Carolyne Mas rocked as hard as anyone as the Seventies faded into the Eighties, and while she's not exactly a household word these days, she produced — and continues to produce — a body of work that deserves your attention.
So why is this here? Partly because I thought she deserved some sort of retrospective — this was, at the time of its creation back in '96, the only Carolyne Mas page on the Web, a situation I found both unbelievable and intolerable — but mostly because those records she made had something to say to me when they were released, and today they continue to strike a chord I think needs to be struck from time to time.
In 2008, Carolyne Mas finally retired from music. From her Web site:
I have made the decision to quit playing music, I never play anymore anyway, and devote my life to animal rescue, and to my family. We are at this moment seeking non-profit status for our ever-growing sanctuary...at last. Additionally, some of you may already know that I have been caring for my Aunt for some time now. Well, I am also caring for my Mom these days, and frankly I have no desire to be away from either of them at all anymore. This is where I am needed, and I feel that my life has real purpose when I can be of service to others who cannot help themselves.
I thank her for the music she made, and I wish her well in her new life.
Proceed to Carolyne Mas on Mercury.
Or proceed to Europe and beyond.
Or try these Mas links:
The
Carolyne Mas Home Page
(by Jeff Lindsey)
A(nother) Carolyne Mas Tribute Page (The Original Queen of Alternative Music)
(by John Treffeisen)
Note: This page was previously located at pages.prodigy.com/cghill/mas.htm.
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