marți, 3 iunie 2008

IQ

One of the Pioneers on the British Neo Prog scene (apologies to Martin ORFORD - I know you hate the Neo Prog concept), IQ is one of the few bands from the 80's and 90's scene that superbly delivers a full symphonic, rich in emotion music. The outstanding vocals of Peter NICHOLLS give the band its trademark, but the keyboard arrangements from the multiband man Martin ORFORD (JADIS) really add to the atmosphere here. Not enough, the guitar work from Mike HOLMES completes the last essential ingredient of the band's musicianship.

The band is strongly influenced by (GABRIEL era) GENESIS, with a hard-edged and powerfull sound. Very extensive discography, in which you easely notice the band's evolution. I would say IQ is one of the few bands that has been able to maintain a growing curve in terms of musicianship and identity over the years. The music became heavier on the 90's, but with no doubt, it improved a lot.

They truly carried the torch of progressive music into the 80s. Their first two prosper albums, "Tales From The Lush Attic" and "The Wake" are among the very finest progressive rock albums released in that decade. However, IQ's most recent recordings "Ever" and the double-album, "Subterranea", are considered by many of their fans to be even better than their seminal early 80s work. ESSENTIAL PROG!!!

Albums


1983
Tales From the Lush Attic
3.96
(61 ratings)

1985
The Wake
4.05
(87 ratings)

1987
Nomzamo
2.84
(49 ratings)

1989
Are You Sitting Comfortably ?
2.84
(36 ratings)

1993
Ever
4.08
(83 ratings)

1997
Subterranea
3.89
(116 ratings)

2000
The Seventh House
4.01
(92 ratings)

2004
Dark Matter
4.06
(197 ratings)

Live Albums


1985
Nine in a Pond is Here
2.65
(8 ratings)

1986
Living Proof
2.67
(15 ratings)

1991
Headlong
3.00
(1 ratings)

1996
Forever Live (CD version)
4.10
(17 ratings)

1998
Seven Stories Into 98
3.22
(13 ratings)

1999
Subterranea Tour Live Germany
3.00
(1 ratings)

1999
Head Long to Argentina
4.00
(1 ratings)

2000
La Maroquinerie, Paris 18 Nov. 2000
3.33
(3 ratings)

2000
Subterranea: The Concert
3.64
(10 ratings)

DVD/Videos


2002
Subterranea - The Concert DVD
3.78
(6 ratings)

2004
IQ20 - The Twentieth Anniversary Show
4.15
(14 ratings)

2005
Live From London
3.50
(7 ratings)

2006
Stage
4.62
(16 ratings)

Boxset/Compilations


1991
J'ai Polette d'Arnu
3.13
(14 ratings)

1996
Forever Live (DVD box set)
4.67
(7 ratings)

1999
The Lost Attic - A Collection Of Rarities (1983-1999)
3.65
(11 ratings)

2003
The archive collection - IQ20
3.81
(11 ratings)

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