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SteveG 
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 10:40 |
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Another good Camel album that gets little lip service. What's your opinion on Nude?
Edited by SteveG - February 09 2015 at 17:40
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 10:56 |
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I'm very fond of it, it's one of the first Camel albums I heard (this one and Mirage)
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 10:59 |
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A hidden gem in my opinion, beautiful cover with 5 outstanding tracks : Drafted, Beached, Docks, Lies and Landscapes. Needs a little more attention that the other Camel highlight albums.
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 11:50 |
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I've always enjoyed the album. I am a huge Happy The Man/Kit Watkins fan and I was disappointed that Kit Watkins wasn't writing a full scale progressive style when he first joined the band. Later evidence on NUDE proved that it would have worked magnificently. They covered one of his pieces, but it was obvious that he was no longer there. It would have been twice as interesting to hear a Latimer/Watkins writing team for a few albums than what had been produced on the average. There seemed to be a turn of direction in the music, yet the piece "ICE" from I Can See Your House From Here was an indication that they could have progressed to better things. "Docks" is a tease and a clear look into the future. It revealed to me that Watkins' timing was a bit off. Stationary Traveler was less commercial and I believe if Watkins had joined the band for that album, his situation would have been more justified. So...it's the if's and and's, pots and pans that makes me curious. Nude stands alone and is a solid effort in the area of being more epic in tone and structure. One of the finer Camel releases.
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 14:34 |
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I've never dared play Nude.
No idea.
I'm reading reviews mentioning Nude as being mainly instrumental (a good thing) and "progressive-newage (no thanks!!)
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Kit Watkin's (I believe first) solo lp - Labyrinth is good as is the Kit & Coco (Roussel) lp.
(I think I still have spare trade copy of both Happy The Man lps and Labyrinth.)
Edited by jacksiedanny - February 09 2015 at 14:59
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 14:44 |
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I love the album, and there's probably no album, except for Yes' 90125, that I listened more to in my life.
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 14:52 |
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Fantastic album, one of Camel's best. I might even say it's the last classic-level album they did, though they never put out a bad album.
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 15:05 |
 Moogtron III wrote:
I love the album, and there's probably no album, except for Yes' 90125, that I listened more to in my life. |
Wow!
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 15:08 |
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I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm familiar with the song Lies and I think it's pretty good.
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Posted: February 09 2015 at 15:41 |
Cool album 
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Posted: February 10 2015 at 02:08 |
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Great album - especially for 1981. A couple of duffers in Please Come Home, and The Birthday Party, but overall a 4 star album IMO.
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Posted: February 10 2015 at 02:37 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
A couple of duffers in Please Come Home, and The Birthday Party... |
Well, no discussing about taste, but I think Please Come Home is spine chilling. Birthday Party is pretty good too. Just my taste of course.
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Posted: February 10 2015 at 11:52 |
Hi,
Other than Snow Goose, probably my favorite CAMEL album ... and that's saying a lot because Mirage, was the album that got me onto them as an IMPORT, before it even came out in America!
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