THE SNOW GOOSE

I first listened to this album at a friend's home after school, with great anticipation because he had already announced our circle that the music was something out of this world.
And surely it was: what an immediate wonder right from the start, marvelous notes coming from the speakers, transporting us on a dream trip, exploring sounds never heard before to humankind.

Global Appraisal

In '75 this concept album was really an achievement, a significant artistic step ahead on the search for new forms of musical expression
The plenty odd sounds from synthesizers, pipe organ, slide guitar, vibes, beyond the usual classical rock instrumentation (although for sure not an absolute innovation even in Camel discography, see the excellent albums that precede and follow this one), are meaningfully used on behalf of a dreamy sound-scape that permeates the whole record, resulting in a wordless narrative full of tasteful melodies.

Goodies

Peter Bardens and Andy Latimer, the dual driving force behind 70's Camel, perform their best work together; PB would leave in 1978 and the band will never be the same, only regaining peak-form two decades later with a very different sound and under the guidance of AL by himself.

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