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DARK MATTER

IQ

 

Neo-Prog

4.07 | 1038 ratings

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SkUnKaDeLiC
4 stars IQ are a brilliant neo-progressive band...

..who have outdone themselves with their latest release, "Dark Matter". To me, before, they sounded too generic, there was nothing outstanding whatsoever. This time round, they show emotion, which comes through to the listener. I'm hearing Floyd here. I'm hearing Genesis. I'm hearing Yes, and I'm hearing IQ!. But that just about says it all, where IS the originality?!!

All tracks are worthy of being on the CD, but IQ are still not _quite_ original enough for me to say theyre in the top10 of later prog or anything.

As the last poster stated, save your money for something original. Download it for a sample somewhere by all means, then you'll know if you like it. As for recent releases - Magenta's Seven was the best album of last year by a stretch, much better than IQ's...I think even Glass Hammer's last was better than this.

So don't get me wrong - I am NOT contradicting myself here, IQ ARE a great band, they just weren't before. If they carry on in this direction another album or two down the line and they may just become #1 in Neo-Prog. They do have a long way to go though, only not so long as a few years back!.

SkUnKaDeLiC | 4/5 |

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