DampForestGnome

Solid. Not bad by any means, makes for some good background music but there is nothing that stands out here. Each song more or less sound like the one before it and after. Cool cover art though.

Truly a quintessential album of 70's prog, despite its limited of influence and popularity. In this album lie traces of sound and production similar to that of Yes, ELP, Genesis, and Pink Floyd, which all blend together to make banger after banger. Khan can go from beautiful calm serenity to hard rock to chaotic organ solos to rock opera in a second and make it wonderful, fun, and all over the place in only the best ways. If you have any interest in prog rock, I would recommend this album ... read more

Another @frogofprog banger recommendation (many such cases).

Such a fun album with some of Camel's best melodies and playing. Every song slaps and all are brimming with talent, energy, and direction. Camel has finally found the perfect blend between their signature atmospheric synths, clean guitars, and the flute of all things. Having taken some issue with the vocal performances on past albums, its nice to hear them work so well here, they really feel like they belong. Gotta thank ... read more

Beautiful. Molina gives an earnest portrayal of his grief and loneliness with bleak lyrics and heavy guitars. Yet, if you listen closely, there is a distinct lifeline of hope throughout the album. In the unknowns of the future, Molina is holding on to something. I don't know what, and I'm not sure he does either, but he hasn't given up on it yet.