RAIN DANCES

Two new band members refreshed Camel's music and sound. New streaming is already apparent on the album opener 'First Light' , where strong rhythm giving bass of Richard Sinclair and sharpl Mel Collins' sax mark this new flare. My favourites however, are on the B side of the record - 'One Of These Days I'll Get An Early Night' is with a lot of horns propelled jazzy number, while 'Elke' featuring Eno on keyboards, brings nice melodic line beautified with admirable flute and harp.'Skylines' is one more jazz inspired track and closing 'Rain Dances' shines with remarkable Collins' soprano sax.Although not so strong as some previous releases, I think nevertheless that this one is a bit underrated; it offers superb musicianship, it is varied and still charms with this sophisticated Camel tune.