If You're New to Prog, Don't Start With Rush

Mascodagama wrote: The proposition in the thread title becomes better if you remove the words “with Rush”. Getting into prog - why would a person even want to do that? A huge drain on your time (those 20 minute epics won't listen to themselves) and financial resources (yeah, I really do need to drop £30 on that reissue CD of the first Lambert Simnel's Astrolabe LP with the booklet missing, it might never come up on Discogs again!). And all to no tangible benefit, unless you count having friends and family look at you as a harmless but sad and deluded eccentric / potentially dangerous madman and probable pervert as a 'benefit'. Personally I wish they'd find a cure for it.

Who wants to be normal anyway? I guess everyone until they realise no such thing exists.

As for the op? Nonsense. If you're a rock n roll fan that comes from a healthy diet of Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden then there is a good chance Rush is THE band to start out your prog rock journey.
Conversely, if you're a sucker for the contemporary rock scene and the older indie stuff, then you should probably look into the modern scene and acts such as Porcupine Tree, Pure Reason Revolution, Pineapple Thief, Airbag, Himmellegeme, Sigur Ros and so forth.

But yeah, if you have an allergic reaction to high pitched male vocals and hard rocking guitar riffs, then it's probably wise to stay clear of Rush. Maybe start out with some Amon Düül ll instead

The proposition in the thread title becomes better if you remove the words “with Rush”. Getting into prog - why would a person even want to do that? A huge drain on your time (those 20 minute epics won't listen to themselves) and financial resources (yeah, I really do need to drop £30 on that reissue CD of the first Lambert Simnel's Astrolabe LP with the booklet missing, it might never come up on Discogs again!). And all to no tangible benefit, unless you count having friends and family look at you as a harmless but sad and deluded eccentric / potentially dangerous madman and probable pervert as a 'benefit'.

Personally I wish they'd find a cure for it.

Edited by Mascodagama - April 28 2018 at 03:16

AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: The second is they have to have heard the term prog somehow

Frenetic Zetetic wrote: Jeffro wrote: Frenetic Zetetic wrote: People start where they start, that's where they start! That's true. I started where I started and that's where I started. Isn't it crazy how you just start starting? I started with Yes .

Frenetic Zetetic wrote: People start where they start, that's where they start! I'd imagine most getting into Pink Floyd FIRST, regardless of whether the consensus is they constitute "progressive rock" or not. That's how it feels here in the North East USA, anyway.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - April 18 2018 at 13:53

Frenetic Zetetic wrote: People start where they start, that's where they start!

Ok, so where should they start? 

Junges wrote: If you are new to prog, start with whatever the f**k you want. :)

Frenetic Zetetic wrote: I guess you could say, those new to prog shouldn't RUSH it?