IQ - The Darkest Hour (Live in Germany, 'Forever Live' - 12/06/93)

This one is from the live album/VHS 'Forever Live' (1996).

One of the Pioneers on the British Neo Prog scene (apologies to Martin ORFORD - I know you hate the Neo Prog concept), IQ is one of the few bands from the 80's and 90's scene that superbly delivers a full symphonic, rich in emotion music. The outstanding vocals of Peter NICHOLLS give the band its trademark, but the keyboard arrangements from the multiband man Martin ORFORD (JADIS) really add to the atmosphere here. Not enough, the guitar work from Mike HOLMES completes the last essential ingredient of the band's musicianship.

The band is strongly influenced by (GABRIEL era) GENESIS, with a hard-edged and powerfull sound. Very extensive discography, in which you easely notice the band's evolution. I would say IQ is one of the few bands that has been able to maintain a growing curve in terms of musicianship and identity over the years. The music became heavier on the 90's, but with no doubt, it improved a lot.

They truly carried the torch of progressive music into the 80s. Their first two prosper albums, "Tales From The Lush Attic" and "The Wake" are among the very finest progressive rock albums released in that decade. However, IQ's most recent recordings "Ever" and the double-album, "Subterranea", are considered by many of their fans to be even better than their seminal early 80s work. ESSENTIAL PROG!!!

Taken from: www.progarchives.com (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=165)

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• Ever
• The Darkest Hour
• Tales From The Lush Attic
• Subterranea
• The Wake
• The Seventh House
• Progressive Rock
• UK
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• Frequency
• Pendragon
• Marillin
• Arena
• Neo-Prog
• Fading Senses
• Out Of Nowhere
• Further Away
• Leap Of Faith
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• John Jowitt
• Paul Cook

[Uruqui]

Excelente Rock Neo-Progresivo de IQ!!! Muchos saludos de la Comunidad Progresiva de Chile =)

[kraneo123]

Estaba esperando la versión en vivo desde hace N... Más aún si era de "Forever Live"! Excelente canción de IQ! "Ever" la lleva... Gracias Miguel Coroner! Saludos desde Stgo - Chile...