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August 2009 
Earthly soaring
Annemieke
Another amazing song from the album Moonmadness is Air Born.
I just saw a reaction of someone who said "Air Born is a perfect representation of what Andy Latimer is all about, at once soaring, yet earthy."
This so covers it for me, the brilliant combination of raising your spirit but being rooted at the same time.
And I think Camel always gave me exact that feeling.
I noticed that this video is no longer available, so here is a link to the album Moonmadness where you can find Air Born on 6.
High flying glider, spread your wings
Flying high on a cloud
Born on the air, spiral around
So busy making circles
You never touch the ground
You see the sea, feel the sky
Don't know where you go when you die
Don't know the answers
To what's in my mind
Riding on the wind and turning with the tide
Life takes you up, it brings you down
Changes the pain that remains
Keep moving fast, though the wind and the rain
And if the world keeps spinning round
You'll be back again
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Another lovely song by a great band unknown to me until you showed. What I felt most of all after listening to this song, was melancholy for a time when progressive rock really was at the cutting edge. Such bands as Emerson Lake and Palmer, the original Genesis with Peter Gabriel on vocals, Jethro Tull, Yes, and later Rick Wakeman. Many of these bands had classically trained musicians in them, and we just don't see enough that fusion influences any more. It was vibrant time, and they were all led by Pink Floyd, but those days are gone only to be replaced by hip/hop, and rap. I missed the old days. Hugs Michael
Yes, maybe it is that classical influence that I also like about them. And of course, a fusion of classical and rock is great.
Funny that you use the word melancholy, as I read somewhere that the term Latimer would use to describe their sound would be emotional rock. He said everyone called it progressive rock because it fit in that time, but he himself would not call it progressive but emotional.
I think it is emotional, certainly, but it is not so much about personal emotions, but much more universal. At least that is how I perceive it.
There is another interesting thing about the group. They had constantly different members, while touring, but also on their recordings. When asked about the real Camel, he somewhere said it is not so much the people, but much more the style of music that it represents.
And I must say that I very much like that idea. A universal style of music, but build by individuals.