Why are prog fans such music snobs? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I find that often the worst offenders Avant, Zehul and Krautrock fans tbh, I like all those genres, i'm just a fan of music. I love prog, pop, hip hop, folk, classical, jazz, Death Metal etc etc. If you don't like something just don't listen to it and don't go on a rampage trying to tear it down for people who do. I'll never understand people who go out of their way to hate on particular albums, some people just listen to music actively looking for something to dislike. What can you do? I knew a guy who refused to listen to any alternative rock because he didn't want to "associate with alternative rock fans," and refused to listen to anything I recommended him, including Camel, Hatfield, National Health because he said he couldn't enjoy anything unless he discovered it "organically." The irony was that he always raved about how great Egg and Dave Stewart was... the irony, dropped that clown as a friend.

Just accept that lots of people are ok with just being casual music fans and listening to whatever's popular or easy to listen to, nothing wrong with that. We all hear music differently and we all listen to music looking for different stuff out of it. Just appreciate this gift from the heavens and don't be "that guy."

Edited by dougmcauliffe - November 14 2020 at 09:28

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It's all a matter of personal opinions. Some think we are great, smart people, other think the opposite, just like we think the same about others.

ROFL, agreed.

Catcher10 wrote:

Where's the option for Full-Wit?

You should ask Jeremy Spade... he did not foresee it Wink

BrufordFreak wrote:

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

Hardly a monopoly of progheads, IMHO. Plenty of punkheads or rapheads feel the same way

This is a moronic poll, and the author is a full-twit.

What`s the question again Wink

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The Dark Elf wrote:

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

roflmao

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

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

Superior taste, obviously.

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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Poll Question: Tell me why.
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Our superior taste just makes us come off that way.	15	[34.09%]
It’s about artistic integrity, the rest of the world is daft	1	[2.27%]
Why are commercial music listeners such obtuse morons?	5	[11.36%]
This is a moronic poll, and the author is a half-wit.	23	[52.27%]
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