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Hercules
Prog Reviewer
Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
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Posted: September 03 2011 at 15:15 |
The Snow Goose is without any doubt the best prog album, nay, suite of music ever made. I've just listened to it in the car and it moves me every time; I could never get tired of it.
The crap that people spawn about it being "too soft" or "not energetic enough" show that they simply haven't a clue that it's a musical interpretation of a short story, a tender love story set in 1940. It interprets the characters and storyline brilliantly without any lyrics; in that sense it's even better than Peter and the Wolf, which does the same but nowhere near as well. Hardness and energy would simply not be in keeping with the story.
I like ITLOGAP very much - by far Caravan's best album and almost rates 5* for me - but it's nowhere near as good as the emotional tour de force that Camel created.
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octopus-4
Special Collaborator
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams
Joined: October 31 2006
Location: Italy
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Posted: September 03 2011 at 18:41 |
jean-marie wrote:
Both, Masterpieces! |
Totally agreed
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Hober Mallow
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Joined: July 26 2011
Location: Everywhere
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Posted: September 03 2011 at 19:55 |
in the land... for me
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Progmind
Forum Senior Member
Joined: June 29 2010
Location: Argentina
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Posted: September 03 2011 at 21:13 |
I love Both
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team
Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 00:58 |
As good as In The Land... is, the Snow Goose.
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Ruby900
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 03 2009
Location: UK
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 01:53 |
Caravan - easy for me, as the Snow Goose seems very cheesy to me......
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trackstoni
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Joined: February 23 2008
Location: Lebanon
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Posted: September 04 2011 at 05:17 |
for this particular album , the land is far better than the snow , but as a band , Camel are much appreciated than Caravan but not by far ! However , Camel discography in 38 years contain at least 5 albums better than the Land !
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zbida
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Joined: January 16 2006
Location: Poland
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Posted: September 05 2011 at 08:29 |
It's true. There's nothing to be done.
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Kirillov
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Joined: September 03 2011
Location: Wales
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Points: 700
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Posted: September 05 2011 at 17:31 |
I think 'Snow Goose' is the better of the two, but Caravan's 'If I Could Do It All Over Again...' is better than anything else that the two bands ever did.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Joined: February 10 2011
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Posted: September 06 2011 at 12:51 |
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Gandalff
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 07 2007
Location: Middle-Earth
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Posted: September 06 2011 at 13:02 |
As it´s evident from my opening post, my fondness will be always for Camel just in this case.
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon!
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tiv
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Joined: April 06 2011
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Posted: September 16 2011 at 04:14 |
Remember hearing extracts of Snow Goose on the radio back then and going out to buy it and It's the record that got me into Camel.
Snow Goose and early (pre- Breathless) Camel for me.
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GoldenGod2112
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 30 2011
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Posted: September 16 2011 at 13:16 |
Well if the Camel album was Mirage I'd vote for it.
But caravan has my vote this time.
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The future's uncertain and the end is always near. - Jim Morrison
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motoprog
Forum Groupie
Joined: October 23 2005
Location: France
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Posted: September 18 2011 at 12:20 |
In the Land of Grey And Pink
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Slaughternalia
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Joined: February 17 2011
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Posted: September 18 2011 at 12:26 |
My favourite albums by both bands! Grey and Pink for me, but both are soft prog masterpieces
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I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't
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jean-marie
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 27 2010
Location: FRANCE
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Posted: September 19 2011 at 15:54 |
Caramel
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FAIS QUE TON REVE SOIT PLUS LONG QUE LA NUIT HAVE YOUR DREAM LASTING LONGER THAN THE NIGHT
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patday34
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Joined: August 02 2011
Location: Canada
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Posted: September 19 2011 at 19:04 |
Nine feet underground is an epic song. My vote goes to Caravan
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crimhead
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Joined: October 10 2006
Location: Missouri
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Posted: September 20 2011 at 01:47 |
The Snow goose has flown it seems. My choice though.
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oliverstoned
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Joined: March 26 2004
Location: France
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Posted: September 20 2011 at 01:58 |
I used to like both bands equally but now i find Camel to be too gentle and predictable. On another hand, i find that the Caravan "trilogy" (If i could, In the land, Waterlolily) stands the test of time. But Caravan did some too-gentle stuff after as well.
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criticdrummer94
Forum Senior Member
Joined: June 16 2011
Location: Ohio
Status: Offline
Points: 431
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Posted: September 20 2011 at 17:43 |
In the Land of Grey and Pink is fantastic. Couldn't get into The Snow Goose that much
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