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Catcher10 
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 Posted: September 09 2020 at 18:30 |
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Excellent!! Welcome to PA and Happy Birthday
 (not old enough to give you a  )......I've exposed my kids to all this wacked out music and they have seen many concerts with the wife and I. If they like some of it that's great, at least they know there is something different out there if they get bored.
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Sacro_Porgo
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 16:38 |
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I'm another young prog fan! 22 years old and also introduced to classic rock (and subsequently to prog) by my dad via Rush, Yes, and Floyd.
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Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
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Sllepty
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 15:26 |
wow that is super cool man! must have been amazing to be alive while these Giants where going around
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Lewian
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 13:34 |
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Happy birthday also from me! I saw King Crimson live last year in Verona's Arena and there were actually a lot of young ladies at about your age and below, if many of them with their parents. It was a delight to see that, and you''re not alone it seems. (I'm male in the fifties though.)
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JD
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 13:05 |
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Cheers & Happy Birthday. Like a few others here I was lucky enough to 'Live the Dream' through the birth of progressive rock, currently tipping the calendar at 62yrs. But no matter what century/decade/era you're from, when you discover 'The Prog' it's an amazing feeling. Not all, in any time, take to it. I exposed my son from the age of 5-6 (1997-98) when we were in the car or playing in the house just because it's what I liked, not to convert him in any way. I don't think he really cares one way or the other about it. You've discovered something special that may well be with you for the rest of your life. Take it all in.  I have a personal affinity for Emerson Lake and Palmer so check them out if you haven't already. Their early stuff rocks. Not sure how you expose yourself to new music but I like to take in new bands chronologically for context. Some are better at the beginning or their careers other later one. It's cool to see either the evo - or devolution of a band.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 12:33 |
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Happy Birthday! It's good to see this genre will live on with the younger generation thanks in no small part(I'm guessing)because of the internet and social media in particular. That said I would guess that few of your friends know about prog and even fewer are fans. That's because although the genre isn't dead or even nearly as "underground" as it used to be it's still spread out and we are still(relatively speaking)few and far between(no matter the age of the prog fan).
I will say though that there are probably more prog fans your age(and younger fans in general)than there are my age because I first got into it at a weird time and most folks my age have no clue about it (their loss). They were too busy listening to goth, hair metal, new wave/early alternative, rap, early techno influenced music(ie synth pop), heavy metal in general, etc.
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lazland
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 12:00 |
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many happy returns, and great to see the enthusiasm of “da yoof” for this music, and intelligent comments and posts. Almost enough to give one faith in the future of the human race......
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Argo2112
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 11:31 |
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Happy Birthday!! It's nice to know there are some young prog fans out there . Enjoy the site.
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Zeph
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 11:03 |
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Prog fans (or any genre) come in many forms. While perhaps dominated by males over 40 (50, 60?), there is always a younger fanbase too.
I think one reason why a lot of the younger generations listen to mainstream music of the times is that they are less exposed to other genres. I'm not just talking about prog, but any genre or style that barely get any room on radio, Spotify-playlists, Youtube etc. Often when I read about someone young in here, or who started listening to prog when they were young (but still aren't over 30), it's because their parents (mostly dads) listened to it at home or in the car. Nobody forced them or told them what to enjoy, but they found it because they were exposed to it. My theory is that if everyone were given the opportunity to listen to a selection of highly regarded songs from different genres, many would find a new favorite genre. Happy birthday and thanks for sharing. Edit: Cool to see that you like RPI. If you haven't already, I suggest listening to the latest album by LogoS, released in 2020. Edited by Zeph - September 09 2020 at 11:27 |
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BrufordFreak
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 08:45 |
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Happy birthday, Lindsay! And thanks for sharing your perspective! I always felt mystified that none of my four daughters got the bug! Probably due to the fact that their mothers and I raised them with a) indie rock and/or b) Prince and R&B/soul. It was only in their teens that I began to return to my own prog rock roots.
And all you other youngsters (and women!) who got interested! Wow! I am surprised! I thought this site was merely for nostalgic old fuddy-duddies like me and Manuel! Hopefully, you're exploring all of the amazing new young prog artists from this your century! I truly believe that there is as much GREAT music coming out of the 21st Century as there was in the 1970s.
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 08:40 |
God bless you. If I had a daughter I would want her to be as cool as you!!!
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 07:09 |
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Happy birthday !I am old enough (turned 61 yesterday) to have seen quite a few prog dinosaurs walking the earth in their heyday and happy to see that prog is not strictly associated with an ageing generation. I think that you might like Gnidrolog (somewhere in the center of the triangle VdGG, GG and JT, flourished in 1972). From later bands Anekdoten, Daal or Areknamès may be worth checking out. There is enough to discover with the help of PA, even for elderly people like me. Edited by someone_else - September 09 2020 at 12:08 |
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Manuel
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 07:00 |
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I'm glad to know young people like yourself are into this kind of music. Congratulations!!!! and a very happy birthday to you!!!!
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progaardvark
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 06:52 |
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Happy Birthday!
That isolation you feel because your peers listen to whatever the "in thing" is these days carries on into older years, as many of us oldsters can attest. It's why we come here. It's a great place to discover new things. |
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 05:33 |
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I always thought it would be funny seeing people's reactions of a young woman (I'm 33, but I still call that young) being a prog fan, but to no one's surprise at all, people I talk to in real life don't know what prog is. The only people I know who know what prog is (because I unwisely made them listen to it) hates it, and thinks i'm an idiot for liking it. The only, "Really!? YOU like that kind of music?" reaction I get from men is when they find out I like heavy metal, but that's it.
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Levitating downwards,
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Deadwing
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 05:22 |
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Happy Birthday! I'm not young anymore, but I was still born way too late from the golden era of prog (I'm 30), but I was 15 when I did join the forums. Feel in love with the genre with Pink Floyd and Supertramp, then afterwards Porcupine Tree and the rabbit hole just got bigger hehe
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 05:01 |
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 04:54 |
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I’m 19, lots of us over on the prog rock subreddit and in some of the discord channels.
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 04:45 |
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Nice to see all you youngsters posting here, happy to see the interest. One of my daughters is into prog since I infected her on drives to school, she doesn't post in forums but has been to a bunch of festivals. Always good to see.
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: September 09 2020 at 04:01 |
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I'm only 32 and I thought I was the youngest at like, half the age of some of the prog champs on here!
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So, now I like Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graaf Generator, JTull, Camel, Renaissance, PFM and Banco and recently came across the beauty of Anglagard's Hybris thanks to this site. I am pretty sure my dad has never listened to half of those bands. This will forever be MY genre, and I hope to find even more bands that can rank as highly as those that I listed.