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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic value this. 'The Wake' is the sound of 'Neo-Prog' as it should be. It's by far IQ's best album.
The re-mastered edition is too expensive, and after hearing this I think that I prefer this live version now anyway.
And if the CD wasn't enough, you get a DVD showing the concert free!
I can assure you that this is Neo-Prog music at its very best. I don't know why it took me so long to find it. Thankfully, when I did, this live version became available, and in case you hadn't noticed, I think that it's great!
The re-mastered edition is too expensive, and after hearing this I think that I prefer this live version now anyway.
And if the CD wasn't enough, you get a DVD showing the concert free!
I can assure you that this is Neo-Prog music at its very best. I don't know why it took me so long to find it. Thankfully, when I did, this live version became available, and in case you hadn't noticed, I think that it's great!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Just got it direct through iq store. Watched it last night - fantastic, brings back memories of seeing them on this tour. Wxcellent musicianship, visuals and theatrics [pete nicholls likes his theatrics! - see Infernal chorus]. Only thing is, John Jowitt does not look his normal energetic 'up' self....the sign of changing times?
The Wake was and is always better performed live, and this excellent vaue CD/DVD shows this well.
The Wake was and is always better performed live, and this excellent vaue CD/DVD shows this well.
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THE WAKE Live
8 May 2012
THE DISC(S):
IQ performs their 1985 album 'THE WAKE' in its entirety in 2010. If you clicked this, then you probably like IQ or maybe other groups which may have been lumped in with the misunderstood 'neo-prog' catagory. THE WAKE is regarded an early classic of 1980's prog-rock and one of the band's more popular entries. Disc one is the entire Wake album live in Holland, played in sequence. Disc two is a DVD of the same but with added 'encore' tracks. Three of the band had been on the original album.
WHY BUY THE WAKE live? already got the studio version. Anything different?:
1)IQ puts in a great performance. About as good as the studio version. Differences? I find Peter Nicholls' voice to be stronger now than it was in the 80's. I couldn't help but feel that the new WAKE was sounding more vibrant than ever and not just a recreation of a past success. A lot of bands these days are performing versions of their most popular albums live in and sequence(Rush with MOVING PICTURES is one that comes to mind).
2)A couple line-up changes may partially have something to do with it. John Jowitt(bass) had played with IQ for years but wasn't on the original album. He adds an extra energy in whatever project he works on, be it IQ, ARENA, JADIS etc. On keyboards, Martin Orford's replacement, former GREY LADY DOWN keyboardist Mark Westworth, fits in perfectly with the band's sound and is more than competent. You don't really miss Orford much. He compliments the band well. Since this performance, both Jowitt and Westworth have now left IQ, so this I believe is really the only recording of this particular line-up(Nicholls, Holmes, Westworth, Jowitt, Cook).
As always, Mike Holmes' soaring guitar is inspiring, as is the return of original drummer Paul Cook. Good solid IQ performance.
3)an atmospheric intro precedes 'The OUTER LIMITS', giving it a fresher sound.
4)the DVD of the show is cool to have too, plus the DVD has three extra tracks: INFERNAL CHORUS, THE DARKEST HOUR and FAILSAFE.
CONS:
1)well, not really a con, but nothing tops the live version of CORNERS from Iq's first live album 'LIVING PROOF'. Here they play it closer to the original WAKE version. But it's still good to hear an airing of this overlooked track. The other tracks from THE WAKE have been performed live and available on IQ live albums since the 90's, but for some reason not this one.
2)It would have bee nice to have the three extra encore trax on the audio CD disc as well as there certainly was space for them. It would have added some variety to an otherwise 'WAKE'-only disc and made it more closer to a regular 'live album'.
If you're not a big IQ fan, you may pass this up if you already have THE WAKE. But try it out - compare then to now. Some of it sounds much better now than then.
IQ performs their 1985 album 'THE WAKE' in its entirety in 2010. If you clicked this, then you probably like IQ or maybe other groups which may have been lumped in with the misunderstood 'neo-prog' catagory. THE WAKE is regarded an early classic of 1980's prog-rock and one of the band's more popular entries. Disc one is the entire Wake album live in Holland, played in sequence. Disc two is a DVD of the same but with added 'encore' tracks. Three of the band had been on the original album.
WHY BUY THE WAKE live? already got the studio version. Anything different?:
1)IQ puts in a great performance. About as good as the studio version. Differences? I find Peter Nicholls' voice to be stronger now than it was in the 80's. I couldn't help but feel that the new WAKE was sounding more vibrant than ever and not just a recreation of a past success. A lot of bands these days are performing versions of their most popular albums live in and sequence(Rush with MOVING PICTURES is one that comes to mind).
2)A couple line-up changes may partially have something to do with it. John Jowitt(bass) had played with IQ for years but wasn't on the original album. He adds an extra energy in whatever project he works on, be it IQ, ARENA, JADIS etc. On keyboards, Martin Orford's replacement, former GREY LADY DOWN keyboardist Mark Westworth, fits in perfectly with the band's sound and is more than competent. You don't really miss Orford much. He compliments the band well. Since this performance, both Jowitt and Westworth have now left IQ, so this I believe is really the only recording of this particular line-up(Nicholls, Holmes, Westworth, Jowitt, Cook).
As always, Mike Holmes' soaring guitar is inspiring, as is the return of original drummer Paul Cook. Good solid IQ performance.
3)an atmospheric intro precedes 'The OUTER LIMITS', giving it a fresher sound.
4)the DVD of the show is cool to have too, plus the DVD has three extra tracks: INFERNAL CHORUS, THE DARKEST HOUR and FAILSAFE.
CONS:
1)well, not really a con, but nothing tops the live version of CORNERS from Iq's first live album 'LIVING PROOF'. Here they play it closer to the original WAKE version. But it's still good to hear an airing of this overlooked track. The other tracks from THE WAKE have been performed live and available on IQ live albums since the 90's, but for some reason not this one.
2)It would have bee nice to have the three extra encore trax on the audio CD disc as well as there certainly was space for them. It would have added some variety to an otherwise 'WAKE'-only disc and made it more closer to a regular 'live album'.
If you're not a big IQ fan, you may pass this up if you already have THE WAKE. But try it out - compare then to now. Some of it sounds much better now than then.
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