I have got many of the Camel releases, together with this is a slap-up introduction to this band. Probably the complaints of the other reviewers have got to exercise amongst the fact that the cd solely pulls songs from iv of their releases together with they have got alot of skillful stuff. This free is in all probability 90% instrumental. I would have got to concord the sequencing isn't ideal. The kickoff two cuts are from Mirage (a slap-up album) but are much harder rocking than the remainder of the stuff. Once yous hitting the Snow Goose era materials it's a squeamish smoothen ride. Camel are peculiarly rigid inwards damage of creating slap-up melodies. But what is every bit impressive is the interplay of the musicians. Just when the keyboards or guitar are presenting a actually rigid melody, each fellow member of the remainder of the ring is playing an interesting purpose that merely adds to, rather than detracting from, the primary theme. The interplay of the ring members is exceptional.
This tin dismiss endure a really therapeutic together with uplifting listen. One which volition have got yous through many moods. Seems it would endure skillful for a long route trip. I likewise actually beloved Rajaz off from the cd of the same name. Also, at that spot are to a greater extent than or less incredible tunes on Dust together with Dreams.
I tin dismiss empathise that to a greater extent than or less reviewers mightiness nation that this compilation doesn't actually exercise jurist to the band. The argue for that is that they painted from such a broad musical palette that it would endure really difficult to exercise a example compilation.
If I had never heard of Camel together with wanted to banking enterprise gibe them out, I would purchase this inwards a pump beat.
I bought this CD because I wanted to familiarize myself amongst Camel's music together with I actually got my money's worth. Excellent CD from get to finish. "Lady Fantasy" together with "Rhayander" actually stand upwards out. Most of the CD is instrumental, but when at that spot are vocal parts they're done well. If you're looking to larn into Camel this is a slap-up house to start. I merely want the ring had a ameliorate name! It's difficult to have got a ring called Camel seriously, but they deserve to a greater extent than credit together with attending than they've received.
Rhino's come upwards a long agency inwards damage of album packaging, that much is for certain. Thankfully, the music on this i is killer, hence the lack of liners or detailed information is excusable. I'm surely at that spot are ameliorate retrospectives on this unfortunately oft-overlooked band, but this is the solely i I own, the kickoff i I ran across, hence this is non solely my introduction to Camel, but all I've e'er heard. All opinions converge on the fact that the earliest Camel albums (the ones that these tracks are taken from) correspond many of the high points of the band's catalog, hence this i is literally the best of the best. Epic early on prog, somewhere betwixt Genesis' musical theatre, Yes' symphonics, Floyd's space-rock (especially on the selections from Moonmadness), together with the Canterbury boys' jazz-fusion leanings, Camel released to a greater extent than or less slap-up music inwards their day, making them (along amongst Caravan together with Gentle Giant) i of the golden historic current of prog-rock's longlost secrets... Song highlights include the multi-part epic Lady Fantasy, which rides to a greater extent than or less Yes-esque instrumental sections through a Floydian refrain together with and then dorsum into a pseudo-Fripp guitar freak-out... Bear inwards mind, as well, that these comparisons are inwards no agency to hateful that Camel is derivative of their peers, to a greater extent than that they existed inwards their ain place, somewhere betwixt the places of many of their contemporaries.
H5N1 pick of songs from iv of their virtually acclaimed albums:
Mirage - (Released 1974) tracks: 1 to 2
The Snow Goose - (Released 1975) tracks: three to 8
Moonmadness - (Released 1976) tracks: nine to 10
Rain Dances - (Released 1977) tracks: xi to 13.
Tracks Listing:
1. Freefall (5:49)
2. Lady Fantasy (12:42)
3. The Great Marsh (1:45)
4. Rhayader (3:08)
5. Rhayader Goes To Town (5:21)
6. The Snow Goose (3:17)
7. Flight Of The Snow Goose (2:45)
8. Dunkirk (5:29)
9. Song Within H5N1 Song (7:10)
10. Lunar Sea (9:06)
11. First Light (5:05)
12. Metrognome (4:09)
13. Rain Dances (2:38)
Total Time: 68:24
Line-up / Musicians
Bass – Richard Sinclair (tracks: xi to 13)
Bass, Vocals – Doug Ferguson (tracks: 1 to 10)
Compilation Producer – Bob Say
Drums, Percussion – Andy Ward (2)
Guitar, Vocals – Andrew Latimer
Keyboards, Vocals – Pete Bardens*
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