What have you discovered through your love of prog

That Rolling Stone sucks at their lists. 

That I can like music I didn’t imagine I would some time ago. I stayed comfortably in the symphonic, neo, metal and eclectic genres for a long time, but have lately ventured into different genres and found so much good music. Music that quickly discarded some years ago based on a few samples.

I have discovered that there truly are people out there being progressive and doing new stuff if you look for it. It’s not Yes, IQ or any of the old guard, but relatively unknown bands.

TBH.....that there are a lot of 'weirdos' that like prog rock and I'm in there somewhere.

That obscure things (not just certain prog music but movies too) could be great. Music could help me through anything. 

I found this thread/discussion to be quite interesting.

I learned that great music has been made for decades in many non-Anglo-Saxon countries (ie, everywhere but US, UK, Canada). That opened a lot of doors.

Appreciate the OP sharing his story too - quite touching. I’m hetero but I can understand the P Gabriel thing. Always kinda had a “man-crush” on him myself

Edited by HolyMoly - September 12 2021 at 15:22

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Yeah, I've noticed that for the most part most younger Yes fans are prog fans. Many older Yes fans aren't necessarily prog fans. What I mean is I think a lot of younger folks first get into Dream Theater, Haken or prog metal and then find out about Yes later and not the other way around.  Compared to male fans no there aren't a lot of female prog fans but they are definitely out there. Trust me.

In the late 60's and early 70's; I managed record stores. I got Capt. Beefheart-Trout Mask Replica and at first I liked only a few songs on it. Then, after I realized Zappa was the producer and I listened more closely to what was going on; all the dada lyrics,Ornette Coleman dual horn solos, Zoot Horn Rollo, and even the Mascara Snake.I was emersed and blow away. This heavy metal Detriot rock kid suddenly changed. More accepting, open to new avenues, and jazz. So I moved along till a friend brought by the "new" King Crimson lp,Larks Tongues in Aspic. Once again my mind snapped into attention. I was more than amazed at the variety and power of the music. Completely life changing . I had to turn on everyone to this music . Then, Eno had an interview in the English press, New Musical Express,and he talked about working on his new album,Another Green World, utilizing prog musician I recognized.He said he directed the musicians by color values of the music and verbal commands spontaneously shouted for them to follow;which allowed individual interputations of the musical pieces, allowing space for the music to breathe. ( what? ) After getting a copy of this masterpiece;I was never the same musician or person. Music became fluid for me like paint.Being an artist also contributed to my new musical outlook and set me straight for high musical adventures ,and great listening over the years.

alternatively there just are very few female fans….

I discovered Stravinsky. I like YES.  YES likes Stravinsky. 

Edited by omphaloskepsis - September 02 2021 at 16:36