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    Posted: February 25 2021 at 09:00
Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I'll begin with some Tales from the Lush Attic. IQ were first in the queue when it came to choosing a band for my first Neo Prog marathon. Until recently, Neo Prog was as much of a mystery to me as the mysterious Dark Matter which is thought to account for approximately 85% of  the matter in the known universe. In The Wake of listening to all of IQ's (mostly) superb albums recently, they gradually broke down my Resistance to Neo Prog. Many modern prog bands have sunk without trace in the deep blue  Subterranea, or fallen by the wayside on The Road of Bones, but IQ have gone from strength to strength with the release of possibly their best album Ever in 2019: Resistance!  I soon realised IQ are a whole lot better than Marillion (with the exception of the inferior Nomzamo album) and that they're quite possibly one of the greatest Neo Prog bands Ever! I'll be listening to IQ's albums with increasing Frequency from now on.  Smile

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4 stars 2010: The Wake: Live at Boerderij, Zoetermeer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKWG7sR4Qb24vjPuUZlnzl9
 
 


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Tales from the Lush Attic is so good IMHO that IQ to this day has yet to top that. I think it's their best album.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

<span>Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I'll begin with some Tales from the Lush Attic. IQ were first in the queue when it came to choosing a band for my first Neo Prog marathon. Until recently, Neo Prog was as much of a mystery to me as the mysterious Dark Matter which is thought to account for approximately 85% of  the matter in the known universe. I</span><span>n The Wake of listening to all of IQ's (mostly) superb albums recently, they gradually broke down my Resistance to Neo Prog. Many modern prog bands have sunk without trace in the deep blue  Subterranea, or fallen by the wayside on The Road of Bones, but IQ have gone from strength to strength with the release of possibly their best album Ever in 2019: Resistance!  I soon realised IQ are a whole lot better than Marillion (with the exception of the inferior Nomzamo album) and that they're quite possibly one of the greatest Neo Prog bands Ever! I'll be listening to IQ's albums with increasing Frequency from now on.  </span>Smile

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4 stars 2010: The Wake: Live at Boerderij, Zoetermeer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKWG7sR4Qb24vjPuUZlnzl9
 
 







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The Road of Bones, one of my favorite albums of all time. Shame that I felt Resistance was a major miss, the entire second disc just goes in one ear and out the other for me sadly.
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'Dark Matter' and 'Frequency' are my 2 favorite IQ lp's....for me that was their best work even though many seem to prefer the last 2....and I think the earlier lp's like 'Ever' and '7th House' are very good also....but missing some 'hooks' for me.
'Road  of Bones' and 'Resistance' are both very good but also don't touch me like those  earlier ones.  It might be I need to play them more..because I have played 'Matter' and 'Frequency' quite a lot.
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My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
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I have massive respect for IQ ever since I discovered their stuff. 'Twas kind of hard getting into most of the albums but it's quite rewarding and enjoyable in the 'end'.
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile


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I do like IQ and Dark Matter is still my favourite of theirs. I need to give their recent releases more of a listen.
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Have long been one of my favourite bands since I heard them in session on the Friday Rock Show and then purchased The Wake as a result. There was just an impressive rawness about their music, lead by the equally impressive Peter Nicholls. Can't tell you how gutted I was to discover he had left the band in the mid eighties and then Nomzamo came out. Didn't need that commercial AOR like I didn't need Rabies. I completely missed out on Ever not realising that Nicholls was back in (this was pre internet you know) but luckily stumbled on the Subterranea album in a record shop. I played that to death on headphones then eventually got a bit bored of it but not before seeing them at The Astoria for their last complete performance of the album. Latterly I believe that Resistance is one of the best albums they've ever done. The recent DVD release of their pre COVID German gig from last year is a joy. They reached their very best at that point so what next I wonder? Plenty left in the tank hopefully.

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile

How many times have you listened to each album?  IQ need to be listened to a lot to be fully appreciated.
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Nomzamo came out. Didn't need that commercial AOR like I didn't need Rabies

HarshOuch  First IQ album I owned, loved it then and still adore it now!  Didn't know about PN until Subby came out and I saw it advertised in The Independent!  Who's this new vocalist?  He sounded awful, until I "got" the album many many listens and a few years laterBig smile Then went backwards and forwards....
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile

How many times have you listened to each album?  IQ need to be listened to a lot to be fully appreciated.
I've listened to all of IQ's albums once only and I  probably won't have time to listen to them again until I buy their albums on CD - if I can find any record stores left open. Confused
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile

How many times have you listened to each album?  IQ need to be listened to a lot to be fully appreciated.
I've listened to all of IQ's albums once only and I  probably won't have time to listen to them again until I buy their albums on CD - if I can find any record stores left open. Confused
You'll be lucky at the moment, in fact you'll be lucky to find a store selling IQ albums anywhere. I did find Dark Matter in a shop once but that's all. You'll have to buy online.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile

How many times have you listened to each album?  IQ need to be listened to a lot to be fully appreciated.
I've listened to all of IQ's albums once only and I  probably won't have time to listen to them again until I buy their albums on CD - if I can find any record stores left open. Confused
No wonder you get criticised - one listen is not enough to rate music like IQ. 
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......

I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile



How many times have you listened to each album?  IQ need to be listened to a lot to be fully appreciated.

I've listened to all of IQ's albums once only and I  probably won't have time to listen to them again until I buy their albums on CD - if I can find any record stores left open. Confused

You'll be lucky at the moment, in fact you'll be lucky to find a store selling IQ albums anywhere. I did find Dark Matter in a shop once but that's all. You'll have to buy online.









The bands website as a store you can purchase vinyl/cd albums
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

My favourite band.  They can't do much wrong for me, although Resistance was not as good as I had hoped.  Love both eras - or I guess that's actually 3 eras (in terms of vocalists).

Don't know where you get those start from, but there should be more 5 stars!  Road Of Bones 4 stars?  Never......
I thought I was being generous by giving 5-star ratings to four IQ albums, when I'm more often criticised for overrating albums. When I give an album  a 4-star rating, it still means I'd go out and buy it, given half the chance. Smile

How many times have you listened to each album?  IQ need to be listened to a lot to be fully appreciated.
I've listened to all of IQ's albums once only and I  probably won't have time to listen to them again until I buy their albums on CD - if I can find any record stores left open. Confused
No wonder you get criticised - one listen is not enough to rate music like IQ. 
Okay, I'll have a listen to IQ's first album again now and choose a favourite song from the Lush Attic to post here later. Smile
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4 stars 1983: Tales from the Lush Attic -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLIV22ZKmLpN4YTA2a2R8ny
 
The first song from the first album, sounding very much like early Genesis In the Beginning, only this song has more power! I Quite like this. Smile
 
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Ah yea. That's my favorite IQ song ever right now and one of my favrotie 20-ish minute songs.
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No wonder you get criticised - one listen is not enough to rate music like IQ. 

You're right! In The Wake of reading your message, I Quickly realised I can't truly appreciate the music of IQ by listening to their albums just the once, and I Quite like the idea of listening to all of their albums again, so I'm making a special effort to listen to one IQ album first thing every morning until I Quit. Smile


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