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Poll Question: Which of these is the best?
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    Posted: September 16 2013 at 15:01
from the most popular, to the most underrated, Camel provided in my opinion a more pop feel to their prog rock style (ive never listened to their music besides "Lady Fantasy" awhile ago) now, this episode dedicates to their work. Which is the best out of their output?
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Of Camel's studio albums, Snow Goose for sure (I'm not a really  big Camel fan, but I just never tire of that album).  My favourite Camel album overall is a Live Record.
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Camel was among my very first bands, long before I even knew what prog was.  All these albums carry a lot of sentimental value with me, except maybe the last few.  I'd have to say that today, if there were one Camel album I would not want to live without, it would be Breathless.  It's departing a bit from their classic proggy sound, so it's debatable whether or not it's their "best", but I'll vote for it anyway.
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I really suck at choosing favorites, honestly I can't choose between Mirage, Snow Goose, Nude, Rajaz and A Nod And A Wink.
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1 The Snow Goose (simply the best album of all time for me)
2 Moonmadness
3 Mirage
4 Rajaz
5 Nude
6 A Nod and a Wink
7 Stationary Traveller
8 Camel
9 Rain Dances

so far, all superb

10 Harbour of Tears
11 Breathless

still good

12 Dust and Dreams
13 I Can See Your House From Here

OK but not great

14 The Single Factor

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Moonmadness is my favourite but their 4 first albums are all excellent
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Still Rain Dances for me!
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I have heard about half of these. There is an abvious top three:
 
1. The Snow Goose
2. Nude
3. Moonmadness
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I like the debut, but I've admitted only bothered to listen to their first 4
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I only like Mirage.
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snow goose. It used to be my favorite album ever. 
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Moonmadness overall but all of their first five( yes five) including Rain Dances were excellent. I still love Breathless and feel it gets a lot of unnecessary stick. 
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My top 5 (the Camel albums I have):

1. Moonmadness
2. Mirage
3. Rain Dances
4. Camel
5. The Snow Goose

I've heard some of their others (not all though), and of those Rajazz really struck a chord with me. If I were to put in my list it'd probably be in 3rd, after Mirage.
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Mirage for me.


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I'll say Moonmadness, but I must mention Stationary Traveler as an underrated album
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Camel-great debut 8.5/10
Mirage-bit disappointing, nimrodel and twister are gems though 7.5/10
Snowgoose-bit experimental, not enough vocal 7.5/10
Moonmadness-classic 9/10
Raindances-love it 9/10
Breathless-pretty good 8.5/10
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Nude-cool stuff 8/10
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My top three are the debut, Mirage and Moonmadness. Could easily vote for any of these but today Moonmadness gets the vote.
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Moonmadness.
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Originally posted by HannesHolmqvist HannesHolmqvist wrote:

I'll say Moonmadness, but I must mention Stationary Traveler as an underrated album

this, except I decided to waste my vote and pick Stationary Traveler.  CAMEL really knew how to compile an album, better than almost any other group, and ST is the best example of it.  No weak songs a few great ones, but it's the way they behave together that is peerless
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