ABC Wednesday reaches the letter "O"...
It's not every day that one of the greatest bands of last century play a gig 30 metres (30 yards) from your office door. But Monday was one such night as Camel returned to Manchester for the first time since 1984, to play at the RNCM.
In a two-part set just short of 3 hours, it was an epic occasion -the gig sold out months ago- so I was delighted to have got a ticket, albeit a last minute return. I'd never seen them before but have been a fan since the early 1980s.
The first set consisted of the wonderful 1975 instrumental album Flight of the snow goose, based on the Paul Gallico short story. Andrew Latimer (guitar, vocals), Colin Bass (bass, vocals, guitar), Denis Clement (drums), Guy LeBlanc and Jason Hart (both keyboards) spent the next part of the evening delving into the band's long and rich repertoire including Mystic queen, the amazing Song within a song, Lady Fantasy, Wait/Your love is stranger than mine, The hour candle a song for my father, Echoes, Fox Hill...
The full set list is here and even has links to YouTube versions of the songs- Wonderful!
The full set list is here and even has links to YouTube versions of the songs- Wonderful!
The track One of these days I'll get an early night from Rain Dances, Moonmadness, Nude (1981, based on a true story of an isolated Japanese soldier who didn't realise World War II had ended) and Stationary Traveller (1984, set in East and West Berlin) are all tracks and albums I would particularly recommend.
How cool!Cezar has cd of this band! Your pictures are great!
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I used to listen to them back in the mid 1980s. Must have been fun to see and hear.
ReplyDeleteHow neat for you!!! Terrific shots.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about that band! Very cool.
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Not familiar with this band but I like the photos and the title...Olden but Golden. That says a lot about them.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to a concert in years. That looks like one I would have enjoyed.
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