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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ Sounds a little like Parasomnia. Will listen to it today ...

Agree to some extent but with Dream Theater anything at this stage that is listenable is a massive bonus while IQ are coming off a generally acclaimed run of albums. Maybe my expectations are set too high but I find myself wondering what the point of this is. With DT they needed to reconnect with the fans. My other thought is that IQ have not had a line up change for 3 albums, maybe that's a problem as they are lacking any outside influence to change the formula. For me at least they played with the formula on Resistance but now it's just formula.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ Sounds a little like Parasomnia. Will listen to it today ...


Agree to some extent but with Dream Theater anything at this stage that is listenable is a massive bonus while IQ are coming off a generally acclaimed run of albums. Maybe my expectations are set too high but I find myself wondering what the point of this is. With DT they needed to reconnect with the fans. My other thought is that IQ have not had a line up change for 3 albums, maybe that's a problem as they are lacking any outside influence to change the formula. For me at least they played with the formula on Resistance but now it's just formula.


Whereas for me they played around too much on Resistance and made it boring, but with Dominion they’ve gone back to what they were good at, and added a couple of new ingredients!☺️
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I pretty much only REALLY like Frequency out of their more recent releases, but I haven't listened to them extensively (with the exception being Frequency).

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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I pretty much only REALLY like Frequency out of their more recent releases, but I haven't listened to them extensively (with the exception being Frequency).


Frequency is indeed a wonderful album. The 6-album run from Ever to Road Of Bones is just stunning….
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I pretty much only REALLY like Frequency out of their more recent releases, but I haven't listened to them extensively (with the exception being Frequency).

kind of figures as that has a much harder sound, more akin to metal at times.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

I pretty much only REALLY like Frequency out of their more recent releases, but I haven't listened to them extensively (with the exception being Frequency).


kind of figures as that has a much harder sound, more akin to metal at times.


In which case Mike should definitely listen to Far From Here off Dominion….
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^ I definitely like heavier Neo Prog, or even Neo Prog Metal (Riverside comes to mind) - but there is a broad range of styles I enjoy, including very light and "non-heavy" stuff. Like I wrote on the previous page, I enjoyed listening to Dominion. What I really liked on Frequency was the songwriting, and I think that Dominion is a little weaker there. But that opinion might change on further listens.
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