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Psychedelic Paul
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CAMEL emerged from Guildford like a desert MIRAGE with the release of their first album in 1973. The band have since gone on to become as legendary as the flight of THE SNOW GOOSE, with its annual long migration from Canada to Mexico. Their fourth album was a concept album, released at a time when the concept album was King. When record buyers listened to the final track on the album, Lunar Sea (Lunacy), they may have thought they were experiencing a temporary bout of MOONMADNESS, as the song played on endlessly, in what's known as the "terminal groove" effect. Camel's next critically acclaimed album had their loyal fanbase performing RAIN DANCES of delight and they were BREATHLESS with anticipation for the follow-up album. Who can forget the stark image of the crucified astronaut on the cover of I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE, where he's metaphorically NUDE and alone in the endless depths of space. THE SINGLE FACTOR determining his fate is whether there's a spacecraft waiting nearby to come to the rescue, or whether he's doomed to drift endlessly through space like a STATIONARY TRAVELLER, when all of his hopes will be crushed like DUST AND DREAMS in a HARBOUR OF TEARS. Camel had a return to form in 1999 with the release of their RAJAZ album, which gave A NOD AND A WINK towards their classic 1970's albums.
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1st song - 6 points 2nd song - 4 points 3rd song - 3 points 4th song - 2 points 5th song - 1 point Here's my Camel Top 5 (all from the Moonmadness album) to get the poll underway:- 1. Lunar Sea (6 points) 2. Chord Change (4 points) 3. Song Within a Song (3 points) 4. Air Born (2 points) 5. Another Night (1 point) |
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Squonk19
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1) Lunar Sea
2) Lady Fantasy 3) Ice 4) Song Within a Song 5) Sasquatch |
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Lewian
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1) Never Let Go (Live Record version) 2) Ice 3) Echoes 4) Air Born 5) Song Within a Song Edited by Lewian - March 13 2020 at 18:42 |
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kenethlevine
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This is very tough
1. Ice 2. Never Let Go 3. Drafted 4. Echoes 5. Princesse Perdu My favourite Camel album is Moonmadness, yet I couldn't get a single song from it on this list. My second fave is probably Stationary Traveller, also shut out of the list. Many on the list have superb live versions kicking around, but I'm not going to say which version makes the top 5. The song's the thing |
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1. Ice
2. Sahara 3. Three Wishes 4. Never Let Go 5. Lady Fantasy
Same! It's such a wholesome record, just don't wanna tear it apart for this top 5 thing |
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1: song within a song
2: lunar sea 3: airborn 4: three wishes 5: Nimrodel |
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Breathless
Lunar Sea Hymn to Her Echoes Freefall |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Thanks for all of your votes everyone. Here's how the poll looks so far:-
1. Lunar Sea (20 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 3. Song Within a Song (12 points) 3. Never Let Go (12 points) 5. Echoes (7 points) 5. Air Born (7 points) Just under the radar:- 7. Breathless (6 points)
Edited by Psychedelic Paul - March 14 2020 at 04:45 |
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1. Lunar Sea
2. Another Night 3. Rhayader Goes to Town 4. Lady Fantasy 5. Lost and Found
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Psychedelic Paul
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Latest poll update with ProgAardvark's votes added:-
1. Lunar Sea (26 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 3. Song Within a Song (12 points) 3. Never Let Go (12 points) 5. Echoes (7 points) 5. Air Born (7 points) 5. Lady Fantasy (7 points) Just under the radar:- 8. Breathless (6 points) Edited by Psychedelic Paul - March 14 2020 at 10:23 |
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Earthrise La Princesse Perdue Rhayader One Of These Days I'll Get An Early Night Lunar Sea |
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1. Lunar Sea 2. The Sleeper 3. Chord Change 4. Supertwister 5. Beached Six Ate and Echoes are honourable mentions
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Psychedelic Paul
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Latest poll update with Tamijo II & Mirakaze's votes added:-
1. Lunar Sea (33 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 3. Song Within a Song (12 points) 3. Never Let Go (12 points) 5. Echoes (7 points) 5. Air Born (7 points) 5. Lady Fantasy (7 points) 5. Chord Change (7 points) Just under the radar:- 9. Breathless (6 points) 9. Earthrise (6 points) Edited by Psychedelic Paul - March 15 2020 at 03:30 |
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exactly! I gave my technologically challenged brother an ipod full of music and there was a song or 2 from most of their classic era albums but ALL of Moonmadness
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Tom Ozric
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Very hard to pick only 5 but I try :
Six Ate Supertwister Chord Change (could pick any off Moonmadness really) Skylines Echoes ........ but I could still pick more - Wait, Ice, Lies........ |
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Lady Fantasy Lunar Sea Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider Earthrise Rajaz |
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1. Lady Fantasy 2. Song Within A Song 3. White Rider/Nimrodel suite 4. Never Let Go 5. Rhayader
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Psychedelic Paul
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Having been away from here on a month-long sojourn to the Dark Side of the Moon and back again, I have a bit of catching up to do, so here's the latest poll update:- 1. Lunar Sea (37 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 2. Lady Fantasy (19 points) 4. Song Within a Song (16 points) 5. Never Let Go (14 points) Bubbling under:- 6. Chord Change (10 points) 7. Echoes (8 points) 7. Earthrise (8 points) 8. Air Born (7 points) 8. White Rider/Nimrodel (7 points)
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1. Echoes 2. Lunar Sun 3. Lady Fantasy 4. Earthrise 5. Skylines
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1) La Princesse Perdue
2) For Today 3) Lunar Sea 4) Hopeless Anger 5) Lady Fantasy but there are dozens of great tracks - Ice, Nimrodel, Lawrence, Mother Road, Fingertips.......the list is almost endless. One of the most beautiful is Riverman, which was recorded for an album they never released.
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