Arguably Camel's finest album of the 70s, 'Moonmadness' is a stunning combination of compositional skill and awesome instrumental virtuosity. The throbbing opening track 'Aristillus' introduces the 'spacey' feel which dominates the album, and then we are into 'Song Within a Song' (marred in my opinion by a lacklustre vocal from bassist Doug Ferguson, and much better sung by Richard Sinclair on the band's later 'A Live Record')and the excellent 'Chord Change' showcasing Andy Latimer's flowing guitar style. In the old vinyl days 'Spirit of the Water' ended side 1 on a note of wistful lyricism. The final three tracks, which made up the vinyl side 2, are monumental. Peter Bardens puts in some magnificent Hammond organ work on 'Another Night', 'Air Born' is quite simply beautiful, and the closing track 'Lunar Sea' is a tour-de-force of jazz-fusion, with scintillating guitar work, out-of-this-world synthesizer and pulsating rhythms, drummer Any Ward thrashing his drums like a man inspired. Absolutely brilliant and worth five stars from anyone who isn't tone-deaf.