Progs voice in Gen X

Valdez wrote: verslibre wrote: Valdez wrote: Greta van fleet? Weren't those dudes all born after 1995? Looks like the singer Joshua was born in 96. Not really Prog anyway… or are they?

I think they range 1996-99. They formed the band in high school.

Yeah, definitely not prog, and shamelessly derivative.

Saga's 1995 album Generation 13 is about Gen X. Though I think the band members were a little older than what we now would consider to be Gen X (not by much).

verslibre wrote: Valdez wrote: Greta van fleet? Weren't those dudes all born after 1995?

I know it's not the first, and the experimental rock would not be thought of as Prog (as a genre) by all, but Mr. Bungle can be thought of as a pretty early example. The debut was released in 1991. Mike Patton was born in 1968 and Trey Spruance in 1969. I could say that it is sort of Pepsi, I mean Prog, for a new generation, but then I would relate it to music by John Zorn who was born in the early 50s, who I would related to Zappa born in 1940, and Beefheart etc..

Another topic of some possible interest might be what kinds of progressive/art music are different generations most associated with.

Edited by Logan - July 01 2024 at 09:09

David_D wrote: SoundscapeDJ wrote: Hi folks, I am on a quest to identify the first bands/artists of generation x to make progressive rock. So the precise question to answer can be: Which was the first Progressive Rock album made by musicians born in the years 1965-80?

Yes, thanks so much for making my question clear. I was struggling with articulating my question.

Deja-Vu – Baroque in the Future (1988) (What, Japanese bands don't count? )
Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
Echolyn – Echolyn (1991)
Mr. Bungle – Mr. Bungle (1991)
Rocket Scientists – Earthbound (1993)
Lands End – Pacific Coast Highway (1994)
Lana Lane – Love is an Illusion (1995)
Somnambulist – Somnambulist (1996)

Probably Steven Wilson.