What albums did you listen to today?...continued - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Finnforest wrote:

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I'll have to try an IQ album sometime. I'm not sure if I've ever heard them.

Jim!! My goodness, brother!! Please do! Smile

I have no reservations or doubts that you would not enjoy this quality band .

The only thing I would say is avoid the Menel years for now (1987-1989).

Those albums are more situated into 80's synth pop with less progressive tendencies . Much like Genesis's Invisable touch and so forth .not saying they are bad...not by a long shot but IQ of course at their best are with Peter Nicholls at the Mic helm .

I think the Seventh House, Ever and The Road of Bones are terrific places to start .

I honestly cannot say enough about the band . They do not have one bad album!!

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^^ I'd recommend Subterranea, it was the album I enjoyed the most at first listen.

Edited by Meltdowner - November 29 2018 at 10:38

Meltdowner wrote:

^^ I'd recommend Subterranea, it was the album I enjoyed the most at first listen.

You know my friend . That is a good rec . Wink

Honestly, all Nicholls fronted albums are a terrific place to start. Glad you liked Subterranea. Holy hell is that a great album. Favourite track is oddly Capricorn. Lol I just love that freakin sax a ma phooooone!! LOL

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^^ To be honest I only heard it that one time four years ago or so, but it made a great impression on me. I thought I'd get myself some of their albums then but there was a whole lot of music in the way... and still is Embarrassed

Meltdowner wrote:

^^ To be honest I only heard it that one time four years ago or so, but it made a great impression on me. I thought I'd get myself some of their albums then but there was a whole lot of music in the way... and still is Embarrassed

Of course .that tends to happen a lot, but you see Sam. You make a lot of people jealous because knowing that you will be discovering most of IQ's catalog for the first time is insanely special . I remember how I felt after I bought the 1994 reissue of The Wake album. What a great feeling . After that I bought just about everything I could from them even a few rarities . As it stands I have 23 IQ items including dvds .

Such a treasure. All sound great too! Smile

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IQ: I would start with 'The Last Human Gateway' and if it don't blow your socks off, go no further.

I only have 2 albums by IQ, Ever and Frequency and I like both, but I have to be honest I have not given them a lot of time or spins to feel good about where to suggest a place to start... Embarrassed

. Need to break them out again.

Last few days:

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets (actually first time hearing this album completely all the way through)

Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Thanks to Jim's mention the other day, and it has been a very long time in listening to this one - good times)

Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales and Bombers (good stuff!)

Mad Fellaz - II

Past few days:

Battles - Mirrored

Battles - Gloss Drop

Battles - La Di Da Di

Trioscapes - Digital Dream Sequence

Trioscapes - Separate Realities

TV On The Radio - Seeds

TV On The Radio - Dear Science

Toby Driver - Madonnawhore

Toby Driver - They Are The Shield

IQ - Ever

The War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues

All Them Witches - ATW

All Them Witches - Sleeping Through the War

Fish - A Parley with Angels

Fish - A Feast of Consequences

R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

R.E.M. - Document

Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon

Finnforest wrote:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool

Loved his latest album ' The Skeleton Tree.' Clap

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