Typical ages of the Forum members here?..
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Topic: Typical ages of the Forum members here?..
Posted By: Greg H.
Subject: Typical ages of the Forum members here?..
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:20
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I'm 51. I thought this might be an interesting post, after I was noticing the responses to my thread regarding 'Are your friends into Prog...'. I noticed a few responses of people less than 20 years old. Fascinating! ------------- - Greg |
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:24
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=703&PN=1&TPN=1&RN=1 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=703&am p;PN=1&TPN=1&RN=1 not as rare as ye might think...im 18 btw and there is someone that is 15 years too!
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:24
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I think you'll find at least half or maybe more of the regular forum members are under 20. Gives prog hope, no? I'm 17. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:25
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I'm 36. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of young people on here. I consider anyone under 30 young! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: jonirob
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:29
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I'm 51, but I don't feel a day over 49!!. ------------- 
Red Prog |
Posted By: Violenza
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:33
| I'm 18, and got into prog about a year ago. I don't see why it shouldn't be appealing to many young people. |
Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:34
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Well prog was most popular in the 70's Thats propably because there are many old listeners to prog...because you dont hear anything about prog these days. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Violenza wrote:Posted By: Prog-Brazil
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:36
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I'm 31 and I love symphonic prog.
I think young people goes mainly to prog-metal. Or
am I wrong?
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Posted By: Nazgul
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:41
Im not suprissed most of "older people" don't use Internet I think that is true reason. |
Posted By: Nazgul
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:42
No You're not wrong. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:45
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15 ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: zabriskiepoint
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:45
| I'm 15. |
Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:46
Any takers for 14? I have never seen anyone under the age of 15  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:55
Thanx I'm 28 and into prog (and metal) since the age of 11-12, I'm not too sure... ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Korova
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:57
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I'm 19
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:57
Internet use may well be a factor, I guess. More young people use the web than older. But where would they have heard prog rock in the first place? What would lead a teenager to investigate prog on the web?
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Posted By: Vanwarp
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 07:59
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I'm 43 and I love all progressive music...metal and all! ------------- "Only sick music makes money today." Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844 - 1900) |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 08:00
| I'm 27. |
Posted By: liquidtheater
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 08:44
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im 16 ------------- Dream Sequencer System Offline |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 08:59
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Prog fans are like jazz fans... one will find them at every ages but it is obvious that those that were teen-agers during the 70s were more exposed to prog in the media and acquired a taste for the style. IMO, the great majority of people under 35 that are interested in prog were influenced by older relatives or friends or even parents. ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Bosse
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 09:15
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That is certanly true for me (33yo). I have brothers 12-16 years older. When I was 16 and listened to GG, Genesis and Yes, people said that prog is dead, you were born ten years to late ;) |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 09:29
| 28 years old and into prog from nearly 15 years ago... |
Posted By: Progfans
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 11:00
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22 years old and i listen prog since 7 or 8 years i think...
------------- La cuisine c,est comme l,amour, il faut y croire pour que ca marche |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 11:04
| That's true that a lot of younger people here mention having first heard it in their dad's collection. I play it around my kids a lot, and they bop their heads to it, but mainly consume 50 Cents and commercial hip hop, because that's what their friends are into...most people start listening to music to belong to a peer group. Kids into prog show intelligence, in that it's not pushed as cool in the media or by their friends. I'm 47 by the way. |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 17:57
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I am 42.....my son is 14 and he likes pretty good music.....there is hope for him !! ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:03
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I'm 21... In January will be 22 ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: TheMusicalBox
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:05
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I'm 14. In prog since i'm 11. ------------- 
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:07
Definitely wrong, I'm 20 I like most all prog I like prog-metal but thats the one genre I listen to the least I think. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:11
Laugh! Perhaps it gives prog-metal hope. |
Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:12
Well you're only one person after all. There are people who come here for mainly prog-metal. |
Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:14
Hey babycakes...
Just kidding. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:29
i'm 16 and a hardcore prog fan since ... early this year 
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Posted By: Mercury
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:50
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13 Ive liked prog ever since I accidentally got some early Genesis thinking it was the Phil Collins stuff...best mistake of my life. |
Posted By: Publius84
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:54
I,m 21 and Prog-metal is not my favourite. I rather like Symphonic, Canterbury and Space Rock. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know... Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul... |
Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 18:59
That might be the case for the majority but my favorite style of prog is symphonic. I found progressive music through Dream Theater and Yes (discovering them through liking classic rock, not prog.) That's why my name is FragileDT giving tribute to my first (and life changing) Yes album and Dream Theater. Now my favorite band, by a long shot, is genesis and it has been for some time now. ------------- One likes to believe In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
Posted By: edge
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 19:03
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Posted By: ProgsCerebrum
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 19:15
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Posted By: AngleofRepose
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 19:19
| 21 |
Posted By: pepolo
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 19:19
| 19 |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 19:48
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Posted By: Syntharachnid
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 19:51
It seems I'm not the youngest anymore, having turned 15 on October 30. (Finally old enough to vote in Manni's age poll! Yay!  )------------- 
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 21:09
Old bastid. 44. 
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Posted By: MrHiccup
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 22:10
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I'm 19 and I'm here thanks to videogame music... Two years ago, I was in high school. We were watching "The Wall" (yes, the Pink Floyd movie!) and I heard "Is there anybody out there?". I inmediatly recognized the note sequence: it was almost identical to "Succession of Witches", a song from the game "Final Fantasy VIII" (you can hear a midi here, if you don't believe me: http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/sony/ps1/index-classic.html - http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/sony/ps1/index-classic. html ). So, I started an investigation regarding Nobuo Uematsu music (and his influences...). And here I am, listening to Camel, ELP, Focus, Pink Floyd, and many, many others...
------------- Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends... |
Posted By: Hemispheres
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 22:21
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i joined when i was 16 but i have been into prog since i was 8 lol king crimson,yes then got into it hardcore when i was like 12 ------------- [IMG]http://www.wheresthatfrom.com/avatars/miguelsanchez.gif">[IMG]http://www.rockphiles.com/all_images/Act_Images/TheMothersOfInvention/mothers300.jpg"> |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 23:16
listen to the black mages great stuff BTW im 17 and i like everything not just prog metal |
Posted By: oldebag
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 23:20
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hi, you all- should I tell you that I was born in 1950.?.... survived the 60's, and came to love what is now called progressive music. In fact ,I am glued to this site in order to make up for 35 years of the MOST excellent sounds. The bands reviewed here are amazing and the artistry,well.....wow! I never realised the extent of the prog, symphonic, neo ,or otherwise . In the past , We lacked access due to corporate money games. Now the internet has opened the world.!! what a trip. porcupine tree is my latest joy - see you all around here from now on. thanks, archive folks!!!
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Posted By: UltimaPrime
Date Posted: December 06 2005 at 23:40
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I'm 17.
I've been listening to prog through my dad for as long as I can remember, though. He'd play IQ all the time...might explain why I love them so much. 
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Posted By: MrHiccup
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 07:05
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Actually, my first post was about them! ( http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15322&PN=5&TPN=2 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15322& amp; amp;PN=5&TPN=2 )
------------- Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends... |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 07:19
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I'm 19 for those who wanted to know but couldn't be arsed to, y'know, click on my profile or anything... |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 07:24
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Need carbon dating to be sure but estimated to be 44 years old.
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Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 07:27
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I am 46, and it is an excellent age to really know what you are talking about when it comes to prog. I grew up with music, starting with Beatles in the 60's, moving to rock, and glam in the early 70's, and then to prog, via Genesis, Floyd and Yes. I still like most music genres, not so much rap/hip-hop though... This site has really revitalized my music interest in general and prog specifically. I am currently deep in an Ayreon-mode! |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 07:45
39....turning 40 in roughly 2 months -------------  |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 08:06
I think you're right. I'm 24. I started listening to heavy metal etc. about 12 years ago In that time Metallica and Maiden were the top in Greece. Then I moved to DT etc. so I would say I first listened to prog metal I have 'discovered' prog rock fairly recently, sth like 3 or 4 years ago |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 08:12
Often, but not always. Personally I favour anything bizarre, and got into prog via sympho. I don't much care for prog metal except for the most challenging and unusual exponents of the genre. |
Posted By: Wellz
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 08:22
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Im 17 ------------- Wellz --Now your here, now your gong, now your back where you belong. Meet the wizard of the keys, he'll reveal the mysteries, of angels eggs, and octave doctors, radio gnomes and love projectors-- |
Posted By: Deliriumist
Date Posted: December 07 2005 at 08:51
| I'm 17 and I love prog. I think I liked DSOTM when I was 2...yes 2...belive it. |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 11:21
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I recently turned 52 & have been a prog fan for well over 35 years. I saw YES & ELP way back in the early 70s. I saw Genesis in 1986 (Invisible Touch Tour). Prog continues to be my genre of choice, although I will admit that I'm not very up-to-date with a lot of the newer stuff. That's part of the reason why I'm here. I enjoy Spock's Beard, Flower Kings, Glass Hammer & Transatlantic & am always looking for recommendations. I've heard a lot about Mars Volta here & on other forums & plan to check them out. ------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 11:33
I'd love to see a comparison to age and geography. ------------- 
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Posted By: Vulkan
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 11:45
so you say we people under 20 (I'm 17 by the way) should be directly associated as listening to prog metal? ...damn... I really like Floyd )I was convinced Floyd was not really prog, but since there are a great many fans of Floyd around, I'll cross those formalities)... and Genesis... but wait, only Gabriel's Genesis... hey, seems there's a great number of proggers under 20! ja...well, I'm just a newbie, but there are people of 14 years old!jaja I am amazed, at my 14 I could bearly write in english... evidently I haven't got any better at that!... ------------- Why are we never too sure till we die or have killed for an answer... ...Though names may change each face retains the mask it wore |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: December 09 2005 at 11:53
| I'm 17. |
Posted By: fanloy
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 21:06
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I'm 28 -------------> |
Posted By: TheCrimsonKing
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 21:22
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16 Youth now-a-days don't listen to prog because it requires thought, time, and attention Most teens have little if any of such things |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 21:32
I'd say you're right and wrong. I'm 16 and I originally got into prog through prog metal, but now I don't even listen to it anymore. It's a good way for young people to discover prog, but once they do, I think most of the branch out into the other sub-genres like I did. Right now, I'm really loving post-rock as I continue to catch up on all the great symphonic prog from the 70's I missed out on. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/"> 
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Posted By: Lanky
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 21:34
| I'm 18. But I have been into prog since junior high. It wasnt until recently that I found this site. As for my musical leanings, I consider myself a Syd Barrett fan primarily before my more progressive tastes. |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 21:35
It's sad to see people my age with such a pessimistic view of our peers. You listen to prog, I listen to prog, many of my friends listen to prog... the problem isn't that today's youth doesn't want to listen to prog, most people just haven't even heard of it. Of course, there will always be some people who don't like it, but in general, everyone I've introduced to prog has received it really well and wanted to hear more. Most people at my school listen to at least some interesting and/or complex music anyways, so prog is usually just what they're looking for. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/">
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Posted By: laztraz
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 21:53
| Now I'm feeling old. |
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: December 12 2005 at 22:16
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I'm 15. ------------- 
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Posted By: kaaswarrior
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 12:50
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19 here... I entered prog some years ago by listening to metallica's S&M.... I like prog being not mainstream. If so, quality would be outrun by quantity. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 13:11
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Very happy to see many very young people around I'm 25. As a friend mentioned, that gives hope to prog |
Posted By: Notch
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 13:12
| 17 |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 13:18
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25 here ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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Posted By: Marwin
Date Posted: December 13 2005 at 14:52
| 18 here |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 03:01
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With my 41 years I feel old in the forum. But when I go to concerts I feel like a kid BTW: Another factor to have few older people posting is that you need to have time, so self employed or students are the most common people in forums. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: mfhutchins
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 16:42
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Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 18:56
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I'm 22.
I think it's very exciting to see such a young crowd (including myself) who take an interest in the music. I think the internet may bring about a "prog revival" in the younger generations. All it took for me was a listen to porcupine tree and a visit to prog archives for me to be totally hooked. Well, actually when I was fairly young, I was baptized by fire into prog. I can recall listening to king crimson (in the court & in the wake) as early as 8 years old.
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Posted By: Shadow2751
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 22:01
That'd be me . I'm 14 xD ------------- "I'm sorry, this illusion, has caused you a lot of pain. And I have no solution, I'll try to never be back again." -I'm Sorry by Evergrey |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 14 2005 at 23:31
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I am an intelligent alien lifeform, about 56438796532789561387261329857648275 earth years old ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: spo1977
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 01:52
| I am 28. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 08:17
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I am 40 years old. I don't always act my age. Don't hope it's a mid life crisis
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 09:08
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i love this thread!!! Im 23, and im a physical therapist in a humble hospital here in the philippines. I first got into prog metal (rather than the yes, genesis type of thing...)and dream theater, symphony x, rush and queensryche was the intro band for me... im so glad i discovered this site and found out that there are tons of other subgenres. before my prog years (and counting!!!) i enjoyed funk, jazz, some old school heavy and hair metal bands (mr. big is my all time fave in this ), and mostly of robert smith's work.. coz of this site, i discovered King Crimson, Genesis, Porcupine tree, camel, mahavishnu, brand x, and loads of other really good prog music.. im really learning a lot from all of you guys here!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Joakim
Date Posted: December 15 2005 at 16:20
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I'm 38 and new to the forum. I've listened to prog rock in many years, Pink Floyd and Alan Parson before I was 10 years old. These days it's mostly electronic music /TD, Redshift and more), Yes, Marillion, Porcupine Tree and a lot more. /Joakim |
Posted By: alterpower
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 00:21
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im 19, there are alot more teenagers than i would have thought. ridiculous. ------------- Oh I don't know [incert activity] but I did listen to a prog album last night. |
Posted By: spo1977
Date Posted: December 18 2005 at 00:39
| 28 |
Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: September 21 2006 at 23:05
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I'm 18. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: tardis
Date Posted: September 21 2006 at 23:05
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 21 2006 at 23:28
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There's a permanent "Member Ages" poll in the Assorted/Misc Topics section. Don't know that there's much value in resurrecting this almost year old thread. |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: September 22 2006 at 02:06
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I’m 15. Hey, I wonder if I’m the youngest PR… ------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 22 2006 at 02:10
Well said, Patrick!  I suppose the best idea would be to close this thread, as it doesn't really add anything to what is already available. |