The Wake (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Wake
Type = studio
Artist = IQ


Released = 1985
Recorded =
Genre = Neo-progressive rock
Length =
Label = Samurai
Producer = Tim Esau and Mike Holmes
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fxftxql5ldhe link]
Last album = "Tales from the Lush Attic" (1983)
This album = "The Wake" (1985)
Next album = "Nomzamo" (1987)

"The Wake" is the third studio album by the British neo-progressive rock band IQ and was released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). Its release was almost simultaneous with that of Marillion's "Misplaced Childhood" album. Reviewed in "Kerrang!" magazine, both albums were equally praised.

An associated single release, "Barbell is In", was a "white reggae" song along the lines of Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er". The band were reportedly amused when the single reached no. 7 in the British heavy metal chart.

Track listing

# "Outer Limits" – 8:15
# "The Wake" – 4:12
# "The Magic Roundabout" – 8:18
#"Corners" – 6:20
# "Widow's Peak" – 9:12
# "The Thousand Days" – 5:12
# "Headlong" – 7:25Bonus tracks:

8. "Dans Le Parc Du Chateau Noir" – 7:37
9. "The Thousand Days" (demo) – 3:55
10. "The Magic Roundabout" (demo) – 6:27

Personnel

* Paul Cook – drums and percussion
* Tim Esau – bass guitar
* Mike Holmes – guitars and sitar
* Peter Nicholls – vocals and tambourine
* Martin Orford – flute, keyboards and backing vocals

Production

* Tim Esau – producer
* Mike Holmes – producer
* Harum Coombes – engineer
* Peter Nicholls – artwork