Stationary Traveller [IMPORT]

Camel

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 1989)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram UK
• ASIN: B000005S0D
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,799 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Japanese only SHM paper sleeve pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing* SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc* allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Interstellar Paean to the Cosmos!, June 17, 2000

By	R. Lindeboom "theboomer" (Paso Robles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Though Camel's later albums -- Dust and Dreams, Harbour of Tears, Rajaz -- are much more 'even', this album is one of Camel's very best. It has intense, brooding pieces like 'Vopos', which is builds layer upon layer until its intensity demands the attention of all in the room; then again, the closing track, 'Long Goodbyes' is one of the most beautiful pieces of rock music ever recorded. Andy Latimer's lead guitar work at the end of 'Goodbyes' sounds as if he were stepping to the edge of the planet and pealing off some interstellar paean to the cosmos. Breathtakingly beautiful but scalding at the same time! Roy Wood's lead work at the end of 'If I Were Made of Music' from Annie Haslam's solo 'Annie in Wonderland' is the only thing that I can compare it to. Many of the other tracks on this album are also quite good -- the openner builds the mood quite well, leading into an exploration of many synthesizer sounds and a richly textured blend of Andy Latimer's guitars and flutes. Ton Scherpenzeel of Holland's highly praised progreesive band, 'Kayak,' brings in his keyboards and synthesizers and his classical training is in evidence richly throughout this album. This album has the pop edge of all that made Alan Parsons Project so succcessful but also has the dark, brooding sensibility of a Pink Floyd project. But this is no derivitive band by any means! Camel is Camel is Camel -- and there is no other band like them. If you have Genesis, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Renaissance, Yes or any of the other progressive bands in your collection and you've missed Camel, you've missed a true prog gemstone! These guys are brilliant and while this one is all over the road, it's a rowdy and sometimes beautiful joyride through the countryside. Just sit back and enjoy the ride! The view is glorious!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars powerful, February 19, 2000

By A Customer

If there is one album of Camel to have this is the one. Beautiful and powerful, it ranks in my top ten albums of all time. Some great instrumental work. If you like Pink Floyd and Alan Parsons add Camel to your collection - they're better.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Masterpiece!, August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Stationary Traveller (Audio CD)

Every album of them is great, and I think this is their best. If you are unfamiliar with progressive rock, this might be a good start. Very accessible, but still beautiful. I always wonder why Camel has been much less popular than Genesis or Yes.