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Mask

Bauhaus

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Managing the sometimes hard-to-negotiate trick of expanding their sound while retaining all the qualities which got them attention to begin with, on Mask the members of Bauhaus consciously stretched themselves into newer areas of music and performance, resulting in an album that was arguably even better than the band's almost flawless debut. More familiar sides of the band were apparent from the get-go; opening number "Hair of the Dog," one of the band's best songs, starts with a double-tracked squalling guitar solo before turning into a stomping, surging flow, carefully paced by sudden silences and equally sudden returns to the music, while Murphy details cases of mental addictions in pithy phrases. The energy wasn't all just explosive angst and despair, though; the one-two punches of "Kick in the Eye" and "In Fear of Fear" have as much hip-shaking groove and upbeat swing to them as portentous gloom (Ash's sax skronk on the latter, as well as on the similarly sharp "Dancing," is a particularly nice touch). Elsewhere, numerous flashes of the band's quirky sense of humor -- something often missed by both fanatical followers and negative critics both -- make an appearance; perhaps most amusing is the dry spoken-word lyric beginning "Of Lillies and Remains," as David J details a goofily grotesque situation as much Edward Gorey as Edgar Allen Poe. Add to that three of the most dramatic things the band ever recorded -- the charging, keyboard-accompanied "The Passion of Lovers," the slow, dark fairy-tale-gone-wrong "Hollow Hills," and the wracked, trudging title track, where the sudden appearance of an acoustic guitar turns a great song into a near-perfect blend of ugliness and sheer beauty -- and the end result was a perfect trouncing of the sophomore-slump myth.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo

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1
Hair of the Dog
00:02:43

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

2
The Passion of Lovers
00:03:51

Mike Hedges, Engineer - Kevin Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

3
Of Lilies and Remains
00:03:18

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

4
Dancing
00:02:29

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

5
Hollow Hills
00:04:47

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

6
Kick in the Eye
00:03:40

Kevin Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

7
In Fear of Fear
00:02:57

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

8
Muscle in Plastic
00:02:51

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

9
The Man with X-Ray Eyes
00:03:05

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

10
Mask
00:04:34

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

11
In Fear of Dub
00:02:54

John Etchells, Engineer - Kevin Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1982 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

12
Earwax
00:03:14

Mike Hedges, Engineer - Kevin Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1982 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

13
Harry Explicit
00:02:47

Kevin Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David J Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1982 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

14
1. David Jay 2. Peter Murphy 3. Kevin Haskins 4. Daniel Ash
00:06:37

Kevin Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Momentum 3 Music, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

15
Satori
00:04:34

Kevin Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bauhaus, MainArtist - Peter Murphy, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - David J Haskins, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher

1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1981 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd

Albumbeschreibung

Managing the sometimes hard-to-negotiate trick of expanding their sound while retaining all the qualities which got them attention to begin with, on Mask the members of Bauhaus consciously stretched themselves into newer areas of music and performance, resulting in an album that was arguably even better than the band's almost flawless debut. More familiar sides of the band were apparent from the get-go; opening number "Hair of the Dog," one of the band's best songs, starts with a double-tracked squalling guitar solo before turning into a stomping, surging flow, carefully paced by sudden silences and equally sudden returns to the music, while Murphy details cases of mental addictions in pithy phrases. The energy wasn't all just explosive angst and despair, though; the one-two punches of "Kick in the Eye" and "In Fear of Fear" have as much hip-shaking groove and upbeat swing to them as portentous gloom (Ash's sax skronk on the latter, as well as on the similarly sharp "Dancing," is a particularly nice touch). Elsewhere, numerous flashes of the band's quirky sense of humor -- something often missed by both fanatical followers and negative critics both -- make an appearance; perhaps most amusing is the dry spoken-word lyric beginning "Of Lillies and Remains," as David J details a goofily grotesque situation as much Edward Gorey as Edgar Allen Poe. Add to that three of the most dramatic things the band ever recorded -- the charging, keyboard-accompanied "The Passion of Lovers," the slow, dark fairy-tale-gone-wrong "Hollow Hills," and the wracked, trudging title track, where the sudden appearance of an acoustic guitar turns a great song into a near-perfect blend of ugliness and sheer beauty -- and the end result was a perfect trouncing of the sophomore-slump myth.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo

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