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    Posted: August 28 2020 at 01:08

Not counting the re-recorded version of The Snow Goose from 2013, Camel has not released a new studio album since 2002's A Nod and a Wink. That's 18 long years! Babies born in that year are now adults Shocked

Yet, the band has remained active as a live band and released several very highly regarded live videos/albums.

Do you think we will get to see another studio album from Camel?
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Probably not, but I hope so. 
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Check out the newish prog magazine interview with Latimer. He essentially says he’s constantly writing new music and he won’t rule a new studio album out. It’s just going to come down to wether he thinks he has a good cohesive story to tell. He also compares the camaraderie of the current lineup to that of the classic 4 man lineup. He also said he would look into vinyl releases of the some of the latter day Camel albums. He says he’s writing just as well as he ever did.
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It's hard to say. Latimer had said goodbye to live playing many years ago but has come back. He is surely no stranger to changing his mind and surprising! Much will depend on his general health, I think. If I'm informed correctly, he had some pretty nasty problems. But then he may just not have more new songs in him, who knows? (OK, read dougmcauliffe's post after writing this - that doesn't seem to be the problem, so we can be cautiously optimistic! Smile)


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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Check out the newish prog magazine interview with Latimer. He essentially says he’s constantly writing new music and he won’t rule a new studio album out. It’s just going to come down to wether he thinks he has a good cohesive story to tell. He also compares the camaraderie of the current lineup to that of the classic 4 man lineup. He also said he would look into vinyl releases of the some of the latter day Camel albums. He says he’s writing just as well as he ever did.


Wow, that sounds promising! Big smile
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Originally posted by Lewian Lewian wrote:

It's hard to say. Latimer had said goodbye to live playing many years ago but has come back. He is surely no stranger to changing his mind and surprising! Much will depend on his general health, I think. If I'm informed correctly, he had some pretty nasty problems. But then he may just not have more new songs in him, who knows? (OK, read dougmcauliffe's post after writing this - that doesn't seem to be the problem, so we can be cautiously optimistic! Smile)


That's right, Latimer was very seriously ill, and I thought at the time that he wouldn't make it, but miraculously he made a full recovery. This was now some years back already, and they've toured several times since then and recorded amazing live videos.
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I casually dropped in on http://camelproductions.com/ to see if there was any news from one of my favourite bands, and I noticed that they have announced a tour for 2023.

 

Could this perhaps be a sign that a new studio album is also in the works? It would be very interesting to hear what this line-up could come up with in the studio.

What do you think, is it probable?



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I hope so. If it's as good as either Rajaz or A Nod and a Wink, it'll be worth waiting 18 years for.
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Originally posted by SouthSideoftheSky SouthSideoftheSky wrote:


Not counting the re-recorded version of The Snow Goose from 2013, Camel has not released a new studio album since 2002's A Nod and a Wink. That's 18 long years! Babies born in that year are now adults Shocked

Yet, the band has remained active as a live band and released several very highly regarded live videos/albums.

Do you think we will get to see another studio album from Camel?

You never know. The same window of time (roughly 20 years) existed between Blue Öyster Cult's Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001) and The Symbol Remains (2020)! They have also remained active as a live unit ("on tour forever") and released some great live videos/albums.
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Hi,

HONESTLY FOLKS ... 

We are here in a progressive music forum, and sadly, all we can hope for is something from the old guard of the progressive music.

I love CAMEL and they have their spot in my heart, but the MUSIC is what this is all about, and there is new music everyday that we are not listening to because the only things we can listen to is hope for the next SAME THING that we heard before.

To me, if Andy comes up with something else, great ... but it won't stop me from enjoying something else ... but it's as if many folks here don't have an ear for music, just for the stuff they like!

That is so bizarre from a progressive point of view! Did you ever think what "progressive" music would be like if everyone did what you guys just did?
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

HONESTLY FOLKS ... 

We are here in a progressive music forum, and sadly, all we can hope for is something from the old guard of the progressive music.

I love CAMEL and they have their spot in my heart, but the MUSIC is what this is all about, and there is new music everyday that we are not listening to because the only things we can listen to is hope for the next SAME THING that we heard before.

To me, if Andy comes up with something else, great ... but it won't stop me from enjoying something else ... but it's as if many folks here don't have an ear for music, just for the stuff they like!

That is so bizarre from a progressive point of view! Did you ever think what "progressive" music would be like if everyone did what you guys just did?

insulting and a bit patronizing, but hey, nothing new I guess. 

It's like you read the thread title and came up with the worst possible opinion. 

Nobody said new music should not be paid attention to, listened and enjoyed. 
How is anyone or anything (or new music from old bands) stopping you from enjoying the music that you, well ...enjoy? Confused

How is expecting new music from Camel make people "not have an ear for new music"? Thumbs Down
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^This is a rare occasion I agree with Mosh. Nothing wrong with wanting a new release from Camel but I believe his point is we should be discussing new blood on these forums and not the same topics on repeat.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

^This is a rare occasion I agree with Mosh. Nothing wrong with wanting a new release from Camel but I believe his point is we should be discussing new blood on these forums and not the same topics on repeat.

I didn't get that specifically from his post. 

Too often he's accusing the rest of us that we don't have the ear to appreciate music or new music, which is not the case. Rather arrogant and belittling if you ask me. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

^This is a rare occasion I agree with Mosh. Nothing wrong with wanting a new release from Camel but I believe his point is we should be discussing new blood on these forums and not the same topics on repeat.

I didn't get that specifically from his post. 

Too often he's accusing the rest of us that we don't have the ear to appreciate music or new music, which is not the case. Rather arrogant and belittling if you ask me. 

Hi,

I think you are taking this "personally", and it is not meant to.

The idea is that what started as progressive some 50 years ago, was that it was all NEW and DIFFERENT ... and a lot of the posts and comments here are not "new" and are not "different" and I have serious doubts when I see stuff like this, that we will, FIND NEW MUSIC, because we are strictly attuned to the old material that we love so much ... no disagreement there at all. PA is here because or the appreciation and desire to keep all that "new and different" music alive, but is that supposed to mean that new music is not allowed or wanted because we're too busy looking for the same old Fords and Chevy's in the 60's?

But to have a love for music, also means new, and different, and my point is not that Camel is dead and gone, but that it would really help "progressive music" if we spent a bit more time on new things that further the idea, than the old things, whose comments do not add anything to the discussion.

As I've said a lot of times, I'm in it for the art. It has absolutely nothing to do with fame or fortune, like it does for so many folks here that seem to only listen to something if they are listed in some top 5 or 10 ... you don't see any comments from them anywhere else. That should suffice to show that it is very easy to think that they are not specially attuned to new and different music, otherwise you would see them commenting elsewhere.
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Is there anything more pointless than writing a posting in a thread that says "we should not discuss this"?

(Probably just one thing: A posting complaining about another posting that says "we should not discuss this". Wink)
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

To me, if Andy comes up with something else, great ... but it won't stop me from enjoying something else ... but it's as if many folks here don't have an ear for music, just for the stuff they like!

I think I can speak for everyone, as well as myself, and confirm that we do enjoy other bands. 

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

That is so bizarre from a progressive point of view! Did you ever think what "progressive" music would be like if everyone did what you guys just did?

Patently "proglodyte" behavior. Maybe it's time for a break from the computer, mosh. LOL
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i really look forward to a new Camel album, they are a band that rarely dissapoints and i consider their latest album to be very good.

If i had to define Camel with one word it would be Consistency, the only low pint for me its the single Factor.

For example Bubu  took almost 40 years to release a new album, so i dont lose hope that Camel release a new album.

And guys relax a bit and dont be so solemn, we can talk about new bands and old bands, progresive rock and other arts forms will not dissapear from what we talk about in music forum
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