Top 5 Camel Songs
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Topic: Top 5 Camel Songs
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Top 5 Camel Songs
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 18:00
CAMEL emerged from Guildford like a desert MIRAGE with the release of their first album in 1973. The band have since gone on to become as legendary as the flight of THE SNOW GOOSE, with its annual long migration from Canada to Mexico. Their fourth album was a concept album, released at a time when the concept album was King. When record buyers listened to the final track on the album, Lunar Sea (Lunacy), they may have thought they were experiencing a temporary bout of MOONMADNESS, as the song played on endlessly, in what's known as the "terminal groove" effect. Camel's next critically acclaimed album had their loyal fanbase performing RAIN DANCES of delight and they were BREATHLESS with anticipation for the follow-up album. Who can forget the stark image of the crucified astronaut on the cover of I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE, where he's metaphorically NUDE and alone in the endless depths of space. THE SINGLE FACTOR determining his fate is whether there's a spacecraft waiting nearby to come to the rescue, or whether he's doomed to drift endlessly through space like a STATIONARY TRAVELLER, when all of his hopes will be crushed like DUST AND DREAMS in a HARBOUR OF TEARS. Camel had a return to form in 1999 with the release of their RAJAZ album, which gave A NOD AND A WINK towards their classic 1970's albums.  ==================================================================== Here's your chance to name your Top 5 Camel songs. Simply list your Top 5 in order of preference below and then I'll assign points to your listings as follows:-
1st song - 6 points 2nd song - 4 points 3rd song - 3 points 4th song - 2 points 5th song - 1 point Here's my Camel Top 5 (all from the Moonmadness album) to get the poll underway:- 1. Lunar Sea (6 points) 2. Chord Change (4 points) 3. Song Within a Song (3 points) 4. Air Born (2 points) 5. Another Night (1 point) |
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Posted By: Squonk19
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 18:28
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1) Lunar Sea 2) Lady Fantasy 3) Ice 4) Song Within a Song 5) Sasquatch ------------- “Living in their pools, they soon forget about the sea.” |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 18:42
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1) Never Let Go (Live Record version) 2) Ice 3) Echoes 4) Air Born 5) Song Within a Song |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 19:19
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This is very tough 1. Ice 2. Never Let Go 3. Drafted 4. Echoes 5. Princesse Perdu My favourite Camel album is Moonmadness, yet I couldn't get a single song from it on this list. My second fave is probably Stationary Traveller, also shut out of the list. Many on the list have superb live versions kicking around, but I'm not going to say which version makes the top 5. The song's the thing |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 19:59
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1. Ice 2. Sahara 3. Three Wishes 4. Never Let Go 5. Lady Fantasy
Same! It's such a wholesome record, just don't wanna tear it apart for this top 5 thing 
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My favourite Camel album is Moonmadness, yet I couldn't get a single song from it on this listPosted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 20:20
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1: song within a song 2: lunar sea 3: airborn 4: three wishes 5: Nimrodel ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 13 2020 at 21:20
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Breathless Lunar Sea Hymn to Her Echoes Freefall ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 04:42
Thanks for all of your votes everyone.  Here's how the poll looks so far:-1. Lunar Sea (20 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 3. Song Within a Song (12 points) 3. Never Let Go (12 points) 5. Echoes (7 points) 5. Air Born (7 points) Just under the radar:- 7. Breathless (6 points)
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:17
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1. Lunar Sea 2. Another Night 3. Rhayader Goes to Town 4. Lady Fantasy 5. Lost and Found ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 14 2020 at 10:22
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Latest poll update with ProgAardvark's votes added:- 1. Lunar Sea (26 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 3. Song Within a Song (12 points) 3. Never Let Go (12 points) 5. Echoes (7 points) 5. Air Born (7 points) 5. Lady Fantasy (7 points) Just under the radar:- 8. Breathless (6 points) |
Posted By: tamijo_II
Date Posted: March 15 2020 at 00:24
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Earthrise La Princesse Perdue Rhayader One Of These Days I'll Get An Early Night Lunar Sea ------------- Same person as this profile: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=22524" rel="nofollow - Tamijo |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: March 15 2020 at 03:19
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1. Lunar Sea 2. The Sleeper 3. Chord Change 4. Supertwister 5. Beached Six Ate and Echoes are honourable mentions
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 15 2020 at 03:30
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Latest poll update with Tamijo II & Mirakaze's votes added:- 1. Lunar Sea (33 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 3. Song Within a Song (12 points) 3. Never Let Go (12 points) 5. Echoes (7 points) 5. Air Born (7 points) 5. Lady Fantasy (7 points) 5. Chord Change (7 points) Just under the radar:- 9. Breathless (6 points) 9. Earthrise (6 points) |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: March 15 2020 at 14:37
exactly! I gave my technologically challenged brother an ipod full of music and there was a song or 2 from most of their classic era albums but ALL of Moonmadness
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 04 2020 at 16:09
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Very hard to pick only 5 but I try : Six Ate Supertwister Chord Change (could pick any off Moonmadness really) Skylines Echoes ........ but I could still pick more - Wait, Ice, Lies........ |
Posted By: emisan
Date Posted: May 09 2020 at 06:24
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Lady Fantasy Lunar Sea Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider Earthrise Rajaz |
Posted By: AlanB
Date Posted: May 09 2020 at 08:47
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1. Lady Fantasy 2. Song Within A Song 3. White Rider/Nimrodel suite 4. Never Let Go 5. Rhayader
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 09 2020 at 13:04
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Having been away from here on a month-long sojourn to the Dark Side of the Moon and back again, I have a bit of catching up to do, so here's the latest poll update:- 1. Lunar Sea (37 points) 2. Ice (19 points) 2. Lady Fantasy (19 points) 4. Song Within a Song (16 points) 5. Never Let Go (14 points) Bubbling under:- 6. Chord Change (10 points) 7. Echoes (8 points) 7. Earthrise (8 points) 8. Air Born (7 points) 8. White Rider/Nimrodel (7 points)
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 09 2020 at 13:55
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1. Echoes 2. Lunar Sun 3. Lady Fantasy 4. Earthrise 5. Skylines ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: May 09 2020 at 18:07
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1) La Princesse Perdue 2) For Today 3) Lunar Sea 4) Hopeless Anger 5) Lady Fantasy but there are dozens of great tracks - Ice, Nimrodel, Lawrence, Mother Road, Fingertips.......the list is almost endless. One of the most beautiful is Riverman, which was recorded for an album they never released. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 10 2020 at 00:24
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Latest poll update, with Hercules and GeekFreak's votes added:- 1. Lunar Sea (44 points) 2. Lady Fantasy (23 points) 3. Ice (19 points) 4. Song Within a Song (16 points) 5. Never Let Go (14 points) 5. Echoes (14 points) Bubbling under:- 7. La Princess Perdue (10 points) 7. Chord Change (10 points) 7. Earthrise (10 points) 10. Air Born (7 points) 10. White Rider/Nimrodel (7 points)
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 21 2020 at 09:37
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Here are the videos for the winning *six* Camel songs in the current Top 5..... 1. Lunar Sea (44 points) 2. Lady Fantasy (23 points) 3. Ice (19 points) 4. Song Within a Song (16 points) 5. Never Let Go (14 points) 5. Echoes (14 points) |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: June 21 2020 at 18:25
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1 - Never let go 2 - Lady Fantasy 3 - Ice 4 - Lunar Sea 5 - White Rider/Nimrodel
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 21 2020 at 23:47
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Top 5 update, with ProgMind's votes added:- 1. Lunar Sea (46 points) 2. Lady Fantasy (27 points) 3. Ice (22 points) 4. Never Let Go (20 points) 5. Song Within a Song (16 points) Bubbling under:- 6. Echoes (14 points) 7. La Princess Perdue (10 points) 7. Chord Change (10 points) 7. Earthrise (10 points) 10. White Rider/Nimrodel (8 points)
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