[Progressive Rock] (1975) Camel - The Snow Goose (Deluxe Edition) [DarkAngie]

(1975) Camel - The Snow Goose (Deluxe Edition)

Review:
Camel's classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental concept album based on a novella by Paul Gallico. Although there are no lyrics on the album -- two songs feature wordless vocals -- the music follows the emotional arc of the novella's story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Once the goose is healed, it is set free, but Fritha no longer visits the man because the goose is gone. Later, Rhayader is killed in battle during the evacuation of Dunkirk. The goose returned during the battle, and it is then named La Princesse Perdue, symbolizing the hopes that can still survive even during the evils of war. With such a complex fable to tell, it is no surprise that Camel keep their improvisational tendencies reined in, deciding to concentrate on surging, intricate soundscapes that telegraph the emotion of the piece without a single word. And even though The Snow Goose is an instrumental album, it is far more accessible than some of Camel's later work, since it relies on beautiful sonic textures instead of musical experimentation.

Tracklist:

Camel - BBC Radio One 'In Concert'
01 - Rhayader Goes To Town
02 - Sanctuary
03 - The Snow Goose
04 - Migration
05 - Rhayader Alone
06 - Flight Of The Snow Goose
07 - Preparation
08 - Dunkirk
09 - Epitaph
10 - La Princesse Perdue
11 - The Great Marsh
12 - Selections From The Snow Goose (BBC2 OGWT)#

Camel - The Snow Goose
01 - The Great Marsh
02 - Rhayader
03 - Rhayader Goes To Town
04 - Sanctuary
05 - Fritha
06 - The Snow Goose
07 - Friendship
08 - Migration
09 - Rhayader Alone
10 - Flight Of The Snow Goose
11 - Preparation
12 - Dunkirk
13 - Epitaph
14 - Fritha Alone
15 - La Princesse Perdue
16 - The Great Marsh
17 - Flight Of The Snow Goose (Single Edit)#
18 - Rhayader (Single Edit)#
19 - Rhayader Goes To Town (Live)#


Summary:
Country: UK
Genre: Progressive rock


Media Report:
Source : CD
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : ~ 789-956 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits