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THE WAKE

IQ

 

Neo-Prog

3.79 | 671 ratings

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snobb
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4 stars This album of neo-prog IQ music is good. I think, it will be more correct still to name this music "symphonic rock" ( the same with earlier Marillion albums). You can feel strong influence of Yes and Genesis there, but as a result the music is quite original. Pretty melodies, multi textured sound, complex instrumentation. Vocal as usual is IQ strong part.

I think that some earlier Marillion or IQ albums in fact are just the same sympho-prog musically. Neo-prog means more time parameter for them ( ok, it happens in eighties,not seventies). But for me these works have more in common with earlier progressive music. Few years later plenty of bands started to play plain faceless clone of that music under the name of neo-prog. Even Marillion or IQ later albums are different - the same faceless secondary sound.

So, this album is one of real strong early neo-prog example, and one of rare pleasantly listanable album of all neo-prog collection.

Recommended ( near few first Marillion albums) for anyone, who is interested in early neo- prog as one of the best examples.

snobb | 4/5 |

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