1978: Camel Breathless vs. Magma Attahk

CosmicVibration wrote: The lead guitar player seems to be in his own world; as are the rest of them.  It’s plainly visible at the end of his guitar solo which starts around 5:00 and ends around 5:55.  Check out the expression on his face, he’s not just into it, he’s in it!

Oh mercy, that whole thing was good! The part just before the guitar solo, I was feelin that big time.. and then the part after the solo with the women singing(sounded a lot like the stuff I heard on that MDK album). And you're right the guy literally looks like he's in some kind of trace or something during that solo lol. 

Anyway I'm going to have give these guys another shot.. I'm liking the feel and sound of what you're posting from them a lot! 

Ive loved Camel since I was about 14 (when I first head Mirage)and have a soft spot for(most) of the breathless lp- I remember a small article at the time in one of the UK mainstream newspapers (could have been the daily Express) with the title 'Ever heard the one about the Camel that ate the Caravan?' saying 'UK's two top 'soft rock' (yuch!!) bands have merged.. but basically Richard Sinclair had persuaded Jan Schellas to provide keyboards for the coming tour as Peter Bardens had left..

Magma.. I have a confession to make. I knew about Magma from the late 70's but somehow, unconsciously, I managed to avoid hearing them until early 2000's when I acquired an original vinyl copy of MDK. It was COMPLETELY different from what I expected and I can only say I had an 'out of body' experience listening to it. And it happens every time I hear it. It energises me in way I cant explain. When I saw them live I was nearly in tears. Not every Magma lp does this; Kohntarkosz for example leaves me fairly cold. The first double is fantastic but is nearer Early Crimson/ VDGG with a more Jazz element. Attahk and, particularly, Udu Wudu are mesmeric though Attahk has weaker moments. Apart from the year in which they were recorded and that they both have weaker elements, these lps are worlds apart but worlds I appreciate equally.

I am starting to notice that compared with many who post on these forums I have a very very wide spectrum of taste and there is actually very little across the progressive spectrum that I cant and don't listen to.. maybe i'm too easily pleased or not discerning enough.. whatever.. Music is such huge and important part of my life and soul that I always try and see the positives in whatever 'sub-genre' it is.