IQ - Harvest of Souls 

IQ's finest moment. A masterpiece.

Magnificence! The guitar solo at the end is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful in all of music.

As a new fan of IQ, I’m going backwards. Resistance and Road of Bones are utter masterpieces. Now getting into this album.

This song is the best I have heard since Suppers Ready. It is one of my top 5 songs of my 54 years of my life.

This song is unbelievably beautiful!!

It's epic, ist's gorgeous, Prog rules forever !!!!

I love the sequence that starts at 12:19 - especially the vocal melody. That melody and others like it throughout IQ's history are the very best of what I love about this band. I find those melodies so heartrendingly beautiful.

This is IQ's "Supper's Ready". Their true masterpiece! All go and buy the CD if you didn't yet ;)

"Dark Matter" is IQ's "Foxtrot". "Foxtrot" is an iconic album by Genesis. Although with totally different themes, the structure of the album is identical. A masterpiece in modern prog.

17.51 woww. Wat n meesterlijke track.wat n monument in de prog. Kippenvel niet normaal. Deze band is zo ongelooflijk goed .

Everyone is comparing it to ‘Supper’s Ready’. I just don’t hear it. This band is incredibly original.

Long before the living past had ripped it all apart Something still remained, until it flashed back to the start Where it stands, nobody saw, behind the blackest eyes Show them how you're stronger now; it pays to advertise Wisely. Day after day, with you in my head I said some things I shouldn't have said For reasons unknown, that I now forget, I gave you no love, which I now regret What I'd give to hear again those everlasting songs Why did all the accidents contrive to fall at once? Only Day after day, with you in my thoughts I never knew time was so short For once in my life, I wasn't alone With blood on my hands -- how could I have known? Used to be the great white hope; once I walked on water Now I barely stay afloat, balance out of order With every sympathy worn away, who can I return to now? For the time that I have left, I scan that cold horizon Searching for a kindred soul, someone to rely upon We're disconnected and heaven-sent, Sheltered in dead air Hidden everywhere The sky lights up above America The world is lost, but loves America When the eyes of children see the ones left standing, Then the rest begin to finally understand The hand of God defends America And who would not defend America? We've got right on our side, we're in pole position, So praise the Lord and raise the ammunition high Raise it high Hide where you can We will shoot you where you stand I've walked a million miles upon an open road And once in every while, without the will to carry on I was held in too long, one location An old familiar tale, a glory to behold A work of genius, the greatest story ever sold As you sign on the line As you do what you're told All you sell is your soul I've been this way before, I've seen it many times A nation on the track, the fiction turning into fact No one dares to look back Dares to start to prepare For the harvest ahead All you lose is yourself And, brought to life with a series of shocks I realize that you are gone from my life And still I cling to the fear of the dark Don't follow them, for they don't care how you are And I'm finding a way of being, accepting life all alone And I'm hoping I'll wake up seeing a way to live on my own It's wasn't hard to believe in the lie Although I've come to know it wasn't my fault Why does the world continue to spin While everything around me grinds to a halt? And I'm finding a way of being, accepting life all alone And I'm hoping I'll wake up seeing a way to live on my own Mine is a real fine line: I get harder the higher I climb Shine like a star so bright, anybody can see any time No one will want to follow; this will be gone tomorrow We enter an age of permanent doubt, where we communicate without words But I must be heard So I cut through the smoke and the noise Mine is a real fine line: it imagines it's one of a kind Goodbye to all expression, farewell to superstition We enter an age of permanent doubt, where we communicate without words And the noise expands, as it covers the lie of the land Shine like a star so bright, till we shut out the light Put out the fire Cut through the smoke and the noise Lately I've been talking to myself Been remembering, and doing little else The road ahead is anything but clear Last time around, where did we go from here? What about some golden hours? I was alive, certainly you were wrong Anyone can be persuaded; given the time, we all scream alone What about this good-for-nothing season again? Everything's come and gone And I can't believe that I'm not watching you, I'm in a sorry state Return to ordinary thoughts now, if you can The words I hardly understand gather round me, while I wait What about those colder cowards, arming against lost intelligence? Anyone who saw me crawling there would have known that I was normal once Return to ordinary thoughts, too young to take the stand, but old enough to kill Anyone In the days when love divided up the books No drastic needs were used like rod and hooks To enhance what nature's sculptor had designed No augmentation needed to refine In the valley of the dollar we rejoice For plastic is the currency of choice And beauty born is strictly for the birds Your cash is fine though credit is preferred When I held myself aloft, I walked across the water Now I barely cut across; lives are getting shorter And they open up another door, to a border far below For the time that I'm allowed, there's a new horizon But a soul as cold as ice has nothing to rely upon If I'm hanging onto angels' wings, then I'm safer in the air Do I still qualify? Suspended from on high No other sanctuary have I And when the eyes of children see past the ones left standing Then the time has surely come to understand who we are Slowly the fires are burning, bearing their silent witness And the living past returns to reap the harvest of souls

One of the greatest modern Prog-Rock songs, imo.

Easily one of the greatest epics in prog history. Such a smooth flow from section to section culminating with that beautiful end section with all of those great guitar counter melodies.

I think this is probably as close to a modern-day masterpiece as one is likely to find in this genre, all of its truly delicious pieces and parts combining in a very unique and intricate way to make it a satisfying experience for anyone willing to step past cliche-laden labels, criticism more grenade-like than constructive, and any pre-conceived notions and just give it a try. Musically, IQ can and does write|arrange|play with the best of them. A long-time personal favorite.

They played that song in Montreal years ago with such brio and perfection. Thank God prog music is still alive. Touches my soul every time I hear that one.

around the 9:05 mark....Vocal melody, guitar, lyrics...just beautiful.

Seriously one of the greatest prog songs ever.

Progresivo en máxima expresión. La coda es un himno estremecedor... Un regalo al alma.

wow, wow, wow!!! Almost forgotten how amazing this is. IQ's MEISTERWORK. This track has EVERYTHING IQ fans love about them and more...Utter perfection in EVERY way imaginable.....and so clever and intense where pete sings "When I held myself aloft"....It's a big statement but they may have equalled or even bettered "suppers ready" with this gem....yup

How dare RU-vid desecrate this masterpiece with ads in the middle shame on RU-vid

This is one of my absolute favourite songs!

Truly a masterpiece! 👌👏

IQ may be a bit of an acquired taste but oh so tasty! I just found them a year or so ago and wish I'd found them sooo much sooner. True prog genius. Peter Nichols gets better with every release. Check out all his albums he appears on, as I say he improves on every one.

Grandi!

I love a song that takes up the whole side of a record too!. Prog rock ftw.

Was into IQ when this came out with Ever and The Seventh House favorites. Highly anticipated this release and preordered it from Ken at the lasers edge. I was very happy with the epic length tracks and retro Floyd/Genesis/IQ sound. This release set the stage for the three excellent following releases where IQ really found their own excellent unique sound. Not that they hadn’t already. More than a bit negative with the lyrics. Oh well. We live in a society full of negatives and positives. Someone must point out the negatives too. Just so it’s educational, poetic and not negative to be negative.

Excellent.....simply excellent. Right up there with Close To The Edge, Dark Side of the Moon, Selling England By The Pound....etc. It's impossible for any prog band not to have influences but this cd Dark Matter stands on it's own as brilliant progressive rock. And I have heard them all being an old man of 60.

My favourite Epic with Supper´s Ready. A true masterpiece, don't overlook this guys...It touches the soul..... I think they are the Neo Prog kings :)

One of their best ever tracks I think.. wow.... :-)

Oh my got!! it's so great!!!

Magellan, Genesis, Queen, Shadow Gallery, Pink Floyd, Porqupine Tree and many more. Mix them and u will have as result IQ !!! Nice album. Interesting. Close the lights, prepare a drink close your eyes and listen. Thats how i was able to understand them.

Vive Iq.... Un des meilleurs groupe de rock progressif. Long life Iq

When I first heard this song I fell in love with their music! Fantastic, especially The road of bones and Resistance!

First time I ever heard of them was on the Dark Matter album. Now I have all their albums and Dvd's

The answer to "Suppers Ready" from Genesis and it feels realy good :)

Un capolavoro!!!!

I have never quite connected with IQ. But this is epic.

Epic song

Couldn't agree more. I too grew up in the 70's with the prog masters. The new stuff such as IQ, Marillion, Subsignal, Pendragon, Arena, and especially Moonrise, is really superb. I just can't get enough of it. I want to know more and more and more....

Beautiful and wonderful. After Supper, Dinner's ready !

excelente !!!!

Amazing!

'Don't follow them, for they don't care how you are "..

Its like a Maiden-flavored salad of Supper's Ready + Heart of the Sunrise. Perfect salad.

Brilliant!!!

I'm checking out Astra right now. Very fantastic, solid psy-prog stuff. thanks!! Wobbler will be next.

Gracias por estar aquí 😃

How perfect can a RU-vid channel name be?

Sounds a lot like Supper's Ready, good stuff.

Awesome song

Sounds alot like Spocks Beard The Light! Excellent song!

Espetáculo!

I hear some YES/GENESIS indeed in this one for sure!..And many more!

I know it's only knock and know all but I like it. If supper's wasn't quite enough then this is a midnight snack.... very tasty indeed.

Great song. Sounds like Supper's Ready.

Brilliant song from a brilliant album. You can definitely tell this was inspired by old-school Genesis. I noticed the way the song fits together and flows is similar to Supper's Ready.

Wow how beautiful is this?😊

Fabulous...has Mike ever played that guitar any better? Love it

Das ist Kunst!!!

OK --JUST CHECKED WIKIPEDIA--IQ CAME FIRST!!!---nice!!!!

wonderful !^w^

faultless !!! Impecable !!!

IQ has always had something missing for me. I think they found it with this track, they have that unpredictability greats like Crimson have in spades. Like it!

una suite stile vecchi genesis....nostalgia al cubo!!!

Wow, I feel so much better now.

best song over 20 min since Supper's Ready

Melodicamnt, harmoniosamnt, essencialmnt, progressivo; Hehe! do jeitinho q a gnt gosta!!

iq are one the best because they work on the lyrics most of the new wave are lacking in this department along with arena and pendragon still flying the prog with pride

. . . A Hidden Treasure . . .

...wysokie IQ...

Glad you liked them.....I cked out Moonrise and Subsignal and thought they were both good. I also recommend Snowtorch and White Willow.

wow, that album cover makes me strangely thinking about ELP's one (brain salad surgery)...

This is good !! Just like Illuvatar and Styx put together :)

What can i say about it music??? Perfection... take too long.... Yes is coming to Brasil in May and ill be there in the show... Directly here to Sao Paulo... The capital of Rock in Brasil...

Agreeable

Die Antwort auf Genesis Supper's Ready und die ist sehr gut :)

first track as lovely watchers of the skies keyboard

WOW

8:40 Magic!!!!

This is a truly great song! (from one of the greatest albums). (Probably better than the Suppers Ready - studio album version and as good as the Supper Ready - Seconds Out Live version for epic moments). I found this explanation, what do you think? It's a recap of the last six years (from when the song was written) from the perspective of a personification of America. An anthromorphic America, as it were. The first lyric "Long before the living past Had ripped it all apart refers to 911. The "walk on water" stanzas refers to a period in the past where the west looked on America as a great protector who could do no wrong - the period of the Cold War. "The sky lights up over America" part of the song is the events of 9/11, "disconnected in Heaven sent" is, from the voice of the personification of America, the deaths of the people in the tower. "We'll shoot you where you stand" refers to the War on Terror that followed. The next verses ("all you sell is your soul") refer to the eager signing up to the armed forces that occured after 9/11 and of course the wars itself. This is followed by the realisation of America's people that this war ("harvest of souls") is purposeless and the desertion of America by her allies as America's plans got more harebrained and unrelated to 9/11 (2001-2003 Britain was full of Americophiles. 2003 onwards, complete 180 degrees because of Iraq). "A series of shocks" can refer to the countries in the coalition pulling out one by one or to the terrorist attacks in Spain and the UK. The "real fine line" reflects the high-visibility of America's actions and the increasing difficulty in justifying the war. The "age of permanent doubt" is America being torn between fear of terrorism and distrust of its own government, throwing all things into doubt. The next stanza is the transition between the actual war in Iraq and the disasterous occupation - this is followed by the stanza with "last time round" in it, which could be either referring to the first Gulf War or Vietnam, depending on quite how critical you want the song to be. The rest is just basically saying "America's gone in for the oil and the money, it's going insane and this has all happened before." These days I am glad Obama is being more responsible in his overseas decisions.

Channeling Chris Squire at 6:42

this reminds me of "Artificial Paradise" by Sylvan.

Hey everyone, I have a bit of a question. I'm a huge fan of Genesis from between Trespass and Wind and Wuthering. Anything after that, I can respect as pop and the musicians involved, of course, but it certainly is not the same. I've learned about IQ today scouring the internet for something fresh and new, while staying within the realm of comfort that I've found in Genesis. I purchased Dark Matter, as I really like the track and hope I very much enjoy the album, but say I do enjoy it. Where do I go from here? What are your recommendations?

Octavarium!!!!!! look it up!

9:06 "I'm brought to life, by a series of sharks" :D

The world is lost but loves America😢

19:18 Suppers Ready influence

It really sounds like 'Supper's Ready' by Genesis; but they made a good song!

tHIS IS LIKE WHAT GENESIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IF STEVE STAYED./..STRONGER GUITAR PIECES...

17:50 octavarium

I like this track a lot even though I think it borrows ideas from "Supper's Ready" and "the Gates of Delirium."

I haven't heard of Subsignal and Moonrise...I'll ck them out. I also recommend Astra and Wobbler. Prog forever........:)

Foxtrot Part II Sehr Gut ;-)

Most people hate music. Check the thumbs up. This is too complicated for low IQ

ouch.. agreed.

Hm, I view this song on a bit more of a macro level. To me, it is in parallel to Genesis' "Supper's Ready" - with more of a take on the vision from India of "Spirit Souls".

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Groots!

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