bands like camel?
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Topic: bands like camel?
Posted By: pfloyd
Subject: bands like camel?
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:04
Camel is my favorite band (specifically the first four albums), give me suggestions of bands like them with insanely addictive melodies. Thanks! 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:11
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43581&KW=bands+like+camel&PID=2692684#2692684" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43581&KW=bands+like+camel&PID=2692684#2692684
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:12
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67261&KW=bands+like+camel&PID=3645478#3645478" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=67261&KW=bands+like+camel&PID=3645478#3645478
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Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:13
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i should really use that search feature... ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:19
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^Those threads seem to be quite old. There were more as well. I think a new thread is no problem at all. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:22
| I would suggest Caravan's Land of Grey and Pink. |
Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:32
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i love that that album lol. ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:37
| ^ I just noticed your signature. There's always more Canterbury Scene to look into. I suggested Focus in one those threads from Snow Dog. Maybel look into Moving Waves, Hamburger Concerto, or Focus 3 if you don't know them (check youtube). |
Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:43
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anything canterbury i have. and i love focus. i've pretty much listened to most of the popular bands on this site, but im desperate for something new. anything obscure i might like? also, i tend to avoid anything after the 70's (with the exception of astra) maybe i'm missing some good stuff? btw, i cannot find Rousseau anywhere... ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:43
I think there's a band called http://www.sleepingpills.me/sleeping-pills/diazepam-valium/281" rel="nofollow - VALIUM  Both cause the same effect on me.Sorry, couldn't resist. Welcome to the forum. Iván
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Posted By: Capt Fongsby
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:46
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May I suggest Manfred Mann's Earth Band? A couple of starting points in case you don't know 'em: - The Good Earth (1974) - Nightingales and Bombers (1975) |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:48
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Here's one from the 80s that might appeal: Jean-Paul Prat's Masal: |
Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 14:53
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ivan - i'm confused. capt f - ehhh not really a "blinded by the light" fan. ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 15:03
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logan - I'm really liking that song, imo took too long to get to the good stuff, hopefully will get better after a couple of listens. ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 15:17
I know that Snow Goose puts me to sleep every time.  ------------- 
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pfloyd wrote:Posted By: geneyesontle
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 15:45
Maybe tracks like Another Night will wake you up. ------------- Poseidon wants to Acquire the Taste of the Fragile Lamb - Derek Adrian Gabriel Anderson, singer of the band Geneyesontle |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 15:52
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Kraan and Secret Oyster are two primarily instrumental bands that I first liked because their melodicism was reminiscent of Camel. They don't really "sound like" Camel, but I get a similar vibe from them, if that makes sense.
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Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 16:02
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camel puts you to sleep???? that just shattered my entire universe. i would say genesis puts me to sleep more than camel does....
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 16:08
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Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 16:22
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then you must hate pink floyd... ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 16:39
I like Camel well enough too. I think that their debut is my favorite from them as it is one of their most lively. Snow Goose just happens to be one of those classic albums that doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong. The music is beautiful. The riff on Rhayader is excellent. But it puts me to sleep every time that I listen to it.  -------------
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 16:44
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Mario Millo projects : Windchase, Sebastian Hardie and Mario Millo solo career. Dave Greenslade - 'cactus choir' Anthony Phillips' late seventies prog rock stuff and later symphonic stuff Celeste - 'principe di un giorno' Happy The Man - 'Better late...' (after they disbanded, Kit Watkins joined Camel) Kit Watkins - 'Labyrinth' (one of the song is featured on Camel's 'I can see...') Adrian Snell - 'Passion' Gordon Giltrap - 'Peacock party' Quidam - 'quidam' Café Jacques - 'round the back' (feat. Chris Thomson of Manfred Mann's Earthband fame) Iona - 'The Book of Kells' (with a celtic touch in addition) John G. Perry - 'Sunset wading' Secret Oyster - 'Straight to the krankenhaus' Aufklärung - 'De'la tempesta...l'oscuro piacere' Marco Antonio Aruajo - 'Influencias' ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 16:53
All Camel except Moonmadness sends me to sleep. But i love Pink Floyd they are one of the most atmospheric bands while Camel is just boring. Sorry, but I can't stay awake with their music. Iván -------------
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 17:20
| Try Odyssice. |
Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: June 18 2012 at 17:35
| I am quite surprised there has been no mentions of Asia Minor's Between Flesh and Divine, that is the first thing that pops into my head whenever this question is asked. |
Posted By: wilmon91
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 18:04
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I think there's some bands including Camel that have some common traits, maybe particularly on the period towards the end of the 70's and early 80's..
Alan Parsons Project "Pyramid" (1978) maybe...(I don't know Parsons extremely well)
Passport I recommend these : Second Passport (1972), Passport – Looking Thru (1973), Ataraxia (1978),
Oceanliner (1979), Blue Tattoo (1981), Earthborn (1982)
Saga Saga (1977), Silent Knight (1980)
Steve Hackett Spectral Mornings (1979), Defector (1980)
Clannad Legend (1985) One of my favourite albums, and I think it could/should appeal to Camel fans...
The Durutti Column A favourite artist of mine... it could very well appeal to fans of Camel. (I'm a Camel fan!)
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Posted By: Barah86
Date Posted: June 19 2012 at 18:37
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Try the album "Hybris" by Änglagĺrd if you haven't already...
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Posted By: Ancient Tree
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 00:16
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http://" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/music/Camel/+similar -------------  |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 05:28
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Karfagen ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 05:35
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Sanhedrin
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 06:38
Indeed. A very good album, too. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: elbownut
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 06:46
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Some recommendations if you like Camel and particularly insanely addictive melodies Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream / Lightbulb Sam era especically ( more darker in parts than Camel )
Caravan - as has been mentioned
Anthema - the more recent stuff like Were Here Because Were Here and Weather Systems
Airbag - All Rights Removed ( more PF sounding but worth checking out also)
Opeth - Damnation and the more softer stuff ( Camel are big influence on the lead singer )
Hope this helps
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Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 16:50
thanks for the suggestions, this will keep me busy for a while...  ------------- check out my art: http://alexanderbennett33.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: June 25 2012 at 01:50
THIS!!
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Posted By: Irrgarten
Date Posted: July 13 2012 at 18:17
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If hasn't already been mentioned try Gňtic's "Scenes". Nice instrumentals, specially the closing track "Historia d'una gota d'aigua" ------------- [URL=http://www.last.fm/user/Graphirus/?chartstyle=basicrt10%3cimg%20src=" rel="nofollow][/URL] |
Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: July 13 2012 at 19:19
Has anybody mentioned Solaris yet? I hear lots of nodes to Camel in their music. All their three albums are awesome  |
Posted By: pfloyd
Date Posted: July 13 2012 at 19:41
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Solaris kicks ass! thank you! also, asia minor i amazing too!
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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: July 13 2012 at 20:03
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How can a Floyd fan find 70s Camel boring? I can understand post 1982 camel sounding boring but not pre 1982. They are a better version of Floyd. More melodic, more talented musicians, more talented composers. Their slow songs are nicer and their other songs are more upbeat. I love their 76-78 period most and their debut is very good. I thought they took a slight step backwards on Mirage and they experimented too much with Snowgoose. But they have 2 cool outtakes from those 2 years 74 and 75 which reinforce the bands music in what I thought were weaker years. These are the songs: These are 2 fine tunes. Hopefully they come out on future Mirage and Snowgoose remasters to boost their ratings. I'd rate the remasters as follows: Camel-8.5/10(Aubaluba is a bit sh*tty in parts with that crappy amarican style hard rock bass playing though) Mirage 7.5/10(with Autumn included 8/10. Lady fantasy is a bit crappy in parts and freefall has crappy bass playing) Snowgoose-7.5/10(with Riverman included 8/10. Snowgoose has too many non vocal moments imo) Moondmadess-9/10 Raindances-9/10 Breathless-8.5/10 A live record-8.5/10 I can see you house from here-8/10 Nude-8/10 I find Floyd a bit limited to slow bluesy music. They are pretty mediocre at instrumentals too. I really don't care for half of Dark side or even a thrid of Wish you were here. Dark side is the most overrated album in Prog history up there with Nursery crymes. Here's my thoughts on Floyd albums which I have Saucerful of secrets-7.5/10 Atom heat mother-7.5/10 Meddle-8/10 Obscured by clouds-8.5/10 Dark side of the moon-7/10(Money, Any colour, Great gig, are mainly boring. Us and them, Brain, Eclipse need to be in the mood to listen to) Wish you were here 7.5/10(Wish you were here and Have a cigar are boringish) Animals-8.5/10 The wall-8/10 Camel clearly better imo Ward is a much better drummer than Mason Bardens is a noticeably better keyboardist than Wright Latimer is a more talented, better sounding and more various guitarist than Gilmour Sinclair is one of the best bass players in prog, Ferguson and Waters are reasonable Camel were much more jazz and classical influenced than Floyd. Floyd are closer to blues than anything. Camel produced far greater melodies. I've never heard Floyd produce fun instrumentals such as Supertwister, Sixate, Rhyader, Migration, Flight of snowgoose, Chord change, Skylines etc
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Posted By: Ytse_Jam
Date Posted: July 14 2012 at 16:33
| Breathless is pretty weak compared with stuff like Moonmadness though.. Doesn't reach 8.5 for me. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: July 14 2012 at 18:39
Breathless, Echoes, Starlight ride, Summer lightning, Sleeper are very good tracks
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 02:16
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Nobody has mentioned the Japanese band Bellaphon yet, the true Camel's clones. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: July 17 2012 at 12:25
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Posted By: Vance
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 19:09
| If you are interested in a newer band, you might like Gekko Projekt. Conor did review that compares them to Camel. http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=785966" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=785966 |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 19:28
Pulsar's album The Strands Of Future is one that's reminiscent of Wish
You Were Here (the length). Drums are solid (like The Snow Goose).
Vocals are a bit shabby, but not much singing going on. Nonetheless, the
singer is a calm one. Saying this because everything that's decently
like Camel has already been said. The Snow Goose is probably my favorite
album ever, so you know this album's good  And the guy who said Gotic, there instruments sound just like Camels. Also, is your picture supposed to be a drawn Hunter S. Thompson? It really looks like him in his older years. |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 19:31
Pulsar's albums are so expensive. I really want Pollen, Halloween, and The Strands of Future but they're out of my price range. ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 19:41
For CD they're pretty cheap, and this website http://www.discogs.com/Pulsar-Pollen/release/1459059" rel="nofollow - http://www.discogs.com/Pulsar-Pollen/release/1459059 not sure if they have Halloween and Strands, but Pollen is fantastic too. You learn to like the singer too. He has his good and bad moments. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 19:48
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Anyone mentioned Kaipa yet? Their first 3 albums are like the Swedish answer to Camel.
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Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 20:09
On CD (my preferred choice for listening to music), they're expensive. Like $20 an album. I'm not going to say that I'm completely new to seems a little excessive to me. And since I don't do the whole download thing, I'll just have to wait to hear them, though I have heard they're music via YouTube, but I know the CDs will sound so much better obviously.
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Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 20:28
| Then it depends on how much you're willing to spend on an album. Make sure it's worth it to you for $20! Slowly buy each one. That's what I did. |
Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: July 25 2012 at 21:34
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you must seriously try Tortoise. seminal post-rock with serious prog n' kraut credentials, lots of melodic lines, and these albums especially: Millions Now Living will Never Die TNT Standards though Tortoise, i got to like Camel!!!!
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Posted By: dazzammm1
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 12:56
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got into camel a few years ago and then kind of fell out of love with them - remembered them sounding quite cheesy and dated. but just stuck a best of playlist ive got on my 'pod - IM IN LOVE AGAI. I always find last.fm a good source of stuff that is like a band. it shows similar artists, plus if you click the artist radio button you get loads of tracks from similar artists. additional - just reached the snow goose tracks in my playlist - skip, skip, skip until the moonmadness tracks. never liked the snow goose |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 12:59
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Try out Dutch Odyssice: ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 14:37
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Kahn - Space Shanty Finch - Glory of the inner Force Quiet Sun - Quiet Sun (bit more avant though) Cargo - Cargo (bit more improvisation) |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 16:14
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There is some former Camel around. Try Colin Bass, Jan Schelhaas and Ton Scherpenzeel. I've already mentioned Kayak and Bellaphon in previous posts ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 16:15
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and David Minasian, too ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 16:33
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Kinda similar poetic melancholia Cressida - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj5vDqqDJQk" rel="nofollow - Asylum Campo Di Marte - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h69YrtaqsMA" rel="nofollow - St Someone already suggested Celeste ------------- 
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: October 06 2012 at 23:48
Post-1980 Genesis (after Duke) - I agree. Early 1970s with Peter Gabriel...thems be fighting words...
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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 14:43
everything you post something I can't help but read it like Jeff Goldblum. Makes me laughter man, but I do take what you have to say seriously. Kaipa is a band I have to check out. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 14:47
How about Dromedary? ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 08 2012 at 17:25
Honestly I don't see any Camel in Kaipa's music. It's not a band which works much on me. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: October 09 2012 at 11:54
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King Eider |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: April 30 2016 at 16:27
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Sebastian Hardie/Windchase also Opeth's Damnation has Camel feel to it.
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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: April 30 2016 at 17:03
| Dromadaire |
Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: September 14 2016 at 06:20
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- Caravan - Bland Bladen (!!!) - Kraan - Peter Bardens (first two albums) - Supersister - Hatfield and the North - Hidria Spacefolk - Hypnos 69 - Jane |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 15 2016 at 04:05
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 16 2016 at 04:09
Posted By: Kingsnake
Date Posted: September 16 2016 at 04:34
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For the Rain Dances-enthousiasts I would really like to recommend Kraan. Kraan is a german band, but not Krautrock, they sound more like a Canterbury-band. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 16 2016 at 04:47
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Has anyone suggested Subversion? Guess not. All in all a more eclectic band than Camel but they have a few tunes similar in mode to this one: -------------
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Posted By: HosiannaMantra
Date Posted: September 16 2016 at 06:28
| Novalis, Asia Minor, Ragnarök, Ain Soph, Eloy's "Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes", Steve Hackett's "Guitar Noir", Triana (if you want to hear how a combination of Camel-esque prog and melodramatic - but in a good way - flamenco sounds like), Focus, Kayak, Neuschwanstein, Cai, Tako, and there is also that band Tai Phong with some very nice Camel like parts, but also an extra portion of cheese (hence that their guitarist became Celine Dion's songwriter). |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 19 2016 at 11:25
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Anyone's Daughter from Germany were sometimes called the German Camel, and there are similarities, especially in their first two albums, Adonis and s/t |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 29 2016 at 05:03
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Abiogenesi (Italy): |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: September 29 2016 at 14:11
| Camel is pretty similar to Camel, in fact sometimes they sound like the same band. |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: September 29 2016 at 16:42
This is awesome!!...
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 30 2016 at 01:52
I'm happy you like it. |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: September 30 2016 at 02:35
It's hard to get this album though. Managed to find a YouTube mp3 converter....
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 30 2016 at 03:21
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^^ I bought this CD in 2011 thanks to Cosmos Music (France).
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 30 2016 at 03:26
| ^^ The album's available https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/ever-after" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: September 30 2016 at 09:42
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^^ Also available on iTunes if you use that. ~$10 I think? ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |