The IQ Thread

[SwedishGoose]

I wish I could have gone to that but alas UK is quite a bit away.

I'm holding out hope that they will be one of 8 bands at the Progressive Circus 2024 2 day event in Malmö.

Bought early bird tickets before any bands were released because I know the promotor and everything he has done so far has been interresting.

https://progressivecircus.com/pc-museum/

Missed the 2016 event with IQ but have seen them three times in Stockholm thanks to PC , 2017, 2019 and 2023.

I know Marcus really loves IQ and with a new album on the way will surely have at least tried to get them on board.

One of 8 bands have now been revealed. I had not listened to Agusa before but love what I'm hearing.

Next band to be revealed will be an internationally acclaimed one.  Holding out hope....

[lonestar]

IQ announces for Cruise to the Edge next year.

[jammindude]

Do we need to make a CTTE 2025 thread?  This is shaping up to be an amazing lineup.  Haken, IQ and Steve Hackett have all been announced. I'm starting to wonder if I can incorporate this into a visit with the granddaughter about the same time.

[lonestar]

I doubt I'll make it, a bit pricey for me on top of PPUSA, but it's not a hard no.

[jammindude]

BUMP!!!

The Weekender gig is being released as a 4-disc set:

https://shop.iq-hq.co.uk/products/weekender-2024-box-set

Also, their official Facebook page just reported that that are busy recording the new album. Which means that *IF* I'm able to pull off the trip to CTTE in 2025, they will have had the new album out by then!!!

[emtee]

First day buyer. Absolutely love this band.

[emtee]

When TRoB was released, I found myself kind of in a spell that lasted over a year. Last night, after a couple years of leaving it alone, I put the headphones on and enjoyed an immersion spin. Just as breathtaking as it was years ago. Top 5 all time album for me.

I also saw what appeared to be a posting from the band/team stating that fans who attended a couple shows back in April could buy the new album before its release? I have seen nothing else about this. Can anybody confirm that they sold their new album at live shows?

[ProfessorPeart]

Been on an IQ kick again lately and I have been aware of their Bandcamp for some time as that is where I picked up some of the rarer releases. Within the last 2 weeks somewhere, I stumbled upon another Bandcamp page of theirs that I had no idea existed. It contains all of the Archive releases.

https://iqarchivecollection.bandcamp.com/music

Bought the 2 Frequency Tour releases and IQ40. Listening to IQ40 now. I picked it due to the setlist difference from most of their other live albums and Scrape Across The Sky, which is a favorite to listen to now. I also noticed several Menel tracks there. I checked out his albums and did not like what I was hearing, for the most part.

Anyway, nice to see I can get the Archive stuff. Had I been a fan a few years ago I would have been all over that collection they put out.

[jammindude]

The Menel albums don't get enough love.

Yes, there are 2-3 tracks from each album that are blatant attempts at radio airplay, and a couple of those aren't very good, but the rest of the songs are fantastic 80s neo-progressive. So from there, it just depends on which album has the pop songs you don't mind as much.

On the progressive scale both albums strike me as a pretty well crafted attempt to do what Genesis was doing about that time, and if you take it in that context I feel like it really works. It's a style somewhere between Genesis' self titled and Invisible Touch.

From Nomzamo, I particularly like No Love Lost, Human Nature, and the title track.

But I personally think Are You Sitting Comfortably (produced by Terry Brown) is the much better album. Nostalgia/Falling Apart at the Seams is by far my favorite, but War Heroes and Wurensh are fantastic as well. And I think the pop songs from this album are a bit more pleasant as well. In fact I quite like Drive On.

[jammindude]

In fact, I would put Side 1 of AYSC among the greatest 80s progressive pop sides ever.

It's "Asia's debut album" good.

[The Letter M]

Great news! The Road Of Bones on white vinyl is now available for pre-order in the GEP shop

https://gep.co.uk/products/the-road-of-bones-triple-white-vinyl

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/WBYTmHp7VX8Sn6j2/?mibextid=xfxF2i

The white vinyl pressing of The Road of Bones is now available for pre-order on the GEP website. Delivery is expected mid September.

https://www.facebook.com/share/tDj8RGtp4YnqqHgA/?mibextid=xfxF2i

For the IQ vinyl collectors here!

-Marc.

[ProfessorPeart]

I would love Bones on vinyl. I'd go for the red. Not sure if I will pull the trigger on this. Tad pricey.