Prog Band you tried to get in to , but can't.

 Transatlantic. Vocals aren't to my liking.

While I've been fairly dismissive of some bands and albums, honestly, if I've delved into any one enough and had the right mind-set, I've always found something to appreciate. That said, many bands and styles ultimately are just not really for me even if I can appreciate and enjoy something about them. I don't have patience for working to try to like something (I prefer to let music wash over me), but there have been times that I wanted to feel I understood music I didn't like more.

Sorry, it would be easier for me to name ones that I tried and didn't like much, then later tried and loved. I can tell early on if certain music is likely to ever appeal (there is some music that is anathema to me), but sometimes I try a band again because I feel I might have heard the wrong album or song, and sometimes the right recommendations have changed my feelings towards a band.

I guess when I was really delving into Prog, I did try to get into some stuff such as Transatlantic as I'd bought an album based on a recommendation. Much later I appreciated the band more even if it will never really be my thing. I actually rather think that hearing various melodic rock/ AORish Prog was an impetus for me exploring some of the less commercial music avenues, such as Avant Prog. I needed an antidote, and the more experimental, often dissonant music provided that, but not metal (well, some had metal as an element, but I've always been more of a folkie than a rocker at heart and my first love was classical music)....

Edited by Logan - October 16 2019 at 13:48

The new IQ album tbh

Dream Theater. We even went to see them when they headlined the Prog Nation tour in 2010. We left half an hour into their set, feeling as if someone had been hitting us on the head the whole time .

Anything to do with Neal Morse and Kevin Moore.  I just don't like their vocals with no emotion.

Don't know if it's allowed to write such things here - but Yes. I find them rather annoying than pleasant. Big Big Train is also not my cup of tea. I tried hard but they leave me cold.

Edited by Homotopy - October 16 2019 at 14:56

Grumpyprogfan wrote: Tool... just don't get why they are so popular.  Bent Knee... only because of the shrill vocals. Otherwise, great music. Magma... completely out of my musical universe. Between the Buried & Me... heavy music but growling vocals make me laugh and not take it serious. Marillion… not for me too mellow-ish. Devin Townsend... talented and weird... just not my cup o' tea.  Thinking Plague... great musicians, but too hard for me to understand.

I’m definitely going to second tool, not for me. Ænima has some okay tunes, but overall they haven’t done much for me

Tapfret wrote: This topic comes up every year or so. I will say the same thing I always say: if you are listening to a band/artist to "try to get into them", you are doing it wrong.

there are a lot of them but VDGG is a widely popular one that is impossible for me to understand--the voice is horrible and love a good voice---plus it sounds like a satire of what a 70's prog band should sound like--by someone who hates prog bands.

Edited by twosteves - October 16 2019 at 21:39