THE LOST ATTIC - A COLLECTION OF RARITIES (1983-1999)

IQ

Neo-Prog

3.43 | 81 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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I have always been rather suspect with "rarities" albums. Being Tull or Led Zep ones. So, even if I do like IQ, this album could only be a questionable affair.

The band has been quite unproductive in terms of new material during the last two years. I doubt that IQ have millions of fans to please with whatever release they would output. I am just a fan expecting a good album from this good band. Nothing more, but no less.

There will be some nice moments like "The Universal Scam", "NTOC" and of course the very emotional middle part of "The Last Human Gateway".

When I listen to "Barbell Is In" I can only do one thing : get out as far as possible to avoid listening to this awful song. Even worse than "Corners" on their second album. DO press next. Oooups. Press next again since the bloody "Corners" is just sitting here. I guess that it was one of the lost "jewels" of the band. Absolutely dreadful. One of the top three most disgusting IQ song.

And we'll get all in a row because the stupid "Bold Grenadier" won't add anything interesting to the IQ repertoire. Really dull. An attempt of being funny with "My Legs" is really out of my reach. So stupid and useless...

This "collection" of songs (or partial songs) is absolutely way behind the usual production of the band. At times, there will be some interesting moments but all of these will be taken care on traditional IQ albums. This one is just a PITA.

I am quite hesitant in rating an IQ "album" with one star. This release will only escape this rating thanks to "Awake & Nervous", "Just Changing Hands" and "Widow's Peak".

Do not buy this poor IQ release. It really does not deserve more than two stars. And I have been quite gentle with the band since their first recording. This one is an insult to the fan (to which I belong). Let's quickly forget about this one.

ZowieZiggy | 2/5 | 2007-6-17

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