THE ROAD OF BONES

Perhaps it isn't fair to start an IQ listening tour with their last and most recent record "The Road Of Bones" from 2014. I haven't heard more than the title track from "Frequency"(a very good song) from IQ and now I tried this very new record. I went into it with expectance and a joyful mind but went out from it with a dark and disappointed mind. This was not interesting music!

"The Road of Bones" is IQ's eleventh studio album, released thrityone years after their debut "Tales from The Lush Attic" in 1983. Now the personel are Peter Nicholls(vocals), Mike Holmes(guitar), Tim Esau(bass), Paul Cook(drums) and Neil Durant(keyboards) and the cover is artistic. Yes it's dark and a fine clouded sky where perhaps a God demands us to be silent, and listen problably.

I you have the right mood for it, crave for darkness and have listened to this some times perhaps it will appeal to you. It didn't to me. I found the songs very similar and monotonues. I didn't found those powerful melodies wonders I apprieciate so much with progressive rock. This was just so dark and sad over the whole playtime. "Without Walls" had some great moments and has to be considered the albums best track(5/10) but even that song aren't interesting according to me.

I am sad to give this record such a bad review, but I expected so much. Perhaps it's wrong to expect something epic from modern prog, but sometimes I find the golden glimpses and those keep me continuing the exploration. Two stars from me!