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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.
You were right all along. I've now listened to most of IQ's albums three times over and The Road of Bones IS a bona fide 5-star masterpiece! Thumbs Up


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It was good to see HMV was still open yesterday when I made my first trip into Nottingham in over a year although, as predicted, they didn't have any CD albums by IQ. Confused
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I Love it when IQ play the Doctor Who theme Live - which goes something like this....
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For me Nicholls is at his best on The Seventh House. I get the comparison with Gabriel, although less so with Hammill, but neither bothers me particularly. 
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Originally posted by Crane Crane wrote:

I mean... how much can one be expected to change his natural God-given voice?

Totally agree,....that's just the way he sounds. I doubt if he is consciously copying any other singer.
I don't think he sounds like Fish or Gabriel per se , and as far as Hammill....don't get me started on that overemotive diva. Wink
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Originally posted by Crane Crane wrote:

dr wu, actually I’ve been delving into this album because of your comment. “Province” so far hasn’t grabbed me, but neither did “Harvest of Souls” at first, and that’s become perhaps my favourite IQ song. I’ll keep listening!
No worries...just wanted to make sure you heard Frequency...that's my all time favorite IQ lp.
The Province is simply superb...not that Harvest and Ryker aren't great also. Many have compared Harvest to Suppers Ready.
I like Road and Resistance but to me they are just bascially rewriting earlier songs and adding a more dark vibe to them.
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I don't think he sounds anything like Fish!  Fish sounded quite like Gabriel, as did Collins.  And that guy in BBT, he REALLY sounds like Gabriel!!!

But I think PN sounds like...just himself!
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Originally posted by Crane Crane wrote:

I mean... how much can one be expected to change his natural God-given voice?
 
Peter Nicholls sounded a bit Fishy to me too when I first heard him, but I've grown accustomed to his voice now. Smile
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I mean... how much can one be expected to change his natural God-given voice?
“Art is the recognition of the universal presence of God.” —Ernest Hello
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Great songs. If only they had a better singer.


Ouch....

Took me a while to appreciate him but wouldn't change him for anybody now!


I like the guy, but like Fish he sounds too much like a prog rock singer, someone trying to mash Gabriel, Hammill and maybe a bit of Collins into one generic prog vox. Just how my ears hear it.
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Great songs. If only they had a better singer.

Ouch....

Took me a while to appreciate him but wouldn't change him for anybody now!
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Great songs. If only they had a better singer.
Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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dr wu, actually I’ve been delving into this album because of your comment. “Province” so far hasn’t grabbed me, but neither did “Harvest of Souls” at first, and that’s become perhaps my favourite IQ song. I’ll keep listening!
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Originally posted by Crane Crane wrote:

“Ryker Skies” is an awesome song. Something about it makes it sound different from other IQ songs. I’ll try to analyse it later to determine why. Suffice to say for now, it’s an awesome song!



Yes, I mentioned both this song and The Province (Frequency) to you on another thread but apparently you misssed it.
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“Ryker Skies” is an awesome song. Something about it makes it sound different from other IQ songs. I’ll try to analyse it later to determine why. Suffice to say for now, it’s an awesome song!
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I had a hard time acclimatising to Peter Nicholls vocals too, but in The Wake of listening to all of IQ's albums twice over, he finally broke down my Resistance. 
Rock on, Paul. However, traveling down The Road of Bones I noticed Mr. Nicholls vocals sounded like Dark Matter to me.

I remember hearing Peter Nicholls vocals for the first time when I was having a rummage around in the Lush Attic, and my first thought was, Wow, he sounds remarkably like Peter Gabriel, which has to be a good thing in my view. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I had a hard time acclimatising to Peter Nicholls vocals too, but in The Wake of listening to all of IQ's albums twice over, he finally broke down my Resistance. 
Rock on, Paul. However, traveling down The Road of Bones I noticed Mr. Nicholls vocals sounded like Dark Matter to me.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

I like IQ's music. It's nothing groundbreaking and most of the songs sound similar - that early 70's Genesis vibe. The musicianship is okay, but what I can't acclimate to is Peter Nicholls vocals. Dreadful to me, and that is why I don't listen to them much.

Noticed someone mention it's hard to find their CD's. Amazon has most of them.

I had a hard time acclimatising to Peter Nicholls vocals too, but in The Wake of listening to all of IQ's albums twice over, he finally broke down my Resistance. Smile
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

I like IQ's music. It's nothing groundbreaking and most of the songs sound similar - that early 70's Genesis vibe. The musicianship is okay, but what I can't acclimate to is Peter Nicholls vocals. Dreadful to me, and that is why I don't listen to them much.

Noticed someone mention it's hard to find their CD's. Amazon has most of them.

Amazon has everything, plus a whole sh*tload of everything else as well....
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I like IQ's music. It's nothing groundbreaking and most of the songs sound similar - that early 70's Genesis vibe. The musicianship is okay, but what I can't acclimate to is Peter Nicholls vocals. Dreadful to me, and that is why I don't listen to them much.

Noticed someone mention it's hard to find their CD's. Amazon has most of them.
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