MASCARAS URBANAS

What happens when a band re-visits the spirit of a classic like GENESIS' "Lamb Lies Down" with emphasis on building on the creativity already started... is this progressive? As long as it sounds like RAEL then I say who cares. RAEL's "Mascaras Urbanas" is a fine piece of work very much in the spirit of classic GENESIS with some nice influenced musical moments. Songs are actually quite original with a few "borrowed" musical allusions throughout the album. Vocals are well done with most of the lyrics being sung convincingly in English. The instrumentation throughout "Mascaras Urbanas" is exceptional with a nice wide range of instruments. Overall this album is well worth tracking down and fans of GENESIS will need to have this one in their collection in my opinion.