Now we're cooking with gas. I put Camel in top 5 prog bands of all time. Woefully underrated.

The guitar solo on Ice makes me very emotional...utterly stunning and, for me, beats the hell out of the 'look how fast i can play the scales'' shredders. Fantastic show at the Royal Albert Hall.

Mirage is timeless.

"Summer Lightning" is a rare example of prog-disco. Great soloing throughout.

My Top Ten 10. First Light 9. Freefall 8. Arubaluba 7. Lunar Sea 6. Another night 5. The White rider 4. Song within a song 3. Chord changes 2. Lady Fantasy 1. All of The Snow Goose (I know I’m cheating)

One of my all time favourite bands.My list. 1, Ice 2, Lunar Sea 3, Echoes 4, Summer Lightning 5, One of these days I'll get an early night 6, Sasquatch 7, Lies 8, Stationary Traveller 9, Chord Change 10, Song Within a Song Lunar sea was the first thing I heard by Camel and it was love at first listen.

“Ice” is up there with “Maggot Brain” and “Watermelon in Easter Hay” as one of the greatest guitar solos ever.

Camel rules. Love Moonmadness. You should do a Wishbone Ash Top 10.

Yes, Camel are a favorite band also. So melodic!

You have to check out the Moonmadness concert at the Royal Albert hall from 2018, they have a new keyboard player Pete Jones who has been blind since he was 15months old, also plays the saxophone often with keyboard at the same time. Andy Latimer still brilliant along with Colin Bass and Denis Clements on drums, what a great concert wish I had been there.

My list... 10. Drafted 9. Lunar Sea 8. Heroes 7. Who We Are 6. Song Within A Song 5. Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider 4. Stationary Traveller 3. Ice 2. Lady Fantasy 1. Never Let Go HM: Air Born, The Snow Goose, Arubaluba, Captured, Echoes, Lies, Freefall, Rhayader Goes To Town, City Life, For Today.

One of my favourite bands in this universe....THE MIGHTY CAMEL!!! This is my top 10: 10. The white rider 9. Supertwister 8. Echoes 7. Highways of the sun 6. Chord change 5. Lady fantasy 4. Lunar sea 3. Never let go 2. Song within a song 1. THE WHOLE SNOW GOOSE

I love the group. The song I keep coming back to is ICE. Perhaps the most amazing guitar ever besides Genesis Firth of Fifth of course. Latimer's beautiful build up and emotional abandon makes for a thrilling climax.

Camel has always been one of my favorite bands since I discovered them in ‘78. You call out a lot of the major tracks, but I would give honorable mentions to two tracks from I Can See... that you didn’t note: Wait (the dueling lead Moog solos of Kit Watkins and Jan Schellhaas are astonishing), and Hymn to Her, which is built around one of Andy Latimer’s most profound guitar melodies - I’m not a big fan of his vocal style, but what he does to make a guitar express the depths of human emotion is beyond praise, and is really unlike anyone else. Camel were perhaps too much of a musician’s band for great commercial success, but to those who can appreciate impeccable composition/arrangement, taste, and an exceptional melodic gift, they will always stand as one of the greats.

Great choice and great shirt! Here's my top 10: 10.Slow Yourself Down 9.Another Night 8.Stationary Traveller 7.Ice 6.Echoes 5.First Light (Live Record Version) 4.Never Let Go (Live Record Version) 3.Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider 2.Lady Fantasy 1.A Song within a Song (Live Record version) Honorable Mentions: Mystic Queen(live version); Spirit of the Water; Lunar Sea; Earthrise; Arubaluba;The entire Snow Goose album; Chord Changes;Metrognome; Unevensong; Tell Me; Drafted; Beached; Lies; Hymn To Her; Refugee; Long Goodbyes; Heroes; Coming Of Age; Lawrence; Rajaz; Sahara;For Today

I enjoy your show. I am not familiar with Camel but want to explore.I will be listening to the songs you listed. Love prog-rock but am still exploring at 65 years young.... Appreciate you!

Get "Rajaz" & "Harbour of Tears" albums if you don't already own them... you will be enchanted. Majestic albums with depth and feelings!!

Just ordered a used copy of the Mirage LP (Janus pressing) can't wait to hear it! Big fan of Camel and your channel is maybe the best Prog rock channel on YT. You deserve way more subscribers, and I wish more people would listen to prog rock classics these days. I feel like it's all niche and as the years go by, the audience shrinks. Thank you for keeping prog rock culture alive.

1 - Tell Me 2 - Stationary Traveller 3 - A Nod & A Wink 4 - Who We Are 5 - Freefall 6 - The Snow Goose 7 - Slow Yourself Down 8 - Fox Hill 9 - Lady Fantasy 10 - Song Within A Song

Camel are so good, Lady Fantasy is just stunning

Great list Pete! I first heard Camel while I was in high school, right around when Mirage was released. Wore out a couple of vinyl records of Mirage through the years. To me, nothing they did ever eclipsed those classic first four albums by the original lineup. I've got everything they ever did and like it all, but those first four are just superb.

Great list Pete and pleasing to get the Camel word out there. I'd agree my favourite is Lady Fantasy but for a guitar solo you can't get better than Ice.

I can't stop listening to this awesome band. All eras. Lattimore is the most expressive guitarist I have ever heard. Like Pete I go more to the earlier stuff but harbor of tears is a freaking masterpiece.

I am going back to tear out my old camel LPs now Pete..... thanks....

My favourite prog band. I have a huge liking for Cloak and Dagger Man from Stationary Traveller.

Thanks Pete, hitting a great chord change on this one; great reviews and picks. One of my all-time favorite bands. Agreed, Mirage/Snow Goose/Moonmadness - incredible trilogy of masterpieces! Honorable mention: the debut Camel, a classic. Timeless works of art indeed..

There's something about the Snow Goose. Puts me in like a trance is the best way I can put it. Beautiful!

Stationary traveller and Pressure points extended version. That was on a B side on vinyl. Two great instrumentals. Sahara from the Rajaz album. With VDGG, Camel is clearly the most underated british prog band of the 70's.

Dust and Dreams is a gorgeous album. A little different from the complex prog of the earlier stuff, but underrated IMO.

My favourites: 10. Lost and found 9. Highways of the sun 8. Hymn to her 7. Ice 6. Lady Fantasy 5. Lunar sea 4. Squigely Fair 3. Drafted 2. Echoes 1. For Today I love all of their music but Nod and a Wink is a masterpiece in total. Cheerio!

Hi Pete, thanx for another great list of Top 10 Songs... i also think that Camel is a very underrated Band... always in the shadow of Genesis, Floyd etc.. they never had a single hit and here in germany i never heard a Camel Song in the radio. Andy Latimer is in my opion one of the most emotional guitarists; Steve Rothery said in his honour for Andy Latimer, that three guitarists inspired him... Dave Gilmour, Steve Hackett and Andy Latimer. Greetings and best wishes from germany... Chris

Congratulations for your list! I love also these songs: Rajaz, Lawrence, Hymn to her, For today, West Berlin, , Breathless, First light... I´ll recommend you the album Rajaz, greetings from Colombia

Oh Pete, what a t-shirt!! Probably my favourite album...what a logo! Still works!

Great group to select for a top-10 song list. Andrew Latimer is a great guitarist who deserves much more recognition than he has received, IMO. My favorite Camel album is "Stationary Traveller". That might be because I'm interested in the history of WW2 and it's immediate aftermath, but it seems to me that most of the songs on that album are great songs. "Pressure Points" (especially the extended 6-minute version) and "Stationary Traveller" are great melodic instrumental songs. "Vopos" starts out rather quiet, but then at the 1-minute mark switches into being a much more intense vocal song. "Long Goodbyes" is a great wistful song to close the album with. And really I like all the songs on the album. That said, it's hard for me to argue against the songs you went with for the top 2. I was disappointed that there was no mention of "Stationary Traveller" in the first 8, but then you come up with "Lunar Sea", and I'm like "Okay, yeah, that really has to be in the top 4", and then "Lady Fantasy" beats even that. I might not put them as #1 and #2, but it's hard for me to argue against anyone who does put them at the top. I love the "Moonmadness" and "Rain Dances" albums, so I was happy with all your picks from those. Getting back to the later albums, I like the songs on "Dust and Dreams", although the studio versions on "Dust and Dreams" are just too slow and tired-sounding (IMO). Instead I'd recommend people get the live album called "Never Let Go", and play the second CD of that. In addition to better (livelier) versions of "Dust and Dreams", the CD closes out with a live version of "Lady Fantasy". And of course the first CD starts with your #5 pick, "Never Let Go" 😊 Given that you're such a fan of the early albums, I thinnk that Peter Bardens should get an honorable mention for his contribution to those. And there are a number of other great musicians who have shown up in the various versions of Camel over the years. Quite a lot of talent has been in this group!

1. Earthrise 2. Lunar Sea 3. Nimrodel 4. Lady Fantasy 5. Freefall 6. Skylines 7. Echoes 8. Rhayader/Rhayader Goes to Town 9. Dunkirk 10. Supertwister And a ton of honorable mentions... My favourite album is clearly Mirage, but The Snow Goose and Moonmadness come right after and at the same level. Definitely one of my favourite Progressive Rock bands ever. Top 5.

Great band and great list...from their later works I also liked the 90s album "Rajaz"...that was really good.

One of the most underrated 🎸 guitarist - Andy Latimer

Just starting to pick up some Camel albums for the first time. Great stuff.

Zabardast, cheers from Toronto...I have this on my Cassettes...

Nice top 10 list - loved all the 70's LP's - would love to hear your thoughts on Premiata Forneria Marconi for their top 10 list. Also, Focus (another favorite band of the 70's).

What a band

Summer Lighting is not just a great camel song but simply a great song overall.

A brilliant version of ICE is on the live DVD Coming of Age, need to check it out, especially for Andrew Latimer's guitar work. Brings tears to my eyes...... amazing depth.

As an American, you should listen to Dust and Dreams (based on The Grapes of Wrath). I didn't like it much when I first heard it, but it has really grown on me. Rajaz and A Nod and A Wink are also quite stunning albums.

Camel é espetacular amo demais !

You hit a couple of my Top 10 in your honorable mentions. La Princesse Purdue from Snow Goose, Breathless title track, Drafted from Nude, great message. Go back and listen to Rose of Sharon from Dust and Dreams. Anytime an artist mixes vocal melodies from 2 parts of the song at once to me is brilliant. And listen to that lead guitar!! My number 1 didn't even make your top 10. Eye of the Storm followed by Who We Are is my number 1 Camel moment. The last 3 minutes of Who We Are may be my favorite moment in music!

Time for me to get hoppin. Thanks PETE

Although I've only recently learned about 🐫 back in 23 it was nearly impossible for me to come up with a top ten list. Since I ❤ them all equally I will put them in alphabetical order, so here we go. First up autumn, docks, ice, lunar sea, rajaz, riverman, squigley fair, stationary traveler, watching the bobbins, and whispers in the rain

Hi Pete, so happy you did a show on the top Camel songs. Very underrated band; to me definitely in the top 5 progbands of all time. Guitarist Andy Latimer has something that very few axemen can boast of: within 4 bars of playing, you immediately recognize his playing, even if you have never heard the song. I like his vocals too, although admittedly, he is less of a “Voice” than, say, Gabriel, Collins or Anderson. The other musicians (I’m talking the original 70’s line-up here) are no slouches either; love Peter Bardens’ (RIP) keyboards, and Andy Ward was a fantastic drummer, again: “underrated”! Putting together a top 10 is difficult slash impossible. I choose the entire Snow Goose album on the first spot, which I think is not really cheating: to me, The Snow Goose is actually, just like JT’s Thick as a Brick, one long track. It was actually my first progrock album, bought at the tender age of 15…. Agree that the 70’s material (in particular the first 4 albums) is strongest, although I quite like the later albums too. Here’s my list: 1 The snow goose (whole album) 2 Lady fantasy 3 Echoes 4 Nimrodel/the procession/the white rider 5 Song within a song 6 Freefall 7 Chord change 8 Arubaluba 9 Breathless 10 Ice Would love if you could also do a show on Caravan (I know you’re not a super fan, but maybe you can give Live at Fairfields Halls a spin; mind blowing!), Curved Air, Renaissance, City Boy, Mostly Autumn, Strawbs, Porcupine Tree, Steve Hackett. Thanks for all you great vids!

Hymn to Her ... ----> great guitar solo

Only have found one Camel record for reasonable price, but a friend let me borrow a killer Rhino compilation CD, which had some of this top 10 on it... LOVE IT!!!!

Sasquatch, Lies, Arubaluba, Mother Road, End of the Line, Unevensong, For Today and Chord Change are all up there for me.

Never heard of this band, but I enjoyed the review.

Great video

I'm not really sure why, but I just never followed Camel after Snow Goose. I guess there was just not enough exposure to a band like Camel back then. Strangely, I'm not even really sure how I learned about Snow Goose back then, but I ended up with the album on LP and later on cassette. LOVE it so much still! So, I want to say THANK YOU, Pete, for doing this Top 10 vid. I have listened to 2 of your picks so far, and I am just blown away at how wonderful they are! I will now dive in deeper, starting with all your pics, and going from there! ;)

Pete....time for a top 10 list from the BEST Prog band of all time....NEKTAR👍👍👍👍👍

Happy New Year Pete, Saw Camel's first ever gig Supporting Wishbone Ash in London The Start of a Lifetime of Loving this Band. My Selection as Follows 10. Summer lightning 9. Ice 8. Chord change 7. Lady Fantasy 6.Highways of the Sun 5. Pressure points 4. Vopos 3. Long Goodbyes 2.. The entire Nude Album 1. The Entire Snow Goose Album

*The outro of First Light is very beautiful man*

Stationary Traveller is a MUST

Looking for some emotional songs? What about the 'Harbour of Tears' album and 'Dust and Dreams'? Nice 'classic' list but check also the later albums.

I always liked the track who we are, brilliant song

I like this band

Summer Lightening and Echos are my two faves.

Yet another band I have been meaning to dive into. I always loved Mirage, but I never took the time to hear another album. It's just one of those things.

“ Never Let Go” and “ Unevensong” are great songs.😀

Suprised I never heard of them. Will have to check them out..

I honestly don't know Camel, but I will check them out sometime soon. Can you please do April Wine (History Of and a Top 10) sometime soon? I remember from a previous video that you said that you are planning to do them sometime in the near future. April Wine is one of my Top 10 favorite bands of all time, and I've been a big fan of theirs for 35 years and counting. That would be absolutely wonderful. Thanks, Pete!! 👍

I guess im the only one who really loves camels first album. I just enjoy every song from it and think its kinda flawless.

Camel has a cult following. ICE is my stairway to heaven. That song gives me chills.

Yay!!! My top 10 1. White Rider Suite 2. Pressure Points 3. Rhayder Suite 4. Lady Fantasy 5. Lunar Sea 6. Never Let Go 7. Echoes 8. Slow Yourself Down 9. First Light 10. Cloak and Dagger Man

I'm not going to make a List, but My Favorite Camel Song will always be Slow Yourself Down.

Always loved God Of Light Revisited on the various artists benefit album Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwall's

My top-10 (tracks): 1) Lady Fantasy.....Mi, 74 (1) 2) Nimrodel / The Procession.....Mi, 74 (7) 3) Dunkirk.....SG, 75 4) Song Whitin a Song.....Mo, 76 5) Echoes.....B, 78 (9) 6) Earthrise.....Mi, 74 7) Freefall.....Mi, 74 (4) 8) Never Let Go.....C, 73 (5) 9) Rhayader Goes to Town.....SG, 75 (3) 10) Air Born..... Mo, 76 Honorable Mentions: - Lunar Sea.....Mo, 76 (2) - Ice.....ICSYHH, 79 (8) - Rainbow's End.....B, 78 - Fritha.....SG, 75 - Migration.....SG, 75 - Rhayader.....SG, 75 - Rhayader Alone.....SG, 75 - Lies.....N, 81 - Another Night.....Mo, 76 - Rajaz....R, 99

Here's my opinion! 10. A Song Within A Song 9. Highways Of The Sun 8. Lunar Sea 7. Down On The Farm 6. Rhayader Goes To Town 5. Rhayader 4. Freefall 3. Nimrodel 2. Echoes HM: Chord Change, Air Born, Wing And A Prayer, Summer Lightning, Unevensong. 1. Lady Fantasy

wow lots of cds behind you, amazing! thank you for the information on Camel. any interests in Korean musician? If not, why don't you have? have a nice day~

Love your list and a lot of the honorable mentions, but no Rajaz? probably the best of their later albums

One of my favorite bands! I've been listening to these guys as long as I've been listening to Yes, Genesis and ELP. Some tough choices here. I finally got to see them on the Rajaz tour at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco before Andy moved back to England.

TOUGH! TOUGH! TOUGH! I could pretty much put the whole Moonmadness album on here as it is my favorite and it looks like I ended up almost doing that. There are WAY too many songs that I love that didn't make it. They are part of the first wave of prog bands I got into back in the late 80's/early 90's thanks to the show Stone Trek on KOME. Top 10 Camel: 1. Another Night 2. Air Born 3. Song Within A Song 4. Lady Fantasy 5. Lunar Sea 6. Echoes 7. White Rider 8. Unevensong 9. Arabaluba 10. Lies

Camel are my no 1 band without any doubt.

1- Lunar Sea 2- Song within a song 3- Earthrise 4- The sleeper 5- Echoes 6- Ligging at louis 7- Chord change 8- Skylines 9- Freefall 10- Hymn to her. Honorable mentions : Supertwister, Beached, Captured, Cotton camp, Ice, 3 wishes, Lady fantasy. Pete, how about an history of Thin Lizzy and a top 10 songs of those bands : Dixie Dregs, Shadow Gallery, Weather Report, Todd Rundgren, Symphony X, Santana, Return to forever, Wishbone Ash, PFM, Death and Banco ? Love your channel, thanks!

Hi Pete. I am Leo from Ecuador. Do you think it's worth taking a transatlantic trip just to see Camel's farewell tour? I will, Camel is the best band in the world.

Fantastic band and discography. Thanks for this review. Just one question : how many cds do you own??

Love Camel such beautiful melodies. Have to agree with Ice as the most beautiful guitar solo ever but should be top 2. Any chance of a Van Der Graaf Generator top 10?

Can't beleive Slow Yourself Down and Wait aren't even mentioned. Solid top 10 tracks for me

Just before see this video what i'm i hearing..?First lightFor me the debut album is one of the best of all!Greetings from Greece

Love the Marillion shirt!

Pete, can we get you to add Jefferson Starship to your upcoming list?

that intro to Lady Fantasy is so fucking cool

I just discovered Camel in the past year or so (probably prompted by this channel). It occurs to me that they are kind of the Dan Fogelberg of prog: great songwriting, some beautiful melodies, but can also sound a bit dated at times, and are on the soft end of soft-rock.

Kit Watkins from Happy The Man played the wonderful synth solo on Ice before Latimer's amazing solo. Not my favourite Camel album but Ice is one of my all time instrumentals from any band Pete

i really love stationary traveler

Drafted, breathless, echoes ,never.let you go,etc

Hi Pete any chance of doing a rating on Thin Lizzy cds if you can would love to hear your comments Thanks Frank

Have you reviewed the band "If"?

Earthrise dosen't get enough love.

My two preferred songs of Camel are Vopos and West Berlin but they sound more 80's than prog.

Very hard to pick only 10...they are a top 5 band for me...Andy Latimer is one of the VERY best imo 1.lady fantasy 2.song within a song 3.mystic queen 4.for today 5.white rider 6.long goodbyes 7.unevensong 8.mother road 9.ice 10.rhayader/rhayader goes to town(almost imposible to pick a single song from the snow goose)

Are there any books reviewing camels albums,or even camel books

For me, comes first all songs from "Mirage" (epic album). Then "Lunar Sea", and all the rest.

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