He guested on Close to the fire in the song 'Full circle'.Originally Posted by Reginod
He guested on Close to the fire in the song 'Full circle'.
Thanks, I see it's about Andy Latimer, so now I can participate.
Maybe not the most technically capable guitarist in my book, but certainly the man with a couple of the most sensitive, emotional guitar-solo's I know.
The Snow Goose is full of them, but also songs like Ice, Summer Lightning, etc. have often given me goose-flesh. It's the tone and the melody.
One of his recent guest-parts he plays on Dave Sinclair's "Stream".
My favourite guitarist and Camel are my favourite band. Just wonderful!
Is he not also guest guitar on that album's re-recording of "Ruthless Queen"?
I love Andy's playing, great feel and emotion in his playing. He is easily in my top 10 favorite players of all time. Just as important (to me anyway), I love Camel's music, so he is a player and a writer!
He's no Hackett or Howe--but he's very good. Not a huge Camel fan as it's too mellow and sometimes bland for me--but I get they are very good.
I'd take him over Howe any day.
Latimer also has more feel than Hackett, even though I like Hackett. I've never understood the adulation for Howe. He is an average player at best, even limited to the realm of Symph Rock, nevermind that he is a simpleton compared to the Jazz Rock guys.
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
I don't quite understand why any musician needs to be compared to another.
The man is a brilliant guitarist, a fine vocalist, and a wonderful composer. His flute work is quite good and he does a fairly good job on keyboards.
If we need to compare him to someone, I did once see a guy in an elevator in Phoenix that looked a bit like him.
Well, most every prog guitarist is one if that's the case. The jazz guys would mop the floor with the whole lot of them!
Latimer proves the adage that instrumentalists should not be paid by the note.
They should be paid by how long each note is sustained!
Yeah, they all ideally fit the band they're in. I love Latimer, but I don't think he would have worked for Yes. And I don't think Gilmour would have worked for Rush. Etc...
Absolutely love Andy Latimer! Been a Camel fan since forever really and must say that Andy is my favourite guitarplayer and performer ever. Just found a copy from their premier show of 2015, at St. Albans arena, and the way he played Ice... Blew me into the smallest, little and most emotional pieces really.. Andy IS the very soul and the emotion.. Must say that he's a terriffic composer as well.. Dust and Dreams is truly a masterpiece!!!l
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