Tuesday, June 25, 2019

The 1985 Listening Post - John Waite - Mask of Smiles

John Waite - Mask of Smiles

#273/907
July 26 1985
John Waite
Mask of Smiles
Genre: Rock
2.75 out of 5


Highlights:
No Brakes

It’s not that this is bad, it’s that it’s boring. On the last outing Waite sounded like he was trying to get into that John Parr, MOR rocker lane, and he pretty much achieved it. 
Here he’s doing the same thing but there’s no life in it. He ends up sounding like a less interesting Don Henley. 
I have one Henley. I don’t need a lesser one. 
And, besides, Phil Collins is already dominating this lane and he and his pals are about to roll over everyone else. 


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