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mithrandir 
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 Posted: April 20 2006 at 14:31 |
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Im in the 31-35 block myself, it nice to see such a wide range of ages, good to have different perspectives,
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Syzygy
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 14:39 |
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I'm in the 41 - 45 bracket, been into prog (and much else besides) for 30 years now. It's interesting that a lot of younger fans are emerging - for a long time prog was as drastically uncool as it was possible to be, but finally the tide seems to be turning.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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erlenst
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:08 |
 sm sm wrote:
Progressive rock could be birth related
Progressive rock is much like jazz or classical music, thus
there will only be a limited audience for this music as it does not
have easy to listen to catchy riffs or it performers are not able to dance around on stage and still be able to play the music
Progressive rock came of age with a boomer population where the
small percentage of fans was still big enough to financially support
making such records and touring.
When a similar boomer population occurs, then such complex music will be more accessible
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You've obviously not seen footage of Ian Anderson in Concert in the 70's 
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Moogtron III
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:08 |
Andrea Cortese wrote:
Me 26-30  |
You travel in time machine? Today 30, tomorrow 26?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:09 |
GPFR wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
Bob Greece wrote:
GPFR wrote:
14 years old here. |
Is that a record? The youngest Prog Archives member.
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We've had a 13 year old before. I forgot his name but I did some research: Parker, who's now 14 years old, but I don't think he posts here anymore.
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I was 13 when I joined, if that counts for anything.
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It does!
But Abstrakt is the current record holder, being 13 now.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:11 |
Abstrakt wrote:
YOU SEEMS TO FORGET ME! i'm 13!!! |
Keep posting and then be sure we won't forget you! You're the youngest, if we don't forget anybody else.
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Jeremy Bender
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:20 |
20 years young
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mrdurganator
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:22 |
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i'm 16. wow, a lot of other 15-20's! i have friends who listen to bands like pink floyd and they've never even heard of 'prog'. it's just good music basically. hopefully there'll be a prog rennaissance in the next 5 years with so many young listeners of it.
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is there anybody out there?
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thedemonsloth
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:28 |
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I'm 19, I think you might want to consider the likely age to post on a messageboard for the final scientific analysis of this poll. The average messageboard member is 15-20 making them a majority in any forum.
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komplexnous
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 15:58 |
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I'm not a HUGE fan of prog anymore at 21, but about a couple years ago it was my favorite genre. Lately, I've been into what most call Minimalism, Ambient, Avant Garde, Classical Electronica (or some nonsense like that), Glitch, etc, etc..... Basically, music influenced by FLUXUS, Classical, Jazz, and art-influenced Electronica (not that dance crap). :) I think Prog will eventually bleed into such artful music when it reaches it's next step. Maybe SW will help bring it to the next step with another release. I hope he is done with the Pop+Prog thing. Of course, for much lighter music, Prog (and any other type of music besides the garbage corporate BS like most Hip-POP, boring Rock, etc..) is always nice to play, even some more intelligent Pop sometimes (despite over-the-top production with waveforms being cut). :D
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Peter
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 17:18 |
thedemonsloth wrote:
I'm 19, I think you might want to consider the likely age to post on a messageboard for the final scientific analysis of this poll. The average messageboard member is 15-20 making them a majority in any forum.
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 That's a good point!
 But:
What about Octogenarian forums?
Geritol User forums?
Alzheimer's Sufferer forums? (But they probably always forget their passwords.)
Titanic Survivor forums?
Civil War Vet forums?
Huh? What about those, smart guy? 
Edited by Peter Rideout
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Peter
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 17:27 |
[QUOTE=Syzygy]I'm in the 41 - 45 bracket, been into prog (and much else besides) for 30 years now. It's interesting that a lot of younger fans are emerging - for a long time prog was as drastically uncool as it was possible to be, but finally the tide seems to be turning.[/QUOTE]
The tide may be "turning here (then again, "prog" might just be turning into metal), on a prog site, but I wonder if there's a shift/trend toward prog in youth as a whole? Somehow I doubt it, especially if we leave out the metal.
Every new generation seems to discover Floyd and Zeppelin, but classic Yes? Genesis? Gentle Giant? VDGG? Magma?
Just a gut feeling (but based on observation teaching in highschools & now college) -- no offense intended to you, Syzygy, or anyone! 
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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The Miracle
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 18:26 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
[QUOTE=Syzygy] I'm in the 41 - 45 bracket, been into prog (and much else besides) for 30 years now. It's interesting that a lot of younger fans are emerging - for a long time prog was as drastically uncool as it was possible to be, but finally the tide seems to be turning. [/QUOTE]
The tide may be "turning here (then again, "prog" might just be turning into metal), on a prog site, but I wonder if there's a shift/trend toward prog in youth as a whole? Somehow I doubt it, especially if we leave out the metal.
Every new generation seems to discover Floyd and Zeppelin, but classic Yes? Genesis? Gentle Giant? VDGG? Magma?
Just a gut feeling (but based on observation teaching in highschools & now college) -- no offense intended to you, Syzygy, or anyone! |
There are so few young prog fans, actually  Keep in mind that this is an international forum, and by worldwide standards there's very few young prog fans. Especially in comparison to punk or hip hop. Prog is about as uncool as it gets, but the thing is that we(me at least  ) Don't give a sh*t in the least if we're the only prog fans 10 miles around. NO ONE in ,my school likes or even knows prog. Oh wait, I;ve seen a Yes and a Tool shirt once... over the course of five years. There's a lot of Pink Floyd fans around, but very few if any know other prog. The closest prog fan I know is King Of Siam(30 miles or so from my town). And please quit blaming everything on metal.
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Peter
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 19:00 |
The Miracle wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
[QUOTE=Syzygy] I'm in the 41 - 45 bracket, been into prog (and much else besides) for 30 years now. It's interesting that a lot of younger fans are emerging - for a long time prog was as drastically uncool as it was possible to be, but finally the tide seems to be turning. [/QUOTE]
The tide may be "turning here (then again, "prog" might just be turning into metal), on a prog site, but I wonder if there's a shift/trend toward prog in youth as a whole? Somehow I doubt it, especially if we leave out the metal.
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And please quit blaming everything on metal.
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 Can I at least blame metal on metal, Miracle Whip? 
Seriously though, don't you think the great majority of the 14 - 25 set came here via metal/prog metal? That's just what I think I see -- there was no prejudice toward the music intended. I think that (a large part of) what many of the younger members here call "prog," I (and many other older prog fans) would call metal.
In general, the two rock forms and their respective fans were almost diametrically opposed, when I was a young fellow....
Edited by Peter Rideout
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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The Miracle
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 19:08 |
Peter Rideout wrote:
The Miracle wrote:
Peter Rideout wrote:
[QUOTE=Syzygy] I'm in the 41 - 45 bracket, been into prog (and much else besides) for 30 years now. It's interesting that a lot of younger fans are emerging - for a long time prog was as drastically uncool as it was possible to be, but finally the tide seems to be turning. [/QUOTE]
The tide may be "turning here (then again, "prog" might just be turning into metal), on a prog site, but I wonder if there's a shift/trend toward prog in youth as a whole? Somehow I doubt it, especially if we leave out the metal.
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And please quit blaming everything on metal.
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Can I at least blame metal on metal, Miracle Whip?
Seriously though, don't you think the great majority of the 14 - 25 set came here via metal/prog metal? That's just what I think I see -- there was no prejudice toward the music intended, but I think that what many of the younger members here call "prog," I (and many other older prog fans) would call metal.
In general, the two rock forms (and their fans) were almost diametrically opposed, when I was a young fellow.... |
I'd say 50/50. Most of the Velvet Crew are not the biggest metal fans. A couple are even stuck in the 70's Most close minded metal fans leave as newbies and don't make it far. I found this place via metal myself (searching for "Six Degrees...") but I didn't come here for metal only(I didn't even know much prog metal outside of DT).
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Barla
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 19:21 |
I'm 15 and I think I was in prog since I was a baby when my father played Genesis on the CD player, I can remember !! 
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The Ryan
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 19:32 |
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Does this poll show prog-rock is becoming much more popular with young people? Or does it show that ages 15-20 have a lot of time on their hands and need to get lives? I wonder which, no offense, as I am in this group too.
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 19:42 |
Meddler wrote:
I started with The Moodies around 13 and then Dark Side around 14. I'm 15 right now.
I would say that my tastesin music are GREATLY effected by my dad and mom's music, if it weren't for them, I would be listening to this MTV/Radio crap that everyone else my age listens to.
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same here. I'm fifteen and mom and dad's music defnitely turned me own to prog. mom's a big tull and tangerine dream fan, and dad loves all the old stuff (genesis, yes, king crimson, supertramp, rush, floyd). Out of those i only really listen to floyd and a little tangerine dream. Still a metalhead at heart though (Ive been listening to it since I was 7)
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When the world is sick
Can't no one be well
But I dreamt we were all
beautiful and strong
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 19:44 |
mrdurganator wrote:
i'm 16. wow, a lot of other 15-20's! i have friends who listen to bands like pink floyd and they've never even heard of 'prog'. it's just good music basically. hopefully there'll be a prog rennaissance in the next 5 years with so many young listeners of it. |
i can only hope. none of my friends listen to prog. (besides opeth) and i have one friend that listens to godspeed. (we get buzzed and listen to Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven. Its great! )
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When the world is sick
Can't no one be well
But I dreamt we were all
beautiful and strong
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GPFR
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Posted: April 20 2006 at 21:41 |
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Oh darn, and I almost felt special
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Is prog-appreciation age-related?