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Listening to your music all by yourself? My kids are too young to go record shopping, my wife could give a sh*t, none of my friends want to listen to Kraan or Locanda Dalle Fate, nor discuss which progressive album covers trump which. It sucks, but such is the life of this prog lover.

A common problem Suede, but that's what this site is for, you can engage in those discussions here if you like!

I still have a friend or two who enjoy listening to albums or watching live DVDs together for the pleasure of it, but you're right, most people these days can't close their mouths for 50 minutes in a group setting.  We live in an age where people just can't shush themselves for even an hour. 

I was lucky to be friends with a prominent rock writer for 20 years, a guy who exposed me to tons of music I never would otherwise have heard.....and a guy who loved to just listen to music with other people....but expected no talking during the album....afterwards everyone would be partied up and ready to chat.  Great fun.  

We have a group of friends coming over for New Year's Eve tomorrow night. The kids will either play games or watch DVD's in my son's room, or play on this PC. The adults will chill and drink in the sitting room.

I presented the wife with my cd playlist today. Marillion, VDGG, Crimson, Rush, IQ, Flower Kings, Genesis

She said no, and told me to select from The Kinks, Beatles, and pop

Of the people I know there are approximately two that like the music I like, at least to some degree past 'well...doesn't that sound interesting...'. I try to spread it when possible, which isn't often, but it is what it is. I don't mind listening to music by myself. Where it is a bit...lets say annoying is in a more social setting in a large group which breaks down into several different sub-convos all happening at once. Or driving along with a group of people in the car and something comes on the radio and someone goes "I loooooooove this song" while the rest chime in about it being better than the second coming of Christ, which then, of course, spins out and starts everyone on a musical chat about the artist or who shes sleeping with currently or other things I know nothing of.

My friends still listen to "classic rock" like Boston, Zeppelin, The Who, Beatles and a lot of pop music. They all know I like Rush, the only song they know by heart is Tom Sawyer. they have not gone down the road of musical exploration as I have been doing. If I mention TFK, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Kaipa, Soft Machine...their eyes glaze over and they become comatose ......I am really ok with it though.

Did I mention in the first version of this thread that:

I have no kids, my wife isn't into my stuff.  My friends that I used to prog with are gone.  But my wife gives me free reign to enjoy my music as long as I don't turn it up too loud.

I'm a member of a gaming club (D&D, Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, etc.), and the club's computer has a loud set of speakers.  A lot of (what little) prog music I have is on the hard drive for all to listen to.

I am single and live alone, except when i listen to music-it is like my best friend, or even a part of myself i like alot-thank god for music that does it for you!