Prog: Newbie Nostalgia

I used to think that Ange were the uncontestable leader of french prog. I still believe so, but I've found out how to state it more clearly as an opinion. I did get a lot of feedback, though , that led me to some interesting french bands.
The other newbie nostalgia is coming on like a storm of seeming logic, only to find out that you're thought of as a tempest in the tea pot. That & the fact that sarcasm doesn't translate well in written communication. 

Edited by pantacruelgruel - April 23 2007 at 20:46

Snow Dog wrote: I thought people liked me.....

lol

SignalToNoise wrote: Used to think that Camel were a canterbury band.

Not such a terrible mistake, is it? What with Richard Sinclair appearing on Camel albums and all that...

1. I was much more easily-amused musically.  Pretty much every prog discovery at the time absolutely amazed me and I always though "Wow, this is so awesome and different!" for bands even now I don't think much of (Rush, ELP, Kansas).

2. I thought most prog bands were incredibly obscure.  Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf Generator were considered two VERY obscure bands by myself when I was new.  Now they might be obscure for high school students, but not at all for most serious fans of music.

3. I used to be able to listen to the same albums more at a time.  I would never get sick of them.  Now, while I don't get sick of albums I really like, most 3 star or under albums don't get too many plays in my rotation.  I buy a lot more (and download rare stuff), so I have more selection to listen to.

That's pretty much it.  I miss being new on my prog journey in some respects, since thinking about it is pretty nostalgic, but I do like being knowledgeable and having a more diverse taste (prog and non-prog).


Edited by Bluesaga - April 21 2007 at 13:07

When I discovered this site a year ago I was surprised to see that Led Zeppelin wasn't included in Prog Related (yet).

I was also surprised to discover that Van der Graaf Generator was a Prog band. At the time, I had never heard them, but I recognized the name. I had read it a couple of times in the Jimi Hendrix biography by John McDermott and Eddie Kramer, and I assumed they were just another late 60's Psychedelic Rock band.

I thought it was stupid to have Deep Purple in Proto-Prog (I still do).

before doing a little exploration online, I associated the word "zeuhl" with a action/platform game with a lollipop tie-in I once played on the Amiga 600.

Used to think that Camel were a canterbury band.

I'll talk about one of my first contacts with Krautrock, back in 1992. I had seen Werner Herzog's "Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes" and got impressed by Popol Vuh's mellotron/moog driven soundtrack, so I rushed to buy what, on specialised press, was mentioned as their most successful album, i.e. "Seligpreisung". I put my CD in the player, ready to set on a vintage electronic trip, and at first I was quite disappointed with what I heard instead... Anyway, nowadays Popol Vuh are among my favourite bands ever.

When I got here I still thought YES and Genesis were pop bands. 

I thought the organ solos in Caravan were guitar solos