El rock sinfònic,va ser un gènere musical de principis dels 70´s,que injustament no va suportar bé el pas del temps.
Un exemple de aquest estil són els Camel,un grup amb complexos ritmes i música experimental.
Formats el any 1972 a Surrey,la formació original era Andy Latimer(guitar,flute,vocals),Andy Ward(drums),Doug Ferguson(bass),i Peter Bardens(Keyuboards),anteriorment al grup Them.
El segon album,“Mirage”(1974),conté meravellosos sols instrumentals.
Es un disc amb un so caracteristic,on destaquen el teclista Pete Bardens,i el guitarra Andy Latimer.
Cal esmentar la suite “Lady Fantasy”,amb un llarg sol de guitarra que es un clàssic dins al rock progressiu.
El tercer àlbum,es al millor exemple de rock progressiu “The Snow Goose” (1975),un album conceptual i instrumental on es narra una història d’ amor,entre un cavaller que desapareix durant una guerra,i la seva princesa que es troba amb una oca blanca després de la batalla.
Aquesta fabula representa l’esperança de l’amor,davant de la guerra.
Camel- Camel(1976) Spain Reissue Decca,Recopilatorio,2LPS,Wav 16-44
Tracklist
Mirage [LP 1]
A1 Freefall 5:50
A2 Supertwister 3:20
Nimrodel 9:18
A3.1 The Procession
A3.2 The White Rider
B1 Earthrise 6:39
Lady Fantasy 12:44
B2.1 Encounter
B2.2 Smiles For You
B2.3 Lady Fantasy
Camel- Camel(1976)Mirage LP 1,16-44 WAV,16 bits
The Snow Goose [LP 2] 21:45
C1 The Great Marsh
C2 Rhayader: Rhayader Goes To Town
C3 Sanctuary
C4 Fritha: The Snow Goose
C5 Friendship
C6 Migration
C7 Rhayader Alone
The Snow Goose 21:58
D1 Flight Of The Snow Goose
D2 Preparation
D3 Dunkirk: Epitaph
D4 Fritha Alone
D5 La Princesse Perdue
D6 The Great Marsh
Camel- Camel(1976)Snow Goose LP 2,16-44 WAV,16 bits
Camel-Reading Town Hall,Reading,UK December 18,(1975).
01 The White Rider
02 Supertwister
03 Introduction to the Snow Goose
04 The Great Marsh
05 Rhayader
06 Rhayader Goes to Town
07 Sanctuary
08 Fritha
09 The Snow Goose
10 Migration
11 Rhayader Alone
12 Flight of the Snow Goose
13 Preparation
14 Dunkirk
15 Epitaph
16 Fritha Alone
17 La Princesse Purdue
18 The Great Marsh (reprise)
19 Hommage to the God of Light
20 Lady Fantasy
Camel- Camel-Live at Reading(1975),16-44 WAV,16 bits
–Camel The Snow Goose Medley Live at BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test 1975 Remastered HD
Camel popgrama/18-10-1977 TV-Video
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