Why are prog fans such music snobs?

What`s the question again

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

ROFL, agreed.

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.

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.

Edited by dougmcauliffe - November 14 2020 at 09:28

Each human is at a slightly different level of consciousness , we all question the universe from a slightly different perspective based on experience and what we are taught , prog fans seem to open up their mind to an infinite field of possibility and aren't limited at all by other people's opinions, the short answer is they tend to have a higher level of awareness and follow their gut instincts rather than what they are told to understand by the big corporate machine. Prog fans will dig deep even go into who produced the album who mixed it what equipment the artist is using, no other genre of fans does this which is why... we are smarter and often considered 'snobs'. Feel free to disagree with me but I've pondered this question for decades and I believe I`m on to something 

Edited by Enchant X - November 15 2020 at 00:03

TBH, metal fans are usually way more intolerable. I've been involved with plenty of bands from a variety of genres, and the most issues were with personalities in metal bands. Prog bands it usually comes down to simple disagreements in which style to emulate LOL.