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Forever Live

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Forever Live by IQ is truly a wonderful listening experience. If you are a progressive rock fan you can not pass this one up. I highly recommend the version which includes the video, especially if you live in North America, where the chances of seeing a live IQ show are very slim at best (although I did get lucky back in '94!). For those new to IQ, they are a band which employs a very high level of musicianship combined with excellent lyrics penned and sung by Peter Nicholls. Their overall sound is dark and brooding, with the occasional ray of sunlight bursting through. Unlike some progressive rock, IQ's music is not all flash and solos. It is highly emotional and tightly arranged. The live album sounds great and includes most of their best material. I recommend all albums by this band, particularly the titles that include Peter Nicholls as vocalist: Tales from the Lush Attic, The Wake, Ever, and their latest, Subterranea. This stuff will blow you away!!!

Tengo que reconocer que "SUBTERRANEA" es un albùn conceptual muy bien grabado, donde IQ demuestra su talento creativo y en el que hay partes del concierto realmente extraodinarias. Por algunos meses pensè que èste era el mejor trabajo en directo de esta banda hasta que escuche FOREVER LIVE. Sin que me quede nada por dentro, este doble CD que cubre varios de los primeros trabajos de este mega grupo supera con creces "SUBTERRANEA" y a muchos otros grupos de la època.

Ambos CD tienen siete (7) pistas y el primero contiene verdaderas piezas a destacar como "The Wake", "The darkest hour y "Nostalgia", pero la esencia de su mùsica està en el segundo CD. Sinceramente, no tiene desperdicio. Perfecciòn musical de pies a cabeza en Leap of Faith", The enemy smacks (increible), la sensibilidad de Headlong y The last human gateway y la expresiòn magistral sonora en No love lust dejan a cualquiera estuperfacto. Holmes, Cook, Nichols, Jowitt y Orfeo forman IQ, una banda desgraciadamente poco conocida en gran parte de los Estados Unidos y, sin embargo, uno de los mejores que jamàs haya escuchado.

I have to admit that "Subterranea" is one of the best conceptual albums that I have heard recently. Great recording, magnificent lirics. For almost a year, I thought that SUBTERRANEA was the best live works of this megagroup. I was wrong by far. FOREVER LIVE is one the best live albums ever recorded. It is at the level of GENESIS-SECONDS OUT or LA GAZZA LADRA, MARILLION live masterpiece.

This is a double CD. Both of them included seven (7) songs. CD 1 includes The Wake, The darkest hour and Nostalgia but the second CD 2 simply rounds musical perfection. Leap of Faith, The enemy smacks (incredible performance by Holmes), sensibility at glance in Headlong and The last human gateway and the grand finale of No love lust can't be explain in writting...Holmes,Cook, Nichols, Jowitt and Orfeo are IQ, a band not so well known in the States but for me, one of greates band that I ever heard......I have to say that this is one the top of my 3,000 CD collection....

Very good double Live album from I.Q. The sound is just perfect.
Vey good choice of music, great versions, some even better than the studio tracks. Recommanded if you are new to I.Q., if you want to discover a great prog band.

Excellent double CD from a band that is undoubtedly in the first line of progressive music. The sound is really good and the selection of songs span all the albums. If you are looking for a first step into IQ's music, try this. You will enjoy it.

I have been in an insatiable mood lately for new progressive rock music buying CDs on a daily basis. I have uncovered some superb new bands such as Riverside, Abigail's Ghost, Frost, Phideaux with the first two named bands being absolutely exceptional. I was encouraged by other reviews to try IQ and this album particularly as being an exceptional and representative example. I think what one reviewer said sums it all up. IQ have managed to be what they are because they simple outlasted everyone else. I was sorely disappointed with this album for its total lack of anything original and new. Musically its fine progressive rock but it is not original. Yes it is Genesis, come Marillion etc. but one thing it is not is anything like Seconds Out. Overall I found the album flat and uninspiring...sorry.

I recently discovered this group. What a loss, to spend so many years never knowing. But I'm making up for lost time. This is easily one of the most listenable prog groups and satisfying live cd's I could name. 'Leap of Faith' alone is worth the price! I LOVE THIS MUSIC!!!

Great concert video from the masters... I watched this for months prior to giving it as a gift. I wrapped it up like it was new... I also kept the CD and program that came with it.

AWESOME LIVE CDS OF THE INCREDIBLE IQ- THE ENEMY SMACKS IS SIMPLY AMAZING AND THAT IS ONLY ONE OF MANY GREAT SONGS. THIS CD RANKS WITH KISS ALIVE, GENESIS SECONDS OUT AND HOAX LIVE AT SMELSONS AS A POWERFUL LIVE STATEMENT.

I absolutely LOVED this album... IQ is definitely in my top 5 of favorite bands.... and this performance is wonderful. I highly recommend this CD to any progressive rock fan... fantastic!

In a nutshell, this is one of the best live prog albums of all time. I remember when I bought this cd I was very apprehensive (cd was very expensive back then). When I listened to it I could not believe the musicianship and melodies that were on this cd. If you like prog, and especially if you like IQ, get this album. You WILL NOT be disappointed!