History
1. Born in the UK in the '70s as The Lens, IQ remained, with Marillion, one of the very few progressive rock artists in the '80s. The style of their earlier material drew constant comparisons to that of groups like Genesis, but the band has always rejected the 'neo-progressive' tag bestowed upon them.
Their 1993 offering Ever was marked by the return of original singer, Peter Nicholls, and was one of the first of the progressive revival of the '90s. He had previously quit the band in 1985 to be replaced by vocalist Paul (P.L.) Menel, but Nicholls' return was widely welcomed by IQ fans.
Genres
Members
![Paul Cook Paul Cook](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Michael Holmes Michael Holmes](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Peter Nicholls Peter Nicholls](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Martin Orford Martin Orford](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![John Jowitt John Jowitt](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Tim Esau Tim Esau](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Neil Durant Neil Durant](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Paul Menel Paul Menel](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Andy Edwards Andy Edwards](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Mark Westworth Mark Westworth](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)
![Les Marshall Les Marshall](https://musichearts.fm/img/stubs/artist-s.webp)