Camel

The one real point of the new version of "The Snow Goose" is that this almost 'cloned' take on a conceptual masterpiece alerts the narrower music community to the happy fact that Camel are 'alive' again, and maybe, in doing so, brings the…

If I had to recommend a record to someone looking for a place to start with Camel, it would probably be "Mirage".

"Camel," a record still overlooked even by prog fans, is one of the best debuts in prog rock, a masterpiece by one of the most underrated rock bands of all time.

»Gods Of Light« is yet another official live album from the legendary symphonic prog rock champions Camel, released on their independent label Camel Productions. The band's leader, guitarist, flutist and singer Andy L

"On The Road 1972" is a real historical relic for fans of Camel, the still hugely overlooked masters of British symphonic prog, because it captures one of their very first shows, before their debut "Camel" even came out

This recording comes from a gig in The Hague, where Camel celebrated their tenth anniversary, and honestly, they couldn't have picked a worse setlist or delivered a limper performance to mark it. Anyone who knows what shape their sound was…

With »A Nod And A Wink« Camel marked their thirtieth anniversary in fitting style, still exploring all sorts of musical forms through the lens of the endless fields of melodic, symphonic prog rock. After the release of &r

Before and during the W2K tour, which followed the release of their Orient-soaked masterpiece "Rajaz" (1999), Camel ran into a whole string of logistical problems. So the decision to put out a live

A quick glance at the cover is enough to tell you that on »Rajaz« Camel have revived the original "desert" spirit of their early work, led by »Mirage« (1974), where individual compositions took priority over interlinked concept pieces

Camel's renaissance, which kicked off with their fantastic comeback in the early 90s, carried on in their live recordings too, as fans could already hear on the excellent »Never Let Go« (1993), which was the one that

Under the leadership of the indestructible guitarist, singer and flutist Andy Latimer, Camel remained a synonym for everything that's best in symphonic prog rock even into their third decade. They endured as one of a handful

Camel really rose from the ashes like the mythical phoenix with their magnificent comeback at the start of the 90s. As I already mentioned in my review of "Dust And Dreams" (1991), where I mostly stressed how much I

Camel, by then long under the wing of the excellent guitarist, flautist and singer Andy Latimer, won their court battle against the extortionate manager of their previous label and, after almost seven years of creative silence, they

A fair bit of time passed between their first live album, »A Live Record« (1978), and the mid-80s. In that stretch Camel went through plenty of changes (mainly the gradual dropping of symphonic arrangeme

"Stationary Traveller" was the last Camel album before they went off on an unexpected "break" lasting almost seven years because of legal wrangling with their former manager. Anyone who was hoping Camel would, after "T

After the unexpected masterpiece "Nude" (1981), where Camel briefly returned to the high standards of the symphonic prog rock they'd cultivated in the 70s, on "The Single Factor" they almost completely switched to

When Camel released "Nude," they probably didn't even realize they had once again created one of their greatest masterpieces after a long time, and an album that would go down as one of the best progressive rock albums of the early 8

On "I Can See Your House From Here", Camel predictably swung hard toward commercializing their sound, producing some material that had more in common with AOR and pop rock than with the symphonic prog

Camel were already showing the first signs of a shift toward somewhat shorter, more commercially accessible material on "Rain Dances" (1977). With "Breathless," though, they made the full switch in that direction for the first time and…

"A Live Record", Camel's first live album, is a superb showcase of all the best qualities of this remarkable band. Sure, it may have come out a bit late, especially considering that the band had by then released

Po mojstrovini »Moonmadness (1976) so Camel prvič v svoji zgodovini naredili dve pomembni spremembi: najprej v zasedbi skupine in nato še v slogovni usmeritvi. Nezadovoljnega basista Douga Fergusona, ki mu ni dišala že prej n

"Moonmadness" is Camel's fourth album and the last one to feature the original, classic lineup (that's Latimer, Bardens, Ferguson and Ward). After the release of their instrumental concept masterpiece "The S

»The Snow Goose« is a concept-album masterpiece, the record where Camel hit their creative peak. It's also their most mature work, pairing flawless musicianship with exceptional sonic beauty and a brilliant concept.

One magical evening in 1981, mid-tour for the "Nude" album, Camel stopped in London, at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon to be exact, and played an unforgettable show. The lineup at the time included, besides the two original