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thehallway 
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 Posted: January 10 2011 at 09:35 |
 Slartibartfast wrote:
let prog reign wrote:
Many people on this site have been saying that the younger generation of prog fans only like prog metal. Well I'm a huge fan of older bands like Genesis, King Crimson, VDGG, ect. There are also more recent bands that are great like Moon Safari, Porcupine Tree, and Transatlantic. I'm just trying to prove that the older generations of prog fans are wrong by saying we only like metal prog. So what are your favorite bands? |
Generalizations are generally generalizations. I do believe that in general younger prog fans are more receptive to the metals.
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ONLY because it's newer though (in the same way the original prog generation would have heard less 40's music than 70's music).
Apart from that, it's all down to one's mindset, irrespective of age.
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Prog Geo
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 09:37 |
Congratulations to all the teens here who listen to prog rock/metal!
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let prog reign
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 09:49 |
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I have nothing against prog metal I was just trying to see if their are any younger people that like the classic bands.
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thehallway
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 10:01 |
let prog reign wrote:
I have nothing against prog metal I was just trying to see if their are any younger people that like the classic bands. |
The answer is a rather obvious yes
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JS19
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Posted: January 10 2011 at 11:40 |
thehallway wrote:
let prog reign wrote:
I have nothing against prog metal I was just trying to see if their are any younger people that like the classic bands. |
The answer is a rather obvious yes |
Yes ... i am getting rather tired of the stereotype now.
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ferush
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Posted: January 11 2011 at 19:15 |
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Porcupine Tree: Part N+1
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cstack3
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Posted: January 11 2011 at 19:24 |
To all the other olde fartes on the thread....at what age did you turn onto prog?
My first prog experience was with ITCOTCK, when I was about 13.....Soon, it was a multitude of bands, including Yes, Focus, Flash, ELP and Tull!
All of these bands had singles & heavy airplay on commercial radio in Chicago in the very early 1970's, so it was not unusual to hear tons of really great music mixed in with the pop of the day!
Our radio DJs wore out the grooves on Focus' "Hocus Pocus," Yes' "Roundabout," Flash's "Small Beginnings," ELP's "In The Beginning" and Tull's "Living in the Past" as well as other tunes. So, it was not at all difficult to fall for this genre, especially when the competition was the Jackson Five, The Carpenters etc.!
It's not the age of the listener, but their access to & knowledge of the old music....we olde fartes owe it to the young to share our knowledge of quality music. I've enjoyed helping the kids get into LTIA-era KC, Mahavishnu Orchestra etc. PA is a great place for the interested kids to learn about these genres.
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fasolplanetarium
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Posted: January 12 2011 at 03:56 |
let prog reign wrote:
Many people on this site have been saying that the younger generation of prog fans only like prog metal. Well I'm a huge fan of older bands like Genesis, King Crimson, VDGG, ect. There are also more recent bands that are great like Moon Safari, Porcupine Tree, and Transatlantic. I'm just trying to prove that the older generations of prog fans are wrong by saying we only like metal prog. So what are your favorite bands?
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I can see what you're insinuating; I do notice that to a lot of people my age(I'm 20), prog signifies prog-metal and nothing else. Furthermore, I have to admit that it seems as though a lot of the older folks around here tend to think of prog as limited to the expanses of Genesis, post-1972 Yes, and various 80's prog bands(non metal).
Personally, I've never had an interest in prog-metal and I never will-it's far too technically oriented and over-laden with a magicianry that behind the illusion of virtuosity is really just an array of technical gimmicks and overdriven amp guises. I'm also an unashamed hater of Genesis, Rush and pretty much every prog band's career after 1972 or 1973. I'm an avid fan of Krautrock and some progressive-folk. I feel that the aforementioned evade the "cheese factor" that prog-metal and 80's bands are characterized by.
Edited by fasolplanetarium - January 12 2011 at 03:57
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My music blog: endless-sound.blogspot.com
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michellemjk
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Posted: January 13 2011 at 17:16 |
Of the bands I tried on, my 9 years old son enjoys Genesis, Yes, King Crimson better than Porcupine tree, Transatlantic.  He is actually a huge fan of a lot of older bands.
Edited by michellemjk - January 13 2011 at 17:19
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Anirml
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Posted: January 13 2011 at 18:03 |
michellemjk wrote:
Of the bands I tried on, my 9 years old son enjoys Genesis, Yes, King Crimson better than Porcupine tree, Transatlantic.
He is actually a huge fan of a lot of older bands.
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Your son knows what's good!  Bridge across forever is a nice song though imo, but other songs I've heard from Transatlantic are meh.
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Mr. Maestro
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Posted: January 14 2011 at 13:19 |
I just discovered prog about 2-3 years ago (via Kansas and Yes). As such, I actually got into the older bands, (Genesis, Pink Floyd, Rush, Focus, etc.) before I even knew there was such a thing as modern prog. I always figured that for most modern-day teenage prog fans, the reverse is true - they discover Dream Theater or Porcupine Tree or some form of prog metal and then move (pardon the pun) progressively backwards, discovering the likes of King Crimson, Genesis, etc.
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Xaxaar
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Posted: August 14 2011 at 14:57 |
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I'm 17 and really like Toby Driver and Devin Townsend. All though I have been getting into stuff like Art Zoyd and Univers Zero lately.
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himtroy
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Posted: August 14 2011 at 15:31 |
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Many people on this site have been making generalizations and applying them to large groups of people.
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Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell?
I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance.
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Xonty
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Posted: September 07 2014 at 13:01 |
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I'm very much into the 70s stuff (Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, Procol Harum) but the handful of progressive fans I've met that are my age are all into the modern, heavier side of prog like Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Riverside, Pain Of Salvation, etc. I can't get into it myself - I like the odd album (Metropolis Pt. 2 and The Mountain are masterpieces) but generally we ending up talking about Rush. They're really the meeting point between 70s, post-psychedelic stuff and that sort of 90s technical hard rock/metal.
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WrytXander
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Posted: September 12 2014 at 12:06 |
Transatlantic, Porcupine Tree, Tool, Mike Oldfield and many more I'm getting into.
The only prog metal I've ever listened to is Dream Theatre, and I don't really plan to get any further into it.
To see my 70s favourites that I know very well, check my signature
Edited by WrytXander - September 12 2014 at 12:07
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20+ prog bands discovered and explored in 3 years, still going strong...
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Vompatti
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Posted: September 12 2014 at 12:09 |
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When I was a prog fan I was under 18 and listened to Genesis, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Yes and Tangerine Dream.
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tamijo
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Posted: September 12 2014 at 12:15 |
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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DreamInSong
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Posted: September 14 2014 at 13:24 |
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Well, when I was under 18 I started with Pink Floyd, then branched out to Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater.
I still don't really care for a lot of the older Prog (Yes, ELP, Rush, Jethro Tull). Though I did really enjoy VDGG and KC (Genesis is okay, After the Ordeal is still one of my favorite tracks).
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DBJetsman
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Posted: September 15 2014 at 01:39 |
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1. Rush
2. Yes
3. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
4. Pink Floyd
5. Genesis
6. Jethro Tull
7. King Crimson
8. Gentle Giant
9. Focus
10. The Moody Blues
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"...we hope to give you something far more substantial and fulfilling. All you need to do is sit back, and acquire the taste."
- Gentle Giant
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floflo79
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Posted: January 18 2015 at 07:14 |
Prog metal is great of course and I love Dream Theater but my favorite prog artists are :
1. Pink Floyd (favourite album : Wish You Were Here) 2. Yes (favourite album : Close To The Edge) 3. Genesis (favourite album : Selling England By The Pound) 4. King Crimson (favourite album : Red) 5. Gentle Giant (favourite album : Octopus) 6. Jethro Tull (favourite album : Thick As A Brick) 7. Mike Oldfield (favourite album : Amarok) 8. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (favourite album : Emerson, Lake & Palmer) 9. Rush (favourite album : Moving Pictures) 10. Van Der Graaf Generator (favourite album : Pawn Hearts)
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