The Masked Band

Keith Frank | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Louisiana Red Hot
• ASIN: B000058TAU
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,867 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What You Gonna Do by Yourself

2. Went Down to the River

3. Madeleine

4. Shake It Down

5. Games People Play

6. Creole Music

7. She Is Shaking Her Big Butt

8. Morning Train

9. Tante Delphine

10. Every Dog Has His Day

11. Not Going Down the Road

12. La Valse de Mon Grande Pere

13. Oh Mom!

14. Ço Fa

15. Chère Ici, Chère Là Bas

16. Pine Tree Two Step

17. Jolie Bassette

18. Jongle Á Moi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Creole Zydeco, May 7, 2001

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David M. Stalcup "Big Nasty" (Bakersfield, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Masked Band (Audio CD)

Keith Frank masquerades as the leader of this top-notch Zydeco band. This is the newest Frank family project marking a return to their Creole roots with a combination of English & Creole French lyrics and traditional Creole instrumentation. This represents the extended, multigenerational Frank family coming full circle. This album is musically inclusive, as opposed to "retro". Carlton Frank emerged from retirement to play fiddle, an instrument all but nonexistent in contemporary Zydeco. With varying instrumentations, classic songs and bright new originals, The Creole Connection serves to include the entire Frank family in its delivery of "holistic" Zydeco to a listening public beyond Louisiana to the rest of the world.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A much need return to the musical roots, June 14, 2004

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C. LaCour "creoletxan" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Masked Band (Audio CD)

I really love this CD. Like some other preservationists of Creole culture, I had become concerned that the "nouveau zydeco" had begun to incorporate too much hip hop flavor, sacrificing the French roots. Many of the younger bands don't know (or care) about balancing their music with respect to the old Creole songs, waltzes, etc. while putting their own stamp on the music so it can continue to grow, develop, and stay fresh. This CD is a nice balance, with 6 of the 18 tracks having French lyrics. I am giving it 4 stars because I don't think Keith Frank succeeded in his goal of creating a musical "alter-ego" for himself. The original tracks have Keith Frank all over them, even if you don't read the credits. Not that that's a bad thing -- Keith Frank is a great musician, and his lyrics can be quite refreshing, funny, and thought provoking. I highly recommend this CD to those who may be new to zydeco and are therefore unfamiliar with its roots, history, and some of the pioneer French music artists. I hope the Creole Connection will continue to record.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go out and get it ., March 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Masked Band (Audio CD)

If you don't have Creole Connection something is wrong with you. This C.D. is great so if I were you I would go out and get it.