I am usually sceptical – to say the least – when a band decides to re-record one of their classic albums, just as I am with Hollywood remakes. Yet, when I heard that Camel had re-recorded The Snow Goose, I was intrigued as I have always been of the opinion that this particular album DESERVED to be re-recorded. I find the original Snow Goose a bit timid and lacking in edge, although it is a favourite of mine, and not quite up to the high standard of the superb albums that surrounded it, ie Mirage and Moonmadness. Whenever bits and pieces of The Snow Goose has been performed live and included on various recent live releases, the Coming Of Age and Never Let Go sets as excellent examples, the material has been given the much needed extra energy, the added punch and weight that was lacking on the original recording. The band has gone to some lengths to remedy some of the insufficiencies of the 1975 classic with this 2013 re-recording. The differences between the old and the new versions are rather discreet, and you should not expect any radical departures from the original album. It is not a re-interpretation of the original, but rather a subtly revised and enhanced re-recording of a familiar work.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:45:17 +0000
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