CAMEL

"Rajaz"

(Camel Productions, 1999)

 

Track List:

Three Wishes (Latimer) 06:58

Lost And Found (Latimer, Hoover) 05:38

The Final Encore (Latimer) 08:07

Rajaz (Latimer, Hoover) 08:15

Shout (Latimer, Hoover) 05:15

Straight To My Heart (Latimer) 06:23

Sahara (Latimer) 06:44

Lawrence (Latimer, Hoover) 10:46

Line Up:

Andy Latimer - guitars, vocals, flute, keyboards, percussion

Colin Bass - bass

Ton Scherpenzeel - keyboards

Dave Stewart - drums, percussion

Barry Phillips - cello

Susan Hoover plays her part in the composing.

Album of Camel for 1999, and the first one not conceptual in enough time.

They continue without a doubt at a great level, practically as much as in "Harbour of Tears". This continuous album with the new sound of the camel, although in this case, on the contrary that in the last album, there is certain tendency to a feeling but positive and vital, to warmer music, perhaps coming closer lightly to the disks of those ' 70. That approach to the first disks can be noticed in the instrumental "Three Wishes", and the biggest optimism is also noticed in themes as "Lost and Found", it magnifies it and progressive "The Final Encore", the ballad "Straight to my Heart", and the excellent "Lawrence", but it releases and symphonic, with great work of Latimer. They continue but the line of the last disks, the melodic and romantic "Rajaz", besides "Shout" and "Sahara" that remember but to the time of "Nude".

In summary, other very good album of Camel that continue at great level, hope again the new album continues in the line.

Punctuation: 7.5/10

Ferran Lizana