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BrufordFreak 
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 Posted: November 29 2010 at 19:15 |
I just earned a full deck of cards (age 52) and "turned off" music for the nineties and early naughties. Discovered the Internet and Progarchives three years ago and have 'reawakened' my music love--of the old and the new. Music is important but I, too, have to put the brakes on.
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Drew Fisher
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Soundman
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 13:00 |
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Mid-40s are still exploring. The amount of prog I listen to has ebbed and flowed over the years depending on how much access I had to it, but like BrufordFreak, the last couple years have been heavier listening due to podcasts and the internet in general.
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 13:36 |
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I'm 52. What was the question?
Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - November 30 2010 at 13:38
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"The pointy birds are pointy pointy
Anoint my head anointy nointy"
Steve Martin The Man With Two Brains
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presdoug
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 20:07 |
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i am 47 and in jazz and rock music i am stuck in the seventies, and glad to be so
in classical music i go way back to the era of recordings before stereo, and in some cases before the 20th Century, if i can find them
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Harleydawg
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Posted: December 01 2010 at 10:18 |
Well...this is my very first post here and I am exactly 40 years old, so I feel it is quite appropriate. First of all, I live in Augusta, Georgia where the music scene is pure sh*t. Its my hometown, I love it, but when it comes to music....BLAHH!
I have been on both extreme ends of the spectrum. When I was 8, I started feverishly collecting music. From that first copy of KISS Alive II to my first copy of Led Zep's Houses of the Holy, most of the parents of my friends thought I was an odd kid. Now, at 40, a lot of people who find out about my music obsession still find it to be odd. I still listen to my old stuff, and I still hunt for WORTHY new stuff like a rabid dog. Music is my drug. Yes, I feel as if I am part of a small minority, and sometimes I feel like I don't fit with normal 40-somethings. But, I have no desire to change. Its who I am.
Harley
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moshkito
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Posted: December 01 2010 at 19:59 |
 Harleydawg wrote:
Well...this is my very first post here and I am exactly 40 years old, so I feel it is quite appropriate. First of all, I live in Augusta, Georgia where the music scene is pure sh*t. Its my hometown, I love it, but when it comes to music....BLAHH!
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I thought that if you said that in Georgia, most Allman Brothers Band fans would whack you in the head!
Hehehe! ... not sure most prog'ists here would remember that one!
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 01 2010 at 20:12 |
Freebird!!!  Yeah, I know that's Lynard Skyanrd but at some of the shows I've been to it was a great joke to hear someone yell it out during a pause between songs. I have no doubt that the prog scene in Augusta might be bad. Atlanta or Athens are your best bets.
Edited by Slartibartfast - December 01 2010 at 20:16
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: December 01 2010 at 20:35 |
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"The pointy birds are pointy pointy
Anoint my head anointy nointy"
Steve Martin The Man With Two Brains
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presdoug
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Posted: December 01 2010 at 22:00 |
presdoug wrote:
i am 47 and in jazz and rock music i am stuck in the seventies, and glad to be so
in classical music i go way back to the era of recordings before stereo, and in some cases before the 20th Century, if i can find them
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actually, when it comes to heavy rock, i do go out of the seventies and into the eighties and beyond (Accept,UDO, Helloween, UFO,etc)
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 01 2010 at 23:15 |
Yes, yes, yes, the concert lighter salute. It's also important to see how loud you can clap for the encore. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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yanch
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 06:40 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Yes, yes, yes, the concert lighter salute. It's also important to see how loud you can clap for the encore.
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At the Ian Anderson show a couple of weeks ago, Mr. Anderson announced during a break in songs that the next tune would be Freebird!!!  After much laughter, he told us that oops, that's on tomorrows' set list and went on with the show.
Even the artists carry on the Freebird joke!
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Dean
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 06:54 |
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What?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 07:22 |
akajazzman wrote:
What are your musical habits? |
Just listening a few hours per week, I'm afraid. Busy with work and family and I'm no multi-tasker, being able to work and listen at the same time.
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Are you still (just) playing those great albums of the 60s and 70s? |
Returning more and more to that, yes. Not feeling guilty about it. I don't feel obliged to listen to everything there is.
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Are you still as passionate about music as when you were younger? |
No, because I don't find a new Genesis or Yes. When I discovered their back catalogue I was blown against the wall. I wish that would happen once more.
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Do you play the older stuff to remind you of better days? |
Sometimes, but mostly because I think prog from around '70-'75 was fresher and there was no developed prog style yet, which means more musical adventure. Still, I (re)discovered the old stuff in the '80's, '90's and '00's.
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Do you listen to the newer stuff? |
I try things out from time to time, yes. Not as fanatically as in the old days.
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Did you put music aside for a decade, only to rediscover it now that your kids are older and your career is on track? |
No, I never did that, and I hope that my career and kid will both still grow. 
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What do you think of Prog metal? Do you feel a generation gap on ProgArchives? Who are your favorite newer discoveries? |
Good that it's there. I like some Dream Theater and some other stuff, but it's not my favorite subgenre.
akajazzman wrote:
Do you feel a generation gap on ProgArchives? Who are your favorite newer discoveries? |
No, I'm actually surprised about ages really not seeming to matter, often not having a clue how old people are on the site.
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Who are your favorite newer discoveries? |
Neal Morse andTransatlantic mostly. Not so new anymore, but compared to the '70's stuff, they are.
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TODDLER
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 11:09 |
This just kills me! It seemed more audience ridden in the 80's more so than the 70's, as it had built an empire of Free Bird shouters by then. Of all the many bands I toured with, musicians would be complaining in the dressing room...."I've got a headache tonight and I hope no one shouts Free Bird". Many times when the Free Bird call made itself present, musicians on stage would put their heads down. Other times we would have a few drinks and bust out laughing. I didn't have it in my heart to make fun of the Free Bird shouters so I kept my laughter discreet. I kept thinking about the many impeccable musicians from the Southern U.S. and thought....Christ, it's not their fault that something like Free Bird would appear stupied and mindless to the musicians of the north. Free Bird shouters became hostile if the musicians on stage had an attitude about playing the song, so it was best to keep the insulting humour to yourself. It was a touchy situation because when I toured, the Free Bird shouters dominated more than 50 percent of the Rock audience in the northern U.S. After all, who wants to cause a rumble in a club or theatre over the Free Bird issue?
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TODDLER
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 11:12 |
yanch wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Yes, yes, yes, the concert lighter salute. It's also important to see how loud you can clap for the encore.
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At the Ian Anderson show a couple of weeks ago, Mr. Anderson announced during a break in songs that the next tune would be Freebird!!! After much laughter, he told us that oops, that's on tomorrows' set list and went on with the show.
Even the artists carry on the Freebird joke! |
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sgt wilko
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 13:52 |
Very interesting thread
I'm 53 and along with most oldies most of my early Prog listening experience was with Yes, Genesis, Floyd etc.
When I was in the 6th Form someone brought in the Moodies "Seventh Sojourn" which we played constantly, that got me buying all their previous stuff and while I dont play the Moodies a lot these days I do recall those days with lots of pleasure.
Similarly, it was my maths teacher that introduced me to Pink Floyd a year or two earlier. He left a copy of Ummagumma on his desk whic he allowed us to take over to the common room and listen to, - have loved Floyd since and they remain my favourite band of all time.
Now a days Porcupine Tree have become my top dogs but I've also discovered Riverside, Lunatic Soul, Pineapple Thief and several more to keep things fresh.
I also love other types of music and play stuff constantly during the day either in the car, hi fi (??), I Pod or as right now via the laptop on headphones as the wife watches TV.
I still remain loyal to the likes of Bowie, Neil Young and The Stones,- have most of their albumns, - these guys have been the soundtrack to my lfe which would have been a lot duller without them.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 18:17 |
Moogtron III wrote:
I was blown against the wall. I wish that would happen once more.
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Are we talking oral sex? 
Edited by Slartibartfast - December 03 2010 at 06:50
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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TODDLER
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 05:44 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
akajazzman wrote:
Are you still as passionate about music as when you were younger? |
No, because I don't find a new Genesis or Yes. When I discovered their back catalogue I was blown against the wall. I wish that would happen once more.
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Are we talking oral sex?
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You are crazy! Once I was a member of the other prog site (  ), and I simply stated that I had it up to here  with Genesis, Yes, ELP, and K.C.....40 long years of listening to them.....whether or not they turned commercial, I couldn't care less. You would have to twist my arm off trying to play their so-called epics and expecting me to bend an ear. Suddenly,...this young progger and a host of other age groups wrote in saying......"You belong to a Progressive Rock website and you dread Genesis, Yes, and ELP?",,,,,"Okey Dokey" I find that statement repulsive. How stupied can you be? There are hundreds of prog bands out there and from the past as well, who were more inventive to me than the big 3 dictators. I felt that way 30 years ago. These people haven't a clue. They treat the situation as if I am in church and don't believe in Jesus Christ. Talk about me being an extremest? Thinking I am a lunatic? Better re-examine your statements that feel so right to you and the surface world and start thinking more intelligent is what I say Music is music! These are the kind of people who do not understand the humour in sitting on the toliet and reading Rolling Stone magazine 
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Harold-The-Barrel
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 06:28 |
I must admit I did stray from music for a quite a few years while
raising a family, not completely of course, but I got the bug again last
year when I got my first ipod, its made all the music I used to like
much more accessible to me and i must play 5-6 albums a day at least
now. Downloads have taken the hard graft of searching for rare vinyl
away from me, everything is available now in seconds which I like. I'm
probably more passionate now then I was back then, I've started going to
gigs almost every week too which all adds to my passion. I've
discovered all the usual suspects Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater,
Transatlantic etc as well as bands who just weren't accessible to me
years ago like Caravan, Gentle Giant, Focus, PFM, Wishbone Ash as well
as reigniting my love for bands like Procol Harum, ELP etc..
My wife and friends don't understand my tastes at all, I usually get the
"What is that rubbish you're listening to? You're weird for going to
these gigs all by yourself? Why don't you like the Kings of Leon? Well
its becuase I've got a brain of my own and I choose to listen to what I
like! My kids are liking the music though, they like Marillion and in
particular Transatlantic, even my 2 year old goes around singing The
Whirlwind, its enough to bring a tear to me eye, I'm so proud
I'm not a big Metal fan at all, but I do lovewhat PT and DT have
brought to Prog, Opeth and their ilk don't appeal to me. Don't know
about any generation gap here as I'm a newbie
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You must be joking.....Take a running jump......
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 07:15 |
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The generation gap isn't all that big. It's just that more younger prog fans are into metal than the older ones.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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