Rate yourself! (Prog elitism)

6 for me ...

5 sounds about right

While I generally do consider "Progressive Rock" (as we use it at this site entailing many styles of music) superior to other forms of rock, I don't consider Prog to be superior to other forms of music.

Within the so-called Prog umbrella (and I know some hate that term), I must recognise elitist tendencies in myself.  Generally I do find chamber rock/ avant Prog, for instance, better than  popular Prog.   I also recognise that what one likes is based on taste and experience, but having liked much music that has palled, I consider my tastes better than a few years ago (heck, bettter than a few weeks ago since I am always discovering and appreciating new to me music).

I really don't consider myself as one of the elite in progressive music circles, however 9or music circles generally).  There are many people just at this site who know far more music than I (ergo have experienced far more music and are therefore better able to evaluate and appreciate more music than I) and are musically much better educated..  I am not well-versed in music theory, or that knowledgeable about the history of music.  Furthermore, I am not a talented musician or composer, so that puts me farther from the elite.

Not really sure how to vote.  I don't feel I'm part of an elite group, nor do I advocate dominance by a particular group.  When someone mentions how Menudo was the best band ever, I do feel a certain smugness and sense of superiority.  Not just because I believe that my tastes are superior, but because I think that is a very ignorant thing to say.  I also think it would be stupid to say that Art Zoyd, or whoever, is the best band (which I would never say even when limiting to RIO/ Avant). At least I maintain some recognition of the subjective and objective.

There's a great big world of good music, and I've only touched the surface of it.  My knowledge will keep on expanding and I will discover and come to appreciate different types of music that will alter my thinking on how "good"  my tastes were back in December of 2007.

8 or 9. Because 80%-90% percent of the stuff I have is prog. Does that justify it? Or if your saying 10 is like really closed minded then I'm far from that.

Middle of the road... so 5-ish

1 because I like everything. I like even listening to the doofus runing down the hall druming on furniture. I even like listening to random sounds. You know, like how snow sounds when you step on it, or a zipper's vriipp. Even stuff like that earns my admiration. My tapping on the keyboard opens images of telegrams in my mind.
 A rustic sort of mood comes over me. I think about the acoustics, how the hollowness underneath the keys gives it it's unique sound. 
I imagine what it would take to electronically reproduce the sound without sampling. 
I begin thinking how I would interpret it into my own vision. 

Some music I adore more then other music, this is true. 
But I don't argue about it's superiority, I don't dismiss "lesser" music.
 More, I say, "this is awesome, you should check it out"



Edited by Nuke - December 29 2007 at 22:46

Lets see:

1. I spend 4 or 5 hours daily on Internet.
2. I spend 90% of my time on Internet here, in a Prog site working for free
3. I believe Prog is the best genre for my taste, I would be a liar if I didn't thought like this, being that I listren Prog most of the time, a Madonna fan will say Madonna is the best in the world and will be as honest as i'm being.
4. I don't consider myself a foolish because I know what I like, and Prog is the best music for me
5. I believe Prog should remain as pure as possible in order to survive.

So yes, I'm a purist and call me elitist if yoiu want, I love Prog and  is the genre that satisfies me more, so I will rate myself with an 8.

Is there a zero? There is nothing to be elite about! Are we all still in High school/Secondary school here, we need to grow up. Anyway, Prog is not even at the top of the food chain and Post Rock, Jazz Fusion, most "Progressive Metal" has nothing to do with "Prog" in most of the worlds books. So what are we talking here? Anyone who has a singular music collection is sadly losing out on real life.

10!