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rushfan4 
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 Posted: May 15 2014 at 08:44 |
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They were asking for $35 for it on US Amazon. I decided to pay $7 and download from eMusic. If and when the price comes down I will probably pick up a physical copy.
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 15 2014 at 08:37 |
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They sold out on pre-orders apparently - so looks like IQ have deservedly made a bit of monies....
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Posted: May 15 2014 at 07:38 |
Interesting news - The Road of Bones hit number 23 in the UK Top 40 Independent Albums Chart  . Now how many you have to sell to reach that I don't know, however they were still one place behind Rhydian  .
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 16:10 |
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2nd Name Day CD, Synaesthesia , bloody marvellous on first spin! Band - endorsed by Mike Holmes it appears!!!
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 09:36 |
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I will listen to the new one on weekend. I hope its a killer album! Not easy to top Frequency which is a stunning masterpiece!
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 07:32 |
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I reckon that on first spin , this has a lot of promise!! I think CD 1 lacks a certain "something" - but my youngest son thinks that "The Road of Bones" is the best track on the double CD!! so there is some difference of opinion - because I think that Constellations is by far the best thing on it from spin one! but all five tracks on CD II are GOOD, this would score a close 4.55 from me on spin one!
Although I think that any CD with a decently long track that is ESSENTIAL to have then that could qualify for a 5 star??
Controversial I know but sort of logical to me....
Edited by M27Barney - May 14 2014 at 07:32
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Hercules
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 06:47 |
I have listened to the first CD now three times.
The title track is absolutely magnificent, but the rest.........I find it unspectacular compared to their earlier stuff and even compared to Frequency.
The problem is not the musicianship - Tim Esau in particular deserves a lot of praise for some stellar playing - but the composition.
I have always suspected that a lot of the basic structure of the tracks on Frequency owed a lot to a certain keyboard player from the past (he has himself suggested that he co-wrote some of them before he left). I suspect the new material is entirely written by the current members and, to me, it lacks the sheer quality and impact of yore. I wonder if Martin Orford's compositional skills are missed more than his musicianship (because both keyboard players who have replaced him do a very fine job of sounding very like him!)
Don't get me wrong - this is a very good album, but IQ have to be judged by their own stellar standards and this isn't quite up there with their best, though time will tell if it grows on me. Interestingly, I lent the CD to a friend who had never heard of IQ and he's bowled over by it. I wonder what he will make of Ever, The Wake and Subterranea, then!
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Roj
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Posted: May 14 2014 at 03:22 |
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I'm sticking with my original impression.
I find disc 1 fairly average though there are a few interesting parts. A bit of a Wake vibe going on I think, it's pretty dark and gloomy, but nowhere near the standard of that classic album.
Disc 2 is better without doubt, and in Constellations we may well have a potential top 5 IQ track of all time. That piece is mind bogglingly good.
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Catcher10
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Posted: May 13 2014 at 17:21 |
Overall I like the album, there may be parts of songs I skip over but not really whole songs......They can play thru just fine.
4-star album...if they issue on vinyl then it will be 5 star  
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Mirror Image
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Posted: May 13 2014 at 16:41 |
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I listened to a little of IQ's newest The Road Of Bones via YouTube and I didn't really find it all that good. Certainly not deserving of the apparent high rating it's been getting IMHO. I like some of their earlier work like The Wake and Ever, for example, but nothing they've been doing lately has given me any kind of fulfillment. I think a lot of the problem with progressive rock bands today is there seems to be an emotional disconnection in the music. IQ are all quite good musicians, so don't think for a second that I don't recognize their talent. There's just something missing in the music that I can't quite put my finger on.
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 13 2014 at 15:28 |
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Right then Peeps, Just listened to Both CD's of TROB!
Got to say , I think the weaker tracks are the first four - the epic is spoilt by a fade-out just as Holmes is cutting loose on what appears to be a rip-roaring solo - this is a prog CD !!! (extend the epic by 5 mins to get in the full guitar solo!!!).
Anyway, just as I was expecting a bit of a damp-squib...Until the End saves CD 1 !! Excellent - and then CD II - just BLOWS AWAY CD 1!
especially Constellations, Fall & Rise , Ten Million Demons (Prog meets Gary Newman!) and the stunning instrumental end of Hardcore !!!
CD 1 may be a grower I suppose but CD II a HIT right away!!! Buy this CD as it's a good-un! I shall be reviewing on a few more spins!!!
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Posted: May 13 2014 at 15:26 |
 lazland wrote:
chopper wrote:
Just listening to the new album - is that a bit of Chicory Tip's "Son of my Father" I can hear at the end of "Ten Million Demons"? |
It is, indeed  |
Anyone else think that track has a bit of a Muse vibe going on
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Posted: May 13 2014 at 06:01 |
chopper wrote:
Just listening to the new album - is that a bit of Chicory Tip's "Son of my Father" I can hear at the end of "Ten Million Demons"? |
It is, indeed
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Posted: May 13 2014 at 04:22 |
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Just listening to the new album - is that a bit of Chicory Tip's "Son of my Father" I can hear at the end of "Ten Million Demons"?
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Posted: May 12 2014 at 06:24 |
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I`m sure you will enjoy the album...
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 12 2014 at 03:48 |
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I have my copy, that I got for my name-day on Saturday the 10th. I have been uber-busy drinking beer, eating food, adult prerogative and all that...so not listened to it as yet I'm pregnant with expectation!!!
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Posted: May 12 2014 at 03:05 |
After 2 listens I
think it's ok, time will tell if it's a grower. Mainly a bit too quiet perhaps,
accentuated by the cover showing a younger Peter Gabriel asking them to keep it
down a bit.
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Roj
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Posted: May 11 2014 at 10:07 |
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Well after one listen disc one I found pretty unspectacular and nothing moved me. Disc two appears better. However it's the track Constellations that stands out, shining like a beacon. It's amazing, the best new piece of music I've heard this year.
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Posted: May 01 2014 at 09:37 |
M27Braney once you have the new album. you will enjoy, its amazing. I`ve gotten the special edition there is a filler song on it. 
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M27Barney
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Posted: April 29 2014 at 13:08 |
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I must wait till the 10th May - My name-day to get this latest CD!!
I think I can wait....Anticipation is the finest of human experiences!!!
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