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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