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Camel

Symphonic Prog

4.39 | 496 ratings

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Finnforest
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I must join the chorus of accolades for this outstanding live album. The newer CD reissue features great sound and is a big improvement over the older version I once owned.

The first CD is wonderful enough but for me it is the second disc and its extraordinary version of the complete Snow Goose that is the breadwinner. Audience noise is minimal and the playing is superb. The orchestra adds to the experience without ever getting in the way and each member embellishes nicely to the piece. Latimer's guitar sounds perfect here and Andy Ward also does a fantastic job with some nice fills. I just love the leads on "The Snow Goose," full of feeling and fluid motion, a near perfect example of melodic classic progressive. I think it holds up quite nicely all these years later.

This is sublime music for a road trip as I found out today spinning it on a long drive in the country. If you love Camel based on the studio albums alone you really should consider springing for this one. Even for those who don't generally go for 70s live albums, I really doubt you'd be dissapointed.

The booklet features some nice liner notes and documents the dates and places faithfully. It also has some really nice photographs. It's a shame that we don't have Bardens around anymore. 4 stars for a very solid live Camel release.

Finnforest | 4/5 | 2007-5-7

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