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Lizzy Borden - Master Of Disguise



7.2 | 38 votes |
Release date: July 1989
Style: Heavy metal

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01. Master Of Disguise
02. One False Move
03. Love Is A Crime
04. Sins Of The Flesh
05. Phantoms
06. Never Too Young
07. Be One Of Us
08. Psychodrama
09. Waiting In The Wings
10. Roll Over And Play Dead
11. Under The Rose
12. We Got The Power
13. Vampire's Kiss [bonus]
14. The Orchestra [bonus]

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DayFly
Rating:
9.6
With the current abundance of symphonic metal bands, ever wondered who actually invented the genre? Most would point to Savatage's 1989 release "Gutter Ballet" and they would be correct, of course, but credit goes too at times to a similar and, regrettably, far less known band/artist named Lizzy Borden. Released just months before "Gutter Ballet," "Master of Disguise" is credited as a Lizzy Borden album, but it is as far removed from the band's earlier heavy and power metal ("Love You To Pieces" and "Menace to Society") and more recent glam metal offering ("Visual Lies") as can be. Additionally the album sports a large number of guest appearances (9 to be exact) with only Lizzy Borden (the singer that is) and his brother and drummer Joey Scott appearing on every track and therefore it is better thought of as a Lizzy Borden solo album. Normally I am not too crazy about a long and prominent guest list (well the only prominent musician is bassist Joey Vera). But Lizzy Borden proves to be a competent band leader as everyone synchs together really well.

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published 19.12.2008 | Comments (0)

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18.02.2021 - 09:43
Rating: 8
majormalfunction
Spotty and a bit silly, just like Visual Lies, still it works enough of the time to make it a good record. Probably my least favourite record from their classic era.

EDIT: Been listening to this one and VIsual Lies a lot recently and both have really grown on me. Brings me back to a period where metal felt alive and kicking
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01.08.2022 - 00:45
Rating: 8
The Galactician
Written by majormalfunction on 18.02.2021 at 09:43

Spotty and a bit silly, just like Visual Lies, still it works enough of the time to make it a good record. Probably my least favourite record from their classic era.

EDIT: Been listening to this one and VIsual Lies a lot recently and both have really grown on me. Brings me back to a period where metal felt alive and kicking

Yeah, this one grew on me a lot more in the last couple years as well. A great record that I didn't love when it was new. Really fun to rediscover it.
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