Masque

Rock · 1975 · 8 tracks

Masque

A transitional blend of radio-friendly boogie and dark, sprawling progressive epics. Heavy violin leads meet existential lyrics and dense vocal harmonies.

It's the one where they tried to write hits but ended up making their most mysterious prog epics instead.

A heavy, autumnal search for meaning through complex arrangements and soaring harmonies.

Masque · vs · Kansas

Dusk+2.4σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks

01

It Takes a Woman’s Love (to Make a Man)

3:06

02

Two Cents Worth

3:07

03

Icarus—Borne on Wings of Steel

6:02

04

All the World

7:08

05

Child of Innocence

4:33

06

It’s You

2:32

07

Mysteries and Mayhem

4:19

08

The Pinnacle

9:34

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the heavy guitar riff into the soaring, melodic violin hook on Icarus.

The nine-minute mark of The Pinnacle where the vocal harmonies reach a near-religious density.

The unexpected, bluesy saxophone solo that breaks the progressive tension on the opening track.

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