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IQ - Subterranea: The Concert (2000)

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IQ - Subterranea: The Concert (2000)

IQ - Subterranea: The Concert (2000)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 741 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 282 Mb
Full Scans | 00:51:29 + 00:49:41 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Giant Electric Pea #GEPCD 1027

Subterranea: The Concert is exactly what the title says: a complete live rendition of IQ's masterpiece Subterranea. The track list is exactly the same as the studio album (there is not even an extra encore). Following Subterranea's release in September 1997, one question immediately arose: It's a fantastic album, but can the guys pull it off live? This document proves without a doubt they did. Actually, IQ performed the work a few times in 1998 and 1999, turning it into a full-fledged stage production with light show, projections, and an actor, getting very close to Genesis' historical production of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in 1974-1975 (minus the outrageous costumes).

IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (1983) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (1983) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic (1983) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 438 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 164 Mb
Covers Included | 01:05:14 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 213485

As progressive rock entered its revival stage in the early '80s, IQ was right in the middle of it. Without any emphasis on one particular instrument, Tales From the Lush Attic is an album that offers a balanced portion of hurried guitar and enveloping keyboards. Specks of prog-era Genesis glisten with every note sung by lead singer Peter Nicholls, who sounds eerily like Peter Gabriel. Even the structure of some of the songs resemble bits of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, but there's an air to this album that gathers attention, especially on the synth-ridden passages. Quick interchanges of 12-string guitar and Mellotron create an instrumental seesaw effect, peaking in the longer tracks like the 20-minute "Last Human Gateway" or "The Enemy Smacks."

IQ - A Show Of Resistance (2020)

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IQ - A Show Of Resistance (2020)

IQ - A Show Of Resistance (2020)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 944 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 357 Mb
Full Scans | 01:11:31 + 01:02:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | © IQ #AC009

2 CD set recorded live at the Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany on January 24th, 2020. After the incredible reaction to the recent live stream of our ’Show of Resistance’ concert we’ve decided to make it available in a limited edition double CD format as part of the Archive Collection series. The double CD includes all 2 hours and 15 minutes of music from the video and comes in a 6 panel digi file (not digipak - no plastic used!) with a 4 page booklet and introduction text by Peter Nicholls.

IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) {Special Edition, Japan}

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IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) {Special Edition, Japan}

IQ - The Road Of Bones (2014) {Special Edition, Japan}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 819 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 352 Mb
Full Scans | 00:53:07 + 00:49:06 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #MAR-142255-6

The Road of Bones is a studio album by the British neo-progressive band IQ, released in 2014. It peaked at number 36 in Germany. It's the first album to feature Neil Durant on keyboards and it marks the return of original members Paul Cook on drums and Tim Esau on bass, the latter appearing on an IQ album for the first time since 1989. IQ are a British neo-progressive rock band founded by Mike Holmes and Martin Orford in 1981 following the dissolution of their original band The Lens. Although the band have never enjoyed major commercial success and had several line up changes, IQ have built up a loyal following over the years and are still active as of 2019, currently with the original recording lineup (with the exception of Orford). In 2011, IQ performed a series of concerts in the UK and Europe celebrating their 30th anniversary.

IQ - The Lost Attic: A Collection of Rarities 1983-1999 (1999)

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IQ - The Lost Attic: A Collection of Rarities 1983-1999 (1999)

IQ - The Lost Attic: A Collection of Rarities 1983-1999 (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 558 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 181 MB | Covers - 64 MB
Genre: Neo-Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Giant Electric Pea (GEPCD 1024)

Released in the wake of Subterranea's success, The Lost Attic: A Collection of Rarities (1983-1999) is exactly what the title says. The reference to Tales From the Lush Attic, IQ's first album (its second if one counts the self-released cassette Seven Stories Into Eight), indicates most of the material included here focuses on the periods when Peter Nicholls was with the band (1983-1985 and 1991-1999), whereas the previous collection J'Ai Pollette D'Arnu was more centered on the Paul Menel years. The Lost Attic includes two unreleased songs from the Subterranea sessions, many fan club-only releases and compilation tracks, a couple of oddities, and three songs from a 1984 BBC session. "Wintertell," an unused song circa Tales from the Lush Attic, presents the band in a different light, very close to 1969 Genesis…

IQ - Living Proof (1986) {1992, Remastered}

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IQ - Living Proof (1986) {1992, Remastered}

IQ - Living Proof (1986) {1992, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 417 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 166 Mb
Full Scans | 00:56:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Giant Electric Pea #GEPCD 1004 / SPV 084 1524 2

Living Proof documents an IQ concert from May 1985 recorded for the British television series Live From London. The LP edition was released without the band's consent (or knowledge) and bore poor sound quality, and was deleted in 1987. Giant Electric Pea (a label managed by IQ members) reissued it with improved sound quality in 1992. This is a good performance. Most of the material comes from the then-recently released The Wake; six of the album's seven tracks are included. These songs differ very little from the studio recordings, but "Outer Limits" gets extra value in terms of punch, and overall this album provides an opportunity to hear how the material translated into a live setting.

IQ - IQ20: Live In Aschaffenburg (2003)

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IQ - IQ20: Live In Aschaffenburg (2003)

IQ - IQ20: Live In Aschaffenburg (2003)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 918 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 305 Mb
Scans Included | 01:07:49 + 00:53:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Not On Label (Self-released) #AC001

The Archive Collection: IQ20 is a live album by British progressive rock band IQ released in 2003. The album is the first installment of a series of original bootlegs releases, and was recorded on 16 February 2002 at the Colos-Saal, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, during IQ's 20th anniversary tour. Recorded live in concert from the personal soundboard archives of the band, IQ's 20 is an essential acquisition. This 2 CD package is from the "The Seventh House" tour and contains many of IQ's great songs including a stunning opening into "Awake & Nervous", a great version of "The Wrong Side Of Weird" and a haunting beautiful version of "The Last Human Gateway".

IQ - Ever 2018 Remix - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (2018)

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IQ - Ever 2018 Remix - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (2018)

IQ - Ever 2018 Remix - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (2018)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 920 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 401 Mb
Full Scans | 01:00:59 + 00:52:36 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Giant Electric Pea #GEPCD1060

‘Ever’ the hugely popular IQ album that saw the return of Peter Nicholls to the fold in the early nineties is now 25 years young! To mark this occasion GEP are releasing a special ‘definitive’ 3 disc edition of the album with a 2018 remix by Mike Holmes. Presented in a 4 panel digipak format with a 40 page booklet, the package includes extra material on the first disc, along with newly recorded live versions of the whole album on disc 2. Disc 3 (DVD) contains a surround sound mix of the studio album plus a surround mix of the live material, along with over 2 hours of ‘further listening’ files comprising album demos, studio outtakes rehearsal tapes and unused ideas. All in all disc 3 contains nearly 4 hours of music. The 40 page booklet is packed with lots of contemporary photos, stories and memories from the time and features contributions from all the band members of 1992.

IQ - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (1989) {Japan 1st Press}

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IQ - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (1989) {Japan 1st Press}

IQ - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (1989) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 305 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 116 Mb
Covers Included | 00:46:07 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Vertigo / Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. #PPD-1040

With a career that spans nearly 25 years, IQ remains one of the biggest names in the world of Progressive Rock. Getting their start in Southhampton England back in 1981, IQ was often compared to two other great Prog bands from the UK, Marillion and Genesis. For years the band struggled to create their own identity. And they did so by outlasting the glory days of Fish’s Marillion and Gabriel’s Genesis. Here again is IQ with their classic line-up of Peter Nicholls, Martin Orford, Mike Holmes, John Jowitt and Paul Cook. Originally released in 1989, Are You Sitting Comfortably? features Paul Menel on vocals, coalescing in Britain's foremost prog rock groups since the '80s. There is not a bad track on this album; lush soundscapes, thought provoking lyrics, brilliant musicianship, it's all here. Take a chance on this one, it is a classic and well worth investing in!

IQ - Live On The Road Of Bones (2015)

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IQ - Live On The Road Of Bones (2015)

IQ - Live On The Road Of Bones (2015)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 914 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 323 Mb
Full Scans | 01:03:51 + 00:57:46 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | IQ Archive Collection #AC007

IQ are a British neo-progressive rock band founded by Mike Holmes and Martin Orford in 1981 following the dissolution of their original band The Lens. Although the band have never enjoyed major commercial success and had several line up changes, IQ have built up a loyal following over the years and are still active as of 2016. In 2011, IQ performed a series of concerts in the UK and Europe celebrating their 30th anniversary.

IQ - Dark Matter (2004) {2021, Japanese Reissue}

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IQ - Dark Matter (2004) {2021, Japanese Reissue}

IQ - Dark Matter (2004) {2021, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 385 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 132 Mb
Covers Included | 00:52:18 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 213487

Even IQ's most dedicated fans don't expect the group to top its third-period crowning achievement, Subterranea, but does Dark Matter ever get close! This album makes The Seventh House (IQ's previous album, released three years earlier) appear very, very average. The melodies are catchier and more moving, the writing stronger, the arrangements more varied. The album's strength mostly resides in the 24-minute closing epic, "Harvest of Souls," surely IQ's best epic song, arguably their best song, period. After the oblique meanders of the cluttered "The Narrow Margin" (from Subterranea, that album's weaker point), "Harvest of Souls" offers a much clearer structure, a generous number of memorable themes, and a dark political subtext referring to American politics post-9/11.

IQ - The Wake (1985) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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IQ - The Wake (1985) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

IQ - The Wake (1985) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 526 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 182 Mb
Covers Included | 01:12:50 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 213486

When considering the "strict" period of neo-prog (i.e., the 1980s), The Wake is definitely a classic. Together with Marillion's first LPs, it helped define what neo-progressive was and generated dozens of sound-alike albums by as many bands in the U.K. and worldwide. While IQ would top The Wake with the 1997 two-CD set Subterranea (stronger compositions, stronger musicianship), the former remains the band's true classic, a must-have for anyone remotely interested in progressive rock from the 1980s. The third album by the band, it took a more pop approach than Tales From the Lush Attic; there was no 20-minute epic track and songs were rather simple in terms of structure. "The Thousand Days," the title track, and "Corners" had single potential, especially the first of these, a stirring rock number.

IQ - Seven Stories Into 98 (1998) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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IQ - Seven Stories Into 98 (1998) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

IQ - Seven Stories Into 98 (1998) {2021, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 655 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 245 Mb
Covers Included | 00:52:31 + 00:43:31 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 213483-4

Even though Tales From the Lush Attic was IQ's first LP, the band had self-released a cassette in October 1982 entitled Seven Stories Into Eight. Recorded on a domestic four-track machine, this collection of songs shows the band in its formative months, as members were trying to agree on the musical direction they wanted to follow. The cassette was sold at shows and via mail order until 1984, when it was deleted. Each copy was packaged with handmade artwork by singer Peter Nicholls. The album opens with "Capital Letters (In Surgical Spirit Land)," an atypical high-octane fusion number à la Brand X or National Health.

IQ - Nomzamo (1987) {1994, Reissue}

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IQ - Nomzamo (1987) {1994, Reissue}

IQ - Nomzamo (1987) {1994, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 393 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 155 Mb
Full Scans ~ 50 Mb | 01:04:26 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Giant Electric Pea #GEPCD 1012

Nomzamo is the third studio album by British progressive rock band IQ, released in 1987. The album was the first IQ album recorded without lead singer Peter Nicholls, who left the band in 1986 to return in 1990. This reissue includes 3 bonus tracks.

IQ - Dark Matter (2004)

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IQ - Dark Matter (2004)

IQ - Dark Matter (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 380 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 126 Mb
Full Scans ~ 49 Mb | 00:52:18 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Giant Electric Pea #GEPCD 1034 / SPV GmbH #GER SPV 085-60802 CD

Even IQ's most dedicated fans don't expect the group to top its third-period crowning achievement, Subterranea, but does Dark Matter ever get close! This album makes The Seventh House (IQ's previous album, released three years earlier) appear very, very average. The melodies are catchier and more moving, the writing stronger, the arrangements more varied. The album's strength mostly resides in the 24-minute closing epic, "Harvest of Souls," surely IQ's best epic song, arguably their best song, period. After the oblique meanders of the cluttered "The Narrow Margin" (from Subterranea, that album's weaker point), "Harvest of Souls" offers a much clearer structure, a generous number of memorable themes, and a dark political subtext referring to American politics post-9/11.