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Title: Real musical treasure
Review: Camel's second album features the early line-up, a four piece consisting of Andy Latimer (guitar/flute/vocal noises), Pete Bardens(keyboards), Andy Ward (drums/percussion) and Doug Ferguson (bass/duffle coat, for Snow Goose's wings flapping). There are no lyrics. It is a true concept album based on Paul Gallico's wonderful novella, "The Snow Goose." Filled with great melodies and individual character-based musical pieces (a little like Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" in places, four-piece progressive rock in others), TSG includes a full orchestra in the background and occasionally the orchestral instruments are featured up front as well. This is considered by some to be early Camel's finest album (up against the progressive rock masterpiece "Mirage") and it still sounds fantastic in this remaster. It is an utterly unique, entirely pleasant listening experience.
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