MIRAGE

After being highly disappointed with their second album The Snow Goose, I decided to give Andy Latimer and co. a second try with this album. Mostly everything have been said by my colleagues, but I would still say that this is an album of clearly higher quality thanits successor, with a progressive classic in Lady Fantasy and some incredible songs. Talking about Lady Fantasy, this song is clearly a highlight of the progressive genre. The different parts of the songs are all extremely good, and they fit together in the most simple and effective way. Great musicianship all around, the lyrics are also good, even if Latimer's voice is not the greatest in the business. Really if you want to discover Camel, start with this album rather than Snow Goose. 4/5