RAJAZ

Camel reached their late artistic peak on Rajaz and their 2002 album, "A nod and a wink". It is more upbeat than the conceptual "Harbour and tears". Starting from the first track, the instrumental "Three wishes", this is clearly a progressive rock pathway with no new milestones but hardly any setbacks either. The guitar is dominant with the emotional drive and stunning beauty. Keyboards could take more leads though they remain colourful. Versatile drumming is fitting the purpose. There is a level of exotics in the music but it doesn't disrupt from the flow. Latimer has created a piece of work that few peers could match at their comparable age (Hackett and Gilmour come to my mind). Enjoy it!