Comments on: Tuesday afternoon majestic rock n roll: MASTERS OF REALITY

By: Jay F.

Jay F. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:58:30 +0000

I can confirm that The Masters are from Syracuse.I can also confirm that CNY is gray and miserable. MOR frequently played NYC but never took residence. It’s all Syracuse has for a rock legacy, please let us keep it. In fact some of us local musicians are doing a Halloween tribute to the “Blue Garden” record and the stuff before that was never released. It was huge annual tradition that there was a MOR show on Halloween.

By: Del Fruitwood

Del Fruitwood — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:36:57 +0000

Mr Farrar is correct. MOR was a band born in the grey, miserable land known as Central New York.

By: Justin Farrar

Justin Farrar — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:03:40 +0000

I don’t doubt they tried NYC, but “The Cuse” is the true home of the Masters. Their annual Halloween concerts at the Landmark Theater, downtown, are legendary. The Masters’ original drummer, the great Vinnie Ludovico, earned extra scratch playing in my dad’s wedding band on the weekends. I even took piano lessons from Al Dunn (aka Mr. Owl).

Man, what a great band!!!

By: Jay Babcock

Jay Babcock — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:21:33 +0000

Hmm, I’ll have to check with Chris, or go back to my notes, but I know that there was a period when they (or at least Chris) was living in NYC itself. But yes…Syracuse!

By: Justin Farrar

Justin Farrar — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:59:22 +0000

I would just like to point out a correction. Masters of Reality were not from New York City. They were from Syracuse, New York. In fact, they are probably the greatest rock band ever to come from Central New York (Dio grew up about 30 minutes south of Syracuse.)

I interviewed Mr. Goss some time back, and we talked for a while about Syracuse (also my hometown). Because Goss relocated out west, very few interviews focus on his roots back east. He talked about how the mood and darkness of the Masters’ classic debut was very much a product of Syracuse, a bleak, rust belt town that for a good chunk of the year is buried underneath snow and an impenetrable blanket of grey clouds.

Another interesting note: Goss wasn’t the group’s sole leader back in the day. He cofounded the Masters with a guitarist by the name of Tim Harrington. Tim is extremely talented and has released some great music over the years. From what I understand, Goss and Harrington don’t get along, but nevertheless, both are true talents.

By: ty

ty — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:32:53 +0000

Chris Goss is the man, can’t wait for the new Masters, and also wishing for new GoonMoon!!

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