Ranking The Albums: CAMEL
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- Easily one of the most underrated artists in the entire Prog scene, Andy Latimer and Camel remain an important and truly awesome band and today we set about ranking all 14 of their studio albums. #prog #progrock #progressiverock
Can we all agree that Lunar Sea has without question the greatest Minimoog solo ever recorded? Absolute masterpiece.
No doubt about it.
I can agree with that. Just listened to that beauty the other night. But I can’t help but wonder if maybe Lunar Sea was an influence for Porcupine Tree’s “ Moonloop “, another fantastic space travel tune done back in ‘ 97.
The live?Yes!
Close but no cigar... 😉 I reckon this is the best...! 😀ruclips.net/video/czfBDgL04uU/видео.html
@telegrampam not bad, but in terms of just perfectly epic prog, Lunar Sea's Minimoog solo nails it. Pure 70s Prog Moog!
My favourite prog band. Insanely fun and eclectic. Great video!
Was waiting for you to make a ranking of their albums, thanks!
I haven't heard all of them, but I think Breathless is amazing, Breathless, Echoes, Down on the Farm and The Sleeper are all amazing, but Rainbow's End is just special, the band's great tribute for Bardens, it's just amazing!
What a cool band!!!!
Breathless holds a special place in my soul
It’s a good one!!!
A lot of people rank 'stationary Traveller' quite low, but I've always loved that record - including the live video they put our 'pressure points'... great video
I think I might have been a little too harsh regarding Stationary Traveller…
Great video Scott ! Though Rajaz is not my favorite album of Camel the title track is so haunting it makes my top 10 favorite songs of all time list most of the days !
I love it. Don’t know why I’m so connected to it. But I am!!!
Camel are absolutely phenomenal, sucks they are rather overlooked. Mirage and Snow Goose are absolute masterpieces, some of the best prog ever.
Also Breathless is suuuuper good
Love them!!!
My Ranking :
01 Moonmadness (1976)
02 Nude (1981)
03 Rain Dances (1977)
04 Mirage (1974)
05The Snow Goose (1975)
06 Camel (1973)
07 Breathless (1978)
08 Rajaz (1999)
09 A Nod and a Wink (2002)
10 Stationary Traveller (1984)
11 I Can See Your House from Here (1979)
12 The Single Factor (1982)
13 Dust and Dreams (1991)
14 Harbour of Tears (1996)
Okay!!! We’re not too far apart…
@@TheProgCorner Camel never released a BAD album !! That`s for shure. Ive been listening lately alot to The Single Factor and Stationary Traveller, they used to be even lower in my ranking, The ONLY Camel album cant listen to from a to z is Harbour of Tears, the rest is pure gold really !!! peace in the middle-east !
Harbour Of Tears bored me to tears…
I almost put this list upside down. Harbor of Tears is one of my favorites, while Nude is at the bottom 😊
Wow!!! It’s funny how that works!!! Especially with the great bands…
For sure Breathless is a little more pop but it should definitely be in the top 5. Summer Lightning has the happiest beautiful guitar solo of all time, it gives me chills everytime
I love Camel. It’s a tough discography to rank but I did the best I could…
I have fallen in love with Camel's debut album! Beautiful guitar and keyboard action between Andy Latimer and Peter Bardens. A really underrated album. 'Never Let Go' is a beauty - melodic, rocking, terrific Prog. Great listing!
It’s a fantastic debut!!!
Huge congratulations getting to 3k+ subs Scot! Your channel is awesome! :)
It’s been a lot of fun and we’re just getting started!!!!
Much thanks for this ranking, Scot! I am familiar with their first 5 albums (through Rain Dances) and really like them, but have not explored beyond those. It looks like there are several more that I need to check out as well, especially Nude, Rajaz, and Breathless. Great job, as always.
Those are the cream of the (leftover) crop!!!
My top 3 are: The Snow Goose, Mirage and Moon Madness. Great episode!
Those are their three best. For sure!!!
Hi Scot. Many thanks for this. I have many albums by Camel and saw them on the Moonmadness, Rain Dances and I Can See Your House From Here tours. I seem to remember PFM supporting them on one tour for the Cook tour.
Wow!!!! Super jealous!!!!
I need a Time Machine. Why did I have to be born in the mid 80s?!?!
I’m old and I definitely want that time machine!!!
The guitar solo in Summer lightning is the most underrated solos of all time. Likewise, Andrew Latimer is the most underrated guitarist of all time.
I agree with both of those statements.
Great video, so glad that Camel gets a ranking, a really fine prog band. The 'I Can See Your House from Here' joke has to be a long drawn out affair with St. Peter making at least 3 attempts to reach the cross, each time getting more and more mutilated by the Romans before hearing the punchline (you had to be there).
Thus proving that out Lord and Savior has a sense of humor!!! I guess it’s kinda funny!!!
@@TheProgCorner Mother's in law?
I have 'Mirage' with the album cover of the winged dragon and 'The Snow Goose'. That's as far as I got with Camel but love both albums. Great ranking Scot!🤩
You at least need Moonmadness then!!!
@@TheProgCorner Well since you've got it rated 2nd I had better check it out.🤩
It’s so good!!!
What an awesome show! Thanks for delving into one of the great bands from the 70’s prog scene. That Mirage - Moonmadness three album run is as good as it gets! For me, my no 1 is the Snowgoose. That LP is so visual and emotional, I just love it!
Fantastic!!!! 👍👍👍
Fantastic show, I agree with your ranking. Only thing I would change is Rajaz and Nude. Cheers my friend and prog on.
Two great ones that could have been even higher!!!
Yes to seeing Rajaz in the top 5! That top 3 is so strong too, I'm not sure I can put them in any kind of order. Can't wait to see Camel in June!!!
I want to move to the UK…
Camel! My first album by them was Moonmadness - which is fantastic. I too love 'Nude' those two are my favourites for sure. 'Nude' is such a cool, clever and creative concept. I shall dig that out immediately for another listen....love it! Well done Scott!...on getting over 3000 subscribers. I predict many more will join the prog craze by next christmas... keep up the good work!
I’m in this for the long haul!!!! 👍👍👍
Echos was my first Camel song I heard and I was blown away. Such a kool song! Mirage is my favorite album from Camel and they are in my top 5 😎👍
What a band!!!!!
I only put " I Can See Your House From Here " in top ten because of " Ice "(on most days, my favorite Camel song),agree with rankings otherwise. That 1970s run(and Nude)...amazing and astounding
Ice is so good!!!!
Minor correction- Richard Sinclair played bass guitar on Breathless.😀❤️🎼
Richard is the man!!!
Thanks Scot for making this video! One of my favorite bands. I have all their stuff...love them!
I got a package today!!!!!!! THANK YOU. (I’ll be listening to it tomorrow…)
Interesting ranking. I’m not sure how I missed this video last year. Can’t argue with your ranking except I’m surprised how low Stationary Traveller is. I’m a huge Camel fan, probably my favorite prog rock group. I considered Breathless as their disco album, followed by three bland (for Camel) albums. So when Stationary Traveller came out, I absolutely loved it and considered Camel to be back on top. I still love the album. I don’t know where I’d rank it - maybe #5, and their best post Rain Dances release. But, I certainly enjoyed seeing how they stacked up for you.
The Mighty Supersister 🐪
Sister Twister!!!! It’s a Dutch/ English mash up band.
fantastic, Scott - love Camel a lot, and would put together a quite similar best-list. Overall - as with so many progressive bands of the time, the first albums were the best, with an occasional later work sprinkled in... if I just judge from my own listening patterns of the last few years, I have to say, that 'Nude' is my most-listened-to. Tks a lot for this! 💖
Nude is special.
Great show of camel albums. Top 5 band for me forever. Like I’ve said on my show they get no love. There getting dues now! Thanks Scot
We need to beat the drums for this band!!!
Excellent video and thanks for the love for Camel. A lot of great music. Mirage is at the top for me.
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Camel is great regardless of what order you rank the albums. 'Moonmadness', 'Camel', 'Mirage' are all stellar prog.
What a great band!!!
Camel’s debut was the first album I’d ever heard from them and I immediately fell in love with their style.
Especially when discovering that some of it was subtly reminiscent of The Doors. But I can totally get with your # 1 an 2 choices. I think Mirage really is their finest work and I definitely dig Moonmadness, particularly Lunar Sea. Thanks for the breakdown of their discography.
I find no flaw in the first four. So good!!!
He said supertwister or supersister? lol
PD: Nice ranking man, keep it up.
I said Supersister. Another band I love!!! But you know what I meant!!!! (I make a lot of mistakes…bear with me!!!)
@@TheProgCorner Do a Supersister ranking soon !!!!!! GREAT Band Too !!!!!
Amazing band!!!!!!!!
Boy, what a great episode! My all time favorite always will be The Snow Goose. I'll go even far - for me it's the best concept album. If you ever read that little Snow Goose story you'll know... Even though my favorite Camel song since day one is Slow Yourself Down. The first song from their first album. Oh, and The Single Factor is definitely in my top 5
What? Really? I’m going to listen to TSF again tonight!!!
@@TheProgCorner, I really love it. Camelogue is a favorite of mine. I don't get why this song is not a hit single...
hi so nice to see someone says camel underrated !!! for me its one of the best prog band of all time ! i mean yes is the super super instrumentalist and creative and something BUT camel with their concept instrumental album is so strong ! i remember back in the days the first time i listen to the snow goose ! OH MY its too good music
They blew me away the first time I heard them way back in the day!!!!
@@TheProgCorner yea this band is too special in my heart
Thanks Scot, great vid. about a very underappreciated band.The Single Factor had some clunkers on it, it's true, but Sasquatch is a killer prog instumental. That song kicks ass!
I just gave that song a fresh listen and you’re right: it’s great!!!
1 Rain Dances
2 Mirage
3 The Snow Goose
4 I Can See Your House From Here
5 Moonmadness
6 Camel
7 A Nod & A Wink
8 Nude
9 Stationary Traveller
10 Breathless
11 The Single Factor
12 Harbour Of Tears
13 Rajaz
14 Dust & Dreams
Rain Dances!!! Nice!!!
For me, after the first four, that are amazing, Moonmadness being my personal favorite, I can see your house from here gets the fifth place, Yep mostly because of Ice
Ice is so good!!!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! Keep up the great work.
My TOP 5:
1 - The Snow Goose
2 - Mirage
3 - Moon Madness
4 - Nude
5 - Harbour of Tears
Thanks for the excellent video!!!
Sweet!!!!
Nice to see Harbour of Tears so high
Hi man! Great ranking I love Camel for over 40 years. I would switch Moonmadness with Snow Goose but for everything else I agree..... I never heard of that 1999 album you mentioned. The last I remember was Stationary Traveller and I was kind of disappointed after Nude (great, I am still getting back to it quite often). Keep going strong....
The late era Camel albums are quite different but I really like them: especially Rajaz.
Pretty much same list for me, flip flop 1 and 2 to put Moonmadness at the top by virtue of Lunar Sea alone. In my top 10 of favorite songs of all time by anyone, what a track and Andy Latimer guitar solo. Cheers!
Lunar Sea is definitely the highlight of their entire discography. What a great song.
"Stationary Traveller" has REALLY grown on me in the past few years - its title track is (hands down) the best Camel song!
I also LOVE "Breathless", even though its quite poppy :P
When reviewing it last year, I really didn't get the appeal of "Rajaz"... maybe in the future...
And yeah, those are all of my takes.
**disappears into obscurity again**
Yes ,for me . ST is so well produced and the you feel the 80,s in every song. Sure it isn't prog but really great songs.
Hey, where did Naomi go??!! ❤️
@@TheProgCorner Stressed with college 🥲
Sounds like fun!!! What are you majoring in?
@@TheProgCorner English degree and an education certificate 🤓
The albums that I care about:
1. Moonmadness
2. The snow goose
3. Mirage
4. Rain dances
5. Breathless
6. Camel
7. I can see your house from here
Great channel❤. I love prog and I am from Germany.
Danke!!! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪❤️❤️❤️
Camel are one of those bands where it's kind of impossible for me to pick a favourite or 'best'.
If I had to though it would come from these (in no particular order):
Moonmadness
Snow Goose
Dust and Dreams
Nude
Was lucky enough to see them a lot in their 70's heyday from many club and college gigs to promoting The Snow Goose complete with full orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall. Their debut self titled album is the album i return to the most. Love Mystic Queen, Curiosity, Never Let Go and Arubaluba. Mirage and Moonmadness are also excellent. The Snow Goose has never excited me although i understand many people would rate it as their best.
Those first four are almost perfect!!! Such an underrated band. But those who know…
The Peter Bardens years were the best but I do love Rain dances aswell.
Randomly decided to listen to Camel (one of my favourite prog bands) again for the first time in a while today on the way home from college. Got home, logged on to my computer, opened RUclips, first video in my recommended: this one. (I was listening on Spotify, so there was no way RUclips could've known.)
How did you know? Tell me your secret.
The universe is in sync today!!!! 👍👍👍🐪🐪🐪
I only have one album. Moonmadness. Love it. Great cover too. I couldnt get on with Snow Goose though. I will try and add Mirage to my collection based on your rankings. Very interesting discography of the band Camel. I was hoping you would say god save Turkey. 🙏
Horrible situation there.
Mirage is infinitely better than any other album they put out. No comparison.
Świetny zespół,nawet" Caramel", ulubiony to Stationary Traveller, widziałem ich w Krakowie ( Poland).
Really greath video mate. I like Stationary Traveler I love the production and the title track is one of my favorite songs. 1-Moonmadnes
2- Mirage
3- Snow Goose
4- Camel
5- Nude
6- Dust And Dreams
7- Stationary Traveler
8- Harbour of Tears
9- Rain Dances
10- Breathless
Nice!!!
And what about: The Snow Goose (Re-recording) (2013)?
I love it but since it was a reboot I didn’t rank it - or the live albums…
Great review of the much-underrated Camel! And it's Supertwister, not Supersister!! I have this album, along with 3 others! Many thanks!
Yeah!!! I had been listening to the great Dutch band, Supersister, right before shooting this and there you go!!! 👍👍👍
Excellent video! I know Camel but not the details. Thanks for the education.
Great band. They are like a good wine…
Snowgoose! Mirage was the first Camel album I heard. I got it from the used bin at a record store that sold a lot of imports. It did not have the ridiculous cigarette pack cover. Don't know what American marketers were thinking with that or Gentle Giant's Octopus non Rodger Dean cover for that matter but the music is just so great! Thank God for the import option 🙂🎷🎹🎻🎸✌️
The politics (and commerce) of music. Camel’s parent company was including its cigarettes with specially marked LPs in the UK while suing the band in the US…
I'd put Moonmadness in No 3 and Goose in 2 but otherwise a solid list.
Mirage is just fantastic and Lady Fantasy is one of the greatest prog song ever, up there with Starless and Firth of Fifth.
Just phenomenal.
What a cool band they are.
Just looked on the back of the ticket..They started with The White Rider..Supertwister..then all of the Snow Goose..I was Front row centre too!
Wow!!!
For today is one of andys best solos for me. Classic.
Andy is the master of creating a certain feeling…
I agree with the list. Bur perhaps Moonmadness is the best, ok "Lady Fantasy" is a very strong song perhaps that's why you chose "Mirage".
Very likely!!!
Hi Scot, my personal Camel top five : 1- The Snow Goose :; 2- Mirage ; 3- Nude ; 4- Moonmadness ; 5 - Rain Dances. But then, that's just me , of course....🙂
No complaints here!!!
GOOSEBUMPS - I couldn't resist 😄
Love Camel. Saw the most live several times, and ever disappointed
What a band!!!
I going Camel..Snow Goose, Moonmadness, Mirage...did I mention that I saw them in June 1975 for a couple of Dollars? Wishbone Ash 1st 4 Lps are SO GOOD
Yeah, Wishbone Ash!!!
Excellent rankings although personally I think Rajaz is magnificent and would put in the top 3. Thanks Scot.
Some days it’s my favorite. It’s just so brilliant. But I have to be in a Rajaz mood. But I totally understand!!!
It's amazing the variance you get with people trying to rank a catalogue like Camel's, their deeper catalogue outside of their first few albums rank vastly different (except maybe the last? :D ) for different folks who obviously all love this band. For example my list:
14. The Single Factor (I don't dislike it, it's just underwhelming compared to the rest)
13. Dust and Dreams (Also a bit on the underwhelming side for me)
12. A Nod and a Wink (Honestly I just don't know where to put it, haven't spent enough time with it)
11. Breathless (The creeping 80s cheese creeps into this one the wrong way for me)
10. Rajaz (Decent album, leaves me wanting something different from them though)
9. Stationary Traveller (I actually feel a bit bad ranking this one so low, but the others are just better imo)
8. Rain Dances (Probably ranks higher for most Camel fans, just ok for me)
7. Harbour of Tears (Great album, suffers only because it's so damn depressing!)
6. I Can See Your House From Here (Just a decent album until the end when Ice sinks it's teeth into me!)
5. Nude (Really really solid album from them coming out of an underwhelming era for prog)
4. Moonmadness (Can almost interchange these first 4 albums for me, they are all spectacular)
3. Mirage (Also usually ranks 1 or 2 for most Camel fans, the other 2 are just better for me)
2. Camel (I think it's their best album vocally and there's something I just absolutely love about this one)
1. The Snow Goose (Perfection)
We are in agreement on everything except Stationary Traveller. I couldn’t get into it…
Usually, before I watch a ranking video, I like to go back and listen to the chosen band's discography but I didn't with this one... This is probably the third, maybe fourth, ranking video I have seen where I had absolutely no issue with the list. Even so, Now I think I will go and give all my Camel albums a spin... with the order being the release date, of course.
A great discography!!! Start to finish or backwards???
@@TheProgCorner I'm a puritan.... always first to last. It's a great way to hear a band grow, you know what I mean?
Absolutely!!!!
Just remembered, before the gigs used to start and we were sat there bored, Record Companies used to get some new bands music played before what they imagined might be a receptive captive audience, I remember hearing Dreamer...but not that one this was by a band called HOME the self titled LP is a top quality LP and the follow up The Alchemist is kind of a Lost Prog Classic
And then the bass player goes and joins AC/DC. How did that happen…
My favourite band so I can honestly say there isn't an album I dont love and play often. They had many struggles with label execs trying to push them in different directions . Plus there was a blend of styles between Andy Latimer and Pete Bardens , so the dynamic was altered when Bardens left - thus another reason for different albums having diffferent style influences. So even though The Single Factor is not a great album , there are tracks I enjoy : Heroes, No Easy Answer and You are the One for example. ANy Latime has to be one of the most underrated guitarists ever, no doubt!
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Ranking "A nod and a Wink" at 8 is a crime. To me their best album.
It’s fantastic but with a band this good…
In the uk they did hit the albums charts at least 7 times ,no top 10 but top 40 , snow goose and moonflower silver sales .
Moonmadness I meant .
I did not know that!!!
@@TheProgCorner you do now my friend lol , single factor did get in the charts but not very high ,, moonmadnes highest and was top 20 in 1976 followed by snow goose .
Richard Sinclair replaced Doug Ferguson on Rain Dances & Breathless (Hatfield and the North, Caravan) on bass (Dave is his cousin, also from Caravan, and played keyboards on the first post-Bardens tour.)
Cousins!!! I wish they would have both stayed in the band. Too band about the upcoming tour getting canceled…
It's remarkable how much Mirage's sound mix, and engineering, sounds like Nektar"s Remember the Future. If someone told me they used the same studio, I'd believe it
Wow!!! You’re right. Weird.
@TheProgCorner I love Mirage thanks to your channel. I never listened to it before. I remember the cover just never bothered till you said go! Thank you for your efforts sir
There are so many hidden treasures out there!!! Keep exploring and Prog On!!!
God tickets to see them with my parents this summer, honestly can't wait. It'll be great to see Peter Jones as well as my hero Latimer
Pete Jones!!! Yeah!!!
The vocalists were fairly weak, but they perfectly fitted their songs I feel🎶☺️👍
They really did!!! I never minded.
A Nod and A Wink is fantastic
Yes!!!
I need to check them out more.. heard very little.
You will love them. Very unassuming. Very English.
Different opinions in this case: The Single Factor is very good in my opinion. A Nod And A Wink and Rajaz are both weak in my opinion.
So weird how we all hear things differently!!!!
Yep, me too, love this album especially Camelogue and Sasquatch.
Weird!!!! 👍👍👍
It were a strong grower for me, along with the even better Stationary Traveller......earlier Camel is easier to get into....
Man i love single factor and stationary traveler...
I’m learning to appreciate both of those !!!
Top 10 In order of preference:
Rain Dances
Moonmadness
I Can See Your House From Here
Stationary Traveller
Mirage
Snow Goose
Nude
Breathless
Camel
Dust & Dreams
Thanks !
What a great band. I need to give Stationary Traveller a fresh listen…
@@TheProgCorner Yes , it's grown on me over the years .
I will try again!!!
Moon madness is in my top ten albums of all time! The greatest album to be recorded on the Decca label ( sorry stones fans!) 😁
Rick Astley hahaha
Crazy!!!
I've only heard about half their albums. Gotta go scour the bins, I guess...
Love Richard Sinclair's voice, so those albums get a little boost, but your top 3 are pretty much etched in stone as peak Camel. It's always been between Mirage & Snow Goose for me-Mirage in summer, Snow Goose in winter.
Richard Sinclair!!! So English!!!
Love Camel but they are a really strange band as you mentioned the ups and downs along their career.
My top albums:
1. Moonmadness
2. The Snow goose
3. Mirage
4. Rajaz
5. I can see your house from here
By the way, I like Rick Astley!
Who doesn’t?
Track 6 on Harbour of tears is " Under the moon". Here we have the master at work with the most emotional playing that brings us to tears. But not you !
I love Harbor Of Tears. Camel is awesome. Latimer has so many highlights it’s ridiculous…
@@TheProgCorner Good to hear. You said a great many words in your video but did you mention the sheer emotion that only Andy can get from his strings ? I can't re watch but if you did them I'm sorry.There's something going on when you're standing next to grown men openly crying as I witnessed at Bath Forum, UK.
I’ve never seen them live. And now with Peter Jones singing? I love them so much…
@@TheProgCorner Sad that Andy is so unwell and they had to cancel their last tour. Seems I'm only listening to Camel, Marillion and dare I say it, Pat Metheny group of late. Marillion live at Royal Albert Hall is on Tube. Sure you know them but if not, check out The Space and Easter there. Must have been a great night. Can't believe I've come to love the complexity of Pat Metheny Group. Hated them at first!
i'm sure i'm the only guy that has shook Andy's hand whilst wearing a Gary Numan 'Skin Mechanic' sweatshirt (at my most expensive gig) in Germany '92. shoutout to the latter half of 'End Peace', beginning of 'First Light' & the guitar solo in (The) Sleeper... my most played solo ever... even more than Marillion(t.s.e.), Charlie Dore(p.o.t.a.) or Toto(h) 🤝
That’s awesome!!!! Never met Latimer but I have met Gary Numam!!!!!
@@TheProgCorner haha 🤣... so 🆒️ to hear 🤝
I listen to music through apple music and they just got rid of a couple Camel albums (messed up my playlist!), they never had the debut album available there but they just got rid of Mirage! Insane!
I hate it when they do that!!!
i love The Snow Goose.
what a great band, i got most of their albums.
Fantastic band!!!
I enjoy very much "Camel" and i have "miles" of listening and never get tired of it. :)
Finally someone like me who thinks "Stationary traveller" it's a big shit and "Nude" is a great, great work!!!!
My favorite album is "Moonmadess".
The Top Three are interchangeable. So good. Hopefully this video helps spark a revival.
I just bought the complete boxset.
Jealous!!!
Great list, I'd just reverse the worst 2. It's a difficult list because the quality is off the scale, great music, I thought when Andy Ward left, the music went down a little but great stuff nonetheless x
I agree. The early stuff is the best!!!!
Pink Floyd next??
You know it!!! I might have a guest for that episode…
Good ranking, but Stationary Traveller should be higher, better overall than I Can See Your House, Breathless and Rain Dances. First album where Camel were good at simpler songs at I like the sound of it. Just sad that they did not include the full version of Pressure Points on it.
Wow. That’s a strong take!!!
Is Mirage taken off of Spotify for anybody else?
In the US Spotify has Snow Goose, Moonmadness, Breathless, Rain Dances and I Can See You House. And the live album. No Mirage. No Nude. No Rajaz...
@The Prog Corner that's sad. It was there last time I had checked.
I wonder. You see that a lot on Spotify. Here one day. The next, ooops.
Such an underrated band
Absolutely!!!!!!!
Kit Watkins....saw happy the man live
Kit is amazing!!!!!!
Don't you mean richard st clair not david st clair? I don't e very remember david in the band
Probably. I mess up all the time…
Single factor sounds a little Alan parsons project.
Good call. It really does…
I don't TRY to be different, but Snow Goose would just come into my top ten. It's good, but there are nine better albums (IMHO). Most Camel fans rank this top three. I bought Dust and Dreams when it came out, but I found it so dull and dreary, it put me off buying any more Camel for years!
Dust And Dreams isn’t great…
Your top 3 are exactly the same as my top 3. Mirage was the first one I ever heard as well. Moonmadness is more like #1.5 than #2 for me.
1a &1b.
@@TheProgCorner yeah pretty much. I had on the deluxe edition of Moonmadness this morning on my commute to work. I was in the middle of the Hammersmith Odeon tracks.
I have fought off many traffic jams while blasting Lunar Sea!!!
You're right in saying often times the first one is your favourite, as for me that is Rain Dances, and also means I'd rank Breathless a bit higher, I'd also put I Can See Your House over Dust & Dreams and Harbour of Tears, otherwise I'd go along with the rest of your choices - your bottom two definitely my least favourites and really not essential unless you're a fan - and I'd say I'm a fairly big one of those. Annoyingly when they did the original video for Pressure Points, because it was on the Stationery Traveller tour they had those worse than a tv movie snippets interspersed with the band playing live - horrible (Barclay James Harvest suffered the same fate with their Victum of Circumstances video) - but at least they eventually released an unadulterated live DVD and album. And theyve release a ton of great live albums even the ones from the 82-84 period.
Talking of live performances, for me it doesnt get better than their BBCSight & Sound in concert live show - possibly because it had a lot of Rain Dances on it, but it was also the first time I'd really seen and heard Camel and after watching it on TV and recording the radio broadcast (still have a beaten up tape of that somewhere I think, although its been properly released as bonus tracks on the Rain Dances remaster) I had to get a copy of Rain Dances, and then they released that fantastic double live album that never really gets talked about when live albums of the 70's are discussed, that has the orchestra on the Snow Goose and a cracking Lady Fantasy - thankfully that was extended with the double CD release to include a couple more from Mirage and Moonmadness.
When they originally were going to call it a day back in 2003 I had the privilege of being at their then last ever gig in a small smelly club in Sheffield UK, when a very emotional Andy Latimer played an absolute blinder of a set - and the band were hauled back on to do a second encore where they repeated the first song of the night - Lady Fantasy. A great night and one of my favourite ever gigs.
Wow!!! Lady Fantasy should be played twice at every concert!!!! I need to check out that BBC special.
@@TheProgCorner its on the Moondances DVD and split in two parts on the Camel Footage 1 and 2 DVDs and is on YT just search Camel live 1977
Sweet!!! Can’t wait to watch it!!!!