1970's progressive rock.  Although I might be a little biased, I feel that Kansas was one of the more significant and original American groups that ventured into progressive rock.  While Masque might not be the best Kansas album to start with, it is recommended along with the eponymous debut - Kansas (1974); Song for America, Leftoverture; and Point of Know Return (1977).  Of these albums, Song for America is very proggy and a personal favorite.  Other American bands that practiced interesting strains of prog include Happy the Man - their Crafty Hands album is pretty good.

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    Their Third Albums a Charm
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2008*

KANSAS - Masque (1975)  (****½)  10 tracks - (48:34)Kansas's third album, hot on the heels of Song For America, also released in 1975, was almost a "make it or brake it" album.  The band's music had sold reasonably well, but KANSAS had failed to produce a hit single.  Don Kirshner was definitely putting some pressure on the band.  That's the reason this album opens up with two very "pop" oriented short singles, It Takes A Woman's Love (to make a man) and Two Cent's Worth.  The first one is sprinkled with pop lyrics, catchy harmonies, even some 70's era saxophone playing!  Lucky for us, the short sighted plan didn't result in a hit single, and KANSAS was able to keep moving straight ahead with what it did best, creating and playing some of the most "progressive" American rock music ever.  Don Kirshner would just have to keep waiting for KANSAS's big success, which was just on the horizon.  If Kirshner's attempt to make "hit makers" out of KANSAS had been successful, I'm afraid the band would not have survived, as we know them today.OK, back to the album...where was I? Oh yeah, then we jump right into classic KANSAS with Icarus (born on wings of steel) a perennial fan favorite based on the adventures of a World War II Bomber squadron.  All The World is a typical classically arranged song with many mood and time changes, while Child Of Innocence is a much more straight-ahead hard rock song, one of my favorites.  It becomes obvious very quickly that Steve Walsh's contributions to this album lean much more to the lighter side of things while Kerry Livgren's tend (again) to the more epic-length, classical works.  Such as The Pinnacle, the album's 9 minute 34 second stunning opus.This 2001 EPIC/Legacy remaster contains two bonus tracks, a rehearsal recording of Child Of Innocence and the original Demo of It's You (previously unreleased).  These two bonus tracks contribute nothing to the over-all package.  As other reviewers have noted, the rehearsal recording of Child Of Innocence sounds like it was secretly recorded by a fan with a hand-held cassette recorder inside their pocket!  It's so bad I'm astonished it was even included.  As far as the Demo version of It's You compared to the original, the two are so similar; it's hard to tell them apart.  The good part is you get a 10-page booklet with expanded liner notes and all song lyrics.Best Track: The Pinnacle

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