Prog's perception in different countries

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Hi,

In the early days of the 70's, a lot of this stuff was called "ART ROCK" ... and I usually like to joke that too many folks here don't like to use the word "art" ... I guess it makes them feel inferior. I keep telling them that only the dust under their feet is inferior, but they don't believe me! Picasso is still sh*t for Phish and Metal lovers!....   

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moshkito Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 16266	Posted: October 15 2010 at 18:37
	Hi, In the early days of the 70's, a lot of this stuff was called "ART ROCK" ... and I usually like to joke that too many folks here don't like to use the word "art" ... I guess it makes them feel inferior. I keep telling them that only the dust under their feet is inferior, but they don't believe me! Picasso is still sh*t for Phish and Metal lovers!....
	Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com

sarge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: August 09 2010 Location: South Australia Status: Offline Points: 49	Posted: October 15 2010 at 23:57
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cacha71 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 31 2007 Location: Planet Earth Status: Offline Points: 326	Posted: October 18 2010 at 12:51
	In Greece not many people are into Prog. Most of the younger generation listen to pop, hiphop, rap, and this awful "Skyladika," a Greek invention, a kind of pop music sung by young male singers with boyish faces which girls aged 13 or 14 go crazy about... yuck. The older generation (over 40) are into Greek "ethno" music or folk music, a genre on its own, known as "rembetika," or "laika" A typical conversation on the subject goes like this: -What music are you interested in? - Prog rock. -What??? -Progressive rock. -What's that? -music like Pink Floyd, Rush, Genesis, Marillion, Jethro Tull... -Oh, I've heard of Pink Floyd. That just about sums it up!
	http://www.last.fm/group/Progressive+Folk