Progs voice in Gen X

Hi folks,
I am on a quest to identify the first bands/artists of generation x to make progressive rock. Yes, generation x were certainly fed by boomer prog, but i am looking for the musicians that created music from our generation. Cobain is probably more likely pegged as the voice of gen x disatisfaction, but that was not the only language of gen x. Of course Steven Wilson counts but in the timeline, im trying to find the earliest prog music of gen x. What do you guys think?

Thanks, Echolyn had not even come to mind. Such a great band as well. If they are one of the first to represent our voice coming through the music then that would be a great start. Do you know if they have any songs that we might say clearly speak as their generation? Another question here is which bands sing about generation x as a culture but are progressive rock bands? The rabbit hole goes deep as I look at the question.

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Imo, Echolyn were the first prog band from Generation X. None of the members as far as I know were born before 1964.

Dream Theater's first album appeared in '89, two years earlier than Echolyn's.

From 1985-1987, Dream Theater was known as Majesty (they released a cassette EP called The Majesty Demos in '86). After original singer Chris Collins was let go, it took them a year to find Charlie Dominici. The name change happened when another band based in Vegas threatened to sue them.

SoundscapeDJ wrote: Hi folks, I am on a quest to identify the first bands/artists of generation x to make progressive rock.

This is kind of hard since there are a lot of musicians for which we don't know their year of birth. I've been wondering if Devil Doll would be a good candidate. When was Mr. Doctor (Mario Panciera) born?

Edited by progaardvark - June 28 2024 at 14:28

David_D wrote: Djam Karet looks too old for this party.

Yeah, they're out by only a few years. But Atavism of Twilight has a connection: Aaron Kenyon (b. 1970) played bass in DK while Henry J. Osborne was earning his teaching credential.

Mars Volta (Cedric born in 1975.)
Greta van fleet?

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Yeah, they're great if you like a crappy drum sound.

Is that all you gotta say, Mike? Did James Labrie not autograph your chest?   

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: verslibre wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Yeah, they're great if you like a crappy drum sound.  Is that all you gotta say, Mike? Did James Labrie not autograph your chest?    Speaking of not having much (or at least nothing important) to say.

Tell me you really miss the PE chats without telling me.