I hate prog rock

Just kidding. This has become one of my new favorite sites. I've already written a couple of reviews, actually, on THE MARS VOLTA, my favorite band from this decade. But don't worry, my musical tastes are more diverse than that.

My introduction to prog music started with TOOL and the album Lateralus. My interest in prog has since diversified. I started becoming interested in BRIAN ENO and his album Here Come the Warm Jets when I heard some of his music on an Italian film (I can't remember the name, but it was a decent movie). Along with Here Come the Warm Jets, I also got Thick as a Brick by our favorite JETHRO TULL. Since then, I found myself interested in bands such as DREAM THEATER and LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - hitting it off with Train of Thought and Liquid Tension Experiment 1. During that time period, I became interested in the later work of THE BEATLES such as The White Album and Abbey Road, and also RADIOHEAD's Kid A and OK Computer. Meanwhile, I started getting interested in the genre of Post Rock since a lot of my friends were excited about it, and I started listening to GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR and A SILVER MOUNT ZION.

Now, I know a lot of you proggers will think that this is absent of a lot of older stuff (excluding BRIAN ENO, JETHRO TULL, and THE BEATLES) which was true until very recently. I wound up finding ProgArchives and started browsing - since then I've picked up a whole bunch of KING CRIMSON, GENESIS, YES, MAGMA, HATFIELD AND THE NORTH, CARAVAN, RUSH, and JEAN-MICHEL JARRE.

Which of course, I absolutely love these days (especially HATFIELD AND THE NORTH's The Rotters Club and Fragile by YES) and I think I'll appreciate for the rest of my life.

Oh, I figure I had better mention some non-prog bands I enjoy for the sake of our audience.

IRON MAIDEN and SYSTEM OF A DOWN are up there (IRON MAIDEN because it seems to me like the start of the prog metal genre and SOAD for their interesting experimental work). I've also been getting into FISHBONE, JAGGA JAZZIST, DEPECHE MODE, NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, INFECTED MUSHROOM, and MODEST MOUSE (their older stuff, of course).

Oh, and of course, I forgot to mention the beautiful SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM and MR. BUNGLE. SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM has been spending a lot of time in my Ipod lately.

Well, that's me.

I also like to write prog music... I might post a link someday for you guys to enjoy.

Keep Proggin'

You pretty much summed up my musical history as well.

I'm a bit disappointed! It would have been so interesting for a change to read why someone hates prog rock. Anyway, since you're also a converted true believer, welcome to the machine!

Welcome to the site!  Yeah, I love this place too.  Even though I don't post too often, I always visit the main site for some new bands to check out.

I'm not really an Indie fan by any means, but NMH are great.  You seem to have a pretty wide spread taste in music.  I don't think I've ever seen somebody like both Progressive Rock and, say, System of a Down. =P


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Good day...i am the biggest MARS VOLTA fanboy on this site...listening to Scab Dates just now

Bluesaga wrote: Welcome to the site!  Yeah, I love this place too.  Even though I don't post too often, I always visit the main site for some new bands to check out. I'm not really an Indie fan by any means, but NMH are great.  You seem to have a pretty wide spread taste in music.  I don't think I've ever seen somebody like both Progressive Rock and, say, System of a Down. =P

I like prog and SOAD !!!

Well you got our attention with your header!!

Some interesting choices there.

Welcome!

I'm not really entitled, with my few posts, but welkom. I can tell by your title that you are an avid student of human nature.

Wow, it's been a while since I've read this thread, but it's so nice to see how many people are welcoming!

I recently bought Dark Matter by IQ and that's quite an album, let me tell ya, though nowhere near some other prog.