Has prog ever made you cry?

stonebeard wrote: It's probably embarrassing how often I've teared up at IQ's "Guiding Light" and "Came Down".

I can see exactly why Guiding Light would affect someone - a truly glorious but sad song.

I meant to add this to my previous post-Though not prog, i connected and cried when i listened to the Grand Funk Railroad album "Born To Die", after loosing a young friend to cancer years ago.
          I still remember the line from the title song-"You were born for it to happen to you"-it helped me at that time


Edited by presdoug - April 15 2012 at 14:32

I just got done mowing the lawn and teared up during Phideaux's "Microdeath Softstar". First time in awhile prog has done that. I was just listening to one of the more epic movements where the lyrics go

"Once upon a time there was some writing on the wall we all ignored
Until the time when there was war and feasts of famine at our door
Once upon a time there was a line that we had drawn we wouldn't cross
'Cause it was wrong, but lines are bendable and seldom very long."

and I just teared up because being in a suburban housing development, you do kind of ignore the writing on the wall and I thought it was just surreal that there I was mowing my lawn while all of that was going on. Very intriguing I thought. Maybe Phideaux would like to hear that.

Peter Gabriel moved me to tears at his New Blood concert, particularly on "Mercy Street" (my favorite Gabriel track) and "The Book of Love."  I was under the influence of nothing but the music and his performance.

Edited by JediJoker7169 - April 16 2012 at 02:39

Porcupine tree- lazaru  awesome song with awesome lyrics 

I have Viking blood therefore no progrock song will ever make me cry.

My dad use to play The Yes album like crazy when I was much younger. I've Seen All Good People has put me in tears a number of times, even once at work in the middle of a crowd . Start picturing our old house, the love of my folk, the beauty of innocence, etc, etc.

I'm not afraid of that sissy wimp.

I think the first time I wanted to cry is when I heard The Inner Mounting Flame for the first time. It was then that I realized that I would never be the greatest guitar player in the world so I switched to drums and then Bill Bruford came along etc. etc.

Not prog this song is hard to not choke up on (if Christian music offends you, please don't click on the link below), especially if you expand to see the lyrics (btw, Misty Edwards is a part of IHOP and much of their music seems to have somewhat of a european art rock twinge at times)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ZCIp0HiRo


As per prog, i find myself euphorically *almost* crying tears of joy on Locanda Delle Fate's Forse album.

The Strawbs tend to have some pretty "chokable" tunes as well (ie, The closer on "Grave new world") amongst others.

Parts of the melodies on Wapassou's "Messe.." (from 1976) hit some chokeable spots as well.

And another album is "Fold Eq Eq" by After Crying with the majestic 13+ minute closer.

'The Road Much Further On' by Big Big Train, from the album 'Gathering Speed'.