| Dust Bowl | |
| Go West |  |
| Dusted Out | |
| Mother Road | |
| Needles | |
| Rose of Sharon | |
| Milk N' Honey | |
| End of the Line | |
| Storm Clouds | |
| Cotton Camp | |
| Broken Banks | |
| Sheet Rain | |
| Whispers | |
| Little Rivers and Little Rose | |
| Hopeless Anger |  |
| Whispers in the Rain |
| Andrew Latimer: | Guitars, Flute, Keyboards, Vocals |
| Colin Bass: | Bass |
| Ton Scherpenzeel: | Keyboards |
| Paul Burgess: | Drums |
| David Paton: | Vocals |
| Mae McKenna: | Vocals |
| Christopher Bock: | Drums |
| Don Harriss: | Keyboards |
| Neil Panton: | Oboe |
| Kim Venaas: | Timps, Harmonica |
| John Burton: | French Horn |
After years of total silence, Camel make a comeback in an intense
and moving concept album. Somewhat similar to Nude in the global sound, and yet more personal,
more complex musically and more touching. Highly recommended for those of you appreciate
the 80'ss Camel, but notably very different from
Camel's first five progressive albums. The last 8 songs are
instrumental, standing together as one piece (a la Nude and The
Snow Goose). Most of the tracks are instrumental, and the songs are all
terrific. Andrew's guitar playing stands out, as it did in some solos
in Nude or Moonmadness, but the album suffers from somewhat
mechanic drums playing, sounding too much like electric drums. The album has
some wonderful moments featuring nontypical Camel instruments,
such as Oboe, Harmonica or Horns, which fall into the right place at the
most touching moments.
The CD cover has the lyrics and some excellent B&W photography, related to the concept of the album.
 | The record was inspired by John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath", which was also made into a superb movie by John Ford, in 1940. This is the story of poor farmers from Oklahoma, moving from the Dust Bowl to California during the depression, and being confronted with prejudice and violence. Rose of Sharon is the leading character's bigger sister, who's carrying a baby. |
| The concept was arranged by Susan Hoover, who also wrote some lyrics. |
| Dust and Dreams recording has begun in UK, and then completed in US. Andy wrote it over the "lost" years between 1984 and 1991. These big time gaps lead to some rewriting of entire sections of the piece. |
| In a certain way, Dust and Dreams relates to Latimer and Hoover's imigration from the UK and settling in California, USA. |
 | CP-001CD |
 | CP-001 |
 | Total Playing Time: 47:56 |