Album of the Day

Harbour of Tears, by Camel (1996): In honor of St. Patrick's day, here's an album by English proggers Camel (by this point, basically guitarist Andy Lattimer and whatever side men he hired on). Of course, given recent developments, maybe they're more Irish than we thought. Regardless, this is a concept album about Irish immigrants fleeing to a better life in America. As the back of the CD tells it:

Cobh Harbour is a beautiful deep-water port in County Cork, Ireland. It was the last sight of Ireland for hundreds upon thousands of fractured families who departed her shores for fates unknown.

They call it the Harbour of Tears.

Given my heritage, I can't help but wonder if my ancestors were in Lattimer's mind when he put this album together. It's not my favorite Camel disc, but it's got some really nice classic Lattimer guitar work and is a really good listen.