Camel - Nimrodel/The Procesion/The White Rider

[oscar46147]

camel = focus 

[arkkisarkki]

This is definitely where some of Opeth's softer stuff is coming from!

[NinerMX]

@arkkisarkki Yep, I was able to pinpoint some similarities in Opeth's songs. Even Akerfelt stated Camel influenced his style (well, basically he says he likes Camel, it sounds like the same to me) :P. Btw .....I can see another thing....the LENGTH of the tracks xD.

Awsome song

[mudakoger]

Super !!! ;))

[VenzinaKaiFwtia]

KILLER SONG FROM A KILLER BAND.

[3Dtracer]

Still a fantastic track and a fantastic album as well. All in one line with Ambrosia, New Triumphirat and Eloy...

[3Dtracer]

Still a fantastic track and a fantanstic album as well. All in one line with Ambrosia, New Triumphirat and Eloy...

[oldprogrocker]

Even though I have the cd,I still give the vinyl a spin every now and then. god, I don't believe it's been over 30 years. ROCK ON CAMEL

[foamulator]

Miserablecat: You can say that again. I despise "music" today. Guess I'm getting old.

[CoTT]

Love that bass breakdown towards the end. Seriously badass!

[jphillipson]

good luck to you all

[jaysonvalentine]

Perfect 5/5 for the unmatched epic proportions of this song. I know this song is about Gandalf, but it also reminds me of Griffith from Beserk.

[gliddofglood]

For those discovering Camel, the best two albums are the first two: Camel and Mirage. The others are good or good in parts, but they became less rock and more jazzy and .... well. It wasn't the same. The Snow Goose (3rd album) was the most popular. Breathless is not so hot, although "Summer Lightning" is a stand out track.

[Whackooyzero]

@gliddofglood "it wasn't the same"

That's not really a bad thing for a band when it leads to "Moonmadness". I also wouldn't really describe them as "jazzy" necessarily.

[gliddofglood]

I'm amazed that a "video" of an album sleeve has had 35'000 views. There must be something there. This was my favourite album in the 70s. Listened to it again not long ago (I recently rebought it on CD) and still thought it was incredible.

But if the 70s was a sort of golden age for rock, it would be wrong to think that nothing interesting has happened in the last 30 years. Radiohead and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to name but two bands.

[ajdicks]

@gliddofglood Sorry but Red Hot Chili Peppers are not remotely as interesting Camel or Radiohead. Porcupine Tree have potential.

[Colddeed]

Always felt this song was kind of similar to Yes Starship Trooper. Not in melody, but in song structure. The ending portion has kind of a Wurm vibe going on with it.

[frankez1975]

That transistion at 2:28 is amazing.....

[Musopticon]

The bass line starting at 7:05 is godly.

[GentleGinjeet]

@Musopticon Couldn't agree any better.

[aeckstrand003]

@Musopticon dude that bass line is when I knew these guys fucking blew my tiny mind boy XD

[Yarsh52]

This album is genius! I've had this playing in the background as I've been typing a paper for school. It really makes this work go by more smoothly.

[sabourinrock]

mellotron bring more moods !

[MEPG75]

chingoneria de cancion, una de las mejores de camel

[markoctavio]

@MEPG75 Creeras que una vex vi el vinil en una tienda y no llevaba dinero, solo de acordarme, me siento mal :s

[MEPG75]

@markoctavio aqui en merida yuc mex hay un chavo que vende viniles a 100 pesos de coleccion, cree que tiene varios de camel, tambien de santana otra de mis bandas favoritas

[cjgone2]

Awesome, I can't believe this genre of music was actually popular in the 70s. I guess Americans are just getting stupider. :/

[Akron162]

@cjgone2 well, they actually are from england, and ther is where the prog rock was popular, but you are right, the music back the and the "music" now are at lightyears of distance speaking of quality.

[cjgone2]

@Akron162

Thanks for the info. Didn't know that they were from England.

[markoctavio]

@Akron162 Actually there are very good music done these times

[Akron162]

@markoctavio yeah? where? haha

[markoctavio]

@Akron162 Well, that is your homework: Research good music in these times...

[asibaz123]

one of the best musical track ever!!!..@ 3:49 its just flips me out!!

[jaysonvalentine]

While I'll admit this song is quite excellent, I have to point out the staunch music similarities to Caravan and The Moody Blues who were also signed to Decca's Deram. I can't help but wonder how much the label infulenced this recording as opposed to Camel's own originality. Despite that, this is a very well-composed and soothing song.

[baddis1]

Definitely one of the best solos of history, one of which you aren't able to hear nowadays, sigh.

[zincorbie]

They're the most soothing of the prog bands; melodic and intricate. Almost in a genre of their own.

[Wayavas1337]

This is the next step of classical music people, too bad many got lost in the road and we have nowadays music.

It is because anyone can have a band nowadays.

[EscapeFromBox]

wow peter bardens...

[Amyblueiow]

@AQNG58 aahh man, you totally put words in my mouth there!! im afraid that my social group reflects the opposite of what you said- and considering i didnt look too deeply into the matter... maybe i was wrong! oops.. i apologise for not using little faces to accent my totally non passive aggressive tone! perhaps you should stop taking things so literally and responding in an aggressive tone? i dunno its up to you man :) i hope you have a calm and peaceful life

[Amyblueiow]

@AQNG58 dude camel were from the 70's... Lord of the ring was published in the 50's

[AQNG58]

@Amyblueiow Prescient in the fact that although published in the 1950's, LOTR really didn't achieve mainstream, one out of five recognize it, honest to goodness mainstream popularity until Peter Jackson's film at the dawn of the millennium. Stop taking crap too literally in a passive aggressive way, it'll get you laid more. Wanker.

[mpadierna]

@AQNG58 Peter Jackson's trilogy brought LOTR to this decade's mainstream, but there was other years when Tolkien's works had a great influence, musicians from the 70's used to read books, so they could had more than a 'hint' about culture.

[AQNG58]

@mpadierna AAAND that's exactly what I was saying in my first post. Thanks for validating me.

[AQNG58]

@ 5:43 Wtf? "Once he wore gray \ he fell and slipped away \ from everybodies sight \ the wizard of them all \ came back from his fall \ all dressed in white" Prescient lord of the rings reference? Camel were far ahead of their time...

[Denysdnepr]

Dear Thai, I am fully agree with u! 70's rock was beatifull bizarre music from Sabbath to Genesiis, from L.Z. to Yes! How many nice underrated bands from South Africa, Italy, NL, Denmark, Argentine, Japan were those years ! Modern music is a kind of bullshit for 85%, the rest is old bands still carrying their music!

[ntounsi]

This video is from the album THe Snow Goose, not Mirage.

[NoxxPie]

@ntounsi No, google it mate. The third track of MIrage album.

[Vlkwolf]

@ntounsi Completely wrong!  If you're going to make a comment, get your facts right. Thanks for the posting jahitcObain. Haven't heard this in years. A great example of 70s progressive 'grammar school' rock.

[soopahsoopah]

Pretty much every song worth a damn was written by 1978

[mysticalfudge]

@soopahsoopah I agree for the Most Part, But There are some major Exceptions, Like Spock's Beard and Anglagard

[xKR3Wx]

Sampled by Slum Village - Things we do

[copyrigger]

The music in the 70s was so beautifull, this is just an excellent example. If only we were in teh 70s :D

[Akron162]

@copyrigger if we were in the 70's, you were not capable to write that, jajaja.

[Seeuinoz]

Reference to "Lord Of The Rings"...

Nimrodel was an Elf Maiden of Lórien in the Third Age.

Nimrodel was the beloved of Amroth, last Silvan Elf lord of Lórien. She lived near the river in a tree-house, and when the Balrog appeared in Moria she fled to join her beloved, who was waiting at Edhellond, to leave from Middle-earth for Valinor. However Nimrodel and her companions were lost in the Ered Nimrais. Among her companions was Mithrellas, a Silvan Elf.

[castromanyepeto]

beautiful

[oldprogrocker]

music to speed by.  not that i would do that.

[richardhenly]

I would...

[Fleshjam]

Great, GREAT band! Isn't Nimrodel a river in Tolkien's world?

[fiscornioman]

I know that the last part, "The white rider" is a tribute to Gandalf, the thing you say about Nimrodel sounds right to me, and let me know what do you think about "The procesion" part.

Dont you see a parade of the Rohan horsemen?

[ThatMiserableCat]

Yes! fiscornioman!

"The Procesion" is such a great opening bit for a very dreamy song, by my reckoning!

[ThatMiserableCat]

Agree with you Fj--

Saw Camel opening for Jethro Tull in Long Beach, CA. in 1973. They blew me away. They opened with Lady Fantasy, and followed with this one. Great era for music ! Wish it were so now.....miss the 70's............

[ThatMiserableCat]

Just one more thing I must say--The music of the 70's, like this genre of musci rather (in my mind, at least), is a damn sight better than today's jiphop gangsta' evil racist sexist non-music that passes for something one should listen to. Wrong.

We had it right in the 70's. ! ! !

[Dadutta]

the 70's were about peace man, todays black rappers etc are total racists compared to how blacks and whites were like in the 70's - ofc there was racism back then, but people had potential to get along much better than they do today

[kvonribbenburg]

@ThatMiserableCat

There was shit-music in the 70's as well...

[BATTLEDROID678]

@kvonribbenburg yeah but the good usually outweiged the shit.

[KeithHarbaugh]

@ThatMiserableCat yeah music became more about marketing and profit than art

[boibad12]

@ThatMiserableCat the 70's did create amazing music, but that doesnt mean you should look at all modern music negatively

[DeathRaiderMMT]

@ThatMiserableCat 60's to the 80's was the pinnacle of great music. Now its all fucking bullshit.

[thingplate]

i dig this soo muchhh

[Kakkapieru]

my childhood was surrounded with prog and fusion. my father was drummer in finnish fusion band when i was born and he taught me basics. now many years after this all is so clear. camel is one of my favourites and andy is one reason why i started to play guitar. (zappa and di meola also), but mirage is something and snow goose even better. btw sorry my long story.

[ambasciatoreUE]

That's like a time machine for me..., I was 18 years old when I first listened to this song, wonderful!

[svouras]

make that 2 of us! :P

[vagos7799]

a dream!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[winnentoe]

F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C-!

[chancy19]

I can't imagine other music bringing so mush pictures. when I hear them it's like i'm watching portraits same time... immortal masterpieces

[mirrorsoblack]

Camel is a mirage. :p

[Textlimited]

this song is pure beauty..mirage is epic

[Nugget2064]

The title sounds so tolkenish.

Nimrodel is an elvish name.

I don't know anything about a procesion in the Lord of the Rings.

The White Rider was Gandalf.

[yomamahubbard]

I remember at some point a Procession of Elves or something along those lines.

[mysapience]

i cant remeber were i read it but latimer did say this song was based on the Lord of the Rings books and gandalf listen to the lyrics for white rider not a fan of the books but its a brilliant concept for a brilliant band!

[heavenshallburn1985]

nimrodel is a river in the books ;)

[aprietov18]

OF COURSE I CAN AND IT WILL BE A PLEASUREaragorn224 JUST LET ME DO IT TOMORROW, THANKS AND TAKE CARE

[chelito19play]

Yea...!!!

Por siempre y para siempre le Progresivooooooo.......!!!!

[jesuiscribbio]

my favourite song (suite)

[Eudaimonia777]

This is my favorite band of progressive though i ve not listened much of them but anyhow awesome band.

[andyib632]

Have you listened to Moonmadness? I advise you do. :)

[Eudaimonia777]

THANKS, im very new at prog any other suggestion bout bands??

[andyib632]

Oh, Moonmadness being another album by Camel. Other bands... you might try the main ones Yes, Genesis etc. Caravan are a very good band as well.

[aprietov18]

I will give you some bands , Eudaimonia777  : King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Focus, Premiata Forneria Marconi , Tangerine Dream, UK, Gentle Giant, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Mahavishnu Orchestra , The Alan Parsons Project, just to mention a few and basic ones, you might try also individual artists as Rick Wakeman, Brian Eno, Mike Oldfield, Jean -Luc Ponty. Those bands/musicians are the cornerstone of the prog movement

Best regrads and enjoy it !!

[andyib632]

Thank you aprietov18. I thought I'd let him go his own way but ok.

[aprietov18]

You're welcome andyib632 , I just love guiding people into it , and FYI , Camel is still the best one for me, take care .

[aragorn224]

Can you give me some good basic prog albums?

[robster714]

Hello whoever you are, You know your music!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, from an old head!!

[richardhenly]

robster714, this is the BEST--and, as you and I know--this came out in the early 70's

--WAY AHEAD of THEIR time....

[88Opeth88]

Amazing.

[bassandguitarguy]

Great LP! Then got the CD years later. Saw them live in '75. Frefall live was awesome!

[G00labek]

In my opinion... one of the greatest rock songs ever! However, it's a matter to opinion if the song is really rock genre.

[Bulhakas]

I've just bought this album with four bonus tracks recorded live. I consider it one of the best aquisitions I have recently made.