NUDE

I hate reviewing albums on the basis of particular songs treated in separation. Nude, as almost all of Camel's albums, is an entity that can hardly be chopped to pieces. I like to listen to it as one 40 minutes' long song.

The sung parts are generally mundane, but make great juxtaposition with the instrumental pieces, which constitute some of Camel's best musicianship and songwriting. It's sometimes rockwise, sometimes pensive, sometimes exotic. And when you think of it in terms of the story it presents, the outcome is very, very appealing. This is the type of music that makes you think that there is more to it that just plain sounds.