IQ Appreciation Thread

rushfan4 wrote: But hey, at least Britney Spears came here the other day.

Roj M30 wrote: IQ and I go back a very long way.  I bought the cassette "Seven Stories Into Eight" directly from the band right back at the start of the 80s.  The rest, as they say, is history.   IQ have been one of my favourite bands for over a quarter of a century.  Other than a temporary dip during the hiatus of Peter Nicholls in the late 80s they have continued to produce quality albums whilst at the same time sticking to their prog roots.  Whilst described as neo, to me they play classic symphonic prog, although I appreciate that given their heritage as a standard bearer of the "progressive rock revival" I'm sure they will remain as neo prog.  I think they are worthy of their own appreciation thread.   My favourite albums by IQ are:-   1.  The Seventh House 2.  Subterranea (I'm really loving this at the moment) 3.  The Wake 4.  Tales From The Lush Attic 5.  Frequency   They have always been great live and I've seen them several times over the years.  I have a ticket to see them at The Met in Bury in October, so if anyone on PA will be there I'll see you then!!    I'd be really interested to read anybody else's thoughts/trips down memory lane and I'll post again in more detail when I get the time.

Funny how Marillion is able to post short videos for all their fans to see. With new technology coming down in price, it is now possible to hook up your computer to your tv (or vice-versa, I'm still figuring it out) and watch streaming or downloaded video.
I can even see a day when a modest yearly subscription gives you access to high quality, virus / spyware / malware free video. Yeah, you'll likely be able to find it for free somewhere, but the true fan will pay for it. And if it's priced right, most of the freeloaders would.

Can you imagine seeing a Marillion show or four each year and saving your favourite.

Roj M30 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: Also, I am really enjoying Martin Orford's solo CDs.  The Road Home is excellent.  I listened to Classical Music and Popular songs for the first time today and I was pleasantly surprised by how well it fit in with the IQ discography.  With the album title I was expecting something totally different.   Hi Scott.    Martin's discography is something I've not explored yet, though I have a couple on my birthday wish list, so fingers crossed .   So I take it Classical Music.... is actually prog, as opposed to it's title?

Yes, it sounds like an IQ album.  Martin sings on a couple of songs, John Wetton sings, and Mr. Nicholls from IQ also makes an appearance.  I  guess all of IQ's members made an appearance at one point or another on the album; along with members of Arena and Jadis.

Jim Garten wrote:   I've yet to hear a substandard album by these guys & still yet to see them live - I do need to get 'Frequency' though which is their 1st without Martin Orford (although if you check out the recent interview I did with him, it appears he was one of the major writers, yet garnered no credits...)

Jim Garten wrote:   - I do need to get 'Frequency' though which is their 1st without Martin Orford (although if you check out the recent interview I did with him, it appears he was one of the major writers, yet garnered no credits...)

Interesting point! I didn't know that. Maybe be that's why the latest sounds like typical IQ.

rushfan4 wrote: Also, I am really enjoying Martin Orford's solo CDs.  The Road Home is excellent.  I listened to Classical Music and Popular songs for the first time today and I was pleasantly surprised by how well it fit in with the IQ discography.  With the album title I was expecting something totally different.

My 3 fave IQ albums are "Dark Matter", "Ever" and "The Wake", in this order of preference. I regard "Frequency" as a great album, too, something like a recapitulation of "Dark Matter" and "Seventh House": it will definitely be in my Top 10 of 2009.

 

Kind regards.

Though my exploration of the subgenre thus far has been limited, The Seventh House is my favorite album from it.

progrocker2244 wrote: progrules wrote: That was some initiative Roj to start this thread. I don't expect it to become as long as TFK's though but who knows these words will be punished. And don't be mad if I'm not hanging out here as often as on our "own" thread. I hope we haven't lost you on TFK now that you have your thread .   I'm not a big IQ fan even though I'm PA's biggest neo fan. Probably they are too intelligent for me . But I will give my list of their albums in order of my preference:   1. Seventh House   4,25* 2. Subterrenea (like your top two, but the rest is totally different)   4,1* 3. Ever  3,6* 4. J'ai Polette d'Arnu  3,5* 5. Tales from the Lush Attic  3,5* 6. Are you sitting comfortably ?  3,25* 7. Dark Matter  3,2* 8. Nomzamo 2,9* 9. The Wake 2,5*   And I still have to explore Frequency (my supplier did the same thing here as yours did with The Flower King: they didn't have it at the right time so I will have to wait a while) But I guess it will be on 3rd or 4th place estimated from what I've heard and read.   Can you give your list of all these albums (right now I only know your top 5) Roj ?   You seriously put Are You Sitting Comfortably above Dark Matter?!?!