7 Stages of Music
Annemieke | April 8, 2009
When I was thinking about a tagline for my blog, I remembered a comment that was made on one of Camel’s videos on Youtube. It said When the human soul speaks, this is what it sounds like. And that was exactly how I felt listening to their music, especially the one the comment [...]
Evolution of the Band
Annemieke | March 19, 2009
One of the most remarkable things about Camel, is their evolution over time. In the early 70s the name Camel was chosen by the four members of the band, Peter Bardens (keyboard), Doug Ferguson (bass), Andy Ward (drums) and Andrew Latimer (guitar).
In that setting they made four albums, the first one called Camel, [...]
Story of the Snow Goose
Annemieke | January 14, 2009
Music by Camel, based on The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico.
The Great Marsh starts with bird sounds and softly the music sets in. In the background there is the repeating sound of female vocals and occasionally there is the highlighting of a guitar. Then the pressure goes up, the drums enter and it becomes a coherent setting for [...]