A question! Do your personal friends ....

I can't get anyone into it. Even one of my friends who loves "The Wall" and "Darkside of the Moon" thinks any of the other prog I show him is bad. I am constantly showing my best friend my new favorite song or album and  even if they like it all they can say is, "It's ok."

Most kids these days do not understand prog, you can't just listen to it, but to really appreciate it you must experience it. When I offer my friends to listen to an album or even just a song while they are doing nothing else and just concentrating on the music, they think the idea is stupid, and don't understand the power prog music can have if you focus on it.

Most music these days does not require much attention or immagination, (to write or listen to), so the very thought of listening to a song in order to "experience" it seems like something that can only be attained through marijuana. So many do not understand that just a little focus, deep thought, and persistance can help you find even the weirdest music enjoyable. My friends do not understand that you can not get much enjoyment out of just listening to a prog song while you are busy doing other things.

Even I think prog is boring when I'm busy, (except for when I'm on Prog Archives, that is absolutely acceptable and nessecary.)

Please excuse me for my Rambling.

Not really... but my best male friend loves Pink Floyd and Yes and i think he likes Liquid Tension Experiment, he has almost 20 years, but he isnt a prog listener, my best female friend loves some kind of metal like Opeth, Ayreon , Dark Tranquility, Anathema , and she loves Tool and Mars Volta she is 20 years old...

I dont have many friends, and of course my list of "prog friends " is almost empty

My old friends have ages ranging from 45 up to 50 and they know and like prog, at least the 'classic' bands: Genesis, Yes, Floyd, ELP, Tull... but it shall be explained due the fact that they began to pay attention to music in the beginning of the 70s, when prog was king. But none of them are real prog fans in the sense of knowing bands less known, hearing experimental works, searching for new bands, etc.

The real prog-fans I know are my eldest son and two of his friends all with ages around 20. My youngest son (age 15) is entering the prog world smoothly.

It's funny, but most of my closest friends do like prog as well. I guess because we made friends in the first place because we shared a same sort of musical perspective.

For me; a lot of it probably has to do with the fact that I was in the Air Force between 1973-1980. I was in Tucson, AZ. I moved away when I got out. Many of my friends at the time were into Prog. And; maybe they still are. But; I haven't kept in contact with any of them in the past 15 years or so. Kind of unfortunate, really. But; that's how things go usually.

And; the other thing, many people change with the times. I really didn't. Don't get me wrong. As new music came along, some of it I did like. Some of it, I didn't. I was never much of a fan of pop - only a little of it.

Today; the people, that I personally know, would not know who Nektar, Gentle Giant, Renaissance, Triumvirat (I was, and am a fan of Triumvirat  - they filled a gap when ELP wasn't doing anything), and others. Some of the guys, I know that are older than me, are Pink Floyd and Beatles fans. But; they aren't familiar with Gentle Giant, for instance.

Oh well. I'm seeing bands here on this forum, that I am not familiar with. And; I need to check of them out!!