THE IRON MASK

Costy L | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2002)
• Original Release Date: May 17, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000068MKR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,678,585 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Storm

2. Blues Lullaby (featuring Annie Johnson)

3. The Iron Mask

4. Star Dust Stroll (SDS)

5. Bride Of The Blue Fire

6. Paradise

7. Hanging, Drawing & Quartering (I.Gathering, II.Execution)

8. Eclipses

9. Trojan Horse

10. Road To Nowhere

11. Immense Light

12. Dreaming Night

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars What a vocalist!, July 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: THE IRON MASK (Audio CD)

There is a lot of soul in this music...Russian and American. The song, Blues Lullaby, is an amazing amalgam of the two cultures, featuring the sexy voice of a Newport News singer of fame in that coastal region, and the guitar of the Russian physicist known as Costy L. Annie Johnson knows how to deliver the lyrics and Costy, the song writer, did a whale of a job. Great song!

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!, December 14, 2002

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Marko Zeier (Basel, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE IRON MASK (Audio CD)

Costy-L delivers a CD based on traditional blues and rock elements generously seasoned with eastern flavors but consistent in style. A large part of the songs are instrumentals with masterful razor-blade guitar work others feature the intriguing voice of Annie Johnson as the bitter sweet "Blues Lullaby" which is one of my favorites. Some are sung by Costy himself.
Despite the English lyrics it is quite obvious that this is not an American soul which gets revealed here. Stories fueled by the inner conflicts of the old world, its rich history of beauty and destruction, its heritage of suffering and survival. Songs of despair and hope. Truly a fine piece of work.

4.0 out of 5 stars the iron mask--a very involving album, June 15, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: THE IRON MASK (Audio CD)

this is the second cd of costy l.'s which i've gotten (the first was "dirty sky"), and his music has become even richer & intricate. on this album he has added a drummer on several tracks and a female lead vocalist on "blues lullaby," which are indeed great additions, but he again impresses me with (& makes me extremely jealous of) his multi-instrumentalism, and his creation of sounds which don't seem to me to come from any of those many instruments. i can't get over the variety of the sounds, techniques and influences on this album. i guess one of the most striking aspects of it is how vivid and demanding his (six) instrumentals are, especially the *highly-narrative* suite "hanging, drawing & quartering," the deceptively simple "immense light," and "bride of the blue fire." it is very often some of the most involving and original music i have heard in some time...listen for yourself, there are four samples from the "iron mask" on here (amazon)...