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Posted: April 20 2012 at 09:30

1. Never Let Go (6:23)
2. Slow Yourself Down (4:46)
3. Freefall (5:53)
4. Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider (9:16)
5. Rhayder (3:02)
6. Rhayder Goes To Town (5:22)
7. Lady Fantasy (Live with the London Symphony Orchestra) (15:25)
8. Lunar Sea (9:06)

9. A Song Within A Song (7:14)
10. Air Born (5:03)

No idea how long that is but its definitive Camel!!!!!!!!

Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - April 20 2012 at 09:32

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Posted: April 20 2012 at 09:26

3.78 | 25 ratings A Compact Compilation
1985

Review by clarke2001
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This is a a very good prog rock compilation, and a good vivisection of band's career. For some reason, the tracks from the first albums are not included here, neither the tracks from the newer albums. Fine. I first discovered CAMEL through their masterpiece, "The Snow Goose", then I discovered their debut, and then this nice little compilation record. It was a record on right place and in right time, at least for me.

My only negative remark about this one is the inclusion of perhaps a bit too many songs from "The Snow Goose"; of course this is not necessary bad, because it's a nice thing for a newbie to discover, and all the songs from that instrumental album are awesome, hands down. But honestly, I don't like to see (and hear) a different parts and excerpts of a conceptual piece out of its conception.

However, this was a huge discovery for me. It struck me with equal strength as CAMEL struck me when I heard them for the first time: "Freefall", "Lady Fantasy", "Metrognome", "Lunar Sea"... what an incredible collection of songs. We can always argue the selection of the songs for a compilation, but in my opinion, this songs are the most essential CAMEL tracks and the best tracks in the same time (and these are two different things...just check the majority of compilations by other "big" names...most of them are overplayed, if nothing else).

This is not only an excellent introduction to the world of CAMEL, it's also an excellent introduction for a newbie into the world of progressive rock music.

Percussion, sir!

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Posted: April 20 2012 at 08:11

Not so easy!!! And Moonmadness, Raindances, Breathless, a Live Record, I can see..., etc., etc!

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Posted: April 20 2012 at 04:02

Heepster wrote:

"Lunar Sea" is magnificence in his purest form. One of the most beautiful instrumental pieces of all times. "A Heart´s Desire", pretty tune with Hoover´s lyrics. "Single Factor" is a good album, frequently underrated -Perhaps not the most equilibrated, but very fresh in his pop approach at the same time---

I totally agree about Lunar Sea.
Heart's Desire/End Peace (for me it is one song) is actually my favourite Camel song!
I like Single Factor and I agree it is underrated. But then again, my tastes are a bit crossover sometimes. It is fresh indeed.

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Posted: April 20 2012 at 04:00

let prog reign wrote:

This is just too hard to do. So many great songs.

Im surprised no one has included Song Within a Song so far. That's one of my favorites!

One of my favorites as well.

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Posted: April 19 2012 at 18:43

I am somewhat new to Camel, but have been enjoying what I've heard. The first album I got, and the only one I've really heard thoughtfully and enough times is Mirage, and that one I liked a lot as a whole. I also got "a Live Record", with the whole of "The Snowgoose", so once I hear enough of it I'll have enough material to make a list. I also got the compilation "Lunar Sea"... but as a matter of fact, what I had in mind while buying it was that I wanted to buy "Moonmadness"... found out about my mistake once I had taken it out of it's wraping, and then didn't dare to try to ask the store to give it back. Anyway, I don't think I regret buying it.

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Posted: April 19 2012 at 18:34

So easy... All of Mirage, plus Ice, City Life, Highways of the Sun and Song Within a Song.

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Posted: April 19 2012 at 15:10

"Lunar Sea" is magnificence in his purest form. One of the most beautiful instrumental pieces of all times. "A Heart´s Desire", pretty tune with Hoover´s lyrics. "Single Factor" is a good album, frequently underrated -Perhaps not the most equilibrated, but very fresh in his pop approach at the same time---

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Posted: April 19 2012 at 12:59

Great idea!

1. Lady Fantasy
2. Song Within A Song
3. Air Born
4. Lunar Sea
5. Sanctuary
6. Fritha
7. The Snow Goose
8. The Sleeper
9. Pump & Circumstance
10. Please Come Home
11. Long Goodbyes
12. A Heart's Desire
13. End Peace

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Posted: April 19 2012 at 10:16

-Arubaluba
-Lady Fantasy
-A Song Within A Song
-Never Let Go (Live version, wow)
-Unevensong
-Echoes
-Breathless (I always feel it like the Pete´s farewell)
-Your Love Is Stranger Than Mine
-Captured
-Sasquatch
-Hopeless Anger

This is my today´s list ^___________^

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Posted: February 17 2011 at 14:45

1.Never Let Go 2. Supertwister 3. Nimrodel/Procession/White Rider 4. Rhayader 5.Rhayader Goes To Town 6. La Princesse Perdue 7. Another Night (Single-version)8. Lunar Sea 9. First Light 10. Unevensong 11.Echoes 12. The Sleeper 13. City Life 14. The Last Farewell

about 63-67min

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Posted: February 14 2011 at 12:22

1.Full Snow Goose

2.Lady Fantasy

3.Never Let Go

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Posted: February 13 2011 at 18:07

Freefall
Never Let Go (single version)
White Rider
Earthrise
Lady Fantasy (first half)
Rhyader
Song Within a Song
Air Born
Unevensong
Echoes
Wait

Edited by dedokras - February 13 2011 at 18:08

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Posted: February 02 2011 at 12:37

Song Within A Song...totally forgot about that one. Add it to my list.

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Posted: February 02 2011 at 10:42

let prog reign wrote:

This is just too hard to do. So many great songs.

Im surprised no one has included Song Within a Song so far. That's one of my favorites!

i love it too , but it doesn't mean it's excluded ! Wink

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Posted: February 02 2011 at 10:39

This is just too hard to do. So many great songs.

Im surprised no one has included Song Within a Song so far. That's one of my favorites!

Once upon a time there was some writing on the wall we all ignored, until the time that there was war and feasts of famine at our door

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Posted: February 02 2011 at 09:51

I'm not big on Camel so this should be easy. Not sure if I can come up with 65 minutes though.

Echoes

Another Night

Supertwister

Freefall

Air Born

Wait

Camelogue

City Life

Unevensong

Rhyader Goes To Town

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Posted: February 02 2011 at 09:45

I would have thought you could exchange almost any track for another and not make much difference. A nice group, competent, thoughtful, musicianly, but the package would never amount to first rate whichever way you shuffle the cards.

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