Album · Bauhaus
Mask by Bauhaus
Mask is an album by Bauhaus, released in 1981. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “of Lillies and Remains”, on 1 list with a best position of #1000.
Mask, the second Bauhaus album, came out on 16 October 1981, the Northampton band's first for Beggars Banquet, and it's where the goth pioneers pried open the coffin lid and let some air in. Peter Murphy still croons and yelps like a vampire at a cabaret, but the band widens the palette with saxophone, keyboards and acoustic guitar around Daniel Ash's serrated guitar, while David J and Kevin Haskins slide into funk-bent rhythms on "Kick in the Eye".
Critics heard real growth, and many ranked it above their debut, In the Flat Field; it later turned up in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It also set the stage for The Sky's Gone Out, which carried them to number three on the UK albums chart the following year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Mask on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | of Lillies and Remains | 1 | #1000 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Hair of the dog | 1 | #1177 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.