CAMEL ON THE ROAD 1981

This "Live On The road" collection is somewhat difficult to follow. a live recording from 1972 released in 1982 for the ten years'anniverary of the band. Another one recorded in 1981 and released in ... 1997 (this one) and a last one recorded in 1982 but released earlier than the previous one (in 1994). Do you understand something ? Rather difficult.

Anyway. Camel outputs an album consisting some old songs from the early days :" Never Let Go" from their first album; "Song Within a Song" and "Lunar Sea" from "Moonmadness). These three tracks belong to the good part of their catalogue. These live renditions are really good.

Then comes an almost complete version of their "Nude" album which was not really my cup of tea. The live versions are a bit better than the studio one. Two-third of the fifteen songs are played here.

This live effort is not too bad, mostly thanks to the legendary tracks. It is far from being a great live album though : track list is too week. We'll still have to wait to get it (in terms of when the concerts were recorded, not when the albums were released of course). But do not worry, it'll come. Three stars.