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07-31-2019, 04:12 AM
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Intelligent-Quozient
The first IQ concert
Intelligent Quotient tour 2019 Finally I can attend an IQ concert I bought the ticket very early. In promotion for the new double album Resistance released on September 7th, IQ will start for a series of concerts around Europe ... 2 dates for Italy ... one near Rome and one near Milan ... I would have liked to attend one of their concerts in a structure suited to their value…. And so much bigger and instead they will play in a club where you can dine before the concert ... .. if on the one hand I don't understand the choice ... on the other there is the advantage of having them a few meters away and being able to appreciate them more comfortably seated ... .. I IQ (before The Lens) I met them with a bit of delay compared to their first albums although I also listen to a lot of music from groups that publish their albums even in very few copies…. I didn't understand at least 3 things about the IQ and I took advantage of this next concert to find information that They covered the following points ... 1) The cause of the abandonment of Martin Orford co-founder of the IQ 2) The many years between an album and the next 3) Their concerts in micro structures The first 2 points I clarified them by reading 3 interviews one with Martin Orford, one with Peter Nicholls and one with Mike Holmes The abandonment of Martin Orford co-founder of IQ I was curious to understand why martin had abandoned the iq ... and holmes gave me the answer in an interview Mike holmes is certainly fundamental for iq music as it was orford ... but 2 very similar characters eventually end up colliding and so it was ... Holmes claims that everyone has to present himself to the realization of an album with some realized music (for Resistance that will come out 120 minutes) and then through the meeting from the various loops or short tracks to give birth to the song…. Orford, on the other hand, presented himself with the complete piece and hence the clash that led to the separation. practically Holmes disassembled the piece he had produced and at the end of the structure that had built Orford little remained and the piece took another form Holmes, however, is sick of perfectionism and the apparent will to make everyone participate in the realization is only an illusion ... It is he who, after making a song, does not listen to it again for 2 months to see what his reaction to a new listening is and if he needs tweaks… .. he is always the one who inserts pieces of new songs in concerts to see the audience reaction and to understand if that song will be presented in the next album and the list of songs of the new album has been announced a few days ago, but the official length of the songs is not yet known and this is the yet another proof that holmes still has some doubts, we only know that it will be a double album and that in the second disc there are two tracks of about 20 minutes To confirm the fact that it is difficult to get out of the iq something that holmes does not approve of ... .. in a new song has forced the drummer Paul Cook to try 30 solutions of rhythm for a song ... .. but to Mike Holmes as to Steven Wilson you can forgive similar behavior if as a result they give us excellent progressive music. From the interview with Martin Orford I also learned why he will never again have personal albums ... .. Martin Orford never make the mistake of asking him why he doesn't record more personal albums ... You risk being treated badly ... I read his interview where he lists the pounds spent on making his 2 albums and goes into the details of the expenses for the artists who collaborated ... to the expenses for the rehearsals .... to the expenses for the registration and recording of the album ... I expected the total amount to be higher, but Martin had not got what he hoped for from the sale. He lashes out against the Internet and therefore against the digital that allow you to easily listen to and download music and always with a poisoned tone he swears he will never again record a personal album…. Because he does not intend to spend pounds that could be better used for his family. Sorry that Martin Orford has made this decision because his two albums are very beautiful and he would surely have recorded others of the same level or higher ... we will agree to follow him in JADIS when he decides to be there .... but you have to understand its reasons ... even if times have changed, with vinyl sales were assured ... but since it went digital ... groups or artists have to bet a lot on live shows Their concerts in micro structures .... And it is here that I do not understand the IQ that I consider of the same value as the great ones who made the history of the prog. But they do their concerts almost exclusively in clubs with places ranging from 1000 to almost 3000 ... for example in Italy they take place in two clubs that they want to have dinner before the concert ... If one takes into account that my ticket has cost a very low figure of only 25 euros and takes into account the expenses of the Club that hosts them and the costs of the band…. At the end of gain, some ridiculous figures come out…. And I can understand Mike Holmes when in another interview he says that before a live show they try to limit the tests of the lineup because they come to cost £ 600 a day for a single artist ... And here my question remains open ... Because they make few concerts and in small structures when it would be in their possibilities to fill much larger structures and increase profits ... Maybe it will be me, that by putting them at the top of my preferences I overestimate them but for their excellent music I find it hard not to put them on the same level as the big Progressive groups. This curiosity of mine will somehow be able to remove it or ask them directly through their website or after the concert if they will do as on other occasions by talking to the public. The many years between an album and the next I've always wondered why we had to wait so long between one album and the next and I found 2 answers to this question ... One is that Intelligen Quotient is not the only activity of these artists ... But they have another business activity, they love to live normally and this has allowed them to continue being together for many years .. apart from the incompatibility of character and art between Orford and Holmes The second is that with the passing of the years Holmes has worsened considerably (as I have already explained in another part of this document) in creating more and more careful songs in the search for perfection being careful also to the fact that they can also be appreciated by the public and this of course is not easy to develop in not long times. **** One last thing ... if I could have decided on the replacement of Martin Orford ... I would have confirmed Mark Westworth who gave us his contribution in the excellent album Frequency ... having decided to focus on Neil Durant didn't convince me much but I hope that contradicts me in this new album ... another thing that Neil Durant has to take care of is his stage presence (seen in many concerts on youtube) would be fine if he were a member of Tangerine Dream…. Too glacial in the expression that does not reveal any emotion .. I wish him to improve. It only remains for me to wait for October 11th ...... a few more days and we will discover the new double album by Intelligent Quotient Studio Album, released in 2019 07 September Songs / Tracks Listing CD 1 1. A Missile 2. Stay Down 3. Rise 4. A Shallow Bay 5. If Anything 6. For Another Lifetime CD 2 1. The Great Spirit Way 2. Fire and Security 3. Perfect Space 4. Fallout Line-up / Musicians - Peter Nicholls / vocals - Mike Holmes / guitar - Tim Esau / bass - Paul Cook / drums - Neil Durant / keyboards Some albums in which past and present components of Intelligent Quotient participated Ark - Wild Untamed Imaginings (2010) John Jowitt / bass Time Collider - Travel Conspiracy (2018) John Jowitt / bass Grey Lady Down - Fear (1997) Mark Westworth / keyboards Grey Lady Down - Star - Crossed (2001) Mark Westworth / keyboards, 12 string, mellotron DARWIN'S RADIO - Eyes Of The World (2006) Mark Westworth / keyboards, backing vocals DARWIN'S RADIO - Template For A Generation (2009) Mark Westworth / keyboards Jadis - Across The Water (1994) Martin Orford Jadis - Medium Rare II (2019) Martin Orford Jadis - More Than Meets The Eye (1992) Martin Orford Jadis - Photoplay (2006) Martin Orford Jadis - Understand (2000) Martin Orford Martin Orford - Classical Music And Popular Songs (2000) Martin Orford - The Old Road (2008) Niadem's Ghost - In Sheltered Winds (1987) Peter Nicholls / vocals Sphere3 - Comeuppance (2002) Neil Durant / synthesizers, mellotron The Lens - A Word In Your Eye (2001) IQ The Lens - Regeneration (2010) IQ Last edited by nicola : 10-16-2019 at 09:37 AM. 
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08-06-2019, 08:18 AM
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Re: Intelligent-Quozient
The analysis of the profile of Mike Holmes that I had guessed turned out to be correct, the lack of the duration of the songs was the confirmation…. And in any case also the mixing is at his charge and from the release He did still have many problems to solve But if his mania of perfection will bring us some excellent songs we will forgive all the waiting for the new IQ album This is the official release of Mke Holmes 2019 07 31 Studio Update from Mike Holmes: "Final day of mixing Resistance, at least that was the idea! As always it’s taken longer than I thought and I need another further extra final couple of days to get it all sounding just right. This will inevitably have an impact on the official release date and its looking more likely to be the end of September... Not ideal I know, and from a GEP/release schedule point of view it’s a bit of a headache, but personally I think it’s more important to get it right. Having said that we will try our absolute best to have a few pre-release copies of the album for the launch show at the Islington Assembly Hall (hope to see some of you there?)... BUT - this IS the world of IQ and as you know shit does seem to happen on occasion... Still, almost there! Mike" Last edited by nicola : 08-06-2019 at 08:22 AM.
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08-08-2019, 12:13 PM
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Re: Intelligent-Quozient
Last edited by nicola : 08-26-2019 at 07:40 AM.
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08-19-2019, 02:09 AM
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Biography Intelligent Quotient With a 35-year history, IQ are widely regarded as one of the world’s most highly respected progressive rock bands. The group was formed in 1981 by guitarist Mike Holmes and keyboard player Martin Orford. They recruited bassist Tim Esau that year, followed by vocalist Peter Nicholls and drummer Paul Cook in 1982, when they released their first cassette album ‘Seven Stories Into Eight’. Constant gigging throughout the UK led to them becoming a regular fixture at London’s legendary Marquee Club. Their first vinyl album ‘Tales From The Lush Attic’ was released in 1983, with the classic ‘The Wake’ in 1985 and the live set ‘Living Proof’ in 1986. Tensions within the band, plus a punishing live schedule, resulted in the departure of Peter Nicholls in 1985, at the end of a UK tour with Wishbone Ash. With new singer Paul Menel, the band secured a lucrative record deal with Phonogram and released studio albums ‘Nomzamo’ in 1987 and ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’ in 1989. Both albums were promoted by extensive European tours, with Magnum and Mike And The Mechanics. Dissatisfied with the lack of support from Phonogram, Paul Menel and Tim Esau left IQ in 1990. The remaining members recruited Les 'Ledge' Marshall on bass. That year, Peter Nicholls rejoined the band but tragedy struck when Les died suddenly and unexpectedly in the summer. The 1991 release of the live and rarities album ‘J'ai Pollette d'Arnu’ was a significant event, being the first release on Giant Electric Pea, a new label founded by members and associates of IQ. This year also saw the arrival of John Jowitt as the band’s new bassist. With a stable line-up once more, IQ resumed live work in the UK, Europe and North America while also writing new songs which would form the basis of ‘Ever’ (1993). The sumptuous live box set ‘Forever Live’ was released in 1996, followed in 1997 by the band’s magnum opus, the monumental double concept album ‘Subterranea’. This was supported by a completely new multi-media live presentation, featuring the album performed in full, which earned the band unanimous acclaim. In 1998, IQ re-recorded their first cassette album as ‘Seven Stories into ’98’ and released the rarities album ‘The Lost Attic’ in 1999. New studio album ‘The Seventh House’ followed in 2000, and 2002 saw the release of the ‘Subterranea: The Concert’ DVD. The release of 2004’s ‘Dark Matter’ and the ‘IQ20’ 20th Anniversary Concert DVD saw IQ back at the very top of the progressive rock tree. ‘Dark Matter’ was voted Album of the Year in countless music magazines around the world. In 2005, Paul Cook left IQ after 23 years’ service. He was replaced by Andy Edwards (ex-Robert Plant Band) who features on the 2-DVD live set ‘Stage’, filmed in the USA and Germany that year. Another line-up change followed in 2007 with the departure of Martin Orford after 26 years. The band enlisted Mark Westworth, formerly with Darwin’s Radio, and, after a short autumn tour in 2007, work continued on IQ’s ninth studio album, ‘Frequency’, released in 2009. It was a musical tour de force which received universally positive reviews. Andy Edwards’ decision to leave the band soon after led to the return of original drummer Paul Cook, and in 2010 IQ marked the 25th anniversary of their seminal album ‘The Wake’ with the release of a deluxe 4-disc collector’s box set featuring a host of previously unheard studio outtakes, demos and live tracks. The accompanying tour resulted in a live DVD of the album performed in its entirety, filmed in Holland. At the end of the year, Mark Westworth and John Jowitt both announced their departures from the group. 2011 was IQ’s 30th anniversary year. With the arrival of keyboard player Neil Durant and the welcome return of bassist Tim Esau, the band were able to celebrate this landmark in their illustrious career with four original members in the line-up. IQ performed successful live shows throughout Britain and Europe. In 2012, IQ celebrated the 15th anniversary of ‘Subterranea’ by re-staging the original show in full, updated with improved technology and production values, and the following year, they set about writing material for their new album, previewing work-in-progress versions of the songs at concerts in April and December. 2014 sees the release of IQ’s eleventh studio album, ‘The Road Of Bones’, supported by live performances in the UK and Europe. It will be officially launched at Islington’s Assembly Hall on May 3rd. 2019 on September 27 Resistance will be released Last edited by nicola : 10-16-2019 at 09:39 AM.
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08-24-2019, 06:49 AM
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Re: Intelligent-Quozient
Intelligent Quotient
Two tracks to be previewed by RESISTANCE from the Night Of The Prog Festival .... waiting for the official release of RESISTANCE…. thanks to the doubts of Mike Holmes that before every release of official album wants to control the response of the public to adopt any changes in the track or in part of it. he gave us the opportunity to hear something in preview I found 2 tracks from the next album ... An A Missile is the opening track of the album The second track has not been identified and it is perhaps the one on which Holmes still wants to make some changes …… .... More than a month ago the IQ had released a demo of their new album with 20 seconds of each track that I listened to obtaining a very favorable judgment…. I wanted to publish this link too ... But they must have taken it off ... maybe Holmes had doubts even on some mini tracks of 20 seconds ... surely very soon they will release it again to help the pre order and the sale of Resistance IQ - "A MISSILE" (an unpublished piece at the time of the capture from their album "Resistance" to be released in late September 2019.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EbpwoWPzV4 New Song from upcoming Album Resistance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe2fCTXB7do These videos were recorded at the Night Of The Prog Festival, Loreley 19.07.2019 .... A word of advice ... it's better to listen at moderate volume ... to better appreciate the various instruments ... being a live recording of non-professional quality --------------------------------------------------------------------- Also interesting is this mix of fragments from one of their last concerts at the Night Of The Prog Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOkqxy1TaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QKGp3neWxQ *** Photos of Night of the Prog 2019 from …. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMrmQuTMWJJhmTyaIqxJkPmQm2c3e-l1Imp4fLv91TPrqEMnmhuCyZcUJdiR791wQ?key=Ui1RRXZBdX RRcTZHRnFLdldpMHZIR3BQZjNsOHpB... Good Listening Last edited by nicola : 10-18-2019 at 04:24 AM.
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09-18-2019, 05:30 AM
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First Concert of the IQ TOUR
Islington Assembly Hall, London 07 september 2019 This is the list of songs performed from setlist.fm In the graphic Alampandria is described as Others ... but it is part of the songs of the new album Resistance present in the Disc One Resistance Album Launch Event From theprogressiveaspect.net Islington Assembly Hall, London 07 september 2019 Article by: Leo Trimming Photos by Mike Strauss http://theprogressiveaspect.net/blog/2019/09/14/iq/ Two Official IQ Tour Spots *** raise the volume https://www.facebook.com/IQHQLive/vi...type=2&theater https://www.facebook.com/IQHQLive/vi...type=2&theater Last edited by nicola : 10-02-2019 at 03:01 AM.
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10-02-2019, 03:07 AM
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Finally the duration of the Resistance tracks Songs / Tracks Listing CD 1 (52:58) 1. A Missile (6:40) 2. Rise (6:49) 3. Stay Down (7:55) 4. Alampandria (3:48) 5. Shallow Bay (6:21) 6. If Anything (6:03) 7. For Another Lifetime (15:22) CD 2 (55:39) 1. The Great Spirit Way (21:45) 2. Fire and Security (5:26) 3. Perfect Space (8:33) 4. Fallout (19:55) Total Time 108:37 Line-up / Musicians - Peter Nicholls / vocals - Mike Holmes / guitar - Neil Durant / keyboards - Tim Esau / bass - Paul Cook / drums From www.progarchives.com Resistance Album – IQ Review by friso PROG REVIEWER “English neo-progressive rock spear-header IQ has been furthering the genre in the 21th century with much acclaim. Sound-wise the band hasn't changed much since ' The Seventh House', but on this album the band has finally revolutionized their composition style, arrangements and production. The symphonic layering by Neil Durant has this adult feel, reminding me of 'Tilt' era Scott Walker or 'Blackstar' era Bowie ' yet drenched in a Bladerunner like delicate sci-fi universe. Somehow this album sounds like a collaboration of the band IQ and... well a new 'force' that can look beyond its songs, its verses, its solo's and its refrains. Because of this 'force' the band has also given new meaning to the prog epic. On 'Resistance' a prog epic isn't just a multi- song. Don't take me wrong ' I really like a track like 'The Narrow Margin' ' but on this album the longer tracks really make sense from a songwriting point of view. Bare with me. Like a in a small song, where a bridge can add to strengthening the final refrain ' IQ manages to intelligently intervene and keep the song growing towards that final refrain. Furthermore, the first cd, which is 'the album', flows like a continues experience. Almost like a movie, including some modern cinematic sound-effects. What also becomes apparent after a few spins is the absence of leaning on catchy refrains, which gives the music a modern feel ' at times almost hinting at modern classical music. Peter Nicholl's voice doesn't allow for much variation, but because of the distinctive atmospheres of the songs his performances do tick the box every time. This material doesn't need catchy line A or B, it needs a performer. The rhythm section of the band has found a perfect balance between fusion styled sophistication and adding to the effectiveness of the material. Guitar player Mike Holmes somehow comes off as a bit left behind in the old IQ with his Marillion/Floyd styled guitar solo's. On acoustic guitar his contributions strike me as more imminent ' like on 'Perfect Space'. If the band ever aims to top this album in the future ' which would prove extremely difficult I guess - the electric guitar will need to contribute in more diverse ways. Now about that second disc, which I will describe in a bit more detail because most reviewers will probably focus on the first disc. If that were an album; the 22 minute 'The Great Spirit Way' alone would suffice for an indispensable purchase. Personally, I think this song is placed right after the rather dark and soundtrack-like first disc because it matches best stylistically. 'Fire and Security' is a more traditional IQ piece ' albeit a bit bleak - with a balled type opening, some darker passages and a melancholy ending section with some strong lead guitars. On 'Perfect Space' the band drives its jazz/fusion influences to the max, which will perhaps turn of some ' but I like it. The second epic, the 20 minute 'Fallout' is a bit more relaxing, abstract and dreamy. In its second halve the band experiments beautifully with sophisticated chord progressions, which also allows for Holmes' most interesting guitar solo. Conclusion. Without a doubt this will become the progressive album of 2019 and I hope it will inspire a lot of other neo-progressive bands to elaborate and expand on their Marillion/Genesis/Floyd roots and take the music to a next level of artistry. This album will probably outshine the nostalgic likings of many of its listeners, but it may also attract listeners that have previously written off the neo-prog genre. Can't wait to receive my 3LP version of this grand album.” “Without a doubt this will become the progressive album of 2019” waiting to confirm these great impressions by listening to the entire album A Missile ....in the official version of the album Much more effective than the live version, listen to night of prog, london and stockholm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSahsKfrhQ Good Listening RESISTANCE - UPDATE "There seems to be some malevolent, anti-prog force in the ether recently! As you may have gathered we’ve had quite a few problems with the pressing of the new album ‘Resistance’. The idea was that all the pre-orders would be safely delivered a week before the official release date, but unfortunately that date had to be amended because we ran out of time in the studio and had to spend another two weeks mixing. After that we went ahead and pressed an initial run of 10,000 CDs only to find that there was a problem with disc one and they ALL had to be repressed! We discovered this the day AFTER the launch gig in Islington where we had already sold a considerable amount of CDs (if you bought a copy there we’re happy to replace disc one for you if you get in touch via the GEP site). On the vinyl side of things we were HOPING that we’d have the vinyl delivered to us by now, and naturally delivered out to all the pre-orders, but of course the studio had a knock on effect with that pressing and, as you may know, the world of vinyl pressing moves veerry slooowly indeed… we’re still waiting for delivery of the vinyl and will do all we can to make sure we get them out to everyone as quickly as possible. So, apologies to all of you who have pre-ordered Resistance - we’ve had a few ‘enquiries’ about the delay and we do understand how frustrating it is! We’ve heard that all the CD pre-orders have now been posted (with the shiny new repressings) and once the vinyl arrives we’ll make a special effort to get it out to you, barring the odd cup of tea of course. The new, official, official release date for the CDs is now 11th October (yes, still 2019…) and the vinyl release date is, er, when we get ‘em (we’re told ‘mid to late October’ by the pressing plant)." Mike Last edited by nicola : 10-09-2019 at 05:20 PM.
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10-09-2019, 05:24 PM
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Re: Intelligent-Quozient
To confirm the fact that Mike Holmes loves to try new songs in concert to check the reaction of the audience and if necessary make changes, I found 4 songs present in the new album Resistance 2 performed in July 2019 at the Night of the Prog already reported previously "A Missile" and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe2fCTXB7do which we can now say is "From Another Lifetime" last track of the first CD And 2 at the 2017 Christmas show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7lsBw8aWI which we can now say is "Fire and Security" second track of the second CD and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3AJfG7450E which we can now say is "Fallout" the last track of the second CD it is certainly the track that has undergone the most changes and in a very positive sense becoming the best track of the album Needless to say, the definitive versions are far superior to these tests by Mike Holmes Resistance also removes any doubts about Neil Durant, his contribution was remarkable and consecrates him an essential element of this group. Last edited by nicola : 10-09-2019 at 05:38 PM.
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10-16-2019, 09:58 AM
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I have always seen concerts in large structures or at most in large theaters ... It is the first time that I see a concert in a shed (measured with google earth ... I didn't bring the meter from home ... ) 30 meters long and 16 meters wide which must be removed in length 7, 8 meters for the stage and at least 4.5 meters in width for the bar, the remaining space occupied by tables and less than 1000 people, a place where you can eat well ... A place where the previous reviews have been read, no one has ever complained about how the music is heard and I can also confirm it ... apart from the first 3.4 minutes ... maybe the result of a pre-concert soundcheck made with the empty room ... with some corrections the sound has become excellent in addition to the non-existent distance between the public and the group… .. all extremely positive things…. And yet I still don't understand what IQ are doing in a room with these characteristics ... a place that has a calendar of events mainly occupied by Covers of famous groups and emerging groups…. a group like IQ with a long discography full of creativity and quality should be more ambitious and not claim to be "extremely lazy". In Rome for example if they were to be allergic to large premises there is a structure built specifically for music and it is the Parco della Musica Auditorium with about 3000 seats with exceptional acoustics and certainly more suited to their value ... in some time the Jethro Tull and the Van der Graaf Generator will use it. The concert took place following the schedule of the first London concert, skipping a few tracks, playing almost all the songs on the first Resistance CD and returning at the end of the concert beyond 24:00 on stage for just one more track ... unfortunately it certainly has influenced the fact of having to do another concert the next day in Milan As for the album resistance, I recommend listening to it several times before judging it ... it is the classic prog album that does not immediately take place, it happened to me as to many other people reading so many other reviews and the change of opinion occurred for many starting from listening to Rise while for me and others from fallout to appreciate then everything else ... two tracks for me are below the other "if Anything" and "Fire and Security" but maybe for others the judgment will be different IQ ... 1993 ... 1997 ... 2000 ... 2004 ... 2009 ... 2014 ... 2019. It may take another 4 or 5 years before the next album is released and the album title could also be interpreted as an invitation to the Resistance for their fans Last edited by nicola : 10-18-2019 at 03:19 AM.
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