Label: Camel Productions
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 741299000325
EAN: 0741299000325
ASIN: B000006XDU
Release Date: 1996-01-17
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Artist: Camel
Label: Camel Productions Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 741299000325 EAN: 0741299000325 ASIN: B000006XDU Release Date: 1996-01-17 |
On the Road 1972
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1992 release on the veteran prog act's very own Camel Productions label featuring four tracks recorded live in 1972: 'Lady Fantasy', 'Six Ate', 'White Rider' and 'God Of Light Revisited'. A total playing time of 44:18.Customer Reviews:
The right rate 3 stars 1/2, as better things had to come ..........2003-01-02
Early live versions.......2002-12-07
The first three tracks are similiar to the versions that would later appear on the studio albums. But, I like them a little better, because they seem to have a little more raw energy and spontinaety.
The last track is a 16 minute version of God of Light, which was an early Camel concert standard. There is a 20 minute version of this on one of the Greasy Truckers album. (Greasy Truckers was a series of progressive rock concerts. There are several different Greasy Truckers albums, featuring different artists). The version from On the Road is tighter than the rambling version on Greasy Truckers.
This album deserves about 4 and a half stars. The first three tracks are great, but not different enough from the studio version to make this a must have. The God of Light track makes this a must have, since it isn't available anywhere else (Greasy Truckers only came out on LP and isn't available on CD). It is on a par with A Live Album, and much better than Never Let Go.
The early seventies was a very creative time in rock. It was standard for groups to experiment with songs in concert before recording them in the studio. That way, a group could play around with a song for a year, perefecting them before they were permantly committed to vinyl. That is why there were so many stunning and classic albums in the seventies. Pink Floyd did it with Dark Side of the Moon (called Eclipsed in concert), Wish You Were Here and Animals. Santana did it with a number of songs.
Camel stayed together for about 5 years, before slowing breaking apart due to the famous creative differences. Guitarist Andy Latimer kept the Camel name going and moved from England to the Bay Area. He softened the sound and mixed it with new age jazz. Some of the newer stuff is downright boring.
Peter Bardens went solo, but continued to play more in the style of the original Camel. He even formed a band called Mirage and toured playing mostly classic Camel songs. He also joined up with members of Caravan, they went on a tour playing Camel and Caravan songs. An album was released from the tour, but it is now out of print. Bardens also got spirtitual and released an album (More Than You Know) with sneaky Christian undertones. Many of Bardens solo albums are extremely good. Unfortunately, he died last year.
I can't believe the raw energy and excitement of this disc!.......2002-02-19
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