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SCRAPE ACROSS THE SKY

IQ

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rdtprog
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4 stars IQ has offered us many high-quality studio albums and many live releases over their career, "Road To The Bones" is no exception. This is their first Blu-Ray shot in a small club in Holland. They played all of the first cd of their last album, one from the second cd, plus classics from various albums. How can we say something wrong about this professionalism band in terms of playing display, the songs being performed faithfully to the studio versions. However, it is a little bit frustrating for me to hear many drops in the surround sound through the show, unlike the stereo sound that you can listen also in the extras with all the projections. The song "Until The End" was also shown in the extras at the Lorelei Festival. I would have preferred to see this complete show instead of the one they choose because it looks better on a bigger stage. In the extras, there's an interview between Peter Nicholls and the artist designer that will appeal to a few people. They should have done interviews with the band's members instead. So, thumbs up for the performance, the set list and thumbs down for some technical issue with the surround sound, that is still good for the spatialization. IQ score of 4
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Warthur
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4 stars Another solid live release from IQ. Rather than releasing the same show from the Road of Bones tour on audio and DVD, the band have put out two different shows; if you don't care about visuals and just want a nice CD release of a show from the Road of Bones tour, Live On the Road of Bones has you covered, but if you want to watch Peter Nicholls' theatrics and the like this will serve you well. And if you're a major league IQ fan, there's enough variation in the setlist between the two releases that neither feels redundant, though I'd give Live On the Road of Bones the edge.
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Posted Monday, January 13, 2025 | Review Permalink

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