LANDSCAPES

"Landscapes" is a collection of some of Camel's shortest songs (the longest one here is "Echoes" with 7:16) and sometimes more "commercial" songs. It's not a bad album at all because some of the tracks are excellent (there is material from "Mirage", "The Snow Goose", "Moonmadness", "Rain Dances", "Breathless",and "Nude".) However, the songs from "I Can See Your House..." and "Stationary Traveller" make the level decrease dramatically (especially the horrendous "Cloak and Dagger Man".) To sum up, it's not a bad introduction to Camel's most accessible stuff but it offers nothing new or especial to the old fans.