Camel
The Snow Goose
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Tracklist
About this album
Music Inspired by The Snow Goose is the third album released by the band Camel in 1975. The success of the White Rider suite (based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and appearing on the band’s previous album, Mirage), inspired the group to write more novel-inspired conceptual suites. The band considered several novels on which to base their next album. For a time they settled on Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse, and some songs were written before the idea was abandoned in favor of Paul Gallico’s novel The Snow Goose. The album’s name, originally simply “The Snow Goose”, was altered to accommodate legal protests by Gallico.
The album reached silver status in 1981, and is considered by many to be their most accessible work. It is remarkable for having no lyrics and orchestral (plus rock) instrumentation.
Track listing
All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.
1. “The Great Marsh” – 2:02
2. “Rhayader” – 3:01
3. “Rhayader Goes To Town” – 5:19
4. “Sanctuary” – 1:05
5. “Fritha” – 1:19
6. “The Snow Goose” – 3:11
7. “Friendship” – 1:43
8. “Migration” – 2:01
9. “Rhayader Alone” – 1:50
10. “Flight of the Snow Goose” – 2:40
11. “Preparation” – 3:58
12. “Dunkirk” – 5:19
13. “Epitaph” – 2:07
14. “Fritha Alone” – 1:40
15. “La Princesse Perdue” – 4:43
16. “The Great Marsh” – 1:20
Bonus tracks on the 2002 remaster:
1. “Flight Of The Snow Goose (Single Edit)” 2:05
2. “Rhayader (Single Edit)” 3:09
3. “Flight of the Snow Goose (Alternate Single Edit)” 2:49
4. “Rhayader Goes To Town” (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 5:07
5. “The Snow Goose / Freefall” (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 11:01
The album reached silver status in 1981, and is considered by many to be their most accessible work. It is remarkable for having no lyrics and orchestral (plus rock) instrumentation.
Track listing
All songs by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.
1. “The Great Marsh” – 2:02
2. “Rhayader” – 3:01
3. “Rhayader Goes To Town” – 5:19
4. “Sanctuary” – 1:05
5. “Fritha” – 1:19
6. “The Snow Goose” – 3:11
7. “Friendship” – 1:43
8. “Migration” – 2:01
9. “Rhayader Alone” – 1:50
10. “Flight of the Snow Goose” – 2:40
11. “Preparation” – 3:58
12. “Dunkirk” – 5:19
13. “Epitaph” – 2:07
14. “Fritha Alone” – 1:40
15. “La Princesse Perdue” – 4:43
16. “The Great Marsh” – 1:20
Bonus tracks on the 2002 remaster:
1. “Flight Of The Snow Goose (Single Edit)” 2:05
2. “Rhayader (Single Edit)” 3:09
3. “Flight of the Snow Goose (Alternate Single Edit)” 2:49
4. “Rhayader Goes To Town” (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 5:07
5. “The Snow Goose / Freefall” (Recorded Live at The Marquee Club) 11:01
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Shouts
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Goriykeka wrote:
que historia!!!que musica!!!! que gran grupo!
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javier0889 wrote:
One of the best prog albums of all time... =)!
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PrinceReyson wrote:
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.
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jchahin13 wrote:
the live version of the whole album from "a live record" <333
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PIPPO888 wrote:
stupendo !!sublime storia !!!!!
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TranquilNight wrote:
Such a sad story.. :(
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jchahin13 wrote:
In your library (383 plays) :D
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darkgnome wrote:
nice 8)
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alanight wrote:
So sweet... so beautiful..
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jchahin13 wrote:
this playlist on last is so fuck'd up. charming music
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PrinceReyson wrote:
Gorgeous album.
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Puscifer83 wrote:
Masterpiece!
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arrowe1969 wrote:
Just a brilliant piece of 70's prog/rock.
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ecopaulo wrote:
absolutely fantastic, get the album, listen to it and you'll see why its so good :)
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Germanthro wrote:
No words for this majestic work! Music made by good people for good people. Try to listen to it, and then you can see how good feelings get inside your mind. VIVA CAMEL!!
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andraz89 wrote:
now in my country is snowing and guess what i m listening (:
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Keeefie wrote:
I caught them on the same tour at Plymouth Guildhall. I don't think bands in general tour now like they did back in the 70s. Of course this album pre-dates CDs and back then we didn't have the convenience of listening to it all in one go!
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chasis wrote:
My all-time favourite
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mattmacneil wrote:
I love this. It's so relaxing!
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CLASSICALDI wrote:
This is by far one of my favourite albums. I was lucky enough to see this whole album performed in 1976 at Friars in Aylesbury during their 'Snowgoose Tour' it was fantastic. If you do not have the album then please get it, you will not be disappointed! Oh and it sounds great with headphones..really chill out from the stresses of life.
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Recent Activity
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bart_s1988 tagged The Snow Goose with ‘great achievement by humanity’. 7 days ago
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Bingong and Victorialand added Camel – The Snow Goose to their libraries. 7 days ago
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Marco_Cult tagged The Snow Goose with ‘progressive rock’. 9 days ago
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cansandbrahms wrote about The Snow Goose in a deleted journal. 28 days ago
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SometimeWorld wrote about The Snow Goose in a deleted journal. November 2009
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Goriykeka, bebopitrocket and clubminton added Camel – The Snow Goose to their libraries. November 2009
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Kele tagged Camel – The Snow Goose with 70s, symphonic prog, concept album and 2 other tags. November 2009
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ManfredMoon tagged The Snow Goose with ‘camel’. November 2009
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