FREQUENCY

Frequency is the least fitting word to describe IQ's albums releasing activity, he-he-he. But when they make it, they usually hit the spot. The problem is that "Dark Matter" was not only band's crowning achievement, but also genre's resurrection's grinding stone, and it's simply impossible to create something better. "Frequency" brings us back in "The Seventh House"/"Ever" times, a fine album with amazing epics, touchy ballads and shorter energetic songs. Melodies are a bit bleak, and ballads are too sentimental this time; IQ are getting older, but they still remember how to rock (the long ones and the opener serve as examples)! This is one of the finest releases for the genre this year, and I hope more CDs to come! Recommended