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Camel – Moonmadness (1976/2014)Жанр: Art Rock, Prog-Rock Носитель: SACD Год издания: 1976/2014 Издатель: Universal (Japan) Номер по каталогу: UIGY-9543 Аудиокодек: DSD64 2.0 Тип рипа: image (iso) Продолжительность: 00:53:08 Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да Образ снят с помощью: Sony PlayStation 3 и утилиты sacd-ripper version 0.21 Релизёр: Треклист: 01.Aristillus 01:56 02.Song Within A Song 07:16 03.Chord Change 06:46 04.Spirit Of The Water 02:04 05.Another Night 06:57 06.Air Born 05:03 07.Lunar Sea 09:13 08.Another Night (Single Version) 03:27 09.Lunar Sea (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, London on 14th April 1976) 10:26
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Moonmadness
Moonmadness is an album released in March 1976 by English progressive rock band Camel. It was their fourth album and the last to feature the band’s original line-up (Latimer, Bardens, Ferguson, Ward). After the success of the tightly structured, instrumental The Snow Goose in 1975, the band added vocals to their music again. The album has an overall theme, just as their previous one did, but does not follow a storyline since it is mostly based on the band members themselves. As written in the CD Booklet: Overall, the tracks comprising the album were conceived as a loose concept based on the individual personalities that made up Camel; “Air Born” about Andrew Latimer, “Lunar Sea” about Andy Ward, “Chord Change” about Peter Bardens and “Another Night” about Doug Ferguson. The cover was designed by Field. The last song on the album, “Lunar Sea”, ends with a minute-long wind-blowing effect. On some LP pressings, the record arm would skip during the end of this part and naturally return to the beginning of the effect, playing it endlessly. (Terminal Groove effect) In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came number 23 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”.
All Music Review
Abandoning the lovely soundscapes of Snow Goose, Camel delved into layered guitar and synthesizers similar to those of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here on the impressive Moonmadness. Part of the reason behind the shift in musical direction was the label’s insistence that Camel venture into more commercial territory after the experimental Snow Goose, and it is true that the music on Moonmadness is more akin to traditional English progressive rock, even though it does occasionally dip into jazz-fusion territory with syncopated rhythms and shimmering keyboards. Furthermore, the songs are a little more concise and accessible than those of its predecessor. That doesn’t mean Camel has abandoned art. Moonmadness is indeed a concept album, based loosely on the personalities of each member — “Chord Change” is Peter Bardens, “Air Born” is Andy Latimer, “Lunar Sea” is Andy Ward and “Another Night” is Doug Ferguson. Certainly, it’s a concept that is considerably less defined than that of Snow Goose, and the music isn’t quite as challenging, yet that doesn’t mean that Moonmadness is devoid of pleasure. In fact, with its long stretches of atmospheric instrumentals and spacy solos, it’s quite rewarding.
Musicians:
Andy Latimer - Guitar, Flute, Recorder Doug Ferguson - Bass Andy Ward - Drums, Percussion Peter Bardens - Keyboards
200 скачавших и ни одного комментария. Печально, господа - любители HI-RES. Уже слушал это издание, и скажу. что японцы молодцы, порадовали хорошим изданием, звук лично мне понравился. Хочу поблагодарить раздающего, от лица двухсот немых, бескорыстно давшему шанс приобщиться к хорошему источнику
посидел-посравнивал этот релиз с "London 810 879-2". все-таки старый, "лондонский" прозрачнее и естественнее звучит. а этот, как и многие современные раместеры - грешит усиленным басом.
тем не менее, автору спасибо за Верблюда.
London 810 879-2, к величайшему моему удивлению, единственный из "первопрессных" CD Camel, который как раз и звучит как ремастер - динамика зажата компрессором до катастрофической цифры в 7 дБ !!! Такие цифры характерны для современных записей эпохи "Войны Громкостей"(Loudness War). Как такое произошло с этим изданием в 80-хх годах - уму не постижимо! На ремастере 2002 года динамика уже составляет 11 дБ, что есть в ДВА раза больше, чем на London 810 879-2. Проблема издания 2002 года это чуть грязноватые непрозрачные высокие, подозреваю какие-то технологии шумоподавления. Самым лучшим изданием Moonmadness считаю этот DSD-трансфер. Здесь и динамика в порядке, и звук прозрачный.
