prog when friends are around - Progressive Rock Music Forum

My friends all like prog. At least, they know better than to say they don't. The last one who did is under the patio.

A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.

DJPuffyLemon wrote:

Okay so my beef with this post. Not looking to fight but I do want an argument:

moshkito wrote:

Hi,

I listen to advanced/progrressive/experimental music all the time ... and it is funny how sometimes people come around ... I was blasting my roomate with Porcupine Tree 9 years ago ... today he is blasting the new album! He was blaring Dream Theater ... and I could handle it fairly well since the musicianship in the band was obviously above par ... so he had some taste ...

Okay so since when does listening to Dream Theater for their musicianship equate to having some taste? I really hate the idea that listening to a group of instrumentalists that are talented means you have taste. I'm sure you didn't mean it this way because there are tons of bands (even prog rock bands) who are not technically gifted by are still respected. Still though, if anyone believes that musicianship is a reason for listening to a band, I'd like to argue this point.

You're confusing yourself, man... For moshkito, it is a sign of having taste. I hate the idea that enjoying pure musicianship for it's own sake is necessarily "not good taste".

Sure, there are plenty of bands who aren't insane instrumentalists who are still great, but that just means there are many different appeals of music.

i have 2 friends wich i could convince of DT, Pain of Salvation and Tool and they really like it! i´m now trying to get them into TMV ^^ another one who likes some DT says that Marllion or Genesis sounds to him like christmas rock Disapprove

then there are others with whom i can only listen to Metallica, System of a down or Rammstein wich i also really love but i know they wouldn´t like any prog.. and again others like only electronica and house so this is what i hear when they´re around..
i´m just happy that i listen to so much different music so it is not too difficult for me to make compromises Wink

greets

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The Block wrote:

Only one of my friends is really into prog and it is easy to listen around him since he got me into it. But around other people they talk to much to acually listen to the music.

Your friend being me, Brian? Tongue