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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 29 2015 at 10:30
Relative newbie here (to the forum, not to IQTongue)

My favourite band.  Amazingly consistent: I rank the Menel albums right up there with the rest, certainly helped by the fact that they are where I came in with the bandWink But they are real gems, and include some of their finest tracks - Human Nature, Common Ground (beautiful, just beautiful), Wurensch, War Heroes, Nothing At All....

Went to see them for the first time at The Marquee on the night they announced that Menel and Tim Esau were leaving in 1989 Cry  At this point I knew nothing of the Nicholls era 1 or the first 2 albums, and with there being no internet I assumed they had disappeared, until seeing an advert in The Independent for Subterranea.  I got the album but was unimpressed for a long time; didn't like the "new" vocalist and my musical brain wasn't working properly, due to several years as a student where I had ignored proper music and listened to Oasis, etcEmbarrassed

Eventually (after several years, not of constantly playing mind) it clicked and I discovered the older albums and some more that had appeared.  This really co-incided with my newly-discovered appreciation for prog, which was inspired by getting The Platinum Collection by Genesis in about 2002.  Suddenly, I realised what music I really liked and the Internet did the restSmile

The release of Frequency really cemented the band's position for me.  A stunning album.  Been to see them 3 times since then, including the Road Of Bones launch gig last year.  Wish I could see them more, but in South Wales we don't get many of the top prog acts visiting....

So, yeah, my favourite band.  Love all their albums.  Can't really pick a favourite.  The Road Of Bones is amazing, and I feel that the quality of the 2nd disc is as high as the first.

Top tracks?  The Last Human Gateway, Headlong, Common Ground, Wurensch, Further Away, Sleepless Incidental, It All Stops Here, The Wrong Side Of Weird, Sacred Sound, Closer, Constellations.  There, how's that for a setlist based on one song from each studio albumClapTongueLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2015 at 20:24
If I lived in the UK I would!!! What an amazing way to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Lol I wonder if they will play "for Christ's sake"

Anyhow. IQ are STILL a major part of my listening experiences these days.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2015 at 02:34
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 18 2015 at 11:43
Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Anybody actually spin SEVEN STORIES INTO EIGHT??

A really wonderful side of the band If I may say.
It's quite psychedelic.

For Christ sake is a great instrumental.

And BARBELL IS IN makes laugh!!
IQ reggae. Lol
 
certainly and also The Lost Attic has some good stuff as wellThumbs Up

Barbell Is in's guitar solo is one of my favorite solos of all time Big smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 16:52
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Anybody actually spin SEVEN STORIES INTO EIGHT??

A really wonderful side of the band If I may say.
It's quite psychedelic.

For Christ sake is a great instrumental.

And BARBELL IS IN makes laugh!!
IQ reggae. Lol
 
certainly and also The Lost Attic has some good stuff as wellThumbs Up

Barbell Is in's guitar solo is one of my favorite solos of all time Big smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 14:59
Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Anybody actually spin SEVEN STORIES INTO EIGHT??

A really wonderful side of the band If I may say.
It's quite psychedelic.

For Christ sake is a great instrumental.

And BARBELL IS IN makes laugh!!
IQ reggae. Lol
 
certainly and also The Lost Attic has some good stuff as wellThumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 11:28
Anybody actually spin SEVEN STORIES INTO EIGHT??

A really wonderful side of the band If I may say.
It's quite psychedelic.

For Christ sake is a great instrumental.

And BARBELL IS IN makes laugh!!
IQ reggae. Lol

Edited by progbethyname - March 17 2015 at 11:28
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 11:26
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Best ever IQ song from the 80's - THE ENEMY SMACKS.


Oh it's up there, but Headlong really does it for me.
Last Human Gateway would be #2.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 11:24
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Ok say what would be the best possible IQ line up you could have?
Nicholls or Menel ( I respect Paul a lot and like his recent solo album BUT has to be Pete!)
Orford or Westworth (no contest here , sorry Mark!)
Holmes or ermmm (well bit of a 'Hobsons Choice' but anyway Mike is a legend!)
Esau or Jowitt ( now its gets tricky but I'm going for Tim because of that fretless bass work on The Wake , so memorable and beautiful)
Cook or Edwards ( Cook is such a good solid drummer and actually has come back stronger and better. Check out The Wake Live. The guy is superb .However that said Edwards is one of the best English drummers around and Frequency has a level of playing that Cookie is probably not quite at. So has to be Andy, sorry Paul I do feel guilty I really do!)
 
So for me the perfect IQ line up is Nicholls, Holmes , Orford, Edwards and Esau. Basically the 'classic' line up but with a different drummer. What do you think?




Becoming quite attached to Neil Durant's keys on the road of bones.
But for long term. Yeah. Orford is the man!! ;)

I'd go Nicholls, Orford, Jowitt, Cook and of course that Holmes guy. ;)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 03:29
Best ever IQ song from the 80's - THE ENEMY SMACKS.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 02:32
Attic also has a nice reissue (total remix by Mike Holmes) while The Wake just had the standard remaster job which adds very little.
 
Forever Live is an excellent live album. I like to dig that out occasionally as it includes a smoking version of No Love Lost from Nomzamo and also a saxophone free version of the very underrated track Human Nature from the same album. You also get a couple of excerpts from The Last Human Gateway which work well imo and cracking versions of the title track of The Wake and Widows Peak.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 17 2015 at 01:20
^ Agreed - Lush Attic is fantastic as far as 80's Prog goes - these guys were on fire for this album.
The Wake is excellent as well, but suffers from the 'typical' 80's production - but since the quality of the compositions and playing is so high, this production is very minor - it's mainly the drums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2015 at 23:52
^As far as the 80's go, I'd recommend their 'Tales from the Lush Attic'. The best one of the 80's imo. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2015 at 22:46
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I just got my very first IQ album, the latest, Road of Bones, after such great reviews it's got all last year, and I'm really enjoying it. Still, I guess I've got to get used to the music more in order to fully apreciate it. Perhaps I'll have to get a bit more from them later on.

 
As Tom suggests , Ever is another good port of call. I also like The Seventh House a lot. Frequency kicks serious arse if you like music to leap out of your stereo and grab you by the throatBig smile


Mmm... oh well, I guess those would be the better albums to go with. However, I would like to start with some 80's music from them, since they sould seem to be among the big ones for Neo... still, that is the weakest rated decade for them... I wonder if perhaps I could go with some live album or compilation that may cover the best of the 80's?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2015 at 10:24
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I just got my very first IQ album, the latest, Road of Bones, after such great reviews it's got all last year, and I'm really enjoying it. Still, I guess I've got to get used to the music more in order to fully apreciate it. Perhaps I'll have to get a bit more from them later on.
 
As Tom suggests , Ever is another good port of call. I also like The Seventh House a lot. Frequency kicks serious arse if you like music to leap out of your stereo and grab you by the throatBig smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2015 at 10:20
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Richard, I appreciate you realising my short-comings.........
Yes, you are very lucky to have caught Andy in action. You know I am limited on these recent greats..... You stated that Cookie is not up to Andy's level....... Both incredibly astounding drummers.
I am truly sorry that I am such an arrogant person - I do appreciate digital things and CD's etc, but for my personal tastes and really what truly excites me (aside from CD only releases) - I do chase what my passion is....
 
Tom you are great just as you are Clap. I know that both you and another friend of mine on this board Nick (progbethyname) love your vinyl and there is nothing wrong with that or for being passionate about it. I'm basically a bit lazy and clumsy so its probably best I stick with CD'sLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2015 at 03:00
Ever is something really 'special' for me........can't put my finger on why that is though......
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2015 at 02:26
well I`ve be listening to ever Clap
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2015 at 23:00
Originally posted by geekfreak geekfreak wrote:

Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I just got my very first IQ album, the latest, Road of Bones, after such great reviews it's got all last year, and I'm really enjoying it. Still, I guess I've got to get used to the music more in order to fully apreciate it. Perhaps I'll have to get a bit more from them later on.

welcome to the amazing IQ...
 
 
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2015 at 02:31
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I just got my very first IQ album, the latest, Road of Bones, after such great reviews it's got all last year, and I'm really enjoying it. Still, I guess I've got to get used to the music more in order to fully apreciate it. Perhaps I'll have to get a bit more from them later on.
welcome to the amazing IQ...
 
 
 
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