Debut is too low in the list, Nonzamo is too high.
I've grown to dislike the two Menel albums, although the guy is a good vocalist. Those two albums would be at the bottom for me.

Road of Bones is much better than Resistance, better flow and song-writing IMO.

Written by John_Doe on 07.12.2023 at 09:36

Debut is too low in the list, Nonzamo is too high.
I've grown to dislike the two Menel albums, although the guy is a good vocalist. Those two albums would be at the bottom for me.

The debut is good but despite many listens I don't get the same connections as most others IQ albums. Nonzamo is both extremly catchy and well-performed throughout. Don't get why it usually considered among their weaker releases.

Written by John_Doe on 07.12.2023 at 09:36

Road of Bones is much better than Resistance, better flow and song-writing IMO.

I also think so if we're only talking about the first disc of Road of Bones, which is a lot tighter than Resistance, but if we're seeing them both as double albums then they are quite equal in my world.

Written by majormalfunction on 07.12.2023 at 10:03

Written by John_Doe on 07.12.2023 at 09:36

Debut is too low in the list, Nonzamo is too high.
I've grown to dislike the two Menel albums, although the guy is a good vocalist. Those two albums would be at the bottom for me.

The debut is good but despite many listens I don't get the same connections as most others IQ albums. Nonzamo is both extremely catchy and well-performed throughout. Don't get why it usually considered among their weaker releases.

People either love or hate Nonzamo. I used to like it at some point, but the more I listened to it, the more I started to dislike it. It is more of a pop album than progressive as were the previous two albums. That might be why some progheads reject it.

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Written by John_Doe on 07.12.2023 at 09:36

Road of Bones is much better than Resistance, better flow and song-writing IMO.

I also think so if we're only talking about the first disc of Road of Bones, which is a lot tighter than Resistance, but if we're seeing them both as double albums then they are quite equal in my world.

No problem.

I just enjoy RoB more then Resistance.

Written by John_Doe on 07.12.2023 at 10:11

People either love or hate Nonzamo. I used to like it at some point, but the more I listened to it, the more I started to dislike it. It is more of a pop album than progressive as were the previous two albums. That might be why some progheads reject it.

That's probably it.

Any suggestions of another prog band to listen through? Thinking about Pendragon, I like the albums I own by them but maybe there's something else? Marillion and Yes will be done but they feel like a too big of a project right now.

Written by majormalfunction on 07.12.2023 at 12:17

Any suggestions of another prog band to listen through? Thinking about Pendragon, I like the albums I own by them but maybe there's something else? Marillion and Yes will be done but they feel like a too big of a project right now.

Well, Pallas are similar to IQ and have a pretty solid discography. But they're not on MS, not even invisible. Galahad are on MS, another good British neo-prog band.

Sylvan is a great band from Germany. They started as IQ imitators but soon distanced themselves and created kinda their own sound. Posthumous Silence is a must listen.

Enchant is a favorite of mine, I don't know if you are familiar with them. They are on a(nother) hiatus and their vocalist (Ted Leonard) is in Spock's Beard now and recently in Pattern-Seeking Animals. He's been in a couple of progressive metal bands, too (Affector, Thought Chamber).

You might also like Mystery (Canadian band). (not on MS, but might appeal to metalheads).

French band Nemo (they do sing in French, if you don't mind that, highly recommended).

I'll get back once I come up with other examples.

Written by John_Doe on 07.12.2023 at 13:02

Written by majormalfunction on 07.12.2023 at 12:17

Any suggestions of another prog band to listen through? Thinking about Pendragon, I like the albums I own by them but maybe there's something else? Marillion and Yes will be done but they feel like a too big of a project right now.

Well, Pallas are similar to IQ and have a pretty solid discography. But they're not on MS, not even invisible. Galahad are on MS, another good British neo-prog band.

Sylvan is a great band from Germany. They started as IQ imitators but soon distanced themselves and created kinda their own sound. Posthumous Silence is a must listen.

Enchant is a favorite of mine, I don't know if you are familiar with them. They are on a(nother) hiatus and their vocalist (Ted Leonard) is in Spock's Beard now and recently in Pattern-Seeking Animals. He's been in a couple of progressive metal bands, too (Affector, Thought Chamber).

You might also like Mystery (Canadian band). (not on MS, but might appeal to metalheads).

French band Nemo (they do sing in French, if you don't mind that, highly recommended).

I'll get back once I come up with other examples.

Oh wow, many interesting suggestions. I own the three first albums by Enchant, don't remember much of the second and third one but the debut contains some outstanding songs. I've also heard the debut by Pallas long time ago, really liked it. I'm unfamiliar with the rest. Probably will start with Enchant this month but I will add all of these into my "need to check out" spotify list.