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Why are prog fans such music snobs?
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Poll Question: Tell me why.
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    Posted: November 13 2020 at 14:41
Here's a poll I stole directly from 2005! LOL
Yes, such a poll was active in that year and got 193 votes in total.
The question and the poll options are exactly the same, and I think this is a theme that after 14 years is still not resolved, if I may say so.
Let's see if the forum is more active today, pick an option and keep the discussion going.
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who made it back then? 
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Well...I'm not sure they are...I would ask you to say how they are snobs ,and be specific.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Well...I'm not sure they are...I would ask you to say how they are snobs ,and be specific.
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I don't think you are meant to take this poll this seriously. LOL
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The poll needs an "all of the above" option...
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I would add a few more:
 - Music strikes a more essential chord within us than average people
 - We invest much more energy into our musical listening
 - As failed musicians, we all appreciate those that can do astonishing things with their instruments more than we can
 - Because we lead such monastic lives (including possessing exceptionally high degrees of ineptitude in interpersonal relationships), we have nothing better to do
 - Because life imitates art and all prog rockers are arrogant, self-possessed snobs
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Well...I'm not sure they are...I would ask you to say how they are snobs ,and be specific.
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I don't think you are meant to take this poll this seriously. LOL

Fair enough..then let's move it to 'just for fun'.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Well...I'm not sure they are...I would ask you to say how they are snobs ,and be specific.
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I don't think you are meant to take this poll this seriously. LOL

Exactly... please!
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

who made it back then? 

A guy named Jeremy Spade, it says he is a forum newbie with 33 forum points, so the guy went quickly through PA LOL
(But had quite the response to his poll)
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Discontent is being oriented towards the author... So, for 14 years prog snobs have become more sensitive and more touchy.
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Yes, this is a moronic poll, of course, but to be serious, we have a superior taste... Ermm

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I believe there is some kind of snobbery in most envionments, but the type of snobbery differs, depending on values, artistic references, and especially the context. For instance, a lot of music critics look down at prog rock.
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I think we are mutants that have an undiscovered gland that secretes dopamine every time we hear music with shifting time signatures that persists for 7 minutes or more.

But that's just me. Wink
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Superior taste, obviously.
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Where's the option for Full-Wit?
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It's not that we are snobs - we are superior music listeners and cannot help it if we try to enlighten the unwashed masses. It is THEIR failure. We are the victims here. Tongue
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Evidently, you've never spoken with "jazz guy".
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Evidently, you've never spoken with "jazz guy".

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Yes.

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