ICHIGO ICHIE - LIVE IN JAPAN 2016

This new DVD was the opportunity for me to rediscover a band that I have always put behind some symphonic bands like Genesis and Yes. The reason was probably because of their quiet approach to the style with the melodies developed slowly in a dreamy, peaceful and melancholic atmosphere. The band can put you to somewhere in the world in the ancient times, especially with the flute passages. The music is essentially based around the guitar playing of Latimer and some brilliant keyboards intrusions of Peter Jones who lost his sight but never his sense of compositions and solid playing. The DVD is fun to watch not only for the great songs but for the light show and the camera angles who capture many distant shots of the full stage. I have not seen the latest DVD of Camel since "Coming of Age", but I would be surprised that those are a lot better than this one. This is another winner for a great band.