Hello Jim! I'm happy that you are getting to listen to Ever, an important album in the history of IQ. I have been curious to hear your take on it. If you are so inclined, on YT you can find the Ever songs performed live for its 25 year anniversary. It's fun to see them perform it and hear them sing the songs with a maturity that 25 years bring.
At last 😍 My favorite neo prog band after Marillion. First album U bought, this is a masterpiece. So many albums still to discover. Wish you to do Subterranea, The seventh house, Dark matter and Frequency Si many jewels to enjoy..
Subterranea is a concept double album. What an leven has this album. Please check when you this one day the live version from Tilburg. I was there and it wad amazing amazing experience❤
Ever is the album that introduced me to IQ about 30 years ago. Since then I've been a big fan of IQ, who have long been one of my absolute favourite bands. I'm sure many people have problems with Peter Nicholls' vocals. I find him fascinating and have the impression that he gets even better from album to album. Mike Holmes is also one of my favourite guitarists.
@JimNewstead I'm sure you'll like Dark Matter and Frequency, then (I think you listened to 'The Province' already). Or their most recent one, Resistance. All great Albums, and they're currently finishing up a brand new one to be released this year! 😊
I have tried IQ a few times and they just never clicked with me, same goes here. They are in that group of modern prog rock artist that really could be a 70's prog rock bands. For me the standout (and really the only one I seek to listen to) is The Flower Kings in that group.
My older brother had given me 2 IQ albums in the 80s. Back then I was more into Rock/Hardrock, the music was ok, but the singer never really convinced me. Same here, the singing is just ok, but not more
Hi Jim, Wow, another album I might like from a band I already very much like. What did I do for such generosity 😅😇 Haven’t listened to this album yet. 1st song. I’m not that impressed by the first part of the song. Just straight on, as you already mentioned, eighties pop-rock music. The second part is better already. Solo part is nice. I’m still waiting for a bit more heavier stuff but it didn’t come. 2nd song. Another slow starter. Mmmmm. I’m still not impressed. Part two, I think, sounds a bit more like it but it still isn’t anything special. 3rd song. Hooray, a higher tempo at last. It’s good but again, nothing special. Later albums are much more to my liking, especially live ones. Try the Resistance album or the Darm matter album or the live album Scrape across the sky.
That was initially a bit disappointing. IQ are an excellent band and I have seen them live once but the first couple of tracks were rather like 80s Genesis - poppy with some prog trimmings. General consensus is that their latter albums (Dark Matter, Road of Bones etc.) might be their best (and I definitely agree) but I have a soft spot for Nomzamo and Are You Sitting Comfortably? which are normally branded as their weaker 80s pop albums. This one sees the return of Peter Nicholls on vocals so tends to be warmly welcomed. There's definite improvement with part 2 of Fading Senses and Out of Nowhere though so let's wait for the rest of the album before settling on a final score.
Well, each his own but I was a new Dutch IQ fan around the time of this release (having discovered The Wake about a year ago) and everyone I met at the numerous 'underground' prog gigs at the time was all raving about this album and quite rightfully so. I don't think The Darkest Hour sounds remotely pop, especially compared to what was pop at the time. It has a very shiny production quality ... a bit too bright for my liking but that was what a lot of music sounded like in those days. Nomzamo and Are Your Sitting Comfortably are different beasts all together but there is still big strand of prog in there. Songs like Human Nature, Common Ground, Nostalgia / Falling Apart At The Seams or Wurensh aren't that far removed from what they present on Ever.
IQ - a catalog of masterpieces!
Yes Jim this is such an amazing Band and my first contact with this band live .
Thank you for this masterpiece❤❤
Hello Jim! I'm happy that you are getting to listen to Ever, an important album in the history of IQ. I have been curious to hear your take on it. If you are so inclined, on YT you can find the Ever songs performed live for its 25 year anniversary. It's fun to see them perform it and hear them sing the songs with a maturity that 25 years bring.
Yeah! Still one of my all time favourite records.
Oh, nice. Love IQ, and this was the album that got me into them.
Remembering when it came out and the joy of Peter being back.
At last 😍 My favorite neo prog band after Marillion. First album U bought, this is a masterpiece.
So many albums still to discover.
Wish you to do Subterranea, The seventh house, Dark matter and Frequency
Si many jewels to enjoy..
Subterranea is a concept double album. What an leven has this album. Please check when you this one day the live version from Tilburg. I was there and it wad amazing amazing experience❤
Ever is the album that introduced me to IQ about 30 years ago. Since then I've been a big fan of IQ, who have long been one of my absolute favourite bands. I'm sure many people have problems with Peter Nicholls' vocals. I find him fascinating and have the impression that he gets even better from album to album. Mike Holmes is also one of my favourite guitarists.
My 3 favourite IQ albums are "frequency" 'the seventh hour" & " Ever" to me personally, 'theee" true sound of IQ😊
Yes! I had been hoping you'd do more IQ, Ever is my favourite album by them ❤
It's your lucky day!
I prefer the later albums.
Dark matter album or later.
Agreed!
@JimNewstead I'm sure you'll like Dark Matter and Frequency, then (I think you listened to 'The Province' already). Or their most recent one, Resistance. All great Albums, and they're currently finishing up a brand new one to be released this year! 😊
I have tried IQ a few times and they just never clicked with me, same goes here. They are in that group of modern prog rock artist that really could be a 70's prog rock bands. For me the standout (and really the only one I seek to listen to) is The Flower Kings in that group.
My older brother had given me 2 IQ albums in the 80s. Back then I was more into Rock/Hardrock, the music was ok, but the singer never really convinced me.
Same here, the singing is just ok, but not more
This is the first time I've heard it, but I agree.
Hi Rudi,
Later albums are much better, like The road of bones. Resistance.
Scrape across the sky live album.
Great album, even if I do wish the drumming was a bit more imaginative in places. Love this band, but I only discovered them a few years ago.
Hi Jim,
Wow, another album I might like from a band I already very much like. What did I do for such generosity 😅😇
Haven’t listened to this album yet.
1st song. I’m not that impressed by the first part of the song. Just straight on, as you already mentioned, eighties pop-rock music.
The second part is better already. Solo part is nice. I’m still waiting for a bit more heavier stuff but it didn’t come.
2nd song. Another slow starter. Mmmmm. I’m still not impressed. Part two, I think, sounds a bit more like it but it still isn’t anything special.
3rd song. Hooray, a higher tempo at last. It’s good but again, nothing special.
Later albums are much more to my liking, especially live ones. Try the Resistance album or the Darm matter album or the live album Scrape across the sky.
That was initially a bit disappointing. IQ are an excellent band and I have seen them live once but the first couple of tracks were rather like 80s Genesis - poppy with some prog trimmings. General consensus is that their latter albums (Dark Matter, Road of Bones etc.) might be their best (and I definitely agree) but I have a soft spot for Nomzamo and Are You Sitting Comfortably? which are normally branded as their weaker 80s pop albums. This one sees the return of Peter Nicholls on vocals so tends to be warmly welcomed. There's definite improvement with part 2 of Fading Senses and Out of Nowhere though so let's wait for the rest of the album before settling on a final score.
Well, each his own but I was a new Dutch IQ fan around the time of this release (having discovered The Wake about a year ago) and everyone I met at the numerous 'underground' prog gigs at the time was all raving about this album and quite rightfully so. I don't think The Darkest Hour sounds remotely pop, especially compared to what was pop at the time. It has a very shiny production quality ... a bit too bright for my liking but that was what a lot of music sounded like in those days.
Nomzamo and Are Your Sitting Comfortably are different beasts all together but there is still big strand of prog in there. Songs like Human Nature, Common Ground, Nostalgia / Falling Apart At The Seams or Wurensh aren't that far removed from what they present on Ever.
Some sub-Genesis 90's influenced album, with a very poor rendition. Poor us