Worst Camel Songs? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

There are no bad Camel songs, just some albums that I prefer more than others.

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Logan wrote:

Lewian wrote:

Saperlipopette! wrote:

I just heard Sasquatch for the first time.

There's quite some space below it. Tongue

@Topic: I'm not keen on those listed in the first posting, but generally when I don't like something much, I tend to skip it or not pay attention, which leaves me with a very limited competence regarding what's the worst of pretty much anything.

Sasquatch is often considered to be one of the and THE best track from The Single Factor, but it is not generally a highly regarded album (lowest rated).

By the way, some of the worst songs by a band I will love despite and maybe because of the badness (songs of the so bad they are good variety). Heck, the Shagg's Philosophy of the World is genuinely one of my favourite albums. A film I love The Room for its ineptitude. I can't think of anything I "hate" (to use OP terminology) from Camel (music does not tend to elicit such an emotional reaction from me) but there is plenty of stuff I do find bland and insipid and is just not to my tastes. I might still quite like those at different times.

Looking at this topic, Ranking Every Single Camel Song which I know the OP responded to, that worst song, "Remote Romance" I actually like (that's a good bad for me). It tickles a certain bone, probably my funny one in a way.

Camel is not a band that I am so into to easily have a worst. But even with my favourite bands, those worst I find certain absurdist pleasure in -- a rather masochistic or perverse pleasure some might say.

Oh, I love Remote Romance. A fun, lighthearted song. Like most Canterbury and related bands are so good at doing. And I can always enjoy a little novelty new wave.

-Seems it wasn't the first time I heard Sasquatch after all. I must have streamed The Single Factor in 2015 - as I gave it three out of five stars (which means I must have quite liked most of it. It's still the lowest rating I've given any Camel-album. I haven't heard anything post Stationary Traveller though), but forgotten all about it. There's something about former progbands tries to nail that commercial late 70's/early 80's sound - and fails, that somewhat annoys me. Sasquatch like just about every song on Giant For a Day could work as the dime a dozen generic theme to a dime a dozen generic and unfunny sitcom of the same era (as far as I can remember). I think its got to do with the insisting but not very convincing "happy" sounding tunes. I don't hate it, but couldn't remember hearing anything Camel that I've enjoyed less.

I feel exactly the same... Am not too fond of "You Are The One", but i absolutely LOVE both "Your Love Is Stranger..." AND also "Neon Magic" - whereas the latter one features such an amazing, joyful and happy guitar solo, by Latimer! :)

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I like all their songs. I really think they never wrote any bad song.

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Apart from its synthesizer wash-solo, Highways of the Sun.

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Fox Hill........Can't abide it!!

Remote is cool
I never bother with Ice though. Hate those over emotional guitar songs lol

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Jacob Schoolcraft wrote:

dr prog wrote:

Remote is cool
I never bother with Ice though. Hate those over emotional guitar songs lol

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Love the midsection of Wait. But ice is boring Teeheehee

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.