"Prog is for nerds" - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

omphaloskepsis View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 19 2011
Location: Texas
Status: Online
Points: 6859

Posted: February 09 2017 at 18:53

Not just for Nerds.

2/3's of the jocks at my school (75-79) were into prog. Pink Floyd, ELP, YES, Queen, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull and Rush were popular. On the other hand, the jocks weren't into Genesis, Gentle Giant, VDGG, or Camel.

Lewian

Prog Reviewer

Joined: August 09 2015
Location: Italy
Status: Offline
Points: 15352

Posted: February 09 2017 at 18:00

Being passionate about something is always a good thing. It's not always a good feeling to be different from the others but you know then that it's your own taste, your own character, there's so much more in it than in liking something because the others like it and doing something because the others do it.
If being passionate about what's close to your heart means being a nerd, I'm all for it.

Tapfret

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin

Joined: August 12 2007
Location: Bryant, Wa
Status: Offline
Points: 8631

Posted: February 09 2017 at 14:42

It's all true. People called me nerd as I was growing up because they were better than me. Why the hell else would they do it? The uniforms of their style were so much more expensive than mine. All I have is the life long friendships of the small group of people that I used to sit up all night exploring interesting music from around the world during my teens and early 20's. Who the hell wants that? Get out while you can.

Bandcamp

Thatfabulousalien View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 27 2016
Location: Aussie/NZ
Status: Offline
Points: 1409

Posted: February 09 2017 at 14:34

No, not for "nerds"

Edited by Thatfabulousalien - February 09 2017 at 14:45

Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV.

https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325

someone_else View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

VIP Member

Joined: May 02 2008
Location: Going Bananas
Status: Offline
Points: 24736

Posted: February 09 2017 at 14:22

You're facing the same problem as I did when I was your age. I am 4 * 13 + 5 now, so I was 13 when prog was in its heyday. I was one of the few who fell in love with the music of Pink Floyd and Yes in the days when CttE and DSotM were released. I am a nerd myself and, regardless of any stigma, I don't see this as something negative - it's just me. Sometime during my mid-teens, my girlfriend back then said I did not know the difference between a circus performance and music. Within a few weeks, another classmate said something similar.

Funny how we share more or less the same fate, though we belong to different generations

floyd4

Forum Groupie

Joined: February 05 2017
Location: Minnesota
Status: Offline
Points: 57

Posted: February 09 2017 at 13:35

I am still at an age where I go to school (13) and sometimes I mention Dragonforce (which is prog metal), Yes, King Crimson, etc. I only have 1 friend with the same music taste and most other people will call that music "nerd music". Now the term "nerd" has a bad stigma and I'm not going to be pretentious and start saying I'm proud to be a geek, but I want your opinion. Is prog for nerds and is that a bad thing?

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
omphaloskepsis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2011 Location: Texas Status: Online Points: 6859	Posted: February 09 2017 at 18:53
	Not just for Nerds. 2/3's of the jocks at my school (75-79) were into prog. Pink Floyd, ELP, YES, Queen, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull and Rush were popular. On the other hand, the jocks weren't into Genesis, Gentle Giant, VDGG, or Camel.

Lewian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 09 2015 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 15352	Posted: February 09 2017 at 18:00
	Being passionate about something is always a good thing. It's not always a good feeling to be different from the others but you know then that it's your own taste, your own character, there's so much more in it than in liking something because the others like it and doing something because the others do it. If being passionate about what's close to your heart means being a nerd, I'm all for it.

Tapfret Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 12 2007 Location: Bryant, Wa Status: Offline Points: 8631	Posted: February 09 2017 at 14:42
	It's all true. People called me nerd as I was growing up because they were better than me. Why the hell else would they do it? The uniforms of their style were so much more expensive than mine. All I have is the life long friendships of the small group of people that I used to sit up all night exploring interesting music from around the world during my teens and early 20's. Who the hell wants that? Get out while you can.
	Bandcamp

Thatfabulousalien Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 27 2016 Location: Aussie/NZ Status: Offline Points: 1409	Posted: February 09 2017 at 14:34
	No, not for "nerds" Edited by Thatfabulousalien - February 09 2017 at 14:45
	Classical music isn't dead, it's more alive than it's ever been. It's just not on MTV. https://www.soundcloud.com/user-322914325

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24736	Posted: February 09 2017 at 14:22
	You're facing the same problem as I did when I was your age. I am 4 * 13 + 5 now, so I was 13 when prog was in its heyday. I was one of the few who fell in love with the music of Pink Floyd and Yes in the days when CttE and DSotM were released. I am a nerd myself and, regardless of any stigma, I don't see this as something negative - it's just me. Sometime during my mid-teens, my girlfriend back then said I did not know the difference between a circus performance and music. Within a few weeks, another classmate said something similar. Funny how we share more or less the same fate, though we belong to different generations .


floyd4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: February 05 2017 Location: Minnesota Status: Offline Points: 57	Posted: February 09 2017 at 13:35
	I am still at an age where I go to school (13) and sometimes I mention Dragonforce (which is prog metal), Yes, King Crimson, etc. I only have 1 friend with the same music taste and most other people will call that music "nerd music". Now the term "nerd" has a bad stigma and I'm not going to be pretentious and start saying I'm proud to be a geek, but I want your opinion. Is prog for nerds and is that a bad thing?