The story
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.
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Records
Albums 17
- Dominion
Dominion28 Mar 2025Vinyl - Resistance
Resistance27 Sep 2019Vinyl - Tales From a Dark Christmas
Tales From a Dark Christmas10 Dec 2017Vinyl
- The Road of Bones
The Road of Bones5 May 2014Vinyl - Frequency
Frequency24 Apr 2009Vinyl - Dark Matter
Dark Matter1 Jun 2004Vinyl - The Seventh House
The Seventh House2000Vinyl - Seven Stories Into Ninety Eight
Seven Stories Into Ninety Eight1998Vinyl
- Subterranea
SubterraneaSep 1997Vinyl - Ever
EverJun 1993Vinyl - J’ai Pollette d’arnu
J’ai Pollette d’arnuJun 1991Vinyl - Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Are You Sitting Comfortably?Mar 1989Vinyl - Nomzamo
Nomzamo1987Vinyl - Nine in a Pond Is Here
Nine in a Pond Is HereNov 1985Vinyl
- The Wake
The WakeMay 1985Vinyl - Tales From the Lush Attic
Tales From the Lush AtticSep 1983Vinyl - Seven Stories Into Eight
Seven Stories Into EightOct 1982Vinyl
Singles 9
- The Unknown Door - Edit
The Unknown Door - Edit23 Jul 2025 · SingleVinyl - No Dominion
No Dominion12 Feb 2025 · SingleVinyl - The Universal Scam / Eyes of the Blind
The Universal Scam / Eyes of the Blind2012 · SingleVinyl
- Bulba Neeny Noo
Bulba Neeny NooSep 1992 · SingleVinyl
- Sold On You
Sold On You6 Feb 1989 · SingleVinyl
- Drive On
Drive On1989 · SingleVinyl
- Intelligence Quotient / It All Stops Here
Intelligence Quotient / It All Stops Here1986 · SingleVinyl
- The Legendary IQ Free Record
The Legendary IQ Free Record31 Dec 1984 · SingleVinyl
- Barbell Is In
Barbell Is In1984 · SingleVinyl
- IQ45 - The IQ Weekender 2026 · 2026 · live
- Live From London: Camden Palace 1985 (2026 Remix) · 2026 · compilation
- Riding The Frequency - 'Frequency Live in Poland' · 2026 · live
- Almost But Not Quite · 2025 · compilation
- The IQ Weekender 2024 · 2024 · live
- Subterranea: Live at De Boerderij, October 22, 2011 · 2023 · live
- Forty Years of Prog Nonsense · 2022 · live
- The Archive Collection 2003–2017 · 2021 · compilation
- Scrape Across the Sky (Live at The Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland 6 December 2014) · 2021 · live
- Live Like This · 2020 · live
- A Show of Resistance · 2020 · live
- Ever 2018 Remix - 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition · 2018 · compilation
- Live on the Road of Bones · 2015 · live
- IQ30 The Archive Collection – De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland, 23 October 2011 · 2012 · live
- The Wake: Live at De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Holland – June 19 2010 · 2010 · live
- Limited Edition Frequency Tour CD (Disc 1 of 2) · 2008 · compilation
- Limited Edition Frequency Tour CD (Disc 2 of 2) · 2008 · compilation
- The Archive Collection: Colos-Saal Aschaffenburg Germany, 16th February 2002 · 2003 · live
- Subterranea: The Concert · 2000 · live
- The Lost Attic · 1999 · compilation
- Forever Live · 1996 · live
- Living Proof · 1986 · live
Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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Members
- 1981 to 1989
- 1981 to 2007
- 1981 on
- 1982 to 1985
- 1982 to 2005
- 1985 to 1989
- 1989 to 1990
- 1991 to 2011
- 2005 to 2008
- 2007 to 2010
- 2011 on
Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with IQ in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
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If you like IQ
- Arena3 sources agree
- Big Big Train3 sources agree
- Spock's Beard3 sources agree
- The Flower Kings3 sources agree
- RPWL3 sources agree
- Steve Hackett3 sources agree
- Fish3 sources agree
- Mostly Autumn3 sources agree
- Gazpacho3 sources agree
- Sylvan3 sources agree
- The Pineapple Thief3 sources agree
- Mystery2 sources agree
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