Children & Prog

Originally posted by npjnpj It would just seem terribly wrong if my son would like the same music I do. Music has always been a form of rebellion, regardless of musical content, and continues to be. How could I expect him to be into something that is now 30 or 40 years old? Music, at a rebellious age is not about music, it's about attitude. Musical apprciation will probably come later. I now listen to stuff I wouldn't have dreamt ot listening to when I was that age. So will he,hopefully.

I strongly disagree with all of this.
I'm able to rebel with music, just no rebel from my parents, rebel from society. My parents are my friends, my allies, I don't want to rebel. They're nice people with good taste.
I grew up listening to old music and still listen to old music.
And I find the music it's self to be more important than attitude.

There must be something terribly wrong with me, then, because I am 16 and appreciate music.

I am fairly young for a prog fan as I am 24. My dad is a huge prog fan, and I was exposed to Yes, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis and King Crimson from a very young age.


I really enjoyed Jethro Tull and Yes as a young child and I grew to like other prog during my adolescent and teen years.

But getting your children into prog can also create an effect where your children get you into newer prog music. For example, I have got my Dad into Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Anathema, Anekdoten and Opeth among others. The last time I went to see Opeth live, I saw them with my Dad. \


Me and my Dad don`t like all the same music as I love Jazz and my dad does not really like it, and I love electronic music while he does not, but we definitely have broadened each others musical horizons.

Edited by QuestionableScum - November 17 2012 at 11:19

Originally posted by npjnpj It would just seem terribly wrong if my son would like the same music I do. Music has always been a form of rebellion, regardless of musical content, and continues to be. How could I expect him to be into something that is now 30 or 40 years old? He has his own generation's music, although I think that stuff is awful. After all, when I was his age (19), I wasn't prepared to listen to Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra. they were history, I liked Deep Purple In Rock and Led Zeppelin. My parents hated it, and that's how it should be. Music, at a rebellious age is not about music, it's about attitude. Musical apprciation will probably come later. I now listen to stuff I wouldn't have dreamt ot listening to when I was that age. So will he,hopefully. If my son liked the music I'm still into after decades, I'd think there was something very wrong somewhere.

I found prog two years ago, when I was 14, so it's not as if it's all old people. Plenty of my friends like it too, be it more the modern bands rather than 70's symphonic however.

Originally posted by Undercover Man Originally posted by QuestionableScum I am fairly young for a prog fan as I am 24. My dad is a huge prog fan, and I was exposed to Yes, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis and King Crimson from a very young age. I really enjoyed Jethro Tull and Yes as a young child and I grew to like other prog during my adolescent and teen years. But getting your children into prog can also create an effect where your children get you into newer prog music. For example, I have got my Dad into Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Anathema, Anekdoten and Opeth among others. The last time I went to see Opeth live, I saw them with my Dad. \ Me and my Dad don`t like all the same music as I love Jazz and my dad does not really like it, and I love electronic music while he does not, but we definitely have broadened each others musical horizons. 24 isn't young, i've seen lots of younger people here, including me, i'm 16.

I am well aware that there are prog fans on this board that are younger than me. I was just pointing out that I was not a prog fan who was in their 30's, 40s and 50s. Thus I think it is fair to say that I am fairly young for a prog fan, which is what I said in my post.

I am not denying the existence of teenage prog fans, but in my experience I have met very few prog fans who are in their teens or twenties and many more in their forties and fifties. But this could be due to the company I keep.

This also could be a mere semantic issue however, because if someone happens to like Porcupine Tree and Riverside but does not listen to any other prog, I would not consider them a prog fan, even though they like a couple of prog bands. A prog fan would seem to be someone who listens to a signigicant amount of prog music, rather than a couple of bands, and takes an active interest in progressive music in general.

Edited by QuestionableScum - November 19 2012 at 16:12

Originally posted by octopus-4 The bad in being 50 is that I can expect to be able to listen to music for a very maximum of 30 years (likely less),  It's not enough time to listen to everything I would. You have 26 available years more than me.

Edited by geneyesontle - November 19 2012 at 16:24

I remember, just after I found out about prog, I also discovered my friend's dad liked it, and spend ages ripping all his Rush, Genesis, Tool and Dream Theater cds. I actually got him into both Porcupine Tree and Opeth then, as they were the only prog bands I knew well, know when I go over to their house I get sad because he has every single album of both PT and Opeth.

my earliest memory of progressive rock music was running around my grandpas shop pretending to be a giant to the sounds of Alucard by Gentle Giant. must have been about 3 years old. good times

^ Sorry for going off-topic, but: speaking of Fragile. I think "Long Distance Runaround" is a great soundtrack for the fight scene in the first third of your sig.