Album Rating: 5.0

OMGGGGGG these lads are touring the UK and playing this in full in September!



Best news ever.

Album Rating: 4.5

these guys are still together?



well, that's something I did not know

Album Rating: 4.5

OMGGGGGG these lads are touring the UK and playing this in full in September!







Best news ever.

Album Rating: 5.0

"Best news ever. Isn't it? So happy to be attending one of those concerts."

Absolutely. I'm going to see them in September in Lisbon. I bought my ticket already. This is very important for me because I only saw them once in the good old 70's, I think on the live tour of "Rain Dances", also in Lisbon. Camel are with Genesis my two favourite prog bands ever. And moreover, "Moonmadness" is my favourite album from them.

Album Rating: 4.5

I never saw them, and I'm glad I'm finally able to.

Album Rating: 4.5

Darn Brits get all the good Camel stuff. We Americans even have to live with the awful Mirage and Moonmadness alternate album arts! haha

Album Rating: 4.5

Moonmadness's alternate cover rules way harder than this one

Album Rating: 4.5

@Gentleman No way man, it's corny as hell. I have it and I am embarrassed to admit it haha. Granted, it's less of a headscratcher than the Mirage art.

Album Rating: 4.5

Dunno. As an Hipgnosis fan, I have a thing for weird/nonsense in album's artwork that still manage to carry a unique or mysterious atmosphere





The original one is just: A snowy field

Album Rating: 5.0

I thought the camel dressed in astronaut was the original cover art. It's the one I own too. I never saw the one shown in sputnik before sputnik or progarchives.



@Nag; Nice to see you, buddy!...I'm really happy for you about that Camel show. I hope Andrew Latimer totally recovered from his health problems in order to get an optimal performance.

Album Rating: 4.5

It's unlike most Hipgnosis, though. I always thought his stuff is more on the lines of photographic realism, not like cartoony goofiness. The American Moonmadness does have the snowy field inside the gatefold, so I guess we are getting the best of both worlds.

Album Rating: 5.0

I don't remember about the snowy field inside...My vinyls are not at home.

Album Rating: 5.0

got me tix for the royal albert pleb

Album Rating: 4.5

no US dates, rip

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

theyre actually playing in israel but i cant see them, wouldve been a dream come true

Genius shit

Album Rating: 4.5

Also going to the Royal Albert Hall gig, looking forward so much, only got into these guys recently after hearing Opeth listing them as their influence (I'm a massive Opeth fan). As soon as I found out they're still touring I bought the tickets immediately!

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, Benighted is basically a rip-off of Never Let Go.

Album Rating: 5.0

You're right Nag. The acoustic guitar is so identical, it's obviously intentional. I'm not an Opeth expert, but they probably sound a bit like Camel elsewhere. Considering Mikael's love for Camel, it's more like a nod and a wink (no pun intended) to the band.

Album Rating: 5.0

Last week I saw Camel live again. 40 years have passed since I saw them before. I loved again. Besides, "Moonmadness" is my favourite album of them. But, maybe I loved more the second part of the show than the "Moonmadness" first part. Despite the health problems of Latimer, he still is in a very good shape. That confirmed my ever opinion. The guy is a great guitarist, one of the best. Unfortunatelly he never had the true recognition he deserve. I hope he continue and maybe I can see Camel again. Who knows.