At that time, Peter Bardens' influence was probably more prominent than Latimer's. The synthesizers play a major role in the solos, with sounds that are often elaborate. This instrument has a lot to do with the ethereal and poetic atmosphere that permeates the album, often aided by the delicate keyboard arpeggios. The four band members share the few vocals, often covered by effects.Īs in 'Snow Goose', Latimer's flute is extremely present, be it in the opening of 'Song Within a Song', or inside 'Air Born' (how romantic!) or 'Spirit of Water'. Vocal parts are kept to a minimum here: three tracks are entirely musical ('Aristulus', 'Chord Change', 'Lunar Sea'), vocals are very much in the minority on all other tracks, except on the lovely ballad 'Spirit of Water'. After the very successful "Snow Goose", totally instrumental, Camel, under the aegis of the duo Latimer - Bardens, will find its cruising rhythm with this "Moonmadness", very representative of the style it will adopt until the 80's: a licked and inventive progressive rock, at the borders of soft jazz and symphonic, with a predilection for the instrumental sections (Latimer will never be a great vocalist).
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