Masters of Reality

Masters of Reality

Track Listings

1. Candy Song

2. Doraldina's Prophecies

3. John Brown

4. Gettin' High

5. Magical Spell

6. Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible

7. Domino

8. Blue Garden

9. Eyes of Texas

10. Lookin' to Get Rite

11. Kill the King

12. Sleepwalkin' [*]

Tracks:

Third Man on the Moon
Wish for a Fish
Counting Horses
Major Lance
Scatagoria
High Noon Amsterdam
Corpus Scorpios Electrified
Deep in the Hole
Roof of the Shed
Shotgun Son

Album Description

2001 album for Chris Goss' stoner rock pioneers. Featuring a heavier sound reminiscent of their classic 'Blue Garden' album. Guests include Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age), Mark Lanegan, members of The Earthlings & many more.

Customer Reviews:

Wish For A Fish .......2006-03-26

Masters of reality have walked a long way, several changes of lineup from a six members band to a quartet to a duet and a large list of collaborations, Mark Lanegan, Josh Homme, Nick Ollivieri, even ex-Cream Ginger Baker on drums, this deliver "Deep In The Hole" explores the stoner,progresive and alternative rock fields its also perhaps the release with more classic cuts such as "third man on the moon", "Deep in the hole" , "High Noon Amsterdam" and my new fave "wish for a fish" the most i find interesting with MOR is that combination of heavy/soft riffs and soft vocals and interesting kinda intellectual and poetic lyrics, the formula maybe is not unique but in this sea of repetitive pop proposals were musical explorations are zero and appealing is based on the performers and not focused on the music is one of the few very few options you can find to listen something with enough quality to be consider a high profile style.

HM

It's 2001, not 1988...and it's great!.......2004-05-28

First--I love this CD. I've been into this band since the original release of the self-titled "Masters Of Reality" (1988)...the album everyone calls "The Blue Garden" (front cover artwork). I got the CD as a gift from mom--I told her to buy me "Master of Reality" (by Black Sabbath)...I got this instead. I was pleasantly surprised!

It should be no surprise that this CD sounds a bit different than each of it's predescessors. I'm botherred that other reviewers balk at newer MOR, saying it's not true to it's roots like the self-titled album or "Surferbus." Well, guess what? Chris Goss is a producer first and foremost, and he mixes it up on each CD, introducing us to up-and-coming artists (Scott Wieland, Tim Harrington) and old-school & present rockers (Ginger Baker, Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri). He's done this on every CD! "the Blue Garden" was old-school because of Rick Rubin's forceful production style (look what he did to the B-Boys' "Licensed to Ill" and the Cult's "Electric"). "Surferbus" was so "old-school" because Ginger Baker was in the band--he's a high school band director in Miami, now, and he's an excellent song writer...he goes beyond the drum kit. Chris Goss, like Steve Albini, allows his guests to shine through on the CD's they appear on. The two are very similar, although their music sounds very different. Both are producers first.

Every track on this CD rocks...simply put. There's an old-school rock feel to it, but it's totally 90's. Honestly, this CD sounds like it's a few years late...it's got a mid- to late- nineties feel to it. Because every songs is catchy and well-crafted, I gave it a 5. Stop comparing 2001's music to 1988's. Of Course this is different than "Surferbus"...they were written a decade apart. This band has aged wonderfully, hitting on all cylinders with this release.

What Was He Thinking?.......2003-01-21

I am a big fan of the first two MOR cd's. When I got this and gave it a spin I about fainted. The three stars are because it is a good rock album, but it is not a good MOR album. I miss the old band! You can't hear the old rock influnce from the first 2 cd's. I would start with them, and maybe get this one used.

Better than before, but still lacking something..........2002-09-13

The latest release from the Masters (comprised solely of Chris Goss and whoever he feels like playing with at the moment) is much better than Welcome to the Western Lodge (thanks to Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri from Qotsa), but it still seems to be missing the magic that The Blue Garden and Sunrise on the Sufferbus became so famous for.

Don't get me wrong, this disc is incredible, and it totally surpassed my expectations. Thankfully, the sound on this album is more robust than Welcome to the Western Lodge, because Goss called in the assistance of Homme and Oliveri. However, as a result, the album sounds more like the Queens than it does the Masters.

Great music!.......2002-05-10

Masters Of Reality have done it again.

I found this CD in the record shop and my expectations and hopes immediately jumped through the roof, partly because I got "caught in bed", so to speak, by its release. I didn't see it coming. Guess I hadn't done my homework all that well at the time... Another reason for my excitement was that I was kinda disappointed with "Western...". It didn't quite give me the shakes I'd hoped it would. It was too... weird, even for a Masters album. I may be wrong, folks, so don't grab your tomahawks just yet. I'll just have to give it another shot, I suppose.

Back to Deep In The Hole. Is it a good album? Is it worth caughing up your hard-earned bucks for? In my opinion, YES!!! Man, this is probably some of the best alternative/stoner rock I've heard in some time!

Well produced, and with a very cool and rocky sound, the album sets off with "Third Man On The Moon", an instant favorite. "A Wish For A Fish" is also great, but may take some time to digest/appreciate. "Counting Horses", on the other hand, hits you instantly. What a great slow-tempo piece of rock! Beautifully melodic. "Major Lance" may at first listen seem absurd, but now I wouldn't want to miss it. Next, "Scatagoria-High Noon Amsterdam-Corpus Scorpios Electrified". This is probably the part of the record that I listen to the most. This surely is the "High Noon" of the record, the best songs IMHO. Especially "Corpus.." with its doomy riffing and lyrics. "Deep In The Hole" has a great back-beat, it takes a while to get the rhythm right. When you do, it sticks! "Roof Of The Shed" is a relatively simple tune, but nevertheless impressive. And as the last track "Shotgun Son" wraps the record up pretty good. An excellent rocky tune with some good guitar work and catchy riffing.

The only problem I have with this album is that you can quite easily make out the openess that Chris and John have towards the use of drugs. I think honesty is great, but because I'm not at all into drugs I find some parts, especially "High Noon...", ... well, disturbing. Which is ironic, because that song is one of the highlights on the record!!

Well, I'm not going to dig any deeper into that. Instead, let me finish up by saying that this is a great alternative rock record and if you haven't experienced MOR before, here's your chance!
Don't miss it!

Welcome to the Western Lodge
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Not for wimpy types

why do people hate this so?

The first track says it all...

Like all MOR albums, this one is completely different.

an abomination

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Album Description

European-only release, now has it's U.S. release, from the respected hard rocking prog/ space rock group. 13 tracks. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Not for wimpy types.......2004-05-13

So how do you start with reviewing this album? Well, it helps a little I suppose to put it in perspective with their self-titled 1st album, which fans came to call "Blue Garden" because that's the title of the painting on the cover. It was straight ahead blues-rock at its finest. To Chris Goss's credit (and let's face it, he IS Masters of Reality), it sounded like it could have been recorded in 1970 (albeit with improved recording technology), though it was released in 1988. Just after New Wave died and just before grunge. This album was a kick-ass and refreshing stand-out-in-the-crowd album that unfortunately got lost in the Sea of Overproduced Hair Bands. You can still spot used copies on the original Def Jam label, though they are pricey. It's been re-released a couple times in the U.S. and reissues are easier to come by.

The 2nd album, released in 1993, was Goss's shining moment to many fans. "Sunrise On The Sufferbus" (MoR's first on a "respected" label -- and I use that word respected very loosely) actually got some radio airplay for a few weeks with the song "She Got Me When She Got Her Dress On." The album sounded like it could have been recorded by Cream. Goss wrote and produced songs to achieve this effect, even emulating Jack Bruce a bit in his vocal delivery on the album. In the ultimate coup, he hired Ginger Baker as part of the band, who laid down some mighty drum tracks the way only Baker could. After the album tanked, Chris Goss and Chrysalis Records had a parting of the ways. Goss would eventually have to sue Chrysalis for control of his music so Sunrise could be re-released. He finally won, and it's widely available now.

Now on to this album, "Welcome To The Western Lodge." I read something once that described the sound on this album. The term used was "metaldelic." A cross between metal and psychedelic.

It perfectly describes this album. Once again, Goss hits his mark! He decided to put out an album of this "new" sound (that's actually developed a larger following in Europe) to his fans and I, for one, think it's great. It's dreamy and spacy, yet heavy. The mix is decidedly thick, but then it's supposed to be. I must admit, it didn't grab me right away. I was a big fan of the first two albums. But by the third or fourth listen, I fell in love with his marriage of sweet/sour and soft/hard. His melodious vocal delivery on top of ominous guitar chords that hint of dissonance and command a "heaviness" not heard since Toni Iommi make for a very adventurous, yet listenable ROCK album. This album is not slick. It's not overproduced. It's just produced. It's Chris playing his heart out. It's what he believes in.

If you want something "different" in your collection that defies the norm (there's no "label" for Chris's music), then this is it. This will give you the change you've been looking for. Then, after you fall in love with this album (and you have of course bought the first two albums), go buy "Deep In The Hole."

For my money, I gotta tell ya, I'll buy anything Masters of Reality puts out!

why do people hate this so?.......2001-09-05

as far as masters of reality go, i have their first cd and this latest one. perhaps their second cd "sunrise on the sufferbus" is a work of genius. i wouldn't know. so why all of the flak and bad reviews for this disc? i realize that this is a chris goss solo album masquerading as a masters of reality disc, but is "sufferbus" really THAT great? some people just seem to be so disappointed by this disc. what i hear on this cd reminds me of the goss produced queens of the stoneage's "r" cd, both production and songwise. namely, cool sound effects and chromatic chord changes. a little like what the melvins did on their "stag" disc. these songs stick in my mind and i have no problem with the production. i don't understand why there's so much negativity tword this cd. i think it's a very good listen and the only problem that i have with it is that the running time is a little short at 38 mins. i think that fans of the queens of the stoneage and "stag" style melvins will really like what they hear. fans of cream, robin trower, mahogany rush, etc., etc., may not be so pleased.

The first track says it all..........2001-08-04

I can almost hear lots of nice sonic textures on this album. If only there were some actual songs to hang them on. MOR mastermind Chris Goss sort of plods through this record without managing to even spark the tiniest bit of energy. What you are left with is a bunch of somewhat competent, yet generally mediocre-sounding psychadelia, performed with no distinctive craft. The muffled production values don't help matters any either. It sounds like the whole thing was processed underwater. These factors combined with its short length album (38 minutes) only assures _Welcome To The Western Lodge_ will breeze by you faster than it took you to pop it into the CD player. Well, not entirely true - the obnoxious "Calling Dr. Carrion" will most definitely remain with you, like a virus; one of those songs that plagues you and makes you want to beat your head against a post because you can't get it out of your head. Ultimately - as paradoxical as this sounds as Goss is a figurehead in stoner rock - this sounds like a less-competent and charismatic ripoff of the last Queens Of The Stone Age album.

Like all MOR albums, this one is completely different........2001-05-27

OK, originally I hated this album. Hated it. It's really more like a Chris Goss solo album, since no other original Master is on it (besides a minimal contribution by Googe). The songs irritated me at first. I heard no hooks. It didn't grab me immediately like Sunrise or their first album (IMHO their best) did. I put it away for over a year. Then I listened to it again, and I was quite surprised what happened. This album ended up in my CD changer on heavy rotation. How did "Calling Dr. Carrion", which originally grated on my ears, suddenly become one of my favorites? I have no explanation. Chris Goss apparently knows which secret buttons to push deep in the channels of your mind, because this album is addictive. Now, if only a studio version of Jindalee Jindalie was on this disc...

an abomination.......2001-04-11

After the stunning, brilliantly crafted Sunrise on the Sufferbus, Masters of Reality released this over the top mess of an album. Where as Sunrise... was a beautiful album of terse, postmodern, deconstructed blues, a Cream-derivative grounded by drummer Ginger Baker, and aided by the clean, cool production of lead Master Chris Goss, Welcome is so 70's medieval rock bombastic that it borders on camp. Actually, scratch that, it crosses waaaay over the line of camp and pretty much establishes itself as the cheesiest metal album this side of Spinal Tap. Imagine Dio, Spinal Tap, and every other horrific 70's arena rock band combined into one awful album, and you've come close to the atrocity that is Welcome... I'm simply shocked and quite disappointed, since Sunrise is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard, an amazingly concise and gorgeous record. Avoid this album at all costs, but do check out Sunrise on the Sufferbus. I'd rank that as one of the best albums the 90's produced, a work of art along side anything that Mitchell Froom or Jon Brion produced.

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Finally!
long awaited compilation has arrived

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Tracks:

Ballad of Jody Frosty
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Bela Alef Rose
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Customer Reviews:

Finally!.......2004-07-07

For those of us who have been stuck on the Suffer Bus all these years, this CD is manna from heaven! Why Chris Goss and company haven't been in the studio has to be the mystery of the stone age. Goss' vocals on this CD soar (a chorus consisting of Goss, Gerry Rafferty and Jack Bruce would be something to hear) and his guitar work -- both acoustic and bluesy electric -- are vintage MoR. These recordings have been around the dust bin for far too long. Fans want MoR!

long awaited compilation has arrived.......2004-06-02

Chris Goss finally apeases the old fans of the first two albums by releasing the compilation of MoR and solo material. A few of the highlighted songs are recorded with old compadre Ginger Baker, as well as the studio version of JJ with Scott Weiland, and the full version of JODY. This one is almost like a "Physical Graffiti"--a CD of really great outtakes recorded over the past 15 or so years, and it kinda begs the question, "Why are we hearing these fantastic songs now?" Wonderful guitar work, mostly acoustic, and melodic vocals set a pretty mellow tone throughout, so don't expect any distortion pedal laced rock songs on this one. If you like Chris Goss' s mellow stuff, get this right away.

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Hidden Gem Indeed
Largely Unknown, but GREAT, Album
One of my all time favorites
An obscure gem
Heavy

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Release Date: 1997-06-24

Tracks:

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Gettin' High
Magical Spell
Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible
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Lookin' to Get Rite
Kill the King
Sleepwalkin' [*]

Customer Reviews:

Hidden Gem Indeed.......2007-03-24

Good reviews here in describing the music. I have owned this since the original release in my 3000+ disc collection. It is still a pleasure to pull it out. Strong creative energy, great production, solid licks, and interesting vocals. Goss has probably had a larger impact producing but the various MOR incarnations do deserve more recognition. Check the 2001 'Deep In The Hole' as my second fav disc of theirs.

Largely Unknown, but GREAT, Album.......2006-05-10

A friend of mine introduced me to this cassette (has it been that long?) in the summer of '89. How he found out about them I have no idea, but I got back home, found it at NRM (another shout out to how long ago this was), and fell in love with it. I still can't get over how many different genres are referenced on this disc. Other posters have already hit on those, so I won't, but they pull each one off exceptionally well. This disc remains one of my all-time favorites.

PS - I would LOVE to get ahold of the "Blue Garden" album. I have the reissue, which I am happy with, but I think the original order of songs flowed SO much better.

One of my all time favorites.......2005-08-10

About a million years ago (okay, maybe only 15-20 years ago), I fell asleep with the radio on. I woke around two in the morning to The Blue Garden, and was instantly mesmerized. Find it, buy it, love it - then buy the rest of Masters' catalog too!

An obscure gem .......2005-03-28

One of the best, and most musically satisfying Masters of Reality releases. Chris Goss and his bandmates explore a wide-range of musical styles. Folk (John Brown), blues (Gettin' High, Eyes of Texas), bombastic hard rock (Theme For The Scientist Of The Invisible, Domino, Kill The King), and radio-friendly mainstream rock with a twist (The Candy Song). This was interesting work. It's too bad this band isn't more popular.

Heavy.......2004-08-26

Originally recorded for the Def American Label and produced by Rick Rubin, the first Masters Of Reality is a slab of heavy blues rock with a powerful beat and laid back vocals courtesy of Chris Goss. Highlights include Domino and The Candy Song, both of which received some airplay at finer radio stations back then before Clear Channel bought everything up. One of the best unheard of albums of 1988.

Then in 1991 Delicious Vinyl reissued it, and changed the song sequence, and added a bonus track Doraldina's Prophecies to the album and printed the lyrics, and changed the cover art. The Def American album, also known as the "Blue Garden" album, due to the cover art started out with Theme For The Scientist of the Invisible which went into Domino. The rest of the songs on the first side of the album was The Blue Garden, Gettin High, The Candy Song and Magical Spell. Side Two begins with The Eyes Of Texas, Sleep Walkin, Looking To Get Rite, John Brown and Kill The King.

The Delicious Vinyl/Island CD started with The Candy Song followed by Doraldina's Prophecies, John Brown, Gettin High, Magical Spell, Theme For The Scientist....., Domino, The Blue Garden, The Eyes Of Texas, Lookin To Get Rite, Kill The King and ends with Sleep Walkin which was the bonus track to the CD.

The Def American album is a luxury to have, but since Doraldina's Prophecies is on the D.V/Island Label, that's the one to get. Can't tell ya if Masters Of Reality first album is the beginnings of stoner rock since Chris Goss went on to produce Kyuss's better albums, but it's as heavy as they come. Dig it y'all.

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Greatest underrated band of the 80's and 90's !
Awesome fist album!
Classic Rock Album

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Sleepwalkin' [*]

Customer Reviews:

Greatest underrated band of the 80's and 90's !.......2005-08-05

Coolest bar band one could ever see ! From upstate New York,moved out to LA in the 80's (height of hair metal),played the scene, broke up, got back together,played the scene again and then some. THESE GUYS ROCK !!!! Cream meets old Black Sabbath !!!

Awesome fist album!.......2005-06-18

This first album by MOR is probably the most straight rock of the albums they've done so far. It does have it's jazzy, bluesy moments as well though. The other reviewer lists some of the great tracks but in addition Doarldina's Prophecies with it's strange carnival "side show" type of lyrics and cool piano intro, and the powerful "Blue Garden" are worth the price of the album alone. The "Candy Song" in addition is damn catchy! It's strange that no-one seems to know this album. Chris Goss's soft but rich singing is very distinctive and I became an instant fan after hearing this album. This album is my joint favourite with "Sunrise on the Sufferbus". Check it out you won't be dissapointed.

Classic Rock Album.......2004-12-12

Why has nobody gave a rating to this album yet? This one is a must have for everybody who recently discovered Queens Of The Stone Age or Mark Lanegan. Chris Goss is the godfather of stonerrock. This album is the first and in my opinion the best of the MoR albums. The sound is very bluesy and rocks at the same time. The guitar work is strong and groovy. Later albums are also good, but over here Chris has a very solid band. The songs are strong and well worked out. My favourites are Kill the King, John Brown and The eyes of Texas.

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The Best MOR Album
Bought this for one song and loved them all
Overlooked gem
Kind of sleepy
Would've been a great album.

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Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)
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Jody Sings
Rolling Green
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T.U.S.A.
Tilt-A-Whirl
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Album Description

Digitally remastered 2001 reissue of 1993 classic.14 tracks produced by Ginger Baker, Chris Goss & Googe.

Customer Reviews:

The Best MOR Album.......2005-06-27

This is the best MOR (Masters of Reality) album. The problem with today's hard rock albums is that most of the songs all rock to the same "thick" thrashing sound. Sure, it's heavy......but it all sounds the same. The Masters however make music the old fashioned way. Just as the classic rock bands of a few decades ago (The Beatles, Stones, Zep, etc.). They vary the songs. This is all heavy wonderful music, and it doesn't all sound the same. They really mix it up, but you can also imagine sitting in a dark smoke-filled club as these guys thrash thru these songs......and you're not just jumping up and down in some frenzy. Instead, you're actually LISTENING.......to the music, the words, and all the varied song styles they treat the listener with. GREAT STUFF HERE. Take the time to LISTEN............A+++++

Bought this for one song and loved them all.......2005-06-19

I bought this CD 'cause "She got me..." just grabbed my attention from the get go, and I figured if they rock this much the rest would be good. I was mildly dissapointed that no other track had the same driving beat, but that didn't matter anymore cause every other song kicks major butt. This is one you will listen to all the way through and not skip a single track...

Overlooked gem.......2005-02-15

Fans of Cream's best material (i.e., Jack Bruce's songs) and Ginger Baker's drumming will be blown away by this undeservedly obscure offering. Chris Goss, MOR's very talented lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter penned several great Bruce-ish songs for SOTSB, ranging from dark and panoramic to driving and comic, and Baker is in top form. This is clearly the best rock recording ginger has been in involved with since Cream and Blind Faith, and at its best, MOR rivals either band. (I also highly recommend Ginger's trio recordings with jazz guitarist Bill Frisell.)

Kind of sleepy.......2004-05-08

"Sunrise..." isn't a BAD cd by any means, but I dont believe that it fulfils the promise that seemed possible after "Blue Garden". I bought the later on vinyl the year that it came out, and I was pretty blown away. The empty space between notes and instruments was genius in my opion. They were better before Ginger got a hold of them. If you can find a copy of Blue Garden, snag it.

Would've been a great album........2004-04-15

I know I will catch hell from Masters Of Reality fans, but I was really dissapointed with this album. I thought it would be a bass-heavy album with some killer riffs and some stoned out jams. At least that was my impression when I heard that Chris Goss, the leader of Masters Of Reality, produced Kyuss' best album, Blues For The Red Sun. But I was wrong. The production is way too 80's for me. The guitar isn't that heavy, and the drums don't sound like drums. Some songs I really like, such as She Got Me When She Got Her Dress On, and Jody Sings, but the bulk of it is bad late 70's rock. I guess I didn't catch on. You might like it though.

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Tracks: Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible/Domino/The Blue Garden/The Candy Song/Magical Spell/The Eyes of Texas/Sleep Walkin'/Lookin' to Get Rite/John Brown/Kill the King.

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Colorful rock

Welcome to the Western Lodge
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It's Shit
Moriah
Great Spelunker
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Take a Shot at the Clown
Baby Mae
Why the Fly?
Ember Day
Annihilation of the Spirit
Call Dr. Carrion
Boymilk Walz
Lover's Sky
Also Ran Song

Album Description

European-only 1999 release from the respected hard rocking prog/ space rock group. 13 tracks.

Album Details

New 1999 Release.

Customer Reviews:

Colorful rock.......2007-07-28

A colorful grab-bag of ragged, inventive hard rock.

Gravelly, raw and fuzzy, these pithy songs bounce and rattle along groovily, propelled by some fabulously moronic drumming. There's a psychedelic tang, with excursions into jangling folk and eerie spaciness.

Sweeteners are mellotron, fairground organ, and vocal layering and fx. The catchy lyrics are generally impenetrable: no problem, given Chris Goss' (who essentially is Masters of Reality) addictively creamy, winking voice.

Highlight is the sunset loveliness of twinkling ballad 'Lovers Sky.'

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Masters of Reality
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Release Date: 1993-02-15

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