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   Well, I am new to this forum, after observing the site for a while now.  I'm actually one of the younger ones, or so I would guess (birthday being January 1985).  I attend college in my home state of Pennsylvania (entering junior year at Shippensburg University), and I have a passion for music in general.
I have have become entralled (albeit gradually) with the whole prog rock scene.  It all began near the end of high school when I found myself getting into a lot of Pink Floyd and some other classics such as Hendrix, Zeppelin, and the Beatles (Revolver on, thanks to my Beatlemaniac mother).  I then realized upon the start of college that I wasn't as much into the psychedelia as I was the derivatives in the music.  During the last year, I started to find myself listening to a lot of Rush, and eventually owning most of their albums.  A friend exposed me to the Mars Volta earlier in the year (I'd already known At the Drive In through college radio), and I became hooked.  I actually decided to delve into some of the Yes records, knowing they were kings of the "genre."  Well, to say the least Close to the Edge became an obsession, and Yes became a favorite of mine.  Finally, a lot of research and listening to bands led me to this website, and the full turn of this kid becoming a prog freak.
I like a lot of sorts of music, including a lot of indie rap (don't hate me for it  thank you), but in terms of progressive rock, I do enjoy Yes, the Floyd, Genesis, Camel, Mars Volta, Radiohead (thanks for putting them on here...they do have elements in their music), Dream Theater, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Marillion (just recently), and I'm only getting started in terms of listening to bands for the first time.  Man, it's great hearing such virtuosity and complexity in music.
Feel free to ask me my favorites, what I like about prog, or if you want to exchange any 'wondrous stories' (hah).
As our one friend says on here, "keep on proggin'!"

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CVoss Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: July 20 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 40	Topic: Skip the News, Boy Posted: July 20 2005 at 15:16
	Well, I am new to this forum, after observing the site for a while now. I'm actually one of the younger ones, or so I would guess (birthday being January 1985). I attend college in my home state of Pennsylvania (entering junior year at Shippensburg University), and I have a passion for music in general. I have have become entralled (albeit gradually) with the whole prog rock scene. It all began near the end of high school when I found myself getting into a lot of Pink Floyd and some other classics such as Hendrix, Zeppelin, and the Beatles (Revolver on, thanks to my Beatlemaniac mother). I then realized upon the start of college that I wasn't as much into the psychedelia as I was the derivatives in the music. During the last year, I started to find myself listening to a lot of Rush, and eventually owning most of their albums. A friend exposed me to the Mars Volta earlier in the year (I'd already known At the Drive In through college radio), and I became hooked. I actually decided to delve into some of the Yes records, knowing they were kings of the "genre." Well, to say the least Close to the Edge became an obsession, and Yes became a favorite of mine. Finally, a lot of research and listening to bands led me to this website, and the full turn of this kid becoming a prog freak. I like a lot of sorts of music, including a lot of indie rap (don't hate me for it thank you), but in terms of progressive rock, I do enjoy Yes, the Floyd, Genesis, Camel, Mars Volta, Radiohead (thanks for putting them on here...they do have elements in their music), Dream Theater, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Marillion (just recently), and I'm only getting started in terms of listening to bands for the first time. Man, it's great hearing such virtuosity and complexity in music. Feel free to ask me my favorites, what I like about prog, or if you want to exchange any 'wondrous stories' (hah). As our one friend says on here, "keep on proggin'!"
	"No one told you when to run You missed the starting gun"

Hangedman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 03 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 1261	Posted: July 20 2005 at 15:57
	Welcome CVoss, you like indy rap eh? ever hear of Busdriver? I digress, youll love it here. Itll open up doors you never even knew were there, and develop a taste for jazz fusion most likely.

Empathy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 30 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1864	Posted: July 21 2005 at 16:09
	Yes, welcome! Your story somewhat confirms a suspicion of mine... that bands like the Mars Volta are serving as "gateway drugs" to prog! Edited by Empathy
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Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 20715	Posted: July 24 2005 at 08:07
	Hi CVoss, A warm welcome to the site... with your list of 'likes' you should fit in very well here. Enjoy.
	Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson

Trotsky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2774	Posted: July 25 2005 at 04:24
	Keep on proggin, indeed CVoss! Welcome
	"Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present."