prog when friends are around

In the presence of my parents, as I mentioned before, I turn on something that isn't too hard to digest for them. So far, I haven't played any avant-garde tracks for them but when it comes to Math metal (Animals As Leaders, among others), my mom asks me rhetorically what kind of music I'm listening to or my dad asks me to switch to something more listenable.
Agreed, it's not as fun playing prog songs that provokes some (let alone passive) criticism to your musical taste from other close persons, as it may limit your freedom to experience the music and be proud of it.

As with my (few) friends, there are no significant conflicts between us. One of them is quite open-minded (mainly for films) and we don't give much comments about the music we play on Audiosurf. Low discussions, but no criticism to prog (but we may bash on some pop music for a change ).

b_olariu wrote: Snow Dog wrote: [QUOTE=b_olariu]I have very good friends that I can count on one hand, but when is to talk and listen to prog , they run like hell. One of them , saw one day some cover arts on my desk with Kansas, specialy Masque, Song for America, Monolith, etc  and ask me very smooth , ""What is with those Pokemon pictures here""", I stood like  or , but they are good friends afterall. They sound like stupid friends to me.     I don't know to laugh or cry Not everybody has smart or Nobel prise friends, belive me is a rare thing to have very good and close friends to talk about anything at any hour, day you name it, but they don't like prog , is not a big deal, I guess I like prog music if for everybody is enough for me.

Any Colour You Like wrote: progkidjoel wrote: progmetalhead wrote: progkidjoel wrote: I have a couple of friends who like prog, but they're mostly into prog metal, so they literally laugh when I put on a Marillion disc. So usually not     Not from me you won't!! The worst I've probably heard was a kid call the intro to CttE Death metal, which was actually hilarious What the...?The closest thing I have noticed, is that one of my freinds who has a similar taste to me, He's not really into prog, mostly plain rock.Anyway, I chucked on some Riverside and he told me they sounded like Dragonforce. Srsly.

Thats like saying Riverside sounds like the f*cking Power Rangers theme song

There is a very simple rule in my house that all my friends and family (and their friends) know very well.

I have very good friends that I can count on one hand, but when is to talk and listen to prog , they run like hell. One of them , saw one day some cover arts on my desk with Kansas, specialy Masque, Song for America, Monolith, etc  and ask me very smooth , ""What is with those Pokemon pictures here""", I stood like  or , but they are good friends afterall.

progmetalhead wrote: progkidjoel wrote: I have a couple of friends who like prog, but they're mostly into prog metal, so they literally laugh when I put on a Marillion disc. So usually not     Not from me you won't!!

The worst I've probably heard was a kid call the intro to CttE Death metal, which was actually hilarious

Mistaking Yes for Scorpions is offensive indеed

kingfriso wrote: progkidjoel wrote: I have a couple of friends who like prog, but they're mostly into prog metal, so they literally laugh when I put on a Marillion disc. So usually not The same for me most of the time, friends of mine like progressive metal and are still a bit critical on '70 progressive music.

nope! 

Seriously I have tried, not many have any idea what greatness they were hearing and asked me to lower the volume. My wife's niece mistook a Yes concert DVD (Symphonic Live, Yes!) I was playing for Scorpions, and I thought that was rude of her.

Long ago, when I had ...er... friends around, I loved to play some music for them. One of them liked prog, another was more of a folkie, so I tried to find the right music for the moment. Prog is good as background music indeed.

Edited by someone_else - October 06 2009 at 03:58