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ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY ?

IQ

 

Neo-Prog

2.78 | 358 ratings

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Easy Livin
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2 stars Chef's special?

IQ have always struck me, perhaps unfairly, as a bit of a second division prog band. They seem to have good ideas and are instrumentally adept, but don't quite hit the mark when putting it all together. It's a bit like giving two chefs the same high quality ingredients. While a top chef will use them to create a culinary delight, an average chef will produce something edible but unexciting.

With "Are you sitting comfortably", the band ironically move away from their comfort zone, into a more pop orientated field. That market was and is of course already saturated, and all the band succeeded in achieving was creating an album which failed to satisfy either their traditional fan base, or those who might prefer their altered direction.

It's not all gloom and doom by any means. There are some good tracks, particularly towards the end of the album. "Wurensh" and "Nothing at all" are the two most progressive and most enjoyable tracks. The rest however are disappointingly commercial and unadventurous. The band were clearly capable of making good prog, unfortunately here, they chose for the main part to refrain from doing so.

Easy Livin | 2/5 |

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