Progarchives.com has always (since 2002) relied on banners ads to cover web hosting fees and all.
Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage") |
|
Post Reply 
|
Page 123 25> |
| Author | |
claugroi 
Forum Senior Member 
Joined: December 04 2008 Location: Brasil Status: Offline Points: 288 |
 Topic: When were you infected by Prog?Posted: April 04 2014 at 16:42 |
|
I think the allegory of the virus is a valid one because the taste for a musical genre grows inside us like a disease and we might take some time to notice it. It's not like "on the 21st of May, I started to like Prog rock".
In my case, I started with Pink Floyd at the age of 14 because that was (and still is, very probably) my father's favourite band (Pink Floyd is venerated here in Brazil). Then he showed me Yes and Genesis. I fell in love with them (they are currently my favourite bands after The Beatles). Then he told me about Supertramp, The Moody Blues, Alan Parsons Project, ELP, Eloy, Triumvirat, Focus, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream etc. After some time, my best friend told me about Gentle Giant and I also fell in love with it. Then I began searching for Prog and found VdGG, PFM, Os Mutantes, O Som Nosso de Cada Dia, Som Imaginário, O Terço, Bacamarte, José Cid, The Flower Kings and others by myself. In a nutshell, it's my father's fault, but I think even if he didn't like Prog that would be the obvious path to follow, once I have been a Beatles fan since 12. I bet one thing would lead me to the other anyway. I'm only 21 now and I hope this infection of mine gets "worse" as my life progresses !
Edited by claugroi - April 04 2014 at 16:43 |
|
|
Symphonic Prog Master
|
|
 |
|
|
deafmoon
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 24 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 462 |
Posted: April 04 2014 at 08:46 |
|
Man I really had to think on this, but I think it was 1973 at a school dance. A band called Blue Moose played Procol Harum's Conquistador and I got drawn in. Maybe a bit more 'pop' than prog at the time. But, after that I got into Procol, Tull, Yes, ELP and living all that as a young teen was the thrill of a lifetime. Thank God I lived it when so much of it was being created.
|
|
|
Deafmoon
|
|
|
|
|
Tedhead
Forum Newbie 
Joined: December 23 2009 Location: H-town Status: Offline Points: 5 |
Posted: April 03 2014 at 21:06 |
|
At 16, I rented The Wall from Blockbuster video in the summer of 1987. I loved the animation. I was getting Rolling Stone magazine, reading mostly about Prince, The Cure, New Order, and other post punk alternative music. But I came across their 20th anniversary of the Summer of Love and Sgt Pepper. I was intrigued. That fall, the Momentary Lapse of Reason tour took off, and I couldn't go because it was a school night. I asked one of the many Floyd shirt wearing classmates how it was, and she said she couldn't describe it. She loaned me Dark Side on cassette if I recorded my vinyl copy of The Wall for her. She told me not to listen to it until I put on headphones. I was not ready for that sort of panning, a psychedelic assault on a sober kid! I was hooked, and started spending lunch money on Floyd albums until I had them all, including Waters solo.
At 17, a friend recommended King Crimson. I bought the Young Person's Guide at a record convention, and took it home when all of a sudden my car stalled on me just before I reached my neighborhood. My dad picked me up and was not in a good mood. When I got home, I was upset and put on the record. I hated it. Strings? What is this? where is the psychedelic freakout music? I sold it to that same friend who told me about them. He kept at me for months, even into summer after graduation. I figured I would at least check out this "Discipline" cd he went on and on about. A hippie working at Sound Warehouse walked up and asked if I needed help, then told me that this cd would "Bring me closer to God, maaaaan!". He would pay me cash the next day if I took it home and didn't like it. Deal. I took it home, and it was like nothing I had heard before, and it grew on me. It was the summer of 1989, and I noticed the name Bruford as the drummer, and this album by ABWH had come out. The commercial for the pay per view special looked really interesting, until I heard the familiar melody to "Long Distance Runaround". THIS IS YES???? The Owner of a Lonely Heart band??? Holy crap, my uncle had Fragile and played it a lot when I was a child, so I recognized the songs. I ordered the pay per view, saw clips of their history (including the Wetton period of King Crimson). Then the concert itself came on. I watched it on my dad's big screen tv with the stereo newly hooked up to the cable box. WHOA. I was blown away, and happy that I recorded it on VHS. After buying the 80s Crim trilogy, an older friend asked me if I had heard "21st Century Schizoid Man". Why, no! Me, another friend my age, and the older friend got into his car and cranked it. We were floored. That winter of 1989, the EG Definitive Edition reissues of KC's catalog came out. I bought cd's whenever I could, and was amazed with one album after another, in order starting with In The Court... It grew from there. Being an 80s kid, I was surprised: Peter Gabriel was in GENESIS? Phil Collins played drums? the Sussudio guy? (I hated that song with a passion). Then the 90s started, and along with my Lollapalooza bands, Led Zeppelin, and the Grateful Dead, I was into prog. I would see one prog show a year: 1990: Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists. Went with parents since I wasn't 21 yet. We loved it. 1991: Yes Union tour. Intense battle of the bands. 1992: ELP Black Moon tour. I got to hear Tarkus. Keith Emerson played the organ upside down. 1993: Jethro Tull with Procol Harum. Tull played everything I wanted to hear, including Chateau D'isaster!!! 1994 Pink Floyd's Division Bell. twice, including the infamous rained out Houston show. Otherworldly, and in quad! 1995: King Crimson's Thrak tour. Then I got heavily into Krautrock, Canterbury, etc. because the crowds at those big prog shows I found to be very annoying. I still loved the music. Today I appreciate the prog sensibilities of metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rainbow, etc. I have yet to get into any neo prog or modern prog metal bands. They just seem a bit too cold for my tastes.
|
|
|
all men must die...
|
|
|
|
|
Tedhead
Forum Newbie
Joined: December 23 2009 Location: H-town Status: Offline Points: 5 |
Posted: April 03 2014 at 20:34 |
I would have to say this one impresses me the most. One hell of a way to get into prog, and all in one year! Before I tell my own story, I wanted to mention that I met a guy in college who was talked into seeing a one of Pink Floyd's 1988 concerts. He told me that he seriously expected it to be like a Crosby, Stills, and Nash concert: just some old guys on the stage with acoustic guitars playing songs like "Wish You Were Here". Needless to say, his head exploded at that concert as he was totally unprepared for the multi-media assault freakout!  |
|
|
all men must die...
|
|
|
|
|
RIREINC
Forum Newbie
Joined: October 07 2009 Status: Offline Points: 17 |
Posted: April 03 2014 at 15:06 |
|
Well.. around 2003-2004 I was a hardcore fan of Judas Priest, I was 15 years old and my neighbors around the same age were fans of Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and AC/DC. We used to hang out a lot and always listen to this 4 four bands in almost a cyclical manner. I really liked the live version of Dazed and Confused... 26 minutes of a blues-rock jam? Awesome! But one day... One of my neighbors comes with a copy of Pink Floyd Animals, turns the volume up and pushes the play button on track 2: Dogs.
My life was changed.
|
|
|
Listen to Learn, Learn to Live and Live to Listen
|
|
|
|
|
religare
Forum Newbie
Joined: April 02 2014 Location: Costa Rica. Status: Offline Points: 3 |
Posted: April 02 2014 at 19:00 |
|
For me it was Pink Floyd.
I listened to Dark Side of the moon in a trip we made to the mountain around 1998 and taht music changed my life
|
|
|
|
|
ebil0505
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 08 2012 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 230 |
Posted: April 02 2014 at 17:15 |
|
The first time I felt I was truly "infected" would have to be my freshman year in high school (2009). I was in my biology class and as it was leaving I plugged in my headphones to listen to Yes, a band I had just been introduced to. I immediately chose Roundabout and although it wasn't the first time I heard it, something about that moment stuck with me and I gained so much respect for each musician in Yes that I knew this was a band I'd come to really adore. And I did. They're my favorite
|
|
|
"I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters
|
|
|
|
|
IbanezzDream
Forum Newbie
Joined: July 11 2012 Status: Offline Points: 7 |
Posted: March 30 2014 at 15:31 |
|
Dream Theater's Awake was what officially converted me. I was 7 at the time and was going through my dad's CD collection to find some new tunes to listen to. I came across Awake and was impressed by the very cool album cover art. I popped in the CD and was ambushed by the monster opening fill on 6:00. Haven't looked back since! Also side note, Portnoy gets his share of criticism, but I think even the critics can't deny his drumming is superb on this album!
|
|
|
Forward Shapes
Melodic Prog featuring Marco Minnemann and Alison Vance. Seeking reviews for 1st album! |
|
|
|
|
Jeffro
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 29 2014 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 2163 |
Posted: March 29 2014 at 20:51 |
|
For me it was Rush. My family moved to a new town in 1979, when I was 11 years old. My new neighbors were big Rush heads. I hated it at first, but as I started to hear more, it grew on me. Soon, I was taping Rush songs off the radio. They've been my favorite band ever since. I've only recently started to really branch out to more prog. Another favorite of mine is Spock's Beard. Just a great band before Morse left.
|
|
|
|
|
Lourenco
Forum Newbie
Joined: March 29 2014 Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: March 29 2014 at 20:12 |
|
When I listened "Selling England by the Pound", first second after hit the play Peter Gabriel said : "Can you tell me where my country lies?"... That changed my life.
|
|
|
|
|
poeghost
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 13 2013 Location: U.S.A. Status: Offline Points: 175 |
Posted: December 13 2013 at 20:58 |
|
It started for me with The Beatles. My first album by them was The Blue Album. I think I was about 13 years old at the time. Steppenwolf probably isn't considered prog, but I loved that long medley
on side 2 of The Second album. The longer version of "Magic Carpet Ride" also amazed me. It's my favorite Steppenwolf album. Later on after I graduated from high school I discovered Arthur Brown singing "Fire" on Solid Gold. I was so impressed by him, I got the album "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" and that moved me further into getting prog music.
|
|
|
|
|
scruffydragon
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 09 2008 Location: trowbridge Status: Offline Points: 250 |
Posted: December 04 2013 at 13:37 |
|
probably at primary school way back in the 70's in class where our teacher used to play music for us to move to or draw to etc. I think that's where I first heard Camels snow goose. I still love this album. I also found 45 rpm in the gutter not far from where I lived of renaissance northern lights/opening out which I must of worn out on my old Phillips mono record player. I guess someone did not want the record and used it as a Frisbee, it became my favorite record. I then forgot about most 70's music when I started going out in the early 80's with my mates. I reconnected with the music from my childhood about 10 years ago after my marriage broke up. It really helped me through that difficult period.
|
|
|
|
|
progbethyname
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 30 2012 Location: HiFi Headmania Status: Offline Points: 7849 |
Posted: November 29 2013 at 15:29 |
What a great story. Very cool.
|
|
|
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
|
|
|
|
|
JellySucker
Forum Groupie 
Joined: October 22 2013 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 92 |
Posted: November 29 2013 at 07:37 |
Queen was a prog band that most common people don't realize |
|
|
I print dank quality M E M E stickers ° ͜ʖ ͡ -
last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/jellypanini facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgRockTime |
|
|
|
|
guyuz
Forum Newbie
Joined: November 28 2013 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 4 |
Posted: November 29 2013 at 06:38 |
|
Well, I've been listening to Pink Floyd ever since I was, what, 9? Learned about them through dad, obviously...
Other than Floyd I would listen mostly to rock and to indie rock (Led Zeppellin, Queen, RHCP, and some indie rock bands), I didn't even know what prog was back then. Then when I was 14/15 I got Rockband 3, and there was a Roundabout track. From then on I've read about prog and I've been exploring prog bands of all genres, expanding my horizons.
|
|
|
|
|
JellySucker
Forum Groupie
Joined: October 22 2013 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 92 |
Posted: November 27 2013 at 09:18 |
It's glad to find an Indonesian who also likes prog  , mind if i PM you? |
|
|
I print dank quality M E M E stickers ° ͜ʖ ͡ -
last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/jellypanini facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgRockTime |
|
|
|
|
Agnenrecords
Forum Newbie
Joined: November 27 2013 Location: Croydon, UK Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: November 27 2013 at 09:06 |
|
...It's September 1972. Kelly's record store, Barrow-in-Furness. I'm 13 and my older brother is just about to buy the recently released Close to the Edge and we're listening to all of side one in one of the booths, album sleeve in hands.
I'd never heard anything like it before (Virginia Plain, released the previous month, was the nearest I'd previously got to liking any sort of music.) From that moment I was hooked... |
|
|
This night wounds time |
|
|
|
|
Adien Fazmail
Forum Newbie
Joined: July 24 2011 Location: Jakarta Status: Offline Points: 9 |
Posted: November 27 2013 at 00:13 |
|
The most infected time is when i came too Indonesian Progressive Festival in 2002 .. the band whose play so stunning, and i realize that so many people and friends know and like about this music.. so i decide it to make and form a band with some progressive stuff
|
|
|
|
|
genbanks
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 08 2010 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 956 |
Posted: November 25 2013 at 19:47 |
|
Being a symphonic classical music listener, the prog rock started to infect me in 1984 when I was 15 years old. Everything started with Genesis track Mama, since then I started a pilgrimage in search of the Genesis discography, at those times I was shocked by Watcher of the skies, In the cage medley, Dodo and One for the vine. Since that moment it never stoped anymore.
|
|
|
|
|
JellySucker
Forum Groupie
Joined: October 22 2013 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 92 |
Posted: November 20 2013 at 09:03 |
Same here, my keyboard mentor was a veteran Prog player, he told me stories of his performances during his times on the 70s  , only that i was born on 98' |
|
|
I print dank quality M E M E stickers ° ͜ʖ ͡ -
last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/jellypanini facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgRockTime |
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
Page 123 25> |
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
When were you infected by Prog?
Topic Options
The Dark Elf wrote: