Varon wrote:
I prefer Harbour of Tears to any early Camel's album |
I agree with this until I listen to Mirage and Moonmadness. It's hard to compare the two. When I listen to Mirage/Moonmadness, I like them best. But when I listen to Harbour of Tears, I like it best. It's hard to explain.
Harbour of Tears is a fabulous album, highly underrated in the Camel canon. I don't know why. It has everything a great concept album should have -- emotion, continuity, a tale to tell and terrific lyrics/music to tell it, blistering solos and not one bad moment.
I know it's criticized for adding to the end of the album 10 or so minutes of the sounds of the sea, but it absolutely fits the theme, is very tranquil and relaxing and is better than 10 minutes or so of silence. If one disagrees, it's very easy to eject the disc just as you would when it's over.
It's so rare to see anyone say something good about this album I just wanted to chime in.