The American military must now run an obstacle course in dealing with the prisoners in Guantanamo. Putting them in American federal prisoners raises a multitude of new legal questions of what rights they have. Additionally, there is no shortage of American prisoners who would con
Todd Rundgren - 'A Dream Goes on Forever' ('Todd' - Bearsville, 1974) It's a typically wet English bank holiday, which always evokes a degree of melancholy in me. This mood is often accentuated by trawling through some of my favourite ballads as a soundtrack for the day. There
One of the most remarkable things about Camel, is their evolution over time. In the early 70s the name Camel was chosen by the four members of the band, Peter Bardens (keyboard), Doug Ferguson (bass), Andy Ward (drums) and Andrew Latimer (guitar). In that setting they made four a
If I would follow the timeline of the concerts, the next video to describe would be the one with Preperation and Dunkirk from the album The Snow Goose. But that was not the video I wanted to continue with. I even had been hesitating to include that video. Not because of Dunkirk
The first video is the White Rider, which is originally on the album Mirage. Mirage is the album of 1974 and it was the second album of Camel as a group. I like it a lot as a whole, but it was not my favourite at the time I was listening to their music the most. And [...]... (
Music by Camel, based on The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico.  The Great Marsh starts (after about 20 sec) with bird sounds and softly the music sets in. In the background there is the repeating sound of female vocals and occasionally there is the highlighting of a guitar. Then
According to the copy of _The Phish Companion_ I keep hidden somewhere under my pillow, today marks the 25th anniversary of Phish’s first show. In case you sleep with a copy of The Hipster Handbook under your pillow, the gig took place in the Harris-Millis cafeteria at the Univ