Harbour of Tears

Another concept album from my favourite band, this one telling the story of the Irish who sailed from Cobe harbour (hence the title) leaving their families behind in search of a better life. It is simply beautiful from start to finish, fusing pure Camel with subtle gaelic charm using a wide range of instruments to drive it along. And, of course, that lovely Andrew Latimer guitar...

Sold by mymediaworld. A musical tribute to the Irish migration. It was hard to find item.

Most of the great progressive rock bands of the 70s kind of simplified their music into a more straight-ahead rock, a few of the prog (and 80s neoprog) bands still retain their classic sound on some later releases. With "Harbour of Tears" Camel stands out by producing an album that's worthy of their classic legacy yet still covering new ground. The album is very melodic and full of instrumental work, like their 70s classics, yet has it's own sound - it's got symphonic elements (that kind of remind me of the Moody Blues) as well as Celtic influences, neither of which sound like their classic stuff, although they sound like a valid continuation of it. Overall, this is a fine example of what I like about Camel - somewhat mellow, melodic progressive rock with singing but an overall instrumental focus. Might be worth five stars, but it's still growing on me. I put off checking out late Camel for years, because of these albums were on the pricey end (over $20) and I figured they'd probably gone mainstream like everyone else of their era. Now that their later albums seem to be available for average CD prices, I'm realizing my mistake - they're definitely worth getting! (I also have the fine A Nod & A Wink, and I'll be picking up the rest soon!).

bought this to replace the album I gave up in the divorce. Very nice.

A fine album from a band of great musicians who are very much like Caravan and other Prog groups.A must for serious fans

I'm not the biggest Camel buff out there, but I've heard alot of good stuff come from these guys (Moonmadness, Raindances...) ..and what makes them good is the way all the instruments usually contribute to the song structure. Whether it be the keyboards or the drums locking you into a 5/4 time signature, or guitar solos that suck...you into the song, these keys know how to do it.But Harbour takes a different approach--not a horrible approach--but different. The short instrumental pieces seem to be avenues for the guitarist alone, over synths that generally just float into the next track. And the vocals are more of a presence... not in a totally disagreeable way, but then Camel, like most bands, is better when they just shut up and play..This isn't a bad album, but should definitely not be your first experience with Camel.

Wonderful

Soothing music

Habe nach den ersten 9 Camel-CDs, nach eier längeren Pause des Interesses,für die Gruppe, habe ich gesucht und weitere 5 Platten gefunden, wozu diese gehört.

Le meilleur album de Camel avec Dust and Dreams son prédécesseur, toutes époques confondues. Et bien sur il n'a eu aucun succès, les temps étant au grunge.

El disco está perfecto y me encanta, se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo, tiene una calidad increible. Gracias por todo

Cinque stelle x i camel sono i migliori musicisti di sempre meglio dei piu famosi pink Floyd che mi piacciono ma meno dei camel

Five stars for Camel as it is and probably always will be the icon of the Art Rock! One of my favorite bands ever!But there is the question what bothers me over the years and I still can't get a honest answer to it - why this,I'd say - sick sentiment towards Irish itself and their 'culture'?! Is it just because of intermixing of the people what inhabit British Islands or what?Don't get me wrong,please,but as a resident of Ireland for the last 10 years I do not find nothing special with Irish 'culture' and I can't find nothing what could be cried for or put at the higher place there! At the very end millions of people were suffered under oppression of foreign invaders and oppressors all over the world,but there are no any special dedication from the part of musicians or other artists to remember the pain of any other particular nation but Irish! What's the hack?!