RAIN DANCES

Two very well-known musicians from the British Progressive Rock Scene became members of CAMEL for the fifth album: Richard SINCLAIR from CARAVAN and Mel COLLINS from KING CRIMSON, the result was an album that even when it has no comparison with the previous records of the band it features very unforgettable songs that have become favorites in the repertoire of the band.

This album includes interesting musical mixtures, going from soft calm songs as "Tell me" to some jazzy moments as "One of these days I'll get an early night" passing through the exquisite "Unevensong" and the joyful "Highways of the Sun"; Doug FERGUSON didn't play in this record and even when Richard SINCLAIR is a great bass player, FERGUSON's absence is notorious, even so, the rest of the members did remarkable performances of their respective instruments.

Nice album, that is undeniable but an indispensable masterpiece? I don't think so, probably a very good chapter of CAMEL's history, but definitely not a MUST-HAVE kind of record. This would probably be more recommended if you like jazzy Canterbury Scene bands from the second half of the seventies as GILGAMESH or SOFT HEAP or if you're a big fan of Pop Rock music.

SONG RATING: First light, 4 Metrognome, 4 Tell me, 4 Highways of the Sun, 4 Unevensong, 5 One of these days I'll get an early night, 3 Elke, 3 Skylines, 5 Rain dances, 3

AVERAGE: 3.89

PERCENTAGE: 77.78

ALBUM RATING: 4 stars

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