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IQ

I.Q.
Formed 1981United Kingdom47 albums

British neo-progressive rock band

Biography

IQ are a British neo-prog band founded by Mike Holmes and Martin Orford in 1981 following the dissolution of their original band The Lens. Although the band have never enjoyed major commercial success and had several lineup changes, IQ have built up a loyal following over the years and are still active as of 2025, currently with the original recording line-up (with the exception of Orford). Throughout 2021 and 2022, IQ performed a series of concerts in the UK and Europe celebrating their 40th anniversary. IQ was named one of "The 11 Best U.K. Prog Rock Groups of All Time" by Loudwire.

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People

Members

Martin Orford1981–2007Michael Holmes1981–nowTim Esau1981–1989Paul Cook1982–2005Peter Nicholls1982–1985Paul Menel1985–1989Les Marshall1989–1990Peter Nicholls1990–nowJohn Jowitt1991–2011Andy Edwards2005–2008Mark Westworth2007–2010Paul Cook2009–nowNeil Durant2011–nowTim Esau2011–now

Songs written

  1. The Last Human Gatewaywriter1983 · 32 releases
  2. Awake and Nervouswriter1983 · 27 releases
  3. The Enemy Smackswriter1983 · 22 releases
  4. Promises (As the Years Go By)composer1987 · 19 releases
  5. My Baby Treats Me Right 'Cos I'm a Hard Lovin' Man All Night Longcomposer1983 · 16 releases
  6. Through the Corridors (Oh Shit Me!)writer1983 · 13 releases
  7. Nomzamocomposer1987 · 12 releases
  8. Passing Strangerscomposer1987 · 12 releases
  9. Screamingcomposer1987 · 12 releases
  10. Still Lifecomposer1987 · 12 releases
  11. The Road of Boneswriter2014 · 12 releases
  12. Further Awaywriter1992 · 10 releases
  13. Out of Nowherewriter1992 · 10 releases
  14. From the Outside Inwriter2014 · 9 releases
  15. Oceanwriter2014 · 7 releases
  16. Until the Endwriter2014 · 7 releases
  17. Without Wallswriter2014 · 7 releases
  18. Came Downwriter1993 · 6 releases
  19. Fading Senseswriter1993 · 6 releases
  20. Leap of Faithwriter1993 · 6 releases
  21. The Darkest Hourwriter1993 · 6 releases
  22. Colourflowcomposer1987 · 5 releases
  23. Overturecomposer1997 · 5 releases
  24. Subterraneacomposer1997 · 5 releases
  25. Ten Million Demonswriter2014 · 5 releases
  26. The Narrow Margincomposer1997 · 5 releases
  27. Breathtakercomposer1997 · 4 releases
  28. Failsafecomposer1997 · 4 releases
  29. Knuckleheadwriter2014 · 4 releases
  30. Sleepless Incidentalcomposer1997 · 4 releases
  31. Somewhere in Timecomposer1997 · 4 releases
  32. 1312 Overturewriter2014 · 3 releases
  33. Constellationswriter2014 · 3 releases
  34. Fall and Risewriter2014 · 3 releases
  35. Hardcorewriter2014 · 3 releases
  36. Infernal Choruscomposer1997 · 3 releases
  37. King of Foolscomposer1997 · 3 releases
  38. Providercomposer1997 · 3 releases
  39. Speak My Namecomposer1997 · 3 releases
  40. Tunnel Visioncomposer1997 · 3 releases

Songs recorded

  1. The Darkest Hour17 versions
  2. Further Away16 versions
  3. Leap of Faith14 versions
  4. The Wake13 versions
  5. Frequency12 versions
  6. It All Stops Here12 versions
  7. Out of Nowhere12 versions
  8. Subterranea11 versions
  9. The Magic Roundabout11 versions
  10. Awake and Nervous10 versions
  11. Came Down10 versions
  12. Outer Limits10 versions
  13. The Road of Bones10 versions
  14. The Thousand Days10 versions
  15. Fading Senses9 versions
  16. The Last Human Gateway9 versions
  17. Headlong8 versions
  18. Intro8 versions
  19. Closer7 versions
  20. Corners7 versions
  21. From the Outside In7 versions
  22. Guiding Light7 versions
  23. Ten Million Demons7 versions
  24. The Seventh House7 versions
  25. Capricorn6 versions
  26. Failsafe6 versions
  27. Human Nature6 versions
  28. No Love Lost6 versions
  29. Sacred Sound6 versions
  30. Stay Down6 versions
  31. Widow’s Peak6 versions
  32. Born Brilliant5 versions
  33. Breathtaker5 versions
  34. Fascination5 versions
  35. High Waters5 versions
  36. Infernal Chorus5 versions
  37. Just Changing Hands5 versions
  38. Nostalgia / Falling Apart at the Seams5 versions
  39. Ryker Skies5 versions
  40. Shallow Bay5 versions
  41. Sleepless Incidental5 versions
  42. The Enemy Smacks5 versions
  43. The Narrow Margin5 versions
  44. The Other Side5 versions
  45. Until the End5 versions
  46. A Missile4 versions
  47. Barbell Is In4 versions
  48. Erosion4 versions
  49. King of Fools4 versions
  50. Laid Low4 versions
  51. Lost In Paradise4 versions
  52. One Fatal Mistake4 versions
  53. Overture4 versions
  54. Photo Gallery4 versions
  55. Provider4 versions
  56. Rise4 versions
  57. Somewhere in Time4 versions
  58. Speak My Name4 versions
  59. State of Mine4 versions
  60. Stronger Than Friction4 versions
  61. The Sense in Sanity4 versions
  62. The Wrong Side of Weird4 versions
  63. Tunnel Vision4 versions
  64. Unsolid Ground4 versions
  65. For Another Lifetime3 versions
  66. For Christ’s Sake3 versions
  67. Harvest of Souls3 versions
  68. Intelligence Quotient3 versions
  69. Intelligent Quotient3 versions
  70. Never Land3 versions
  71. Ocean3 versions
  72. The Last Human Gateway (Middle Section)3 versions
  73. The Unknown Door3 versions
  74. Through the Corridors (Oh! Shit Me)3 versions
  75. Without Walls3 versions
  76. You Never Will3 versions
  77. Zero Hour3 versions
  78. About Lake Five2 versions
  79. About Lake Five / Awake and Nervous2 versions
  80. Alampandria2 versions
  81. Capital Letters (in Surgical Spirit Land)2 versions
  82. Chemical Rain2 versions
  83. Closer Than Close2 versions
  84. Colourflow2 versions
  85. Common Ground2 versions
  86. Common Ground (live)2 versions
  87. Corners (demo)2 versions
  88. Dans le parc du château noir2 versions
  89. Drive On2 versions
  90. Eloko Bella Neechi2 versions
  91. Fading Senses: I. After All / Ii. Fading Senses (instrumental)2 versions
  92. Far From Here2 versions
  93. Fire and Security2 versions
  94. For the Taking2 versions
  95. Headlong (vocal outtake)2 versions
  96. Heart Beating2 versions
  97. IQ30 Intro2 versions
  98. If Anything2 versions
  99. In the Face of the Storm2 versions
  100. Life Support2 versions
  101. My Dreams2 versions
  102. No Dominion2 versions
  103. Nothing at All (live)2 versions
  104. One of Us2 versions
  105. Outer Limits (demo)2 versions
  106. Passing Strangers2 versions
  107. Promises (As the Years Go By)2 versions
  108. Red Dust Shadow2 versions
  109. Shooting Angels2 versions
  110. Suffragette City2 versions
  111. The Magic Roundabout (demo)2 versions
  112. The Province2 versions
  113. The Thousand Days (demo)2 versions
  114. Through the Corridors2 versions
  115. Widow's Peak2 versions
  116. Wurensh2 versions
  117. 1312 Overture
  118. A Bit of Love Lost? (What Time Is Lunch? mix)
  119. Album Demos: The Darkest Hour, Fading Senses, Unholy Cow (Out of Nowhere), Further Away Intro, Further Away Complete, Leap of Faith, Came Down
  120. All the Live Projections From the Complete Gig (Including Encores) Set to the Live Stereo Soundtrack

Albums

Seven Stories Into Eight
Seven Stories Into EightIQ · 1982
Tales From the Lush Attic
Tales From the Lush AtticIQ · 1983
The Legendary IQ Free Record
The Legendary IQ Free RecordIQ · 1984
Nine in a Pond Is Here
Nine in a Pond Is HereIQ · 1985
The Wake
The WakeIQ · 1985
Intelligence Quotient / It All Stops Here
Intelligence Quotient / It All Stops HereIQ · 1986
Living Proof
Living ProofIQ · 1986
Nomzamo
NomzamoIQ · 1987
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Are You Sitting Comfortably?IQ · 1989
Drive On
Drive OnIQ · 1989
Sold On You
Sold On YouIQ · 1989
J’ai Pollette d’arnu
J’ai Pollette d’arnuIQ · 1991
Bulba Neeny Noo
Bulba Neeny NooIQ · 1992
Headlong
HeadlongIQ · 1992
Ever
EverIQ · 1993
Nostalgia
NostalgiaIQ · 1993
Forever Live
Forever LiveIQ · 1996
Subterranea
SubterraneaIQ · 1997
Seven Stories Into Ninety Eight
Seven Stories Into Ninety EightIQ · 1998
The Lost Attic
The Lost AtticIQ · 1999
Subterranea: The Concert
Subterranea: The ConcertIQ · 2000
The Seventh House
The Seventh HouseIQ · 2000
The Archive Collection: Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg Germany, 16th February 2002
The Archive Collection: Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg Germany, 16th February 2002IQ · 2003
Dark Matter
Dark MatterIQ · 2004
Limited Edition Frequency Tour CD (Disc 1 of 2)
Limited Edition Frequency Tour CD (Disc 1 of 2)IQ · 2008
Limited Edition Frequency Tour CD (Disc 2 of 2)
Limited Edition Frequency Tour CD (Disc 2 of 2)IQ · 2008
Frequency
FrequencyIQ · 2009
The Wake: Live at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland – June 19 2010
The Wake: Live at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland – June 19 2010IQ · 2010
IQ 30 Re:Mixed
IQ 30 Re:MixedIQ · 2011
IQ30 The Archive Collection – De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland, 23 October 2011
IQ30 The Archive Collection – De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland, 23 October 2011IQ · 2012
The Universal Scam / Eyes of the Blind
The Universal Scam / Eyes of the BlindIQ · 2012
The Road of Bones
The Road of BonesIQ · 2014
Live on the Road of Bones
Live on the Road of BonesIQ · 2015
Tales From a Dark Christmas
Tales From a Dark ChristmasIQ · 2017
Resistance
ResistanceIQ · 2019
A Show of Resistance
A Show of ResistanceIQ · 2020
Live Like This
Live Like ThisIQ · 2020
Scrape Across the Sky (Live at The Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland 6 December 2014)
Scrape Across the Sky (Live at The Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland 6 December 2014)IQ · 2021
The Archive Collection 2003–2017
The Archive Collection 2003–2017IQ · 2021
Forty Years of Prog Nonsense
Forty Years of Prog NonsenseIQ · 2022
Subterranea: Live at De Boerderij, October 22, 2011
Subterranea: Live at De Boerderij, October 22, 2011IQ · 2023
The IQ Weekender 2024
The IQ Weekender 2024IQ · 2024
Almost But Not Quite
Almost But Not QuiteIQ · 2025
Dominion
DominionIQ · 2025
No Dominion
No DominionIQ · 2025
IQ45 - The IQ Weekender 2026
IQ45 - The IQ Weekender 2026IQ · 2026
Riding The Frequency - 'Frequency Live in Poland'
Riding The Frequency - 'Frequency Live in Poland'IQ · 2026

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