Andy Latimer and Pete Bardens conceptualise the departure of generations from Ireland to seek prosterity in the New World.
If you can imagine Justin Hayward had joined Clannad. Yeah? Well that’s the sound you get.
Harbour of Tears is an interesting album from Camel’s catalogue. You can hear the aural fetuses of themes developed further in later albums such as Stationary Traveller and Rajaz. Also, unlike with earlier Camel albums, gone are the Tolkienesque overtones and there is actually some really good guitar work from Latimer.
It’s a real shame about Camel. They could have been much bigger than they were but with the looming brooding shadow of punk and new romance and their bastard child corporate saccharine pop, progressive rock bands like Camel were never going to break out of daddies record collection before the core band members died off. A condition made worse by the record company’s DMCA writs fired out at fans trying to entice newer uninitiated fans into the temple of prog on social media platforms.
It’s almost as if they don’t want any publicity…
So no fan video for you, freeloaders. Instead have a cover version…..
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