The ensemble work is very good too - this is especially surprising given that Doug was on his way out of the band at this point. All of the musicians are very good and I especially like Pete's Hammond organ and especially his synthesizer work on this album - he gets some great synth sounds. The lineup on Moonmadness includes Andrew Latimer (electric and acoustic guitars, flute, and vocals) Pete Bardens (Hammond organ, electric piano, acoustic piano, mini-moog, ARP Odyssey, and vocals) Doug Ferguson (electric bass and lead vocal on Song within a Song) and Andy Ward (drums, percussion and voice on Aristillus). My guess is that the softness is a holdover from the mellow Snow Goose album. The overall feel is a bit softer too, especially in contrast with the hard rocking 1973 debut and Mirage. Musically, Moonmadness continues Camels brand of progressive rock with a dash of jazz rock, yet is more synth-heavy than previous albums. This 1976 album would prove to be the last with the classic Camel lineup and (after the epic, song-cycle suite The Snow Goose (1975)) returns to the format on Mirage (1974).
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