Subterranea (2CD)

Subterranea (2CD)

With a career that spans nearly 25 years, IQ remain one of the biggest names in the world of Progressive Rock. Getting their start in Southhampton, England back in 1981, IQ was often compared to two other great Prog bands from the UK: Marillion and Genesis. For years the band struggled to create their own identity and they did so by outlasting the glory days of Fish’s Marillion and Gabriel’s Genesis. Here again is IQ with their classic line-up of Peter Nicholls, Martin Orford, Mike Holmes, John Jowitt and Paul Cook. <P>A reissue of their 1997 concept album, Subterranea takes the listener through a linear narrative wherein one is made to question the role of man in society (and outside of it), while bringing to light other quandaries surrounding the notions of subjugation and individuality.