Latimer Ferguson Ward - Studio Jam (2003)

Here's a special treat for all the Camel fans. A killer jam featuring the surviving original lineup of Camel. Funnily enough, this session marks the reunion of not only Camel, but of The Brew, the band that these three formed prior to their association with Peter Bardens. Who knows what happened to the recordings of these sessions, but here's a nugget we can all enjoy!

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Music

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• Camel
• Prog
• Rock
• Latimer
• Bardens
• Ward

[Ogilla]

That's so fucking Epic, I love their Prog achievements, but wow, now their blues is so fucking AMAZING TOO!

[UnboundAngel]

@OrangePylon Thank you for the update and info :-) Seems like so long since lighting The Hour Candle for him (Andrew). I'm happy to read that he's recovering apace (hopefully) and still working with David, whom I didn't realize had an album out let alone with Andrew on it. And that "new" solo on the DM album in your link, wow... NOBODY emotes the guitar like Andrew, if I can put it that way. He hasn't lost a thing :-) Obv. will have to have the album (hopefully vinyl)!

[cobian2006]

They might look different, but that's about it :D you can even see their musical body gestures are still the same !!

[OrangePylon]

@UnboundAngel From the looks of it, it was taped in 03, so before the recent downturn and the bone marrow transplant. Latimer is supposedly recovering pretty well, and he did recently contribute some guitar/vocals to an album by David Minasian (who directed a couple of Camel's videos). You can hear a sample of it at watch?v=vqD5TEgOSkY

[99tosign99]

Memories are made of watching these three with PB (RIP) at several venues in their early days. I truly loved their distinctive and unique sound at an early stage and drew in others who mostly favoured watching them to more well known bands of the time. I have just discovered this posting - thanks a lot -seeing this is so nostalgic for me.

[Gruntol5]

Where are you Peter B. ? You left us much too early.

[glumm22]

wow, says it all

[UnboundAngel]

Wow, I can't tell you how happy seeing this vid made me! Thanks so much for posting it. I first met Camel on their Moonmadness Tour, when Doug was still with them. Had great fun with them through subsequent tours; Andrew was always a standup guy (and in my Top 3 guitarists), and Andy an incredible drummer and pretty funny and friendly. Peter was always patient, polite and involved when we spoke; they all were such gents! I'm hoping that this was taped after Andrew's struggles; is this the case?

[hewhan2han]

wow! people forget that the blues jam is where a lot of the rock from the 60's and 70's came from. Jam on. Camel is on of th e most underrated 70's bands.

[1greatgray]

Please put out another album guys-this tune is Great man!!

[canturgan]

I remember going to see them play in the greyhound on Fuham palace road in the early days, I always thought the bass player looked like an electrician who had just popped in after finishing work.