In 2005, rock act Kids In The Way upped the ante by releasing Apparitions Of Melody, a distinctly more mature and aggressive collection of songs than their 2003 debut. Now two years, a re-release, and a few personnel changes later, Kids delivers a more straight up rock album sans any filler with A Love Hate Masquerade.
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A Love Hate Masquerade| Posted January 11, 2008
Great CD, loved every song. Although it has a softer feel than Apparitions Of Melody, I still give it the edge as their best work thus far.
good| Posted December 10, 2007
I really enjoy Kids in the Way. They have always been my favorite band... honestly. I love the hard core sound with out being totally over the edge, and David Pelsue's voice is simply amazing. Vocally the band has really matured since their first release Safe from the Losing Fight. IT seemed like the singer was trying to make his voice something it was not, and it just made him sound weird. But since the first album they seem to have drifted from christian based lyrics. They first CD was full of God honoring lyrics and was great to listen too. Now they sound better, their music has improved but they sing more about human relationships then they do about their relationship with their heavenly father.
Still I love it. I bought the CD a month ago and it has not left the CD player in my car. It's got great guitar playing and amazing vocals... but it has a void in it that use to be filled with praise for Jesus Christ.
Old school excellence.| Posted September 26, 2007
These guys took me by surprise, I figured it would be mediocre/sub-par. But I enjoyed every minute of it. Very old school, it sounds way to raw to be a groups third release, their sound hasn't been diluted with time, it sounds every bit as good as their sophmore record, "Apparitions of Melody".
One listen is all it takes...| Posted September 20, 2007
I prefer to review albums that I have listend to often and grown familiar with. I'm only in the midst of my second listen of this cd, so don't expect me to get into too much detail about the nuances of the songs. So why would I want to review a cd right out of the gate, anyway?
Because it is that good!
I've always liked Kids in the Way's songwriting, and Dave Pelsue's vocals, but I always felt the execution fell a bit short of their potential. Their last album, [i]Apparitions of Melody[/i], leaned too heavily on screaming. With the addition of [i]Fiction[/i] (which makes a reprisal on [i]Masquerade[/i]), to the special edition of [i]Apparitions[/i] the Kids gave us a glimpse of the musical depth that they could achieve.
And achieve they did! [i]Masquerade[/i] delivers a refined sound, amazing guitars, and a broader approach then before. And it does so without sacrificing any of the raw energy and passionate vocals that make the Kids who they are! This album is a true masterpiece!
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