Camel

Karl Hungus

They're probably not as well known as the likes of Rush, Yes or King Crimson, but as far as the classic 70's Prog Rock bands go, I rank these guys very high. Posted a video of theirs in the Jukebox thread, but I think they deserve a thread of their own. They've just got a fantastic sound, and Andy Latimer's a terrific guitarist. Enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFZFclE6Ubk

Here's the song Lady Fantasy in 3 parts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUk1hFSbEmg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99K2xCVZa78

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEsLGa9iUys

truecrippler

Yeh they're savage man .

truecrippler

Just watched them all .
Great listening.

fortuneg

The guitar solo at the end of Lunar Sea is one of my favourites of all time.
These guys are second place in my all time favourite prog bands, second only to Yes which is no disgrace (ba dum tsch...)
Mirage & The Snow Goose are masterpieces, Moon Madness is fantastic & Camel is a great album.

LightofDarkness

This is the band that got me into Opeth. I love Mirage especially.

Thanks for them Karl, had a few of their songs on a prog rock box set:)

Karl Hungus

LightofDarkness wrote: »

This is the band that got me into Opeth.

And Opeth were the band that got me into Camel.

Karl Hungus

Ah come on, no more love for Camel?

WindSock

I will certainly give them a listen, now that they have been introduced

Karl Hungus

*Cough*

big b

Yep, was a big Camel fan in the 70's.
Some classic albums in their reportoire, but they never quite made it to the giddy heights of superstardom. The price of a little too much self-indulgence, maybe.

PattheMetaller

Excellent music by a great band