prog when friends are around

-Radioswim- wrote: tdfloyd wrote: It is a very rare occasion when I play prog for anyone but myself.  My friends don't like it.  If I play it for my wife,  then I know I will be getting some Madonna or Mega Dance Classics vol 33 or some garbage like that.  Not worth it.   I am playing prog for my kids and they like most of it!    That's my master plan in life... have some youngters and fill their heads with grandiose prog. :D

Untill the day comes you've got three daughters... whahahahaha
Still, even then, there is hope. It's just that most children will object to the music of their parents during puberty, there's a need to listen to new music. The influence of the peer-group (kids of the same age) is about 50%, DNA about 45% and the parents have about 0% - 5% influence in the development of the kid. Good luck with your master plan!

(I do have the same plan myself though.. )

kingfriso wrote: -Radioswim- wrote: tdfloyd wrote: It is a very rare occasion when I play prog for anyone but myself.  My friends don't like it.  If I play it for my wife,  then I know I will be getting some Madonna or Mega Dance Classics vol 33 or some garbage like that.  Not worth it.   I am playing prog for my kids and they like most of it!    That's my master plan in life... have some youngters and fill their heads with grandiose prog. :D Untill the day comes you've got three daughters... whahahahaha Still, even then, there is hope. It's just that most children will object to the music of their parents during puberty, there's a need to listen to new music. The influence of the peer-group (kids of the same age) is about 50%, DNA about 45% and the parents have about 0% - 5% influence in the development of the kid. Good luck with your master plan! (I do have the same plan myself though.. )

My best friend loves progressive rock even though he doesn't really know what it is. He really likes Yes and Dream Theater, but hates most King Crimson. I played Birds and Buildings for him once and he liked that too. He mostly listens to pop and rap though.
I introduced another one of my friends to Magma a few days ago, it started off as a joke but he actually likes them now. He wants to make techno-zeuhl.

And I'm glad I found it

Not so much when friends are around, but family, definitely. It's just a question of what type or era its going to be. The old man will go for classic crimson, tull or floyd. My brothers will be reaching for some Zappa, beefheart,  or hawkwind or something, while I try and open their eyes to some great new prog. Either way, Its always enjoyable having the family round.

I usually don't listen to prog around my friends. Usually when we're hanging out, one of them will put on some music, but it's usually whatever they have on their Ipods. The only friend of mine who listens to anything remotely progressive is more into prog metal and technical death metal, which is fine because I enjoy it as well. 

Luckily most of my friends are fairly into Prog. One of my friends is a big Yes and Rush fan and likes to listen to pretty much all the stuff I put on. Then I have a friend that is an obsessive Pink Floyd fan which has gotten really annoying. If we're ever in a musical discussion I can't say anything against the Floyd without him having an emotional breakdown. He also likes King Crimson but he's usually into the more mainstream type Prog bands and gets latched on to bands way to easily which becomes tiresome. The rest of my friends usually won't say anything against Prog, but they aren't huge fans. I guess I've got it alright.

I tend to play more "normal" stuff when friends are around - they do know about my weird tastes, but seeing as how most of them don't really care for the ultra-weird stuff, I don't like to torture them. I'll just put on some Tom Waits, Nick Drake, Neil Young, John Martyn, Porcupine Tree, or something like that and everyone's happy.

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