To make this question more comprehensible: would you choose a 1000 CDs of  progrock or 1000 Cds of Jazz and Classical music recordings .

 

Jazz and Classical, because it is a bonafide, well defined mode, though the "jazz" label is limiting as heck and sometimes very boring, but it is wider in its appreciation of differences than ... progressive ... has EVER been, which is the reason why I do not like to use the term.

 

For me, I would be happy, and proud, the day that we can be intelligent enough to create a proper definition that will have all the musicos excited to understand, that those raock fans, have finally grown up and learned to appreciate music instead of talking about their favorite songs!

 

On that day, I think "progressive" will be respected. Until then ... let's just go to sleep and call it a night ... even with/without a bomber!

Easily. 

I like some classical (particularly Sibelius, Dvorak, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams, Bach) but I really don't like much jazz.

Only at my 22-23 years old I began to dig into classical music, but I guess now this is much because I listened to it during my childhood, my father put it at home during his work (he's architect), I remember that Chopin's was my mother favourite... I reckon it's much harder for the people nowadays to dig into this genre if they never listened to it in their whole life, this is one of the main reasons why I think classical music is sadly gradually and increasingly dying. But I think that different is the case of progressive music, whither you are more likely to occasionaly hear some music (be it by chance or not) or someone talking about it.

So it was quite obvious for me that progressive rock was going to win this poll easily, without regarding the fact that this is a progressive rock site. 

 

Regarding the modern and contemporary classical music it happened to me the same that I think happened and might be happening to a lot of people here with the rest of the genre - the few artists I knew didn't attract me that much as a whole. But personally I wouldn't generalize or think the rest of this genre would be quite likely of less interest for me to the point of not digging into them, because the other classical ages did make me kind of a classical nut just for the few classical music I knew (if I consider its at least 300 years lifetime), these few are amongst my most beloved music so far, apart of some music from other genres obviously, as progressive rock for instance.

 

Just as an illustration, I guess that classical music is still one of the most beloved music of many of the renowned prog artists - Keith Emerson, Steve Hackett, Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíu, Jürgen Fritz, Pahr Lindh, Rick Wakeman, Francis Monkman, Gianni Nocenzi, etc.

 

 

 

This is a good observation, this question of course fits better to Jazz and Progressive Rock.

I meant that

Of course you will choose 1000 albums, otherwise my question would be pointless

Agree with you

Over the years I have listened and re-listened to the majority of prog that I own.

More than once I have wandered into the jazz and classical worlds but never really

took the time to explore them thoroughly. 

In those instances I have enjoyed everything I heard and really want to get more into both.

My 1,000 CD breakdown would probably be 750 jazz and 250 classical.

 

Just to show you all how weird and silly we are ... if this poll was done 40 years ago, classical/jazz would take the cake fast!

 

But the majority of folks, have lost the appreciation of MUSIC, regardless of what kind it is, and when you go around looking for "dark" this or that, or "metal" this or that, or "prog" this or that, all it tells you is that you have lost the ability to actually LISTEN to music!

 

Maybe one day, you will know the difference and what I said ... it's like saying that no one can have the "emotion" of playing on a violin in an orchestra, as opposed to an electric guitar in a rock band -- just because DE told you so! ... that is just so bizarre and out of order, it's not funny ... then you wonder why "musicos" think that progressive and rock music is just a pop song and crap ... because it is, and the people kissing it are still kids loving their favorite songs! It's not even about the MUSIC! Because they can not talk about it as MUSIC!

 

Don't encourage it. It's not like you can get a shot of penicillin and get rid of it.

Pedro is Spanish for parody.

 

DE just lacks courage and a smile!

 

He can't stand ever being wrong!

 

And when he's made fun of, he can't look in the mirror and smile ... we're all monkees on this bus ... except DE of course! He's an Ape!

Please?

Pretty please?

But looking to my listening habits, I listen much, much more to prog.

This is my favourite thing of all time