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Barbu 
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Peter
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 09:18 |
No, but I think most frog lovers are magicians! 
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 09:58 |
 Peter wrote:
No, but I think most frog lovers are magicians!  |
This is the correct answer! 
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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Argo2112
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 11:40 |
I play drums & I think that's part of the reason prog appeals to me so much . So many great drummers in prog bands. That being said I know a lot of non musicians that love prog & a lot of musicians that don't care for it.
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Progosopher
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 12:17 |
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Probably not. I play guitar but since I have mostly played for my own enjoyment, I have a unique style but I cannot say I am a good musician. I have played in a few bands in the distant past and have enjoyed some quality jam sessions. I have also dabbled in bass, mandolin, and flute but cannot claim any proficiency. Most of those I know who like Prog have also dabbled with playing. One of my old friends and bandmates, however, who is quite proficient at bass, guitar, and mandolin no longer enjoys Prog and is in many ways opposed to it. He even went so far once as to call Kansas, one of his favorite bands as a teenager, Vogon poetry. A little familiarity with how music works, though, enhances ones enjoyment of Prog by revealing many of its intricacies.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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HackettFan
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 12:39 |
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I am a very capable amateur guitar player. I liked Prog as a teenager, which motivated me to learn guitar. I played guitar throughout my 20s, then gave it up in my 30s. After I took it up again it expanded my interest in music to Classical and Jazz. "Most" Prog lovers are not musicians, but whether there is some elevated tendency is an emperical question that won't be decided without careful sampling, contrastive comparison with other genres, and statistical analysis.
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A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now)
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Peter
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 12:44 |
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Okay, that's settled (once more) with a "no."
Now: are most meat lovers also hunters?
First, let's hear from the great cats. Can we get a show of paws? (Count them.)....
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 13:57 |
My dog loves catching a frisbee even though she doesn't understand Newton's Third Law of motion or the Bernoulli Principle 
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rushfan4
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#Not me
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Jzrk
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 20:25 |
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Thanks for all the replies! Not that I was expecting a actual answer to the question,but nice to hear from all!
I know a lot of non musicians who enjoy great musicianship and prog can be part of that.But a lot of musicians don’t care for it either so it probably still all comes back to taste.
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Mortte
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Posted: January 24 2018 at 22:52 |
Peter wrote:
Now: are most meat lovers also hunters?
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I think they should be
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 02:09 |
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021
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Davesax1965
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 07:12 |
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Most musicians aren't musicians, to be honest.
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Mortte
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 07:58 |
^Here´s one!  But anyway I really like to play.
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Davesax1965
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 08:15 |
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:-)
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miamiscot
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 08:19 |
Classical guitarist here. Started back in the 70's. Played in punk bands in the 80's. Retired in the 90's. Returned as a freak-folk, death-indie acoustic act in the 2000's. Retired again. |
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 10:23 |
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not really--and I'm not a musician-- but I have found musicians who hear good prog can appreciate the playing even if they are not a fan of the type of music.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 10:44 |
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I would say that probably at least half are or at least it sure seems that way. I'm sort of in between myself. I own two musical instruments(guitar and keyboards)but don't play very well. I'm trying to teach myself to read music but as it stands right now I do not consider myself a musician.
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 13:34 |
Tapfret wrote:
I thought I was at one time. It has become quite apparent that I am far more proficient at listening to music than performing it. |
Me too 
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Posted: January 25 2018 at 13:57 |
Of course you don't have to be a musician to 'appreciate' music. Being a musician presumably helps you understand it from a technical, 'nuts and bolts' perspective but 'appreciation' is something unique and deeply personal to the individual. And although very hard, if not damn near impossible to communicate this 'appreciation' accurately to your fellow man,i can say that ive stood in venues, looked about and seen endless beatific expressions on the faces of those around me and known that there is a common bond in 'appreciation' for what we are hearing.
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Are most prog lovers musicians ?
