Progressive Rock Music Forum : When were you infected by Prog? http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Progressive Rock Music Forum : Prog Music Lounge : When were you infected by Prog? Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:10 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:22:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.progarchives.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=66568 Progressive Rock Music Forum http://www.progarchives.com/forum/css_styles/mac-prog/PAlogo_v2.gif http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ When were you infected by Prog? : I learned about progressive... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4778168#4778168 Author: wilmon91
Subject: 66568
Posted: May 14 2013 at 16:22

I learned about progressive rock when I was 16-17 I think, through internet. before that I had never heard that term before.

My first obsession with music happened at about age 5 , maybe 6 when I heard Peter Baumann's Transharmonic Nights. Listening to that album was among the strongest music expreiences I've had. Maybe it is enhanced by experiencing stuff more vividly when you are just a kid. But no other music had the same effect. I would just stare at the LP cover while listening.

But I wasn't actively exploring music as a kid, I just responded to whatever I heard, a lot of stuff I heard through mybrothers .  I had a cassette with favourite songs, mostly pop oriented with synth elements. Scotch -  "Primitive Man" became my favourite song for some time. It's italy disco but their biggest imfluence was actually progressive music.My brother introduced me to Jean Michel Jarre which I heard at 8 or 9 years old, which I liked , although not quite the same as the Baumann album. But I loved "Ethnicolor" which I had on cassette, 11 minutes, dark and very sci-fi-ish. I also liked some classical stuff like the 4 seasons and an album with Hugo Alfvén.

I had a period were I was crazy about A-ha and the Hunting High and Low album, about 11 or 12 years old. I wasn't too fond of the happier song "Love is reason", but otherwise it's a pretty dark album. I also liked Howard Jones after being given "Human's Lib". I liked stuff by sisters of mercy and The Mission,  which my brother listened to. The other brother listened to Saga among other stuff and I only caught some of it but some melodies stuck in my head. But I wouldn't get into Saga until I was 14-15, by finding a cassette in the kitchen table drawer with "Silent Knight" recorded on it. I played it everyday. I was obsessed with it. Then I moved on to the other albums. Started playing drums and Saga inspired that a lot. When I was around 16 I got the opportunity to look up Saga at the internet in school. I wasn't even expecting to find anything for some reason, and was surprised to find a fan page and many  fans of them.

 I saw Marillion being recommended as a similar band, which didn't turn out very similar but I liked it. Then I heard about progressive music and found GEPR (gibraltar encyclopedia of progressive rock). That's when I started exploring music more by free will rather than responding to stuff I heard around me. Bought a hifi-system, and got into 70's music, Camel, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Magma and other stuff. This coincided with the time when commercial radio exploded somewhere around -96 or -97 I think, hits oriented radio channels with commercials and crazy jingles which to my horror became extremely popular. I had always believed you could hear all kinds of music on the radio, but it became apparent that in general only singles and hit songs are played, and whole genres are not represented at all on radio. But that was what people wanted, which was very saddening. For example, no one new about Saga, and that's because it was never ever played on radio or in public places. So naturally I ignored contemporary music and culture.

That's my story of getting into prog but in the 2000's I became addicted to internet radio and got into other stuff that I had been missing , a lot of goth related music but also dream-pop, shoegazer, post-rock and indie. But everything I like usually have some progressive elements, showing some ambition for the sake of the music.

Most of the stuff I've liked in the past I still like now. I don't like A-Ha and Howard Jones nearly as much though , but Saga is still a big favourite.


Edited by wilmon91 - May 14 2013 at 16:46]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 16:22:10 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4778168#4778168 When were you infected by Prog? : I was looking for bands and music... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4766300#4766300 Author: I-Juca Pirama
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 25 2013 at 17:27

I was looking for bands and music that were like Queen  (Smile ) on youtube, then I played the Fragile, full album, (mostly because of the  cover) and, well, it really cacht'd me!!! Big smile]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:27:23 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4766300#4766300 When were you infected by Prog? : When I was 12, I heard ELP's... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4758568#4758568 Author: The.Crimson.King
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 13 2013 at 08:41

When I was 12, I heard ELP's "Lucky Man" on the radio and the synth solo got me.  Didn't get my first prog album until 3 years later when I bought "Brain Salad Surgery" then "Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends".  Tull's "Minstrel in the Gallery" was next and I was on my way Wink]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:41:05 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4758568#4758568 When were you infected by Prog? : It happened in 1974 when I was... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4758341#4758341 Author: stegor
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 12 2013 at 22:08

It happened in 1974 when I was 14, in this order:

Aqualung
Dark Side of the Moon
Relayer
In the Court of the Crimson King

after that it's a blur.

My older sister bought Aqualung because she played flute in band. I was only familiar with Bungle in the Jungle at the time because it was a big radio hit, but I thought it was kind of stupid. When she played Aqualung I recognized the title song, which was ok, but she kept playing side 1 and never turned it over. So one day I flipped it. My God started out so dark and serious sounding, followed by a heaviness I associated with Black Sabbath. Then came the chanting and the flute solo, while I was looking at the gatefold painting of the band ransacking the church. This was the first time music affected me in a way far beyond just liking a song.
]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:08:24 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4758341#4758341 When were you infected by Prog? : I remember it well. I was at my... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4754707#4754707 Author: OKSauce
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 07 2013 at 15:14

I remember it well. I was at my dad's house, we were putting records on, and then Wish You Were Here came on. I still remember how amazing the opening synths of Shine On sounded to me.
]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:14:02 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4754707#4754707 When were you infected by Prog? : I grew up a huge Queen fan, but... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4753581#4753581 Author: Kvall
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 05 2013 at 17:30

I grew up a huge Queen fan, but eventually I stop listening to them and I started listening to lots of rock (Guns n' Roses) then became a huge Metallica fan (still a fan today but not nearly as much). It wasn't until one day in a rage of new music discovery that I decided to check out Dream Theater (I had heard Pull Me Under, but never went past that). So I checked out Metropolis Pt. 1 and hated it (times have changed).

Eventually I started playing piano and found I had a natural thirst for knowledge on music theory. This of course inevitably lead back to Dream Theater and I've been rockin' in polymeters ever since.]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:30:22 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4753581#4753581 When were you infected by Prog? : I was 14 in 1974 and I was into... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4753555#4753555 Author: grasshopperman
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 05 2013 at 16:32

I was 14 in 1974 and I was into Slade, T.Rex, Sweet etc. My older sister would tell me on a regular basis that I would grow out of this and would start to listen to 'proper music'. One day, in early 1975, her boyfriend gave me his copy of Argus by Wishbone Ash. This album set me on my way and to the type of music that I would like for the rest of my life, for which I shall be eternally grateful. (Even though her boyfriend turned out to be a total sod) Looking back on all this, however, I think Slade and Sweet were excellent bands. I saw Sweet at a Rock Against Prostate Cancer gig near Devizes last summer, and they were brilliant.]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:32:14 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4753555#4753555 When were you infected by Prog? : Well, I was really drunk one... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4752723#4752723 Author: The Doctor
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 04 2013 at 09:20

Well, I was really drunk one night and picked up this woman in a bar and...Oh wait, you said infected by prog.  NM. Embarrassed]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:20:19 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4752723#4752723 When were you infected by Prog? : OK, I'm new here, just... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4752721#4752721 Author: timbo
Subject: 66568
Posted: April 04 2013 at 09:17

OK, I'm new here, just discovered the forum.
Was never really into pop/rock as a youngster, the radio in our house was always on Radio 4 (talk radio, "worthy" subjects like politics!) Grew up playing classical music at school as a trumpet player and organist.
When I was about 16, a friend at school lent me an album he'd just got out of the local record library.
 
The album was "And then there were three" - it blew me away! I went out and bought it (curiously on the day "Duke" came out). From there I started exploring rock music, particularly prog although I didn't know it was called that at the time. Soon had the entire back catalogue of Genesis, quite a few of Yes, ELP, Pink Floyd, plus a few heavier bands such as Rush, Deep Purple.
 
Life was never the same again!
 
 
 
]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:17:43 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4752721#4752721 When were you infected by Prog? : Glam rock was big in the UK in... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4744871#4744871 Author: elbownut
Subject: 66568
Posted: March 23 2013 at 17:53

Glam rock was big in the UK in the early seventies. That was my first interest in music. Then I heard some music around my friend's house . His older brother played us some Caravan and Pink Floyd. Bit strange to young ears but interesting. However, I really got infected when I discovered Yes watching the Old Grey Whistle Test on the BBC. It blew me away. That was the start of my lifelong passion for this type of music .

]]> Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:53:05 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4744871#4744871 When were you infected by Prog? : I'm 62 so I grew up with... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4742420#4742420 Author: dr wu23
Subject: 66568
Posted: March 19 2013 at 14:13

I'm 62 so I grew up with the Beatles, Stones , Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Who, Moody Blues, etc and all the other great classic bands of the time but in Aug 1969 I started college at Indiana University in Bloomington IN....that spring of 1970 I was visiting my brother on the dormitory floor below me and we went to listen to music in his friends room next door and he played KC-ITCOTCK......that was it for me..I immediately was hooked and went hunting for music in that style and just eventually got into all kinds of prog rock.]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:13:04 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4742420#4742420 When were you infected by Prog? : My first exposure to the genre... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4739258#4739258 Author: Larree
Subject: 66568
Posted: March 14 2013 at 20:08

My first exposure to the genre occurred between the ages of 13 and 14.  A friend and I went to a Buddhist convention to trip on the people and the chanting.  After the convention we were hanging out at my friend's house.  He held up a record album and asked me if I had heard it.  I said "no" so he put it on.  That was the first time I ever heard "21st Century Schizoid Man" and the rest of King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" album.  And from that point on I was hooked on prog music.

That was 1971.  And after that I discovered Yes and ELP, and it was off to the races from there!


Edited by Larree - March 14 2013 at 20:12]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:08:40 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4739258#4739258 When were you infected by Prog? : My addiction to progrock began... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4739195#4739195 Author: SquonkHunter
Subject: 66568
Posted: March 14 2013 at 17:46

My addiction to progrock began in 1971 at the age of 15 with the first time I heard "I've Seen All Good People, I. Your Move II. All Good People"  by Yes on the local FM rock station in Dallas. My interest grew with the subsequent release of "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge" in rapid succession. I had never heard such music before and it intrigued me to no end. Truly a life-changing event. My interests spread out from there to encompass the standard spectrum the top prog acts thru the 70s.

Somewhat related topic:
I saw Yes perform at Austin, TX in 2002 and they were great. It was the Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and White lineup. Sounded as good as they ever did in their peak days of the 70s. Sad to see so many of the musical heroes of my youth are now quite old, in bad health or already deceased. Makes me realize I'm not too far behind them. SIGH! 
]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:46:38 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4739195#4739195 When were you infected by Prog? : In the late 60's FM radio... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4729581#4729581 Author: Tristan
Subject: 66568
Posted: February 26 2013 at 17:48

In the late 60's FM radio had a little (lot) more freedom and would play complete albums. I heard Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd........and I've been listening ever since. Though I never hear any new Progressive music on the radio now. I dropped Sirius as it had 70 or 80 "stations" to choose from and not one progressive stattion.]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:48:39 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4729581#4729581 When were you infected by Prog? : In the past, childhood through... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4729494#4729494 Author: Acherontia lachesis
Subject: 66568
Posted: February 26 2013 at 15:07

In the past, childhood through adolescence my hearing was...shall we say distorted and most music genres were intolerable to me.  Instrumental music, mainly New Age with a bit of a rhythm was the only thing I could listen to that didn't hurt.  Badly.  So although my New Age listening was relatively varied, my entry into prog started with Kitaro and Vangelis.

I listened to very little music with actual lyrics, since words sounded and still sound fairly garbled to me (though it's not nearly as bad as it used to be).

Vangelis worked directly with Jon Anderson, and likewise Kitaro did as well on one album (Dream).  And so one day I was watching TV and heard background music with a voice I actually recognized.  So began my listening to Yes and Jon Anderson independently of New Age music, though at that time the sound was still fairly abrasive to me for much of Yes's music.  Journey and Asia drew me with their cover art, too, but I didn't get into them until much later, when my hearing finally shifted *(see sidenote at the end if you want to know how and why my hearing changed).  I believe I listened to Rush at that time, too, a little.  Tracked down a Far East Family Band CD (Japanese prog group that Kitaro started as a member of).  

I didn't have a term for it at that point, not in a community or family of proggers, rather small town where it's either Gospel, Country Western, or Metal that is popular.  It wasn't until I was a grad student and taking Italian classes that the bug finally took over in a big way.  Not with the introduction of English prog, no, but with hearing Italian prog on vinyl.  PFM, Le Orme, etc.  About six years ago.

At the time I had little money, but I had internet access, discovered, rather late, Emerson Lake and Palmer (by way of their connection with PFM), Camel, Renaissance, a few others that they had on CD at the local library. 

Built a very small collection then (yes, the poor college student pirated music which he has since replaced with actual legal CDs now that he can afford it), and now with a decently paying job my collection has grown.  Interestingly, I've since seen other groups I've was drawn to at various points occasionally categorized loosely as prog--Nightwish, Tangerine Dream, etc.  So apparently I was a progger for a while without realizing it.

And in the last year, by way of market saturation with some CDs, and by way of new releases on MP3, I've acquired (for an American) a moderately sized collection of the Italian prog that first got me truly into the genre.

*Sidenote: If anyone really wants to know, it seems that the malabsorption issues that are associated with gluten intolerance can for some people affect neurological function, I found some of the nutritional issues before figuring out th gluten intolerance,a nd at that point some of the hearing issues resolved themselves (about 5-7 years ago, over time).  When I discovered the gluten sensitivity, within six months my hearing all but normalized.  Long drawn out tones still....make me twitch a little, so slow violin playing is uncomfortable and likewise high pitched abrasive sounds, alto sax was up until the last year or so problematic, and during childhood it hurt so bad it made me cry...now it's fine and I'm acquiring a bit of a jazz collection in addition to prog.

]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:07:21 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4729494#4729494 When were you infected by Prog? : Probably when I got into Rush... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4698540#4698540 Author: reformationband
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 13 2013 at 09:12

Probably when I got into Rush when I was 17.  Not sure but it was probably the Spirit of Radio that caused me to have the great awakening.

]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:12:45 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4698540#4698540 When were you infected by Prog? : When I was a kid around 9 or... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4698384#4698384 Author: ProgMetaller2112
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 13 2013 at 00:56

When I was a kid around 9 or 10(I know) I used to listen to the local alternative rock stations that would play bands like Bush, Nirvana,Puddle of Mudd and Nickleback(yeah I know those post grunge bands are lame especially Bush and NicklebackLOL). Later, I was turned on to Heavy Metal bands like Rage Against The Machine(by my sisters) and Metallica(on my own), this soon evolved into other Classic Metal bands like Sabbath, Maiden, and Priest who have a prog sensibility, ever since I obsessed over Maiden's Seventh Son album I've been hooked onto Prog Rock or Prog Metal, I was always searching for that lost chord something not suitable for the radio and I found it in Rush when I heard the Spirit of Radio(although I heard it on the radio) at where I used to work I have never gone back to the radio, 4/4 is so boring to me and useless after a while that I want to explore weird time signatures like 9/8 6/4 7/4/  7/8 or 5/4LOLLOL. I love Prog from Rush,Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Mastodon, Dream Theater, ELP, VDGG, GG, and many more nowadays I can't live without itHeart. Looking back there has always been a Prog sensibility in my musical tastesWinkWink

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - January 13 2013 at 01:01]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:56:21 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4698384#4698384 When were you infected by Prog? : Originally posted by ElectricPoetryI... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695303#4695303 Author: Pastor Rex Cat
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 09 2013 at 02:15

Originally posted by ElectricPoetry

I first got into prog in about the year 2000... I was about 15 years old, in a band playing covers of bands such as Blink 182 Confused...and got into Prog by listening to Metropolis part 2: Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater. Having just recently started to play the guitar, my Dad suggested giving Dream Theater a go..
 
I grew up with prog playing around the house as my Dad always listened to it... The good thing is that once I realised that this Prog Rock stuff was pretty good, I started listening to more of it and realised I already knew most of it subconsciously.
 
I am happy to say I've moved on from the days of covering Blink 182 songs and play in a Prog Rock band Big smile!!!

Interesting you mentioned Blink 182. They got turned on to Prog Rock not too long ago. Out of that influence came "Neighborhoods". Not really Prog but Prog inspired.
]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:15:39 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695303#4695303 When were you infected by Prog? : My folks had lots of opera, classical,... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695270#4695270 Author: *frinspar*
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 09 2013 at 00:07

My folks had lots of opera, classical, and musical soundtracks that they'd play all the time, and my mom served as a music appreciation teacher in school when they still cared about things like that. So I gained the ability to deal with complex compositions and themes early on.

Then the 80s hit, and since I was old enough to start making my own choices, I mostly got into new wave stuff. Something about the quirkiness of some of the bands appealed to me a lot. Not that I'd qualify any of that as prog, but I tended to be drawn to the more unique artists, although I have a serious desire to acquire as much new wave crap as I can now. And, hey, let's not forget the legitimacy Bozzio gave the genre. Wink
Oingo Boingo also became a lifetime favorite during those early years. My sister bought albums like "Abacab" and "Duke" by Genesis but she wanted them for just the pop stuff. I found I liked a lot of the rest of the songs as well and played them more than she did, but I didn't really explore older albums or bands until later.

A few more years passed, I branched out into metal, started hanging out with musicians who started really helping me reach back to the roots of prog, and I began looking forward to everything new. Still do.
]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:07:53 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695270#4695270 When were you infected by Prog? : My girlfriend in high school... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695165#4695165 Author: kjprogger
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 08 2013 at 19:06

My girlfriend in high school played Wind and Wuthering quite a few times and seriously, nothing stuck.  Nothing.  Then, one time during the slow passage in the middle of One for the Vine, it spoke to me!!!! And it changed the way I listened to music and changed my life. 
Long live prog!!  Amen!!]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:06:42 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695165#4695165 When were you infected by Prog? : I began listening to Progressive... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695155#4695155 Author: dbrozz
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 08 2013 at 18:49

I began listening to Progressive music at the start of my highschool years, and it swiftly took over my best interests in music. I am now in my 20's and feel like I will continually search for more tasty prog for the rest of my life. 
My band is even taking off too!]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:49:48 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4695155#4695155 When were you infected by Prog? : I first got into prog in about... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4694184#4694184 Author: ElectricPoetry
Subject: 66568
Posted: January 07 2013 at 11:01

I first got into prog in about the year 2000... I was about 15 years old, in a band playing covers of bands such as Blink 182 Confused...and got into Prog by listening to Metropolis part 2: Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater. Having just recently started to play the guitar, my Dad suggested giving Dream Theater a go..
 
I grew up with prog playing around the house as my Dad always listened to it... The good thing is that once I realised that this Prog Rock stuff was pretty good, I started listening to more of it and realised I already knew most of it subconsciously.
 
I am happy to say I've moved on from the days of covering Blink 182 songs and play in a Prog Rock band Big smile!!!
]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:01:36 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4694184#4694184 When were you infected by Prog? : Sorry if I've already told... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4689368#4689368 Author: FordPrefect
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 30 2012 at 16:32

Sorry if I've already told of my "infection" in some topic here... Embarrassed Anyway, I think I was 13 -in the middle of 80's- and I was following music lectures in the junior high school and our teacher introduced us different forms of rock music and played maybe two minutes "slice" of the beginning of Genesis' 'The lamb lies down on Broadway' and it was love at first hear! From then on I have mostly listened to progressive rock. Smile]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4689368#4689368 When were you infected by Prog? : Hmmm i got hooked , and i remember... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4688800#4688800 Author: Rastafari
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 29 2012 at 13:42

Hmmm i got hooked , and i remember the date , August 22nd 1984 , saw Yes for the first time on their 9012live tour . I'm a big music fan but there is something about the progressive rock that just caught my ear. Been a fan ever since and keep discovering new stuff. Glad i found this site ! ]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:42:24 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4688800#4688800 When were you infected by Prog? : I got infected by prog in 2006.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4688631#4688631 Author: mongoose126
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 29 2012 at 05:14

I got infected by prog in 2006. I had just graduated from elementary school and I was still listening to what was on the radio. I've yet to develop an individual taste in music.
Although I've been listening to all kinds of music from a very early age, prog always stood out to me the most. There was something about the elements of prog that got to me.
I got into the works of Queen (I consider them somewhat progressive), listening to their music religiously, from their first album all the way to the last one. I noticed Queen was way more than Bohemian Rhapsody and Another One Bites the Dust.
But in 2007... that was the turning point. I began diving into the works of Pink Floyd. Growing up, I heard their usual songs (obvious hits as I call them), but it wasn't until middle school was where I began to really listen to the Floyd. I had a musical awakening. I was studiously listening to the Floyd and studying their history, from the Syd Barrett era to their Live 8 performance in 2005. I began listening to their back catalog and lesser-known songs. I began to appreciate every aspect of Pink Floyd, from the guitar of Syd and David Gilmour to the drumming, production, instrumentation, texture, Roger's lyrics, but one aspect stood out the most: Richard Wright's style and approach to keyboards.
Since that time, progressive rock did more than introduce me to different bands. It changed my perspectives and aesthetics to music. The ideas and concepts of prog introduced me to a completely different approach to how songs are made. It also showed me the way to discover experimental composers, most of which influenced prog one way or another.
]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:14:02 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4688631#4688631 When were you infected by Prog? : Prog infected me 6 or 7 years... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4688620#4688620 Author: Rushforever
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Posted: December 29 2012 at 03:50

Prog infected me 6 or 7 years ago with "La villa strangiato" - Rush.... and few months after with "A pleasant shade of grey" - Fates Warning.
Now... prog is one of my main foods Pig
]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4688620#4688620 When were you infected by Prog? : I've got to give my older... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4684132#4684132 Author: mtdar
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 20 2012 at 20:29

I've got to give my older brother credit for that one.  My first exposure was Rush - Moving Pictures.  My birthday present was to see them on the Grace Under Pressure tour.  A great gift indeed.  Thanks bro for introducing me to Rush and prog rock music.  Long live Prog!]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:29:35 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4684132#4684132 When were you infected by Prog? : I think prog infected me at... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4676017#4676017 Author: Wolfhound
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 09 2012 at 12:21

I think prog infected me at a very early age from my dad playing a lot of Frank Zappa on vinyl around the house. I've always had a taste for more eclectic music and long musical compositions. I was big into Pink Floyd when I was a teen and Sky Cries Mary was one of my favorite groups in the 90's and early 2000's so there was always something prog related that was significant in my musical tastes.
It's only in the last 6 months or so that I've really started to extensively explore the universe of prog and it's sub genres. Now it's something close to an addiction, but a good addiction.
]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:21:57 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4676017#4676017 When were you infected by Prog? : Originally posted by infocat Originally... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675380#4675380 Author: progbethyname
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 08 2012 at 10:35

Originally posted by infocat


Originally posted by progbethyname

You know it's funny that when prog effected me at 15, I didn't buy my first prog album till I was 17. Why did I wait 2 years? What a crazy kid I was.
You didn't have a job, your parents didn't give you an allowance, and you didn't want to turn to a life of crime.


Ha ha Nailed it!! Guess I should have begged more to get what I want, but I'm no beggar. I have too much dignity for that. Nobody likes a brat. ]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:35:11 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675380#4675380 When were you infected by Prog? : Originally posted by progbethynameYou... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675197#4675197 Author: infocat
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 22:33

Originally posted by progbethyname

You know it's funny that when prog effected me at 15, I didn't buy my first prog album till I was 17. Why did I wait 2 years? What a crazy kid I was.
You didn't have a job, your parents didn't give you an allowance, and you didn't want to turn to a life of crime.
]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:33:51 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675197#4675197 When were you infected by Prog? : Wrong thread, man.http://www... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675185#4675185 Author: Dayvenkirq
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 21:52

Wrong thread, man.

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/search_results_posts.asp?SearchID=20121207215127&KW=identify

As for the song ... I still have no clue.


Edited by Dayvenkirq - December 07 2012 at 21:53]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:52:00 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675185#4675185 When were you infected by Prog? : It was the late 1970s.I heard... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675181#4675181 Author: Oasis196
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 21:42

It was the late 1970s.

I heard a song, which I need your help with...it was  on a mix tape a buddy gave me.  On the Tape was Pinball Wizard, Closer to the Heart and this other song.

Here is what i remember:
1) It had a narative
2) It was classic rock sounding
3) A man was talking to a woman about leaving as guns and war sounds raced in the background.  The woman pleaded to the man not to leave...yet of coarse he left.

Estimated time that I had the tape: 1978 - 1980.

Any help would be appreciated!!
]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:42:21 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675181#4675181 When were you infected by Prog? : You know it's funny that... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675135#4675135 Author: progbethyname
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 20:20

You know it's funny that when prog effected me at 15, I didn't buy my first prog album till I was 17. Why did I wait 2 years? What a crazy kid I was. ]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675135#4675135 When were you infected by Prog? : Originally posted by Tom OzricWithout... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675126#4675126 Author: progbethyname
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 20:15

Originally posted by Tom Ozric

Without disecting the gene-pool and psychological traits of the family-tree, I'd say somewhere around the mid-80's for me (born in '72)........My sis listening to Genesis' self-titled album of 1983 made me curious about this band and its style of music.  Then Floyd.  Same old story.......By the way, Genesis' album from 1983 really is impressive on many levels, a cut above 'regular'  commercial dross (not to say some parts of it aren't 'commercial'), but a decent amount of instrumental integrity is still intact, making it an interesting album (not a patch on the classic 70's albums of course...).  The rest was all KC, Magma, VDGG, Yes, Atomic Rooster.....then, Refugee, The Nice, Asia, Buggles, Kansas, Journey, Styx, then Arthur Brown, Sabbath, Purple, Amon Duul II, Tangerine Dream, Can, Kraftwerk, Eloy, P.F.M......................................then you all know how the story goes....................(this is by 1993 from memory...).  With Prog, the sky is NEVER the limit........


That's a nice story Tom. And I to love Genesis 1983. Love both HOME BY THE SEA parts. It's excellent. ]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:15:18 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4675126#4675126 When were you infected by Prog? : When i saw The Aurora Project... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4674770#4674770 Author: xentagz
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 08:01

When i saw The Aurora Project live for the first time.
In Holland @The Boerderij.

Band website: WWW.THEAURORAPROJECT.COM  SmileSmileSmile
]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:01:07 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4674770#4674770 When were you infected by Prog? : Without disecting the gene-pool... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4674687#4674687 Author: Tom Ozric
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 07 2012 at 01:48

Without disecting the gene-pool and psychological traits of the family-tree, I'd say somewhere around the mid-80's for me (born in '72)........My sis listening to Genesis' self-titled album of 1983 made me curious about this band and its style of music.  Then Floyd.  Same old story.......By the way, Genesis' album from 1983 really is impressive on many levels, a cut above 'regular'  commercial dross (not to say some parts of it aren't 'commercial'), but a decent amount of instrumental integrity is still intact, making it an interesting album (not a patch on the classic 70's albums of course...).  The rest was all KC, Magma, VDGG, Yes, Atomic Rooster.....then, Refugee, The Nice, Asia, Buggles, Kansas, Journey, Styx, then Arthur Brown, Sabbath, Purple, Amon Duul II, Tangerine Dream, Can, Kraftwerk, Eloy, P.F.M......................................then you all know how the story goes....................(this is by 1993 from memory...).  With Prog, the sky is NEVER the limit........]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:48:20 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4674687#4674687 When were you infected by Prog? : I was infected by Progressive... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4674586#4674586 Author: Myke_P
Subject: 66568
Posted: December 06 2012 at 19:59

I was infected by Progressive Rock when I was in my mother's womb, My father played plenty of Yes, ELP, Automatic Man and more!!!! and when I entered the world, He played ELP's Tarkus!!! and for 28 years and counting, Tarkus is a masterpiece that will always be with me!!!]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:59:37 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4674586#4674586 When were you infected by Prog? : Pink Floyd have been my favorite... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4644396#4644396 Author: Sumdeus
Subject: 66568
Posted: October 23 2012 at 11:38

Pink Floyd have been my favorite band since I was super young and I grew up liking a lot of kinda proto-prog and psychedelic stuff, wasn't until high school that I was shown In The Court. Heard the title track once and that was it. My soul danced for joy from the magic music, and I began the neverending quest for prog and more prog.]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:38:10 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4644396#4644396 When were you infected by Prog? : I liked about 10% of it and then... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4644332#4644332 Author: progger7
Subject: 66568
Posted: October 23 2012 at 10:37

I liked about 10% of it and then in 2005 I met a few friends that liked it too and went from concert buddies to actually good friends with and my love for prog grew exponentially from there. TOOL, RUSH, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater and Opeth were basically our gateway drug into the world of Progressive Music.]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:37:18 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4644332#4644332 When were you infected by Prog? : I blame my Dad, used to play ELP... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4643892#4643892 Author: theadolescentprogger
Subject: 66568
Posted: October 22 2012 at 16:26

I blame my Dad, used to play ELP all the time, and it got me. Then I found Genesis, and it all got worse from there...]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4643892#4643892 When were you infected by Prog? : Yeah, it was the wall for me too...it... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4643324#4643324 Author: Neelus
Subject: 66568
Posted: October 22 2012 at 04:04

Yeah, it was the wall for me too...it was all my dad's fault Wink
I had no choice in the matter Smile
I was jumping around in the house singing every lyric to the wall by the time I was 5...and in my late teens, after learning about prog and that the floyd is included in this genre, I started exploring ever since.]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:04:11 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4643324#4643324 When were you infected by Prog? : Ohh yes, I do remember. Pink Floyd... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4642716#4642716 Author: ProgShine
Subject: 66568
Posted: October 21 2012 at 09:58

Ohh yes, I do remember. Pink Floyd – The Wall changed my life. I was 15, around 1999, just moved to a new and weird city where nobody seems understand me (and they didn’t heheheh). I went in the Roger Waters worls like an orphan, really.

I HAD to understand each lyric on that double LP and translated them to understand (I’m brazilian), I had to learn each and every song on the acoustic guitar and so on.

That definitelly changed everything. Then came APP (Edgar Allan Poe), Renaissance (Ashes), Jethro Tull (TAAB) and Yes (Yes Album). Since them I dig each and every piece I could. My maniac side thanks all those forgotten albums from 70′s/80′s/90′s and why not 00′s Smile]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:58:18 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4642716#4642716 When were you infected by Prog? : My father old prog/hard rock fan.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4642647#4642647 Author: braingrinder
Subject: 66568
Posted: October 21 2012 at 07:17

My father old prog/hard rock fan. In my childhood in our house that always sounded KC, JT, Yes, PF, DP, LZ etc. But seriously listen to prog I started in 20 years. Prior to that time I was interested in extreme metal music.]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:17:51 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4642647#4642647 When were you infected by Prog? : Discovering live videos of Jethro... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619880#4619880 Author: Chozal
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 19 2012 at 17:51

Discovering live videos of Jethro Tull in 2010, it stuck me to my chair. I watched every video from the 70's I could find on youtube over and over and over again. I found PA shortly after and basically formed my prog culture from there.

Prog really changed my views on music. 
]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:51:15 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619880#4619880 When were you infected by Prog? : When I was 10 I discovered my... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619834#4619834 Author: zeqexes
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 19 2012 at 16:24

When I was 10 I discovered my dad's Dream Theater collection (only two or three CDs). I was hooked immediately and got their whole discography in the next couple of years. I'm 14 now.]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:24:34 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619834#4619834 When were you infected by Prog? : Think you mean '21st CENTURY... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619530#4619530 Author: progbethyname
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 19 2012 at 09:27


Think you mean '21st CENTURY SCHZOID MAN.'. And yes. A brilliant track indeed. Pretty much a track that started it all. 😏]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:27:31 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619530#4619530 When were you infected by Prog? : When? 2008. My colleague gave... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619427#4619427 Author: ddx1
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 19 2012 at 03:46

When? 2008. My colleague gave me crimson's schizoid.]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:46:25 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619427#4619427 When were you infected by Prog? : I think I was 12 and Tommy Vance... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619425#4619425 Author: menawati
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 19 2012 at 03:41

I think I was 12 and Tommy Vance played a bit of 2112 on Friday Rock Show late 70's in UK so Rush was my gateway. Then the neo-prog revival thing happened with Marillion, IQ, Pallas, Twelfh Night etc and I was hooked.]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:41:02 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4619425#4619425 When were you infected by Prog? : It was during the first world... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4617208#4617208 Author: Guldbamsen
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 15 2012 at 17:00

It was during the first world war whilst marching on Lyon. ]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:00:44 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4617208#4617208 When were you infected by Prog? : When I was 10 in 1987, my father... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4617207#4617207 Author: deckard33
Subject: 66568
Posted: September 15 2012 at 16:55

When I was 10 in 1987, my father offered me "Dark Side" for my birthday.
Firstly I thought it was a weird gift, but after a few weeks, it had changed my "vision" of music.]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:55:22 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66568&PID=4617207#4617207