Audio CD review:
Camel - A Live Record

Camel - A Live Record

Band: Camel Title: A Live Record Rating: Release Date: 10 June, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: First Light 2: Metrognome 3: Unevensong 4: Skylines 5: A Song Within A Song 6: Lunar Sea 7: Raindances 8: Never Let Go 9: Chord Change 10: Ligging At Louis' 11: Lady Fantasy: Encounter/Smiles For You/Lady Fantasy 12: Spoken Introduction... 13: The Great Marsh 14: Rhayader 15: Rhayader Goes To Town 16: Sanctuary 17: Fritha 18: The Snow Goose 19: Friendship 20: Migration 21: Rhayader Alone 22: Flight Of The Snow Goose 23: Preparation 24: Dunkirk 25: Epitaph 26: Fritha Alone 27: La Princesse Perdue 28: The Great Marsh 29: The White Rider 30: Another Night

Customer Reviews An excellent album. This is the definitive version of "A Snowgoose. A must have CD for any Camel fan. " The performance is first rate. The first CD is excellent as well. I disagree with other reviewers that feel that this set is too much like the studio cuts. The performances are unique and enjoyable. Mel Collins is an excellent musician. This CD is worth the higher import price. LIGHT IT UP The song was Nimrodel/The White Rider, one of their finest songs. The first time I heard Camel was in 1974, driving around Athens, Ga. I thought it was haunting and beautiful and I still think so. But as the late Peter Bardens says in the intro, their magnum opus is definitely "The Snow Goose," and it is played and produced maybe even better on this record than the original. In fact, all you need is "A Live Record. " It has almost every great song Camel did in their prime and the recording will make you feel like you're right there at Royal Albert Hall. I pulled out "Mirage" and may never listen to it again because the great songs on that record are even better on the live version. Andy Lattimer's guitar throughout "Snow Goose" is electrifying, and this poignant score is brought to life with amazing clarity and firepower. It is unique in the genre. When I heard "Snow Goose" with a friend right after it came out we were both crying in our beer by the end. The first CD is very good but this record is really all about "Snow Goose" and the London Symphony add a great deal, though a few Camel purists may disagree. There are glitches, such as "Raindances," which sounds muted. But beginning with "Lady Fantasy" late on the first CD and ending with "Another Night" on CD Two you're getting 80 minutes of some of the best played and recorded progressive rock music on a live stage ever. And the other 55 minutes aren't bad either. Highly recommended. . The classic Camel days Years later I was able to find some of their stuff on CD, but missed their live sound. When I was young, I saw Camel live and bought several of their record albums. The disk Pressure Points came toward the end, after a change in personel and sound. I was thrilled when I discovered this import double disk. It contains the entire Snow Goose album (with orchestra backing), plus all those songs I had seen them play. The recording is of very good quality and the collection of material is first rate. So why not 5 stars? The price for an import is a bit steep. Try Snow Goose or Moonmadness or Mirage to see if you are "into" jam rock at its 70s best. If you find you like their sound, you won't be sorry buying this live set. . You can see a complete list of all Camel discography, or go back to the Camel tabs