RAIN DANCES

2.5 stars really!! I never really fully understood how this was not the masterpiece we all expected , as the arrival of Sinclair should 've made this band hot stuff. But then again the momentum for this kind of music was waning and Latimer did not give the newcomers enough freedom. Collins (the reed-blower not the skin-pounder) is also on the line-up but was never a full-blown member of this band. If I may even be pretentious enough to say that it even sounds like Latimer and Bardens were bickering about how to get their ideas across, even this early in Camel's discography, than it is no wonder Sinclair had not much chance making a real impact on the band other than his great bass playing. At least one of the better point on this album and its successor is that Sinclair will improve on Ferguson's stance as far bass is concerned. But Little else to rejoyce about. Not that the tunes on here are bad (that is for the next two studio albums) but this is definitely poppier but sometimes more interesting/adventuresome than MoonMadness (but that does not garantee that it will be successful). A real disappointment compared to the expectations .