The Wake (album)

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The Wake
The Wake cover
Studio album by IQ
Released 1985
Genre Progressive Rock
Label Samurai
Producer(s) Tim Esau & Mike Holmes
IQ chronology
Tales From The Lush Attic
(1983)
The Wake
(1985)
Nine In A Pond Is Here
(1985)


Tales From The Lush Attic (1983)
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The Wake is the second studio album by the British progressive rock band IQ and was released in 1985. 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.

[edit] Personell



  • Harum Coombes - Ablas on 'Corners'
  • Dave Stewart - Loan of the Sitar

[edit] Songs

# Song Title Length
1 Outer Limits 8:15
2 The Wake 3:12
3 The Magic Roundabout 8:18
4 Corners 6:20
5 Widow's Peak 9:12
6 The Thousand Days 5:12
7 Headlong 7:25
Bonus Tracks
8 Dans Le Parc Du Chateau Noir 7:37
9 The Thousand Days (Demo) 3:55
10 The Magic Roundabout (Demo) 6:27