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| IQ - The Wake |
 Released: 1985 Label: GEP Cat. No.: GEPCD 1011 Total Time: 67:54 | |
Reviewed by: Davide Guidone, April 2003 The Wake is the second release from the well-known English prog band, IQ. This is a very important disc because it lets you understand what road they took through their musical journey. It contains three bonus tracks, adding those ones that appeared on LP The Wake can be considered a classic neo-prog album: a few moments of virtuosity, shorter songs than the symphonic rock of seventies, catchier melodies, and so on. But it also has all the defects of early neo-prog efforts: there are too many influences of past groups, so sometimes it lacks originality. Peter Nicholls tries to emulate Peter Gabriel, and I don’t like his “gabrielization”; many solos by Mike Holmes are “infected” by Hackett’s influences and the beginning of "Outer Limits" seems to appear on UK’s albums. However the sound is more modern and represents perfectly the age that it was published. There are some pieces that make it interesting as well: for example, the link between "The Wake" and "The Magic Roundabout" is an experimental- psychedelic instrumental by Martin Orford and reveals the love of melodies that the group has; therefore the final result is enjoyable. More about The Wake: Track Listing: Outer Limits / The Wake / The Magic Roundabout / Corners / Widow's Peak / The Thousand Days / Headlong / Bonus Tracks: Dans Le Parc Du Chateau Noir / The Thousand Days (demo) / The Magic Roundabout (demo) Musicians: Contact: Website: www.gep.co.uk/iq/ Discography
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