“When people discover IQ for the first time, one of the comments we often hear is “How have I not heard of this band before?”. Why, nearly 45 years into our career, do we still see some people referring to us as a well-kept secret? And what can we do to make ourselves known to more people who might enjoy our music?
This got us to thinking: perhaps a selection of edited versions of some of our songs would be easier to share on social media/ streaming platform playlists and might appeal more to a first-time listener. While a 20-minute epic could be a challenge to anyone unfamiliar with our music, it may be that shorter, more concise versions are more immediately palatable and could act as a kind of ‘Gateway’ (no pun intended) to the world of IQ.
With that in mind we’re looking at a collection of special edits with a working title of ‘Almost But Not Quite’ (see what we did there?). First up is a nifty edit of ‘The Unknown Door’ from Dominion. We have a few ideas for other tracks, but it would be really interesting to hear from you: What was the first IQ song you heard that turned you on to our music? Which song, albeit in edited form, do you think might work as an introduction to someone who might well be a future prog/IQ person?”.
01. The Unknown Door (04:57)
02. The Road of Bones (04:57)
03. Never Land (04:55)
04. The Darkest Hour (03:34)
05. Fire and Security (04:21)
06. Ten Million Demons (04:44)
07. If Anything (04:07)
08. Frequency (05:00)
09. Zero Hour (04:36)
10. Stronger than Friction (03:42)
11. Capricorn (04:40)
12. Subterranea (04:35)
13. The Seventh House (04:55)
14. Further Away (03:39)
15. Sacred Sound (04:52)
16. Closer (04:53)
Compilation of edits of longer tracks
Line Up:
– Peter Nicholls / vocals
– John Jowitt / bass
– Tim Esau / bass
– Andy Edwards / drums
– Paul Cook / drums
– Michael Holmes / guitar
– Mark Westworth / keyboards
– Martin Orford / keyboards
– Neil Durant / keyboards
IQ – Almost But Not Quite (Compilation) (2025)
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