IQ
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Topic: IQ
Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Subject: IQ
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 17:40
| Sitting listening to a great band called IQ been a fan for a few years now, anyone else here like them? |
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Posted By: The Visitor
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 19:29
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I'm a big IQ fan. Peter Nicholls is a wonderful singer. Fav. Album: Used to be Subterranea; now Seventh House. Can't wait to hear their new stuff on Dark Matter. Great Job on their new Web Site: http://www.gep.co.uk/iq/ - http://www.gep.co.uk/iq/ ------------- I Will Always Find You |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 19:46
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Good stuff! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Hi Vi! How's yer hi fi, Vi? Spry? High five!
IQ are new to me, but I loved The Wake. See my review of same on the main site.
Posted By: semismart
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 20:13
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Yeah IQ is pretty good Besides I'd have to be crazy not to like a band that's named after ME! ------------- <i>Sports cars</i>, helping ugly men get sex since 1954. |
Neo Classical Prog like Pendragon. Posted By: maani
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 23:39
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SV: Like Peter, I've only heard "The Wake," which I absolutely love (I've also reviewed the album). I'm looking forward to hearing more of their stuff. Nice to "hear your voice" again... Peace. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 01:27
People give" Subterranea "and " Seventh House " a listen, Great stuff  ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 02:14
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I'm a fan.I've seen them 3 times live and they are always good value.'The Wake' is a classic but my all time favourite IQ album is 'Ever' .One track in particular Further Away knocks most 90's prog straight in to touch. I'm very much looking forward to seeing them at the Chippenham prog festival in September along with a fine new band called Magenta and others.Maybe I might see some of you there! |
Posted By: dropForge
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 02:53
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Ever is, and will be, IQ's best album! John Jowitt's bass playing really makes a difference, and Peter was at the top of his lyrical game (great singing, too). I also own and enjoy (whenever I get to it, perhaps once a year) the CD by Peter's band, Niadem's Ghost (this was actually a new ro band he was in when he wasn't a member of IQ circa '87-'89 or so). A nice stripped down sound, quartet style (no keyboards), great melodies, and Peter really sings his ass off. BUT...my fave "neo" band will always be Twelfth Night. If Geoff Mann hadn't left them, they might have turned into something monstrous. The first album with Andy Sears is actually very good, Art & Illusion, but after that, fergeddit! I'm looking forward to more TN reissues/remasters. Fact & Fiction and Live and Let Live are classics! Live At The Target is up, next!
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 06:38
IQ is one of the best neo-prog bands. Their last record : "The seventh house" is truly great , especially the last track, which blends neo with metal-prog. It's a good thing they returned to form after Paul Menel left. Their two first albums are must-have for any Genesis afficionados. "Ever" marked a welcome return to their prog roots and is regarded as one of their best efforts. The two albums that followed are also proving they didn't lost faith in their earlier aesthetics. Peter Nicholls was for sure inspired by Peter Gabriel but his voice is very unique and a deep emotion soars from it. I saw them live in Paris 2 years ago, and they were on top form . I don't know if they are still active but I hope they will release some new stuff soon. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 08:18
IQ are fantastic and hope to see them one day, despite being hard to find its worth the search I've been a fan since I heard the wonderful Subterranea , one of their best albums. Peter Nicholls tis a talented singer great voice, somehow he reminds me of Peter Gabriel. lol. Im looking forward to the release of Dark Matter I've only heard wee bits available on their site.
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Posted By: dropForge
Date Posted: May 07 2004 at 00:44
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Posted By: Aquarius
Date Posted: May 07 2004 at 02:43
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I have 5 IQ albums. Tales, the Wake, Living Proof, Nomzamo and Are you sitting Comfortably. The first couple are real good but the sound is aweful. For some reason I liked Paul Menel's voice better than Peter Nichol's. To me it sounds like whining too much. Sorry for all you IQ fans. I think the band is great though. Perhaps I'll check out their new album.
------------- Download 6 min. TRAILER (10 excerpts) of our upcoming concept album at http://www.silentagreement.nl - http://www.silentagreement.nl |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 08 2004 at 04:28
You really need to check out 'Ever','Subterranea' and 'The Seventh House' as well.These have the polished sheen that is lacking on the first 2 IQ albums.However 'The Wake' is still a bit special to me and the rough sound is one of it's many charms.It almost seems to come from the earth itself and fits the dark themes extremely well.I wouldn't want it changed or remixed even if they had the chance to do it.
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Aquarius wrote:Posted By: Aztech
Date Posted: May 11 2004 at 10:55
| I really like IQ also .It took me a while to get used to Peters voice its "special" ie :high pitched and nasal but it has an emotional quality. I purchased most of IQs albums in the last year. The first 2 are my favorites but Subterranea and the newer ones are good as well but the drumming seems more hard rock than prog on the later albums. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 12 2004 at 01:40
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Paul Cook likes to give it some 'whelly' but I wouldn't call him hard rock exactly.Prog drummers come in many forms from Bruford's jazzier stylings to Portnoy's heavier approach.That's one of the reasons I love this genre.It's all allowed
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Posted By: Max-imum
Date Posted: May 12 2004 at 16:27
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IQ in Switzerland (Yverdon-les-Bains) in 2000 A fantastic band http://www.rire-sous-cape.ch/iq/iq-1.jpg">
------------- I'm searching everything about Kayak and Flame Dream |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 13 2004 at 01:48
| Nice pics! |
Posted By: Aztech
Date Posted: May 13 2004 at 09:32
It still sounds more to me like hard rock than anything else, especially if you compare it to their earlier albums. Myself I prefer a "Collins" style .I guess you could call this syle jazzier like Bruford's style. Yes the pics are nice . |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: May 21 2004 at 11:55
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HI, THIS IS CÉSAR INCA. IQ is my all-time favourite neo-prog act... but more tha n20 years later, I'll settle to labelling them as simply a symphonic prog band, tha twas formed in the early 80s. I agree on that Menel's singing is superior in technical terms, but as an interpreter of lyricis, Nicholls' voice is what it needs to be... SPECIAL. Now, in IQ's latest albums ('Ever' onwards), yo can tell that his voice is a bit worn out... but his ability to convey emotional intensity is not only intact, but more mature and even more compelling. There is much hard rock-like attitude in their prog (besides de inheritance of UK, Genesis, 73-75 PF, and Camel), so I would have to say that their musical trend is really rocky, without forgetting the prog thing at all. They even manage to keep themselves alert to the modern pop scene without stopping being prog ('Subterranea', for example). I can't wait to purchase Dark Matter'!!! Regards. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: May 24 2004 at 02:49
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Dark Matter is BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Stormcrow
Date Posted: May 24 2004 at 07:32
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I've only been able to get my grubby little, undynamic hands on "Are You Sitting Comfortably?" and "Ever", so far. But I like both of those albums so I definately give IQ a "Ever" in particular sounds quite original and non-derivative to me. |
. Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 24 2004 at 15:21
| Ever is an album to treasure. Are You Sitting Comfortably? is a real 'grower' of an album.'Nothing At All' is one of my favourite IQ songs and very different from most everything else they have done. |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: May 24 2004 at 17:06
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HI, THIS IS CÉSAR INCA. 'Ever' is very much relished by me, since I consider it the cornerstone in IQ' career: it didn't only singify the glorious return of Nicholls into the prog arena, but also the conquest of artistic maturity for the band /also Nicholls' maturiry as a perfomer and as a lyricist). Their studio and live recordings from 1993 onward are their golden age, IMHO... up to 'Dark Matter'? I haven't heard it yet, but some reviews are really enthusiastic. Regards. |
Posted By: shark
Date Posted: May 25 2004 at 18:56
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A prog festival in Chippenham? Sounds like a good idea to me. Who's playing apart from IQ and Magenta? Any details re venue and date? |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 26 2004 at 02:48
Here's some info on it: http://www.geocities.com/progsfest/home.htm - http://www.geocities.com/progsfest/home.htm It's only a 20 minute drive down the M4 for me (from Swindon) so I'll be there both days.
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Posted By: shark
Date Posted: May 26 2004 at 18:25
| Thanks for the info. It's a bit of a drive for me as I live in Guildford, but I am quite interested...... |
Posted By: Aztech
Date Posted: May 27 2004 at 16:45
| I wish I could go, but if they "ever" come to Montreal , I'll be there ! |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 28 2004 at 04:14
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Gentlemen & ladies
Take a look at the Announcement section here, where I post some info wrt the forthcoming album (Dark Matter) release (now 10 days away in the UK) and UK autumn tour for IQ. Martin Orford, who also looks after Giant Electric Pea's press "office", has been very kind for the last 6 years and sent me most of the label's releases as promos for radio broadcast. My first listen to their Dark Matter (only had it 20 hours), indicates another album to their high standards. I will freely admit I've increasingly got into IQ (probably in reciprocation to the way I've lost it with Spocks Beard!!!), and I particlarly enjoyed the last album - this sounds to be there too.
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Posted By: Gatot
Date Posted: May 28 2004 at 07:59
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Hello .. I'm a new member here. Yes, definitely IQ is my favorite. I kew this band sometime dated back 1985 when they released "The Wake". I like the title track very much. I started collecting their albums then. I like these albums: Ever, Subterranea, The wake, The Seventh House. Their live albums ForEver Live, Subterranea in Concert are also excellent. Cheers, |
Posted By: Aztech
Date Posted: May 28 2004 at 12:22
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Dick please tell us more about this new IQ album Dark matter what are your impressions since you've got an advance copy ??? |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 28 2004 at 12:52
Aztech - I was surprised there are two reviews already up here - one fuller than I'm normally prepared to go. So as I'm learning about this band still I'm holding judgement for a couple of weeks to digest the album more fully. BTW I will feature some tracks on my radio show next Thursday . |