Blood On The Tracks

“Blood on the Tracks” by Bob Dylan (1975) It takes a remarkable talent to produce poetically powerful emotional scenes and evocative narratives in a musical idiom, and that is what is on display in this album. A bit of advice for those who are not Dylan fans: Listen to the stories. Listen to the expressions of love fulfilled or frustrated. Generate images in your mind, guided by the lyrics. Anticipate and cherish the moments when you say to yourself, “I never thought of it that way before.” You’ll find life expanding within you. And if you find Dylan’s vocals unbearable, start with “Tangled Up in Blue” and “Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts”. Listen to the creative variations in the synchronization between the poetic rhythms and the musical rhythms. You may not ‘get’ all the obscure references, but you’ll feel the feeling. Then you might be ready to embrace the passion of a man who sings to his estranged wife at the end of a failed marriage (in “Idiot Wind”): You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe. . . . We’re idiots, babe It’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves. Try to put words to the development from the first two lines to the last two lines. This is not music for dancing, partying, getting stoned, lifting one up, easing one down, or background while one works. This merely culture-causing music fit for a serious listen. But if this album is over the heads of pop music consumers with three-minute attention spans, they should feel free to move on. I’ll stay awhile. Shelter from the storm. 5/5

Confession time: I’ve never listened to a Bob Dylan album before. Couldn’t tell you why. He seemed, I suppose, too much of a Goliath to tackle; I’d missed my window, surely - where would I start? But here we are. My window opened, and I leapt through. I listened to this album three times yesterday, and will surely have to listen more, and more intimately to unravel all the rambling tales and hidden crooked melodies, and its deceptively simple-not-easy instrumentation. I will always feel like I’m not getting something when it comes to Dylan, and like I’m playing catch up, such is the weight of mythology that comes with such an artist. But I’m pleased to have finally broken the seal.

I really can’t stand Dylan’s way of singing.

To me, this is his last 5 star masterpiece album. Me and my friends were practically Dylan cultists back in high school so this one is burned into me. Probably the most personal Dylan ever got and perhaps the greatest breakup album of all time.

No more Bob Dylan please

Shit, as always

Tangled up in blue is incredible. The rest of the album reminded me why I'm a distant admirer rather than a fan

You know how a harmonica sounds really annoying and whiney? Well, on this album Bob emulates a harmonica with his voice and sometimes doubles it with a harmonica too. Just can't get past the worst voice in music. Autotune wouldn't save this either. I'm sure the lyrics are cutting but can't get past the voice.

BOB FUCKING DYLAN

fuck bob dylan

Following on the heels of an album where he repudiated his past with his greatest backing band, Blood on the Tracks finds Bob Dylan, in a way, retreating to the past, recording a largely quiet, acoustic-based album. But this is hardly nostalgia -- this is the sound of an artist returning to his strengths, what feels most familiar, as he accepts a traumatic situation, namely the breakdown of his marriage. This is an album alternately bitter, sorrowful, regretful, and peaceful, easily the closest he ever came to wearing his emotions on his sleeve. That's not to say that it's an explicitly confessional record, since many songs are riddles or allegories, yet the warmth of the music makes it feel that way. The original version of the album was even quieter -- first takes of "Idiot Wind" and "Tangled Up in Blue," available on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3, are hushed and quiet (excised verses are quoted in the liner notes, but not heard on the record) -- but Blood on the Tracks remains an intimate, revealing affair since these harsher takes let his anger surface the way his sadness does elsewhere. As such, it's an affecting, unbearably poignant record, not because it's a glimpse into his soul, but because the songs are remarkably clear-eyed and sentimental, lovely and melancholy at once. And, in a way, it's best that he was backed with studio musicians here, since the professional, understated backing lets the songs and emotion stand at the forefront. Dylan made albums more influential than this, but he never made one better.

There are some artists that should only be songwriters, NOT singer-songwriters. I'm sorry to say, but Bob Dylan is one of those artists. The man CAN NOT sing! I'll bury myself even deeper by adding that Bruce Springsteen is in the same boat, IMO.

tangled up in blue is a classic, rest is pretty much nondescript except vocals that rise up into a weird falsetto. Great song writing but otherwise not sure why Bob Dylan is so popular.

The album before was "The Dark Side of the Moon" so it's a tall order to follow but I think this manages. This is my favourite Dylan album. As i get older I feel that the older stuff Dylan wrote that previously were my favourites now seem a bit mean and childish. This album however has grown on me so much. There are not many catchy songs but the lyrics are really where this shines. Many of the songs feel like poems more than songs in a way. The songs are all scenes from a relationship and there is so much optimism and sorrow between the lines. I think it's clear that this is a more adult break-up album, there is not too much anger but just a lot of regret and reminiscence. Favourite songs is hard to say as it's such a slow burn. I have a few favourite lyrics though from simple twist of fate: """ He woke up, the room was bare He didn't see her anywhere He told himself he didn't care Pushed the window open wide Felt an emptiness inside To which he just could not relate ... People tell me it's a sin To know and feel too much within I still believe she was my twin but I lost the ring """ Clear 5 star from me.

Bob Dylan’s voice is an acquired taste and baby I have ACQUIRED it. This album rules.

Bob Dylan was one of the best songwriters of all time, and this is some of his best work. Idiot Wind is a work of lyrical genius. I love his trademark unconventional vocal delivery; to me it makes the songs more memorable than having a Michael Bublé type singing them. This album is going on repeat and straight to my personal collection.

08/19/2022 About a year ago, I woke up one morning and went out to find garage or estate sales. I came across a house in Alamo Heights where an older woman was selling lots of items for dirt cheap. She had a box full of CDs that were only a dollar. Taking advantage of the situation, I bought Neil Young, Bringing it All Back Home, and Blood on the Tracks. When she saw what I had picked she sighed and told me “When [Blood on the Tracks] came out it was just incredible. I bought the record and would play it all the way through, and then I would turn it over and start it again.” I didn’t really understand why anyone would feel compelled to do that. I liked the album at that time but wasn’t fully in love with it like I am now and figured that anyone would get tired of hearing an album over and over again. Regardless, I took the CD home with me. I was lucky enough to still have a CD player in my car at that time, so I would listen to it when I would drive around San Antonio. I slowly began to fall in love with each song, and to this day I grow to love this album more and more with each listen. Falling in love, experiencing heartbreak, longing for something or someone long gone, and feeling emptiness that only some of the darkest times in one’s life can bring out are the languages of this album. There have been times when listening to this album sets me right back in those head spaces, and I can only imagine what Dylan was going through during the production and recording of this album. Divorce from his wife, loss, heartbreak. There’s some sort of timeless quality about this album. Something that sounds and feels like it was made centuries ago, but with the same freshness and raw vulnerability that still holds strong and fits right in the time that one listens to it now. Dylan truly bared his soul for this album, regardless of his petty insistence that these songs have no relation to what was happening in his life at this time. When I saw this album was the one assigned to me today, I was so happy and also thought it was the funniest thing, because just like how that old woman told me how she would play this album over and over, I had come to do the exact same thing. Just yesterday I was playing this album over on Spotify only to skip to playing the record and sitting next to the player as each track rang out. — No skips on this album for me. Although I think every track is wonderful in its own way, I’m extremely biased toward You’re A Big Girl Now, You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Shelter from the Storm, and Buckets of Rain. — Otherwise, today has been very calm. Did lots of housekeeping today. Laundry, cleaning, unpacking, all that. School starts in just three days. I’m so nervous, but so excited as well. Listening to albums like these give me the strength to keep pushing. The only thing I knew how to do Was to keep on keeping on like a bird that flew Tangled up in blue

Perhaps because I was looking forward to it all day, or it’s been a while since I last listened, or what I look for from Dylan has changed, or I’ve changed, or I’ve never ‘got it’ before, but in the ten years and many listens since I first spun Blood on the Tracks this is the first time it’s sounded like a 5. And I don’t doubt that change for a second. I’d rather luxuriate in the delicious tangibility of growing with an album – surely one of music listening’s greatest and mysterious pleasures. So, what am I hearing differently? First, Dylan’s writing, which is equal to (no higher praise) Hank Williams in the way he uses the hook – often just one line: “shelter from the storm”, “a simple twist of fate”, “tangled up in blue”, “the Jack of hearts” – like a recurring dream or deadly obsession that pulls him back no matter how far he strays. Second, melodies and arrangements that are somehow both gentle and played with a muscular, sometimes even virulent, intensity and exactness, hoarily putting me in mind of a master painter – let’s say Turner out of laziness, though that’s probably a good comparison for delicacy qua intensity. And last, something extraordinary about the limitations of what he’s saying, or rather feeling. By which I mean that (to paraphrase something I read recently on the interwebs) these songs are about romance not love and, however gorgeously complex, are confined to one man’s limited and very solipsistic experience of those romance. Somehow, the narrower parameters improve the overall effect. Don’t ask me how. I’ll only say, “That’s art.”

One of my favorites from the first time I heard it. Beautiful lyricism, and no tracks I would throw out.

Nopy nope.

This was the first Dylan album I ever listened to that wasn’t a best of and it was the thing that finally helped me understand what people saw in him. The music is complicated, the lyrics are intricate and tell such vivid stories, and his voice sounds phenomenal. The only knock against it is that it isn’t quite as good as some of the albums leading up it, which is more just an indication of what an insane hot streak Dylan was on at that point in his career.

Had heard before one of my fav albums ever

Actually not terrible for a Bob Dylan album. He still can't sing for the life of him, but it was bearable and there wasn't too much harmonica. 3/5

Goddamn this list for making me appreciate Bob Dylan. Ok, 5 songs in and I’m back to being annoyed by him. I think Dylan is just one of those musicians I can take in small doses, but more than 15 minutes and it starts to become excruciating.

Just the fucking best.

tangled up in blue, you're gonna make lonesome when you go

Loved it.

Thank god he turned down the volume of the harmonica from Blonde On Blonde, that could get very hard to listen to. Ok nevermind "you're gonna make me lonesome when you go" fucking killed my ears holy shit. The lyrics are really great and all, but none of the songs really hit me very hard. I think Bob Dylans music is a bit overrated, felt the same with Blonde On Blonde, except for "I Want You", that song is fucking exceptional. Some songs though, like "Lilly, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts makes me physically cringe because the intro is so horrible to listen to. And then of course a song like "If You See Her, Say Hello" comes and fucking breaks the mold. Fuck man. a 4 for that actually And "Shelter From the Storm" is quite good too. Was ready to hear a 5 but I just don't see it. An album of 3 but, If you see her, gets it to a 4 to me.

Yawn. I know I’m supposed to love Bob Dylan and particularly this album. I don’t. It’s boring to me.

This is tough because it's Bob mfckn Dylan. I went through a Dylan phase in college and really loved his poetic ramblings. I guess my tastes have changed since I really don't have the patience for his nasal inflections and longass songs. I do like "Tangled Up in Blue" and other singles, just not a whole album at once.

Two rules, every line must rhyme no matter how nonsensical and every track must end in a harmonica solo. Only slightly better than the live double album that I was forced to skip.

It's Dylan. I swear I hear a completely different thing than everybody else who listens to him, because I can't get into him at all. His albums are too long, the songs all sound the same, and his legendary (Nobel prize winning!) songwriting just does not speak to me at all.

I understand the influence, and honestly a great lyricist and intersting song structures..... but that voice.

God were all the “great” songwriters mediocre fucking hacks? I swear to god, every one of the “great” albums on this list are tedious, mind numbing exercises in unmusical repetition. What the actual fuck am I supposed to take away from this album? Does ol’ bob know that there are more instruments than just the guitar? His Spotify calls him “One of the greatest figures of the 20th Century”. I wanna vomit. Stalin, Mao, Roosevelt, step outta the way! This nasally overrated fuck is here to spew pretentious nothing at you for an hour. Fuck rock & roll, fuck folk music, and fuck the baby boomers who ate that shit up, consequently forcing me to listen to all of it due to its “historical significance”. “Greatest songwriter of all time” my ass. The music is utterly unremarkable. And I’m not listening to the lyrics, you have to bribe me with good tunes first. Schumann was a real first rate songwriter, and you actually want to listen to his music even though it’s all in German. God this entire culture of ranking fucking albums based on historical significance is so goddam tedious, a way for musically illiterate tools to learn what they’re supposed to like and what they aren’t. AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I FUCKING HATE BOB DYLAN

The first lp in this ist i couldnt listen to the end - his whining makes me sick

I’ve had this for ages, maybe the first Dylan album I bought and tried to get into. It’s elusive, rich with obscure yet precise sentiments, the vibe of the music big and welcoming, therefore tricky. I don’t understand it, but I like it a lot.

It’s an album like this that makes me reflect on how much this list has changed my perspective on music. I used to really hate Bob Dylan. I thought he had an annoying voice and boring music. I’ve really grown to appreciate a lot of new music and can feel all the raw emotion in a project like this. It’s truly beautiful music and bursting at the seems with soul.

Dylan's best 70's album. Tangled up in Blue may be his best song. Each track is great, showcasing a renewed lyrical strength and a mostly stripped back instrumentation. I even like the much maligned Lily, rosemary and the Jack of hearts! The only thing better (to me) is the original 1974 test pressing. 5 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes 1/1001, 1/3 (33%) Will I get? Have several copies already! Recommend: Yes

makes me feel worse than my parents' divorce

A marriage falling apart makes for Bob's best album of the '70s.

From start to finish, this is Dylan's greatest achievement. It's his most literary record b/c it's his most confessional, his most sustained, his most motivated and focused. I guess love will do that to you - will exalt a writer to brass tacks. Featuring a vindictive storyteller getting his get back ('Idiot Wind'), and a nearly nine min interlude about Big Jim and the Jack of Hearts, the album tells it like it is by telling his version of it. As much as I revere 'Blowin' in the Wind,' 'Like a Rolling Stone,' and 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall,' I love those records b/c they speak to something culturally or societally universal. Here, Bob jettisons the cultural and societal for the personal - and he may just be a tad deeper b/c of that.

I decided to give this one more time to grow on me and I’m really glad I did. I’m not a native English speaker so with anything rich in lyrics I need extra time to truly immerse myself in the ideas of the writer. This is the best full album I’ve heard from Dylan and I’m gonna give it a 5/5 and continue to listen to it closely. He really captures different emotions that almost everyone goes through during break up and the fact that each song reflects a different perspective makes it so much better. I really love this and I continue to discover new meanings with each listen

40 minutes of perfect music and also a song about playing cards or something

The first time I heard this record was a shocking, exciting, revelatory, coming-of-age experience. I was just a kid, and I knew Dylan, but I had no idea of the significance and history surrounding the album, I had never heard of it in fact. It became one of my favourite records from the very first time I heard it. A few hundred times later it is still a fantastic, astonishing, breathtaking listen. There's an enduring magic about these songs that never makes them sound dated; on the contrary, it makes them eternal, somehow

Utterly unparalleled in quality, coherence, depth and range of emotion, plus epic singalongs, (personal) protest anthems twinkling tunes and tender – even heart-breaking – ballads. Not only are there no filler cuts, there’s nary a wasted note and Dylan’s voice has never been stronger nor clearer, and never more assured in delivery. One of the best records of all-time …. Easily top 5.

And I was listening to each side of the disc Words falling in my ears Hearing an album of pain and grief Lord knows there's some amazing tunes getting through Tangled up in Bob

How have I not heard his before! This is why I do this list..

Honestly loved it. Songwriting was great and the overall sound was so raw and emotional, though it ran probably 5-10 minutes too long. I’ll give it a strong 9

Un clasico, pero no me gusta Bob Dylan

One of my favourite albums

10/10

Tangled up in Blue, the first track is a great example of amazing storytelling and song writing. The instrumentation is also really good with the 12 string guitar shining throughout the whole song. Idiot Wind, contains some great songwriting. The song seems autobiographical but Dylan has denied it. Regardless, it conveys bitterness or anger and in another version that I found online I hear a bit of sadness as well. The chorus contains a little of Dylan's humor and the harmonica solo at the end is a blistering exclamation point on it all. "A lot of people tell me they enjoy that album. It's hard for me to relate to that. I mean... people enjoying that type of pain, you know?" - Dylan 1975 You're gonna make Me Lonesome when You Go is a nice western style country rock that throws in a bit of blues.

Never heard this album all the way through. Loved it.

Top 5 dylan easily. 10/10

Grande Dylan. O Raul Seixas dos estates

Never really listened to Dylan, but I enjoyed this a lot.

Dylans beste, og topp ti i vinylhylla. Alle må eie denne.

Not my default Dylan album to listen to, typically Desire or the classic 60s ones without making an effort. There are some great tunes on here but it's a bit less varied than his other feted records. I get the praise, but there are better ones! [EDIT: What I mean is, "Idiot Wind" is no "Positively 4th Street"; "Lily, Rosemary.." no "Desolation Row". Have to calibrate my five stars]

thoughts: good production other than man, that harmonica flies in loud as a MFer. i like the back half of this album a lot more; basically starting at “meet me in the morning” through the end, this is a phenomenal album. i’ll probably like this more on repeated listens songs: “simple twist of fate”, “meet me in the morning”, “if you see her, say hello” rating: 7.5/10

This is not the best Dylan for me, but I should say that the Wikipedia article on the page helped me to understand a little bit more of the importance of this album. Being the "most" personal of Dylan's work, it's increasing my evaluation of it. Musically, it's too much country for me, but it's still Bob Dylan and it counts!

Might be my favourite Dylan album and possibly emotionally the polar opposite of another favourite, Blonde on Blonde. Accessible and really good songs. Yes, it's about heartbreak, but good music just gets you.

An intensely personal album about being in and out of love. More direct than other Dylan albums, this has a strength that I didn't appreciate when I was a callow youth. Now, I get it.

Thorns: I'm not a huge fan of the way Bob Dylan sings. There are some singers where they no doubt have an amazing voice even if perhaps you don't like the song. In general I don't think Dylan is a great singer, when listening to the album at times it didn't bother me while other times it did. Often times the best part of folk songs are the lyrics but for me it's hard to focus on the lyrics if the melody is overly repetitive and doesn't hook me. Many of the songs on the album were too long and repetitive that my mind wandered off and I wasn't listening to what he was saying. Roses: There were catchy moments and none of the songs were bad to listen to, at worst they were repetitive or unmemorable. Standout songs: Tangled Up in Blue, Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts

Bd is lame

This is kitsch, brute-force lyricism contorted to fit over instrumentals that are just happy to be there. I'm sure Bob Dylan plugging in his guitar was a watershed moment for a generation that just got done wetting themselves over Elvis Presley, but I can't understand from this record how Bob Dylan and his songwriting are considered to be legendary, ('Time is a jetplane, it just moves too fast') It's all so gauche and obvious and it makes me scared for the inner life of Dylan fanatics everywhere.

I do not like Bob Dylan.

Not a fan. Don’t like his voice and the music just too dull. Just don’t understand the hype.

Not for me

I discovered I do not like bob Dylan, or at least this album. Bonus: my headphones disconnected while I was in the bathroom, so my office heard a track or two and died of second hand embarassment

It's a wonderful album, but one that I'm overly familiar with. Still, it's been awhile, and it's nice to catch up. Check out the More Blood, More Tracks bootleg for more context and clues to Dylan's original concept. 10/10.

Loved it!

к'юті альбом

Love this album

4.5

Terrific album in every sense of the word - Dylan's songcrafting is amazing, with moments of beautiful abstraction paired with a sense of pervading melancholy, melancholy that is felt within every second of the record

Come in she said I’ll give you, shelter from the storm. Classic Bob Dylan, not a chord out of place and every word is worth 1000. One of the best.

When I was really into Bob Dylan, I never got this album. Either I never found a copy of it at the stores I was going to or just skipped right over it. Because of that, this is his one great album that I’ve listened to the least. Although I prefer the albums I’ve listened to more, this is still a great record. Sad and beautiful in all the right ways

This is one of the goats. 100% a five star album. Songs that hit so hard. Where did the true poets go?

Hard to rank Dylan but I think this is probably in my top 3 albums by him. Definitely one of his more consistent/complete albums and a true return to form after a bit of meandering after coming out of the gate with possibly the best 6 album run in music history.

Tangled up in an idiot sandwich

Possibly my favourite Dylan album. Something that needs to be properly listened to so that it can be really appreciated. Only Joni and Lana del Ray are in the same ballpark when it comes to songwriting about the human condition. Gloriously emotional.

Great album. A few songs that I know performed on the live album Hard Rain. These songs sound great live with a band, but it is cool to hear the refined studio versions. Rhyming and phrasing completely en pointe. This album has a great feel - good production and instrumentation, great hooks.

I guess in think some of the songs aren’t all-time greats, but some of them are.

Bob is the best

A fantastic breakup album because of how many different viewpoints we get. There’s an open of wild emotion that settles down to the end, which I’d say is generally how these things go. Great imagery, real emotion.

Dylan's divorce album is one of his best, with some of his most essential and defining songs. A complete record, there's not a single moment of wasted effort or misplaced lyricism as Dylan sorts through the rough terrain of his disintegrating relationship.

Already in my top 5 albums of all time so nothing to see here!

I’m not the biggest Dylan fan, but he is a genius with words and stories. He obviously has a unique delivery and voice inflection - but I’ve never understood why people hate it. Outstanding collection of songs.

Absolutely outstanding. Had me captivated the entire time. When it was over, and the album restarted, I didn't want to turn it off.

Blood on your vinyl from spinning this classic too often.

Mulig jeg er biased alt som gjelder Dylan, men så har jeg Nobel på laget mitt. Det er vanskelig å si noe som ikke allerede er sagt om dette albumet. Tidenes breakupalbum? Ja sure, gidder ikke problematisere at Dylan var utro og bitterheten som skinner gjennom musikken engang. Sammen med Desire utgjør dette peak Dylan. Det er mange topper gjennom hele hans virke, men denne perioden midt på 70-taller er nok den aller høyeste. Selve skjelettet virker å være bygget på de tidlige folkplatene hans, men musikalsk er det mange skritt videre. Når Dylan har med seg musikere har han ingen andre enn de beste, og de gjør en knakende god jobb med å bygge alt som skal være rundt et skjelett. Men for all del så funker de mer nedstrippa låtene vel så bra også. Bassen bare lurer i bakgrunnen på «Shelter of the Storm» mens kassegitaren ruller forbi som vindkast, ja litt som en storm i emning…? Dylan har så mye å si, og han uttrykker seg på mange måten. Enten det er med intensiteten i «Idiot Wind», underfundigheten på «Buckets of Rain», melankolien i «If You See Her, Say Hello» eller hyperaktiviteten på «Lily, Rosemary….». Det er jo selvfølgelig låtskrivingen som er Dylans kunst og det er ikke noe annerledes her. Blood on the Tracks er en plate det er vanskelig å bli lei av.

w i love bobby d

Nigdy nie będę obiektywna, gdy chodzi o Boba. Kocham go miłością prawdziwą. Tangled up in blue to jedna z moich ukochanych piosenek. To nie jest dla każdego. Żaden wybitny wokal, melodię też niezbyt specjalne, ale jest w tym jakaś prawda. 9/10

Best of boomer rock!! my dad had this cover on our living room wall for my whole life, and It's nice to really take a deep dive into the songs i've heard on countless long road trip playlists. Dylan can tell you a whole story in a single line, and hes the master of the petty breakup song. This challenge is starting out firmly in my comfort zone

Do I need to say anything more at this point? It’s amazing.

“I know where I can find you In somebody’s room It’s a price I have to pay You’re a big girl all the way”

Bob Dylan truly at the peak of his powers. One of the greatest albums ever made.

A beautiful and heartbreaking album. Simply one of the greatest collections of songs and songwriting ever. 😊

I could probably make the argument that Side A of this album is the single greatest first side in rock history. "Tangled up in Blue" is simply one of the best songs ever, And "Simple Twist of Fate," "You're a Big Girl Now," and "Idiot Wind" are each amazing in their own right, showcasing Dylan's unmatched songwriting ability. For me, Side B has always been a slight drop-off from that first side . . . because what wouldn't be?! Still, how many other artists and groups would give up their firstborn to have "Meet Me in the Morning," "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts," and "Shelter from the Storm" as the "hits" from their own LPs. That they seem second-tier in this group of songs says everything about the greatness of Dylan in general and of this album in particular.

I think this is a good album, though not quite up there with Dylan's mid-60s masterpieces such as Highway 61 and Blonde on Blonde. Unlike some of the other reviews on this site, I like Dylan's singing voice; the album has a good sound. Maybe the lyrics are a little less oblique.