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[Teunis]

Thanx for your comments about IQ, kmorse and Moonloop. I will certainly check out the two albums before 'Dark Matter'.

np: Arrow Rock Radio (I'm at work )

[kmorse]

Also, InsideOut has reissued most -- if not all -- of IQ's albums in remastered form over the last couple of years.

[keyboardistmatt]

Howard Goodall - "Red Dwarf"

The theme tune!  -Oh yeah! Oh Yeah!

~~Does a little jig~~

;)      ;)      ;)      ;)     

[Appelmoes??]

James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion

[Teunis]

Arena - The Cry

[gelert]

Is that your first exposure to IQ? If so, grab "Subterranea" and "The Seventh House." If you like Arena, I think you'll like those two as much if not more than "Dark Matter."  "Ever" is pretty good, too. Stay away from the first one "Tales from the Lush Attic" unless you can get it really cheap. The second one is somewhat better but not all that good. Frankly, I'm surprised they had a contract after those first two albums. Thank goodness they stuck with it and turned into a really good band. There are a couple of others with a different singer. I'm not familiar with them, but I'm told they experimented with a more "pop" sound for a couple of albums.

S'trewth and Lorks a' Mussy...

As much as I rave about "Sound Quality", Tales From The Lush Attic, and The Wake are CLASSICS.

IQ were about to Re-Record "Tales..." when Cookie decided to leave the band, and start-up his own "Palmistry-n'-Whelk" business, North of the border. Plans for this have been affected...and rumour has it that the signs were there for all to see...Widge's lower mendial in the 19th house, just to the left of the Cusp Of Bimboss is apparently the reason...er, it sez 'ere.

But that, notwithstanding, go get Tales and Wake...IMMEDIATELY...and tell Widge that I sent you.

Failure to do otherwise may result in a compulsory trip dans le cosmic spin-dryer (see Xantuary's avatar)...and might also evoke The Walnut Whip...!

Back off-topic...NP-> My Neighbour's Lawnmower, soon to be drowned out by Icon...

[kmorse]

Gelert,

I just can't get past Nichols' vocals on those first two IQ albums. He did learn to sing -- sort of -- for the latter ones. I like a few tunes on "Wake." I'll have to give "Tales" another listen some day.

I am grateful to IQ for carrying the prog torch during the 1980s. Heaven knows there weren't many other bands doing it.

[Moonloop]

I am grateful to IQ for carrying the prog torch during the 1980s. Heaven knows there weren't many other bands doing it.

No, there weren't. I can only really think of Pendragon and Pallas that were around at the time (and of course The Enid, who have always existed  )

NP - Enchant - Blueprint of the World

[gelert]

Also Haze, Liaison, Twelfth Night, Quasar, and that other band...what's their name...oh yes, Silmarillion.

Wonder whatever happened to them...?

[Moonloop]

Also Haze, Liaison, Twelfth Night, Quasar, and that other band...what's their name...oh yes, Silmarillion.

Wonder whatever happened to them...?

Oops, shouldn't have forgotten about Twelfth Night. Quasar, yeah ok, haven't heard Haze or Liaison though 

and yes, just what DID happen to Silmarillion  ;)  Seem to remember a slight name change, a handfull of classic albums and then they disowned the 'prog' tag and became continually failing Radiohead wannabies  ::)  Still buy the albums mind, if only so that I can whinge on forums about how sh**e they've become  ;) 

[The Voyager]

  KARA - demo. Very promising prog-act(with former Karnataka guitarist).

[Teunis]

Wetton & Downes - Icon

[Deenfan]

I'm just putting on Erik Norlander - Music Machine. A very enjoyable double album.

[Peter]

np>> Arena - [Pepper's Ghost #06] Purgatory Road [7:26]

After taking a time off of Arena (as I regularly do), I re-discover the music. Great!

[keyboardistmatt]

Pink Floyd - "Marooned"
From 'The Division Bell'  (1994)

I've decided to put the album and date here as well...

Fills the post up a bit more... 

[Moonloop]

Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy 

[Teunis]

I'm just putting on Erik Norlander - Music Machine. A very enjoyable double album.

Good taste!

np: IQ - The Wrong Side of Weird (from the site below, I'm interested)

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=621#mp3

[keyboardistmatt]

PINK FLOYD - "Marooned"
I listened to this while watching the thunder storm with my fiance last night as well!

[Moonloop]

Good taste!

np: IQ - The Wrong Side of Weird (from the site below, I'm interested)

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=621#mp3

Great track from my favourite IQ album  . Curiously, the intro sounds exactly like that of Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song" which by a staggering co-incidence is from "Houses of the Holy", the album I was playing in the post above yours 

[keyboardistmatt]

NINE INCH NAILS - "Head Like A Hole"
from the album 'Pretty Hate Machine' 1989

[Appelmoes??]

Bryan Adams - Heaven

[The Voyager]

  YES - "Talk"(their underrated effort still).

[Teunis]

Curiously, the intro sounds exactly like that of Led Zeppelin's "Rain Song" which by a staggering co-incidence is from "Houses of the Holy", the album I was playing in the post above yours 

In The Netherlands they say 'co-incidence doesn't exist'. That means: It was meant to be  .

now enjoying: Contagion

[Invisible_Jen]

Marillion - Ocean Cloud     

[Peter]

np> Shadow Gallery - [Room V #02] Comfort Me [6:52]

mmmmh, nice