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MASQUE - SONGS AND PLANETSManfred Mann's Earth BandEclectic Prog2.39 | 82 ratings |
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Masque is a very unnoticed and unfairly underrated Manfred Mann's Earh Band album, realy, at
least for me. Released in 1987 as 13th studio album, Masque got the reputation over the
years as the worst MMEB album they ever done, a thing that I'm not agree at all. Ok I
understand that they embrace the pop elements for somne couple of years back, but Masque
is not a bad album at all. If anyone will search on their official web site, they will see that
Masque is considered a continuation or It represents the completion of the original project
started back in 1973 with Solar fire album. These two album are hardly compare to each other
even by die hard fans, I'm a big fan of MM and I got to say that this is indeed a continuation of
Solar fire but in diffren manner, ok the atmosphere , the songs, arrangements are diffrent and
more on pop side because between the albums almost 15 years, musicaly the direction is
changed , is a natural thing after all. Some cover versions again featuring here, but this time
no Dylan or Spreingsteen, among other the best to me is Cream's - We're going wrong - very
fone and well done cover version. The pieces that are written by the members are ok, even
great, pop elements interluded very ok with some jazzy and spacey keybords the define MM
sound, quite progressive moves apper here and there , I like the keybords how run on the
scale, very fine moments for me. I considered Masque better then Criminal tango, both had
same atmosphere almost, is more diverse and has some moments of greatness, realy I don't
find anything unpleasent here only maybe Masque is more a collection of songs then Solar fire
who has a very solid concept behind, diffrent decades diffrent musical views by the musicians.
3 stars for sure, to me was a pleasent ride this album, realy.
b_olariu |
3/5 |
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