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website said that the musicianship on this album is stellar, utilizing symphonies, vibraphones, and yes, it has even a saxophone. It’s one of the best progressive albums of the 80’s in a very troubled musical period to the progressive rock music. “Nude” doesn't need to hide behind masterpieces like
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777:"Landscapes"
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530:"Landscapes"
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382:Classic Rock
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235:Classic Rock
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39:Studio album
15:
1641:1981 albums
1605:Discography
1537:Live albums
1470:Rain Dances
1462:Moonmadness
1416:Guy LeBlanc
1396:David Paton
1386:Kit Watkins
1366:Mel Collins
897:Chris Green
887:– keyboards
879:Mel Collins
733:"City Life"
504:Kit Watkins
454:"City Life"
395:wrote that
356:Hiroo Onoda
320:Hiroo Onoda
1635:Categories
1478:Breathless
1348:Pete Jones
1336:Colin Bass
1040:. AllMusic
1023:References
916:Production
860:Colin Bass
810:"Captured"
625:"Captured"
135:chronology
1356:Andy Ward
1218:"Camel –
1194:"Camel –
1174:"Camel –
1007:UK Albums
941:position
866:Andy Ward
843:Personnel
766:"Beached"
628:Latimer,
558:Writer(s)
516:"Beached"
502:Latimer,
485:"Drafted"
443:Writer(s)
375:In 2008,
333:Andy Ward
318:soldier (
1273:Camel –
1263:Camel –
1250:Camel –
1245:AllMusic
1237:Camel –
972:VG-lista
545:Side two
430:Side one
342:Synopsis
316:Japanese
198:AllMusic
120:Producer
73:, London
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
1610:Caravan
1580:Singles
1281:Spotify
1258:Discogs
1044:24 June
755:"Docks"
499:"Docks"
168:(1982)
159:(1981)
150:(1979)
1572:(1993)
1564:(1984)
1556:(1978)
1548:(1974)
1529:(1996)
1521:(1991)
1513:(1984)
1505:(1982)
1497:(1981)
1489:(1979)
1481:(1978)
1473:(1977)
1465:(1976)
1457:(1975)
1449:(1974)
1446:Mirage
1441:(1973)
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929:Charts
835:
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725:Length
687:
673:
656:"Lies"
645:
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561:Length
533:
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474:
471:"Nude"
446:Length
411:Mirage
402:Camel'
397:"Nude"
371:Legacy
192:Rating
189:Source
90:Length
67:Studio
1620:Kayak
1438:Camel
1317:Camel
1228:8 May
1208:8 May
1184:8 May
984:AFYVE
848:Camel
722:Title
555:Title
440:Title
308:Camel
306:band
133:Camel
113:Decca
111:Gama/
107:Label
79:Genre
44:Camel
1494:Nude
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1230:2009
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1210:2009
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1186:2009
1176:Nude
1122:ISBN
1046:2011
939:Peak
690:3:42
676:0:30
662:4:59
648:2:49
634:3:12
617:2:39
603:1:12
589:2:05
575:4:11
536:2:39
522:3:34
508:3:50
491:4:20
477:0:22
463:4:41
387:Nude
299:Nude
155:Nude
24:Nude
1256:at
1243:at
1016:34
1011:OCC
1001:24
989:33
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965:65
953:11
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