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it's hilarious to watch a few people taking this thread so seriously. LOL
sorry... Embarrassed LOL
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak 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


I can't help but wonder how someone like you can write a post like this with so much insight into the personality of a prog snob and yet still consider yourself socially inept. With this level self awareness, I am sure you are way more socially capable than you give yourself credit for. 
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I saw Pink Floyd in concert and Toto in the same month Toto blew Pink Floyd away in their musicality ...and Toto aren't on this site. Smile
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Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

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 Tongue

My counter to that is the kind of people that are prog fans but are ALSO close-minded. Plenty of proggers listen to prog exclusively and crap on other genres, not realizing that they've traded a following of the "corporate machine" for a following of "superior" music. Everyone thinks they are following their instincts. But no one knows when they're subconsciously being influenced, whether it's by an outside force, or by their own pretensions/insecurities. I think the proportion of prog fans or other eclectic genre fans that scoff at commercial music without a second thought is about the same as the proportion of fans of commercial genres and sub-genres who would scoff at prog or generally non-commercial music. I think many tend to both vastly underestimate how many non-prog listeners are still adventurous, and overestimate their own intellect. 

A genre you enjoy isn't necessarily indicative of how open- or close-minded you are towards art forms.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

It's a defense because so many people laugh at prog. ;)

most people don't even know what it is. LOL
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It's a defense because so many people laugh at prog. ;)
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

So you don't agree most other genres of music have a time fashion frame but prog is timeless .. its not wham bam thank you mam its a more deeper understanding of a relationship between artist and consumer that is timeless doug ? only classical music can be explained the way prog is for the consumer its more than a fashion statement more about a personal relationship with you and the artist. BTW I`m not a prog snob one of my favorite bands is eagles Tongue

you do know this poll is a joke. 

A joke??? Such a serious poll... I am offended strongly, Cristi.LOL
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Well...it's still not in the just for fun forum.

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Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

So you don't agree most other genres of music have a time fashion frame but prog is timeless .. its not wham bam thank you mam its a more deeper understanding of a relationship between artist and consumer that is timeless doug ? only classical music can be explained the way prog is for the consumer its more than a fashion statement more about a personal relationship with you and the artist. BTW I`m not a prog snob one of my favorite bands is eagles Tongue

you do know this poll is a joke. 
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So you don't agree most other genres of music have a time fashion frame but prog is timeless .. its not wham bam thank you mam its a more deeper understanding of a relationship between artist and consumer that is timeless doug ? only classical music can be explained the way prog is for the consumer its more than a fashion statement more about a personal relationship with you and the artist. BTW I`m not a prog snob one of my favorite bands is eagles Tongue

Edited by Enchant X - November 15 2020 at 10:08
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

In France, be a prog fan is the first sign of senility.

ce n'est pas vrai LOL
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

In France, be a prog fan is the first sign of senility.


I've been a prog fan since I was a teenager, so, are you saying that I've been going senile since the age of 16?

Probably explains a lot...
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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.

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Originally posted by Enchant X Enchant X wrote:

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 Tongue

People in other genres listen to music and deep dive the same way many prog fans do, especially metal fans, the type of music you listen to has no bearing on how smart you are and many of us listen to tons of music outside the prog sphere, including more simple music like pop and folk. You're being "that guy" right now with this comment. 


Edited by dougmcauliffe - November 15 2020 at 02:59
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

In France, be a prog fan is the first sign of senility.
LOL I didn't know that, but I'm going to use that as excuse...

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In France, be a prog fan is the first sign of senility.
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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 Tongue

Edited by Enchant X - November 15 2020 at 00:03
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Hm. Then it would seem no one has a monopoly on deciding what music is. Doesn't stop some people here from trying...

(For the record, I would have gone with that definition too, but I was being facetious, hehe)
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Originally posted by Awesoreno Awesoreno wrote:

But, what IS music?


Organized sound.
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