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Points: 12775 		Direct Link To This Post 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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Originally posted by let prog reign 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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Originally posted by Heepster Heepster wrote:

"Lunar Sea" is magnificence in his purest form. One of the most beautiful instrumental pieces of all times. "A Heartīs  Desire", pretty tune with Hooverīs 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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Not so easy!!! And Moonmadness, Raindances, Breathless, a Live Record, I can see..., etc., etc!
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3.78 | 25 ratings A Compact Compilation
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4 stars 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.


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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!!!!!!!!


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Good selection, Clarke. In those years there were no dispossable the rights of the first album (published ty MCA), so many compilations doesnīt includes that essential tracks -except maybe some alive version of NLG . Itīs incomplete, but Iīm agree with your point, itīs a good introduction -to the greatest music ever composed!
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Any "best of Camel" without "Ice" is seriously delinquent.
Ouch



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Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Any "best of Camel" without "Ice" is seriously delinquent.
Ouch



Well, Ice is not in my Camel top 10, and would not be in my Camel top 20 either. Wink
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Points: 403 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2012 at 15:25
Neat idea. A good excuse to take a Camel ride...


(TO BE CONTINUED...)
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Points: 698 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2012 at 17:21
Good idea. It would take a lot of work. But I have the tracks , I only need to create a good song order.
 
So out of all their albums I'll include
 
1 from Camel                       4:47 min
3 from Mirage                     15:59 min
6 from Snow Goose          14:46 min
1 from Moonmadness        5:02 min
1 from Rain Dances            4:29 min
1 from Breathless                7:20 min
1 from Nude                          2:39 min
1 from The Single factor     3:34 min
 
Total Time: 64:29 min
 
 
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Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Any "best of Camel" without "Ice" is seriously delinquent.
Ouch


Well, Ice is not in my Camel top 10, and would not be in my Camel top 20 either. Wink
Do I have to wear one of those suits with horizontal or vertical bars now? LOL
 
It's actually not in my top 70 either (seriously)...  there are many good Camel tracks! Smile
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Yeah, "Ice" isnīt  in my personal list neither! :D Ja. Itīs an OK track, but not represets the best that Camel can offer in terms of sensibility and/or complexity. Itīs a bit redundant and the motive, simple at best, a bit too much "recreated". The duration screw up the emotion that attempts express, too.
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Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Any "best of Camel" without "Ice" is seriously delinquent.
Ouch

Amen
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There are plenty of instrumentals better than "Ice"; "First Light"  and "Elke" are far superior
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Points: 5319 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 14 2013 at 20:28
Rajaz.........one of my favorite Camel songs
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Originally posted by Heepster Heepster wrote:

There are plenty of instrumentals better than "Ice"; "First Light"  and "Elke" are far superior
but nothing beats  Stationary Traveller [except the snow goosw  if you count the entered album ] 




Edited by martinprog77 - February 15 2013 at 03:05
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I am no expert on Camel, but I've been revisiting "Moonmadness" recently and really dig it.  Espeically "Song Withing A Song".  Is there any connection between Camel and Sopwith Camel?  Is that a dumb question?  
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^There are no dumb questions, only dumb people.  Tongue  Just kidding, actually at one time I wondered the same thing, but no, there is no connection. 
 
Let's see.  I'll still have to work out the running order and make sure I fit the time constraints once I get home, but:
 
Rhayader
Rhayader Goes to Town
Arubaluba
Ice
Song Within a Song
Lunar Sea
Rajaz
Hour Candle
Nimrodel/White Rider
Lady Fantasy


Edited by The Doctor - February 15 2013 at 14:33
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I don't really like anything they did after Breathless, so at least I have less albums to choose from!
 
This is 3 seconds over the 65 minutes! Am I allowed to get away with that? If not, just replace the live version of Lady Fantasy with the Mirage version, which will chop off a minute and a half.....
 
1. Never Let Go (A Live Record) 7.21
2. Song Within A Song (A Live Record) 7.01
3. Rhayader 3.01
4. Rhayader Goes To Town 5.20
5.Lunar Sea (A Live Record) 8.56
6. Rain Dances 2.59
7. Highways Of The Sun 4.32
8. Breathless 4.16
9. Echoes 7.22
10. Lady Fantasy (A Live Record) 14.15
 
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