Audio CD review:
Camel - Harbour of Tears

Camel - Harbour of Tears

Band: Camel Title: Harbour of Tears Rating: Release Date: 18 December, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Irish Air 2: Irish Air (Instrumental Reprise) 3: Harbour Of Tears 4: Cobh 5: Send Home The Slates 6: Under The Moon 7: Watching The Bobbins 8: Generations 9: Eyes Of Ireland 10: Running From Paradise 11: End Of The Day 12: Coming Of Age 13: The Hour Candle (A Song For My Father)

Customer Reviews Harbour of Terrific I have many favorite Camel albums (Snow Goose, MoonMadness, Breathless, etc. It's really a shame that this album is not more well known, but Camel is probably used to such a situation over the course of their career. ) but this one always stands out because it is so different and successful in it's intent. A true concept album, it revolves around an Irish immigrant's journey to the U. S. Upon first listening, I dismissed it as fairly ordinary stuff. Only upon repeated listenings did it's magic unfold before my ears, and now it has become a permanent member of the Camel Hall of Fame. I am also astounded that reviewers would rate the follow-up album "Rajaz" higher than Harbour of Tears. To me, Rajaz sounds uninspired and meandering with little soul or passion evident. The best way to listen to this masterpiece is straight through and really feel the music, the places, the experiences that this person goes through - it's all there in the music - heartbreak, wonder, fear and finally, triumph. The arrangements are fantastic, the musicianship excellent, and as we would expect, the guitar playing superb and full of passion. I highly recommend this audio life journey, which just happens to be a CD! . A Rare Treasure! ) and I am usually critical. I've been a Prog Rock fan for many years (Yes, Genesis, Nektar, Camel, Moody Blues, Kansas, etc. I found this CD by accident when it first came out. At first listen it was nothing that I had expected but it was interesting. After about 4 listens I was really into about half of the tracks. After a week I wouldn't drop a single track. This CD is a real tour de force and all you have to do is listen to "Watching the Bobbins" and the guitar solo on "The Hour Candle" (a tribute to the passing of Andrew Latimer's father) to get an appreciation of how really great, yet virtually unappreciated, Camel really is. Their original record label was Deram which also had the Moody Blues. It seems that Camel may hae taken the "back seat" in its early promotion and support and got lost as an "also ran". If you really don't like this CD after 5 listens you probably have no soul. What could possibly be finer This CD is so rich and full of exquisite riffs by Andrew Lattimer that it astounds me everytime I spin it. I absolutely love Camel. . . You can see a complete list of all Camel discography, or go back to the Camel tabs