Yet another newbie here

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   Hey everybody,

Yes, I'm a newbie. I've been listening to prog for about 1.5 - 2 years,
so I've got a LOT to learn. My story is simple and I'm sure there's a
lot of people that came to appreciate prog from the same background:
I've been a hardcore metalhead, listened to mostly death, black and
thrash metal, bands like Obituary, Death, Mayhem, early Therion,
Sepultura, etc.

The first band I ever liked though, was Genesis. When I was 10, video
for 'I Can't Dance' was getting constant airplay on TV, and I really
liked it. I bought the 'We Can't Dance' tape and really liked it (no
wonder). Then I got the next Genesis album I've seen, and that was
'Selling England By the Pound'. I listened to it, and of course, I
didn't get it AT ALL. Over the years, as my taste in music evolved, I
maybe listened to it about 10-12 times and never understood it. Then,
one day when I was 22 (I think) it just 'clicked'. Suddenly, I realized
the absolute beauty and genius of this album. Since then, I've falled
in love with prog and has been getting my hands on anything I can get,
and can't wait to get more. My favorite bands:

Genesis

Marillion

Rush

Pink Floyd

Gentle Giant

King Crimson

Camel

Yes

Anglagard

ELO

UK

Van Der Graaf Generator

Riverside

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arhar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: May 30 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11	Topic: Yet another newbie here Posted: May 30 2005 at 21:42
	Hey everybody, Yes, I'm a newbie. I've been listening to prog for about 1.5 - 2 years, so I've got a LOT to learn. My story is simple and I'm sure there's a lot of people that came to appreciate prog from the same background: I've been a hardcore metalhead, listened to mostly death, black and thrash metal, bands like Obituary, Death, Mayhem, early Therion, Sepultura, etc. The first band I ever liked though, was Genesis. When I was 10, video for 'I Can't Dance' was getting constant airplay on TV, and I really liked it. I bought the 'We Can't Dance' tape and really liked it (no wonder). Then I got the next Genesis album I've seen, and that was 'Selling England By the Pound'. I listened to it, and of course, I didn't get it AT ALL. Over the years, as my taste in music evolved, I maybe listened to it about 10-12 times and never understood it. Then, one day when I was 22 (I think) it just 'clicked'. Suddenly, I realized the absolute beauty and genius of this album. Since then, I've falled in love with prog and has been getting my hands on anything I can get, and can't wait to get more. My favorite bands: Genesis Marillion Rush Pink Floyd Gentle Giant King Crimson Camel Yes Anglagard ELO UK Van Der Graaf Generator Riverside

Yanns Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 25 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 999	Posted: May 30 2005 at 22:18
	Welcome arhar. You'll have a great time here, and yes, you will learn a bit along the way, but you are off to a good start.

kirklott Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 623	Posted: June 02 2005 at 22:09
	Greetings, Arhar. Where's Emerson Lake and Palmer? Try their first 5 albums, especially Brain Salad Surgery. Also, I recommend these post-70s bands: Cairo Citizen Cain Crucible IQ IZZ K2 Little Atlas Magellan Suntower The Watch
	"Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin