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schizoidman 
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 11:58 |
What is your preference, if any, for your Favorite Prog?
Older Prog (1966 to 1990)?
Newer Prog (1991 to the present)?
Who Cares As Long As It's Good Prog?
Personally, I prefer Older Prog. I was mid-teens when In the Court of the Crimson King came out, so, I've grown up with that album and am amazed at its lasting power over the years. Each new generation seems to find something of value in its music.
Likewise Close to the Edge.
Of the Newer Prog Porcupine Tree, Pure Reason Revolution (RIP), Taal (RIP), Big Big Train and iamthemorning are a few groups I really enjoy.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 12:03 |
All of it, I buy as much new stuff as I do old stuff. I've got loads of holes in my discographies for older bands and I'm loving finding stuff, I also really enjoy a lot of the more modern bands.
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 12:11 |
 Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
All of it, I buy as much new stuff as I do old stuff. I've got loads of holes in my discographies for older bands and I'm loving finding stuff, I also really enjoy a lot of the more modern bands.
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I am in the same boat and completely agree with you 
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Earthmover
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 12:21 |
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It doesn't really matter to me. There was some great prog back in the 70s (and 80s) and there is some good prog now. I like them equally.
Edited by Earthmover - November 19 2013 at 12:24
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 12:58 |
Pre 1991 prog makes up about 80% of my collection...though I've got nothing against post 1991...I'm happy to find good prog whenever it was made 
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 13:12 |
If it's got heart I'll listen to it. Doesn't matter when or where it was made - it just needs to have a little zing in it - preferably a lot 
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 13:13 |
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Newer material for sure. Never cared too much for the so called classic age,
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 13:14 |
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Doesn't matter, but I don't listen to too much old stuff these days.
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Barbu
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 13:23 |
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Who cares as long as it's good prog?
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proggman
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 13:44 |
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schizoidman
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 13:47 |
Barbu wrote:
Who cares as long as it's good prog? |
Well, yes. Absolutely.
I guess what I'm trying to see is if there is a disconnect between those of us who are older, like me, with newer prog, or not. Which, y'know, is not going to be revealed as I didn't ask folks to state their age (this thread was doomed from the beginning!  )
I do find it harder to find an emotional commonality, enjoyment and appreciation of groups like The Mars Volta, the last few Porcupine Tree albums, Steven Wilson's solo albums, Tool, Dream Theater, The Flower Kings and Devin Townsend, amongst others.
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bloodnarfer
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 14:14 |
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Well, I like classic and modern prog pretty equally. If you made me choose I'd say the holy trinity of King Crimson, Genesis, and VDGG makes the 70's virtually unbeatable for me. I may listen to modern music more often, but that classic stuff will always bring me to a special place. I'm 22 by the way.
EDIT: I think most of my favorite modern stuff is either crossover or avant. I don't really care for stuff that follows too closely in the 70's footsteps or sticks to a prog formula.
Edited by bloodnarfer - November 19 2013 at 14:20
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schizoidman
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 14:46 |
bloodnarfer wrote:
Well, I like classic and modern prog pretty equally. If you made me choose I'd say the holy trinity of King Crimson, Genesis, and VDGG makes the 70's virtually unbeatable for me. I may listen to modern music more often, but that classic stuff will always bring me to a special place. I'm 22 by the way.
EDIT: I think most of my favorite modern stuff is either crossover or avant. I don't really care for stuff that follows too closely in the 70's footsteps or sticks to a prog formula.
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Thanks for your participation. I'm in my mid-fifties and, truthfully, my musical tastes these days runs to the more electronic, melodic, crossover and avant types.
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dr wu23
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 14:58 |
Based on what's out there to buy and listen to the Old Prog wins it for me....but I would not want to give up many of the newer bands that have come on the scene from the 80's on.
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richardh
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 15:16 |
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I'm going to say older prog although I love some modern prog bands such as Anathema and Glass Hammer. There is good stuff across all the decades of prog.
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 15:41 |
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I like the music that I like; I don't care when it was recorded or what labels and tags you want to throw at it.
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Gallifrey
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 15:53 |
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Newer prog by a loooooonggg way. The old stuff bores me 80% of the time.
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 15:59 |
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Don't really care.
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Posted: November 19 2013 at 15:59 |
I like prog with electricity most of the time, but then I also like the acoustic side of Tull, and Jan Akkerman, Mellow Candle (and I've got plenty of piano jazz.
I should just say I like prog with instruments. 
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Posted: November 20 2013 at 00:30 |
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I don't have a preference either way, but my library gets more plays from the older music than the newer stuff.
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