[01] Breathless[02] Echoes
[03] Wing And A Prayer
[04] Down On The Farm
[05] Starlight Ride
[06] Summer Lightning
[07] You Make Me Smile
[08] The Sleeper
[09] Rainbow's End
amg: With Rain Dances, Camel began exploring shorter, more concise songs, but it wasn't until its follow-up, Breathless, that they truly made a stab at writing pop songs. Although they didn't completely abandon improvisational prog rock — there are several fine, jazzy interludes — most of the record is comprised of shorter songs designed for radio play. While the group didn't quite achieve that goal, Breathless is nevertheless a more accessible record than Camel's other albums, which tend to focus on instrumentals. Here, they try to be a straightforward prog rock band, and while the results are occasionally a little muddled, it is on the whole surprisingly successful.
(amg 9/10)
