IQ: First in the Queue

chopper wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: essexboyinwales wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: 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.  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.  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

Psychedelic Paul wrote: essexboyinwales wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: 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.  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.

richardh wrote: Nomzamo came out. Didn't need that commercial AOR like I didn't need Rabies

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.

Edited by richardh - February 26 2021 at 01:35

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......

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 26 2021 at 01:57

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).

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.

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.