Lovely!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!  Thanks for dropping by, here's a song for you! 

Forgot to say, happy birthday maan!

I turned 26 last week, I'm still... sort of young... I guess...

Links?

Happy Birthday!

I'm not young anymore, but I was still born way too late from the golden era of prog (I'm 30), but I was 15 when I did join the forums. Feel in love with the genre with Pink Floyd and Supertramp, then afterwards Porcupine Tree and the rabbit hole just got bigger hehe

I always thought it would be funny seeing people's reactions of a young woman (I'm 33, but I still call that young) being a prog fan, but to no one's surprise at all, people I talk to in real life don't know what prog is.

The only people I know who know what prog is (because I unwisely made them listen to it) hates it, and thinks i'm an idiot for liking it.

The only, "Really!? YOU like that kind of music?" reaction I get from men is when they find out I like heavy metal, but that's it.

That isolation you feel because your peers listen to whatever the "in thing" is these days carries on into older years, as many of us oldsters can attest. It's why we come here. It's a great place to discover new things. 

Happy birthday !

I am old enough (turned 61 yesterday) to have seen quite a few prog dinosaurs walking the earth in their heyday and happy to see that prog is not strictly associated with an ageing generation.

I think that you might like Gnidrolog (somewhere in the center of the triangle VdGG, GG and JT, flourished in 1972). From later bands Anekdoten, Daal or Areknamès may be worth checking out. There is enough to discover with the help of PA, even for elderly people like me.

God bless you. If I had a daughter I would want her to be as cool as you!!!

And all you other youngsters (and women!) who got interested! Wow! I am surprised! I thought this site was merely for nostalgic old fuddy-duddies like me and Manuel!

Hopefully, you're exploring all of the amazing new young prog artists from this your century! I truly believe that there is as much GREAT music coming out of the 21st Century as there was in the 1970s. 

I think one reason why a lot of the younger generations listen to mainstream music of the times is that they are less exposed to other genres. I'm not just talking about prog, but any genre or style that barely get any room on radio, Spotify-playlists, Youtube etc. Often when I read about someone young in here, or who started listening to prog when they were young (but still aren't over 30), it's because their parents (mostly dads) listened to it at home or in the car. Nobody forced them or told them what to enjoy, but they found it because they were exposed to it.

My theory is that if everyone were given the opportunity to listen to a selection of highly regarded songs from different genres, many would find a new favorite genre.

Happy birthday and thanks for sharing.

I will say though that there are probably more prog fans your age(and younger fans in general)than there are my age because I first got into it at a weird time and most folks my age have no clue about it (their loss). They were too busy listening to goth, hair metal, new wave/early alternative, rap, early techno influenced music(ie synth pop), heavy metal in general, etc. 

Cheers & Happy Birthday.

Like a few others here I was lucky enough to 'Live the Dream' through the birth of progressive rock, currently tipping the calendar at 62yrs. But no matter what century/decade/era you're from, when you discover 'The Prog' it's an amazing feeling. Not all, in any time, take to it. I exposed my son from the age of 5-6 (1997-98) when we were in the car or playing in the house just because it's what I liked, not to convert him in any way. I don't think he really cares one way or the other about it.

You've discovered something special that may well be with you for the rest of your life. Take it all in.

I have a personal affinity for Emerson Lake and Palmer so check them out if you haven't already. Their early stuff rocks.

Not sure how you expose yourself to new music but I like to take in new bands chronologically for context. Some are better at the beginning or their careers other later one. It's cool to see either the evo - or devolution of a band.

Happy birthday also from me!

I saw King Crimson live last year in Verona's Arena and there were actually a lot of young ladies at about your age and below, if many of them with their parents. It was a delight to see that, and you''re not alone it seems. (I'm male in the fifties though.)

wow that is super cool man! must have been amazing to be alive while these Giants where going around 

Thankfully, this is starting to change. Oddly enough, avenues for discovering new music are more plentiful than ever with the Internet, but you have to look for it, and it's easy to have too many choices. I think people are beginning to listen to more eclectic genres/sub-genres but don't really know it. It's because most people are probably bored of mainstream music and don't even realize it (according to a producer friend of mine). They were just listening to that stuff because they thought it was the only exciting kind of music being made today.

This is exemplified in the boom in popularity in nu-jazz/soul/funk acts, many with an electronic tinge. Several of these artists and groups have become big on the Internet.

what seems to be absolutely true is young musicians --especially those who study jazz or classical definitely appreciate prog even if they think it can be pretentious or annoying. 

Is that a recent article or from a while ago?

while ago.

Probably in the seventies then. I can't imagine anyone bothering to poll college students on something like that in recent years. Most probably wouldn't even know what it is. 

If you like prog made in recent years, that is prog made in your time, this is the thread for you:

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=123987

Sadly no reviews by anyone other than myself yet.

I was instantly hooked by the lush, rich sound of Mellotrons and never went back!  

So yes, dear Santa, it is possible for the young to find and enjoy prog.  

It was, in a way . But we could not know back then that their music would get so much appreciation from later generations. In my teens there were very few who listened to music from the days when their parents grew up.

Maybe not super easy these days for a younger person to find out about prog(or anyone who's not already a fan for that matter) but it's certainly easier now than any period of time since the 70's. 

We greybeards must help them!  I was teaching high school biology, and my kids know I'm a musician, so they asked what bands I like.  I told them Yes and King Crimson.  Within minutes, one of the lads had pulled up live CTTE on his cell phone and was showing it around!  

It just takes a spark.  Teach the young.  I had too much musical equipment lying around, so I donated thousands of dollars worth to a Chicago charity called Girls Rock Chicago before we moved.  It was appreciated so I'm told.   If I were in Chicago, I'd be giving Chris Squire bass guitar lessons! 

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Hey now, there's only a little bit of grey in my beard. 

There are actually probably more younger fans out there than we might think and not all of them found out about prog through their parents. I actually got into prog in the eighties so if it can be done then it can be done now. 

Cheers buddy! Almost identical story here as well.

Prog on!